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The College of Medicine at Dhofar
The College
University is an aspiring project to add to
of Medicine the region’s medical educational
landscape. With state-of-the-art facilities,
at Dhofar
including interactive anatomy
University:
laboratories, a clinical skills and simulation
centre, and an active approach to learning,
future graduates will gain the necessary
skills to e caciously practice in the
ever-changing dynamic arena of medicine.

The support o ered by the Ministry of
Health, Ministry of Higher Education,
Research & Innovation, and the College of
Medicine and Health Science at Sultan
Qaboos University has been crucial to
establishing the College of Medicine at
Dhofar University.

The new college building will cover an area
of over 16,500 square metres and include a
Medical Education and Simulation Centre
with zones dedicated to interactive
simulation, clinical procedures training
and clinical skills mastery-building in
wards and consultation rooms designed to
mimic real hospitals and clinics, in
addition, the centre includes a
virtual/augmented reality zone. Also, the Also, with the support of the experienced
college acquired the Anatomage and specialised team from Sultan Qaboos
Convertible Table, a customisable digital University, the curriculum has been
table o ering an interactive way to study designed to equip future doctors with the
anatomy. necessary knowledge, skills and a itudes

Overall, the curriculum is tinged with a to excel in their practice. One endeavor,
student-centred approach to strengthen among others, to achieve these qualities
students’ skills required for clinical is to implement Team-Based Learning in
se ings and enhance their knowledge, preclinical years in order to instil a
communication, and critical thinking. This self-learning approach and a spirit of
is coupled with recruiting internationally teamwork among medical students.
renowned faculty who would deliver In addition, and through collaborative
comprehensive and engaging educational partnerships, our students will embark on
program that aligns with national their medical education journey by
priorities, contributes to the mission and completing their junior clerkship at Sultan
vision of the university, and supports Qaboos Hospital, Salalah, and senior
Oman’s Vision 2040. clerkship at Nizwa Hospital.

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