Welcome to Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City’s Health Sciences Education Center
The Health Sciences Education Center is dedicated to creating excellence in the clinical practice of the Allied Healthcare Workforce at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City and in the UAE. The center was designed to transform health education in SSMC and to support the teaching and learning of our Allied Healthcare Workforce. Our goals are to provide educational support through a conducive and team-oriented environment. It is also to facilitate professional development, initiate mentorship programs and start a culture of learning. Through this, we will upscale our current staff to both meet the needs of SSMC as well as become leaders in the field. Our aim is for the Health Sciences Center to attract the highest skilled and become the largest educational Hub in the region. Through collaborations with the various education shields, universities in the region and Mayo Clinic we will improve the health of the community and become a center of excellence in education, research and clinical care.
Affiliations
For further inquiries and assistance, please contact us on the email below:
Dr. Seema Nour
Associate Dean of Health SciencesDuaa Mohamed
Health Sciences Education CoordinatorDavid Michael James
Operations AdministratorTina Lee Wigglesworth
Operations AdministratorSalama Al Breiki
Allied Health EducatorAbdulkadir Noorshe
Respiratory Therapy, ManagerAnthony John Bedson
Radiology, ManagerTeri Jill Mason
Rehabilitation Services, ManagerNishar Bathoolunnisa
Clinical Dietetics, ManagerThuraya Omar
Medical Laboratory, ManagerMarleine Bejjani
Pharmacy, ManagerHekmat Al Yasen
Senior Anesthesia TechnologistDr. Mariette Antoine Akle
Clinical PsychologistAlfan Saeed Al Ameri
Senior Medical PhysicistBrittany La Shea Thomas
Clinical Social WorkerLara El Masri
Echocardiography Laboratory SupervisorEhab Jaradat
ECG and Telemetry SupervisorShagin Pushkaran
GI technician – EndoscopySharafudheen Chakkolayil
AudiologistTaniya Raj
Senior Speech-Language Therapist/PathologistNagoor Hanifa Rafi
Senior OptometristMarela Bien Biso
Senior Electroneurodiagnostic / Neurophysiology Technologist
Pharmacy
Radiology
Laboratory
Clinical Dietetics
Rehabilitation
Anaesthesia
Respiratory Therapy
Medical Physics
Audiology
Optometry
Podiatry
Cardio-diagnostic
Psychology
Social Work
At a time when there is a high, growing demand for experienced healthcare professionals and with the healthcare environment evolving rapidly to respond to new knowledge and technologies, we invite you to join our Health Sciences programs.
The SSMC Health Sciences Center aims to be the leading integrated Health Sciences destination in the region. We established the Health Sciences Center to redefine the education and practice of healthcare professionals and to improve individual patient and public health outcomes by preparing our workforce to lead the future of healthcare.
The Health Sciences Center at SSMC currently offers internship programs in the following departments:
- Pharmacy
- Radiology
- Laboratory
- Clinical Dietetics
- Physiotherapy – Rehabilitation