Over 20 graduates from the Biomedical Sciences Program at Qatar University College of Health Sciences (QU-CHS) passed the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Board of Certification (BOC) exam during the past years, of which over 5 graduates in May 2016.
The Biomedical Sciences at the College of Health Sciences is the first accredited academic program outside the US by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS) since 2008. This accreditation reflects the exceptional and standardized quality of education at the theoretical and practical levels. NAACLS certification testifies the excellence and brilliance in biomedical sciences, laboratory technology, patients’ safety and various scopes of healthcare applications.
“The College of Health Sciences aims to graduate a specialized generation in various healthcare tracks who meets the national and international standardizations to fulfil the ever increasing demands of scientists and scholars, and accomplish extraordinary achievements among the fields of clinical science and research. Our educational strategy perceives benchmarked and superior academic baseline to shape the desired competencies and meet the requirements of Qatar’s healthcare sector”, said CHS dean and director of QU Biomedical Research Center Prof Asmaa Althani.
This remarkable achievement was acknowledged by Dr Ahmad Malki, CHS associate professor and associate dean for Academic Affairs. Dr Malki explained that this significant success is considered an improvement milestone at the CHS and QU academic level. The aforementioned success refers to the dedicated efforts towards establishing a state-of-the art academic scheme through well-structured study plans that comply with the accreditation requirements. He also added: “We invest in scholars and scientists to expand the available capabilities and grant extra attention to detail amongst our curricula, syllabi and the courses offered at the CHS, the forthcoming academic implementations will further heighten in terms of the quality of our graduates.”
Dr Marwan Abu Madi, associate professor and Biomedical Sciences Department head, recognized the graduates who passed the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Board of Certification (BOC) exam and encouraged their fellows to take similar steps towards a future of excellence in the field of laboratory science. He added: “We value our graduates and faculty who dedicated their efforts towards this brilliant achievement which reflects the quality of education and clinical practice maneuvers at the CHS level along with our business partners, in particular, Hamad Medical Corporation. We are keen to increase the number of ASCP holders to supply competent laboratory technologists to Qatar’s healthcare sector.”
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