4th SSMC Education Week

  • Save the Date 11 – 12 November 2025

  • Auditorium, Administration Building – Level 3, SSMC

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On behalf of the Education Division at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC), we are delighted to welcome you to thee “4th SSMC Education Week,” to be held on November 11-12, 2025, at the SSMC Auditorium and concluding on 15 November at the Grand Hyatt Abu Dhabi.

This year’s theme, “In the Year of the Community: The Social Accountability of Healthcare Education” ,emphasizes connecting undergraduate healthcare education and graduate training with community needs, ensuring relevance, equity and quality, and building a future workforce that exceeds the expectations of the community. At SSMC, social accountability guides how we educate, collaborate, and measure impact, fostering sustainable change through community partnerships.

This year’s program hosts several distinguished clinical and education leaders from national, regional and international institutions, converging on a rigorous review of this widely evolving theme of great national importance.

We invite you to engage with the faculty in plenaries, panel discussions, workshops, poster sessions, and interactive booth activities across SSMC’s five education centers: Graduate Medical Education, Medical Student Education, Nursing Education, Health Sciences Education, and Workforce & Professional Development.

As SSMC’s invaluable partners, your continued contributions to our learning environment and our educational activities have a far-reaching impact on education outcomes at SSMC and beyond.

We hope this conference will be thought provoking and enriching and will form the nidus for further collaboration.

Whether you are a student, trainee, clinical or education leader, this conference is for you.
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Dr. Abdulkarim Medhat Saleh
Dean of Education
Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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Dr. Ibrahim Ahmed Alkuwaiti
Education Director
Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE

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TIME AGENDA SPEAKER LOCATION
Day 1: Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Graduate & Medical Student Education Centers
07:30 – 08:00 Registration Auditorium Reception Area
08:00 – 08:10 Opening Remarks

Dr Abdulkarim Saleh
Dean of Education

Auditorium
08:10 – 10:30 Residency and Fellowship Fair

Moderator:
Dr Mumtaz Khan (Fellowship Track)
Dr Hayder Saleh (Residency Track)

Auditorium
10:30 – 11:00 Break/Exhibit Auditorium Reception Area
11:00 – 12:00 Dean’s Forum

Dr Abdulkarim Saleh
Dean of Education

Dr Ibrahim Al Kuwaiti
Education Director

Auditorium
12:00 – 13:00 Education Town Hall

Dr Abdulkarim Saleh
Dean of Education

Dr Ibrahim Al Kuwaiti
Education Director

Dr Isam Salih
Associate Dean of MSE

Dr Yara Al Jalbout
Director, Centre of Innovation and Medical Simulation

Dr Junaid Khan
Director, CME Center

Dr Seema El Khider Nour
Associate Dean, Health Science Education Center

Ms Zahra Mohammed A Mohammedr
Associate Dean, Nursing Education Center

Auditorium
13:00 – 14:00 Bridging the Gap: Integrating Medical Student and Residency Education

Moderator:
Carl Kassab – KU Student

 Auditorium
14:00 – 14:30 Alumni Talks Show

Moderator:
Ayham Ansari – GMU Student

 Auditorium
14:30 – 15:00 Medical Student Debate

Moderator:
Layth Hamzeh – KU Student
Mohamad Barakat – GMU Student

Auditorium
15:00 – 15:10 Break Auditorium/Reception Area
15:10 – 15:40 Medical Case-Based Presentation

SSMC Medical Students

Auditorium
15:40 – 16:10 Medical Student Jeopardy

SSMC Medical Students

Auditorium
16:10 – 16:30 Break Auditorium/Reception Area
16:30 – 17:00 Recognition and Closing Ceremony

Dr Abdulkarim Saleh
Dean of Education

Dr Ibrahim Al Kuwaiti
Education Director

Dr Isam Salih
Associate Dean of MSE

Auditorium
Day 2: Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Center of Innovation and Medical Simulation, Nursing & Health Science Education Centers
08:30 – 09:00 Registration Auditorium Reception Area
09:00 – 09:10 Welcoming
National Anthem and Holy Quran		 Auditorium 1-4
09:10 – 09:20 Opening Remarks

Dr. Seema El Khider Nour
Associate Dean, Health Science Education Center

Dr. Yara Al Jalbout
Director, Centre of Innovation and Medical Simulation

Auditorium 1 – 4
09:20 – 09:30 Introduction of the day

Zahra Mohammed A Mohammed
Associate Dean, Nursing Education Center

 Auditorium 1 – 4
09:30 – 09:45 Simulation Activity Briefing

Richard Ormonde
Nurse Educator (Simulation)

 Auditorium 1 – 4
Session 1: Parallel Activities
09:45 – 10:45 Group 1
Clinical Realities: Simulation Experience
  1. Pediatric
  2. Trauma
  3. Critical Care
  4. Maternity

CIMS, Paramedic, CRNs, RT Team

Simulation Center
09:45 – 10:45 Group 2
Health Skills Zone:
  1. Heart Code or CPR
  2. First Aid
  3. Proper Body Mechanics
  4. OT

CRNs

Auditorium 1-4
09:45 – 10:45 Group 3
Explore. Learn. Become
  1. Nursing Booth
  2. Health Science Booth
  3. University Booth

Allied Health Teams, Universities, Nursing

Auditorium Reception Area
Session 2: Parallel Activities
10:45 – 11:45 Group 3
Clinical Realities: Simulation Experience
  1. Pediatric
  2. Trauma
  3. Critical Care
  4. Maternity

CIMS, Paramedic, CRNs, RT Team

 Simulation Center
10:45 – 11:45 Group 1
Health Skills Zone:
  1. Heart Code or CPR
  2. First Aid
  3. Proper Body Mechanics
  4. OT

CRNs

 Auditorium 1-4
10:45 – 11:45 Group 2
Explore. Learn. Become
  1. Nursing Booth
  2. Health Science Booth
  3. University Booth

Allied Health Teams, Universities, Nursing

 Auditorium Reception Area
Session 3: Parallel Activities
11:45 – 12: 45 Group 2
Clinical Realities: Simulation Experience
  1. Pediatric
  2. Trauma
  3. Critical Care
  4. Maternity

CIMS, Paramedic, CRNs, RT Team

 Simulation Center
11:45 – 12: 45 Group 3
Health Skills Zone:
  1. Heart Code or CPR
  2. First Aid
  3. Proper Body Mechanics
  4. OT

CRNs

 Auditorium 1-4
11:45 – 12: 45 Group 1
Explore. Learn. Become
  1. Nursing Booth
  2. Health Science Booth
  3. University Booth

Allied Health Teams, Universities, Nursing

 Auditorium Reception Area
12:45 – 13:00 The Wrap-Up: Share, Reflect, Inspire Auditorium 1-4
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 14:05 Opening Remarks

Ms. Zulaikha Al Hosani
Chief Nursing Officer

 Auditorium
14:05 – 14:35 Nursing Trainee Poster Presentation

Nursing Trainees

Auditorium
14:35 – 15:00 Cohort 7 Nurse Fellowship Graduation Ceremony

Ms. Zulaikha Al Hosani
Chief Nursing Officer

Zahra Mohammed A Mohammed
Associate Dean, Nursing Education Center

Auditorium
15:00 – 15:30 Awarding and Appreciation Ceremony (Nursing and Health Science)

Dr. Seema El Khider Nour
Associate Dean, Health Science Education Center

Zahra Mohammed A Mohammed
Associate Dean, Nursing Education Center

Auditorium
15:30 – 16:00 Poster Exhibition and Closing Auditorium
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