College of Health Sciences
ERT visit for the initial accreditation of the MPH Program
October 30, 2023
About the College of
Health Sciences
About the College
• The College of Health Science (CHS) was inaugurated in 1997, under the guidance of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council, Ruler of Sharjah.
• The vision was for it to become the leading College of Health Sciences in the country/Region.
• The College has grown steadily and currently offers:
• Seven undergraduate B.Sc. programs.
• Five Masters programs with two additional under review by the CAA.
• A PhD program in physiotherapy currently under preparation.
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The College of Health Sciences (CHS) in numbers
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The Largest CHS in the UAE
(more than 2,300 students) Among the Top Ranked CHS
in the UAE & the region
(times higher education)
The most diversified CHS in
the UAE
(7 departments)
Part of the largest medical campus in
the region
The largest of all medical/health sciences colleges
The College is Home for Seven Departments
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Medical Lab Sciences*
Clinical Nutrition &
Dietetics*
Medical Diagnostic Imaging
Physiotherapy*
Environmental Health Sciences*
Health Care
Management Nursing*
* The department offers both B.Sc. and M.Sc. programs
College Status
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College of Health Sciences- Trends in Student Enrollment
1155 1212 1296 1354
1455
1684
1917
2085
2294
2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/2022 2022/23 2023/24
One of the fastest growing
Colleges of Health Sciences
in the World
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68
nationalities
Total: approx.
3500 graduates 90% females
% UAE nationals at the CHS
18% 17% 19%
23% 25%
29% 30%
33%
37%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/2022 2022/23 2023/2024
Growth of student number in the HCM Program
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The College of Health Sciences Family
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97 faculty
& staff
61 faculty members
22 clinical tutors
5 lab supervisors
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administrators
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Nationalities
International Accreditation
International Accreditation received for 11 CHS programs from the German Accreditation Agency in Health and Social Care (2023-2028)
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Exemplary Research Productivity
CHS has an increasing trend in scholarly output production from 2019-2023. So far, 275 scholarly outputs have been published in 2023.
CHS has an increasing trend in number of publications in Top Journal percentiles in 2023.
84.8% of manuscripts with International
Collaboration
So far in 2023, more than 1.25 million AED
in grant money CHS leads 8 RGs –new
group on “Healthy aging, longevity, &
sustainability”
17% of publications in top 10% of journals globally Average so far in
2023 is 6.4 publications per FT
faculty member
86.7% of CHS
publication in 2023 in Q1 & Q2 journals
CHS Students’ Research Achievements
1st Place -3M competition Undergraduate Category
1st in MEDLAB, Dubai, 2023 national competition
10th Abu Dhabi University Undergraduate Research
Competition – 3rd Place 1st Place in the innovation &
creativity competition -the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Faculty Awards
15 Prof Farah Naja winner of
the Abdul Hameed Shoman Arab Researcher Award
Prof Huseyin Ozan won the Prof Arik Scientist
Award Dr. Amina Al-MArzouqi
Best UAE researcher Award
Dr. Wiam El-Shami Faculty incentive award for
teaching excellence
Dr. Hyadar Hasan Faculty incentive award for
research
Ms. Hilda Allam Community Service Award
Dr. Ashokan Arumugam Faculty incentive award for
research
Prof Ibrahim Moustafa Best researcher award from chiropractic biophysics (USA)
Prof. Fatma Hegazy Awarded by the SCHS for
volunteer activities
Dr. Alham Al-Sharman Best poster at the 7th MENACTRIMS Congress
Ms. Sivapriya Ramakrishnan Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (UK)
Selected for Health Sciences Education by the MOD
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• The Health Sciences Training partner of the Ministry of Defense
• 100% males
• Provided with extraordinary support
• Success rate exceeds expectations
Number of military students in nursing program
IEP
program First Year Total Joined the program
in Fall 2023/2024 6 14 20
Joined the program in the last academic year
- 85 85
6 99 105
Other Updates
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• CHS clinical services at the University of Sharjah clinics
• Physiotherapy & nutrition counselling
The name of the Health Services Administration Program has been changed to Healthcare Management
• CHS is organizing the Sharjah First International Conference on Fasting
Additional Areas
Major Renovation and Infrastructure Projects Three New Computer Labs
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Room 160- 39 computer stations Room 156 - 42 computer stations Room 199B – 32 computer stations.
Total 113 new stations
Major Renovation and Infrastructure Projects
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Total 13 new Faculty Office 24 workstations for CT and
researchers
Departments at M23 are now working as functional units
Action Plan/Points
from 2022 College
Council Meeting
College of Health Sciences
Key Initiatives Promised in 2022-2023
Programs
Applied Nutrition(active) MPH (CAA visit in October)
1st PhD program in preparation
Community Service
Academic lead of Wazn (SCFA) HS training partner of MoD
Center for Healthy Aging
Clinical Training
Established the Unit for Clinical training
Greatly expanded the network
Accreditation
Eleven program at the College Accredited by
AHPGS
HCM & EH reaccredited
Interdisciplinary education & research
(PhD in PH, MSc in Env Sc, AI, aging & workforce research
groups)
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Key priorities in 2023
Key priorities in the year to come
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CHS Visibility
Alumni Relations
https://newmyuos.sharjah.ac.ae/en /Services/RICH/Pages/default.aspx
Thank you very much
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