The students from the College of Medicine, King Saud University, take a photo together with Saudi Arabian physicians who are now trained at the AMC.
Thirty medical students from the College of Medicine in King Saud University, Saudi Arabia, visited the AMC to learn advanced medical skills. This training is provided for four weeks from April 8 to May 3, 2019. Students are allocated to 13 departments, including Ophthalmology, Orthopedic Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Otolaryngology and are given a chance to observe and learn about treatment and surgeries.
A welcome and orientation ceremony was held in a grand meeting room in the East Building on April 8. A video introduction to the AMC and the video of last year’s training program were played; the introduction about the International Healthcare Center was presented after this and explanations about Korean culture and etiquette at the hospital were provided.
Vice President and Chief Education Officer Kim Jae-joong said, “Now thirty four physicians from Saudi Arabia are trained at the AMC, so you will have the chance to share experience in the AMC and Korea. We will also help you get over the cultural difference during your training period.” The international exchange team will provide other diverse programs for them such as a visit to the Songpa Health Center, among other vital cultural experiences.
The AMC’s training program for students from King Saud University started in 2014. The training agreement with the AMC was signed, as the university’s chair of medical education and clinical chief had been impressed by the AMC’s high levels of medical skills when they had visited in 2010 to discuss cooperation strategies for medical education. Since then, 3, 27, 30, 31, and 30 medical students have been trained at the AMC in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018, respectively. This is the 6th training program.
The College of Medicine in King Saud University is the first medical school in Saudi Arabia and ranked 159th among world universities in the medical and biological sciences.