News: The 2011-2012 Graduation Ceremony for Postgraduate Medical Training Programs

Under the patronage of His Excellency Qasim Al Qasabi, MD, FRCSI, FACS, Chief Executive Officer of King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (KFSH&RC), the 2011-2012 Graduation Ceremony for the Medical Training Programs Fellowship and Residency was held on 20 Rabi II 1433 (March 13, 2012) at Prince Salman Auditorium.

The graduation ceremony started with a recitation from the Holy Quran, followed by a speech by Dr. Ibrahim Jubran, Nephrology Program. Dr. Saud Al Shanafy, Executive Director of Academic and Training Affairs, spoke about the program.

His Excellency Qasim Al Qasabi presented a speech to Academic and Training Affairs management personnel, congratulating them for their success with the 26th group of Fellowship and Residents. It’s been a quarter of a century since the first batch graduated in 1406 (1986).

H.E. added that the hospital message was focused on presenting a high level of specialized health care in an integrated academic and research environment, and that academic training is one of the hospitals most significant missions, essential to preparing a trained and qualified human force in the various medical fields.

The hospital has increased the number of programs of the Saudi Board to 19, and subspecialty programs to 61. All these programs graduated a total of 395 students from the fellowship Saudi programs, and 553 from subspecialty programs. This year the hospital witnessed the graduation of 82 female and male doctors altogether; 32 doctors were from the fellowship programs and 50 from the subspecialty programs. They majority of graduates are daughters and sons of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and some of them from Arab countries.

The graduation march then began, the graduates received their certificates, and a memorial picture was taken with the H.E. Dr. Al Qasabi and the attending executives.