MBRU, Al Jalila Children’s ink affiliation deal

Dubai / WAM

Mohammed bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU) and Al Jalila Children’s Speciality Hospital (Al Jalila Children’s) have signed an affiliation agreement, in presence of Dr Abdulla Al Khayat, Al Jalila Children’s Chief Executive Officer, Dr Amer Sharif, MBRU’s Vice Chancellor, Dr Mohamed Al Awadhi, Al Jalila Children’s Chief Operating Officer, and Professor Alawi Alsheikh-Ali, Dean of College of Medicine.
As per the agreement, Al Jalila Children’s will serve as a teaching hospital for medical students of Mohammed bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences. Both parties have agreed that they will cooperate and coordinate efforts between them to provide the optimum environment for conducting an educational experience for the medical students.
As part of the agreement, a joint clinical academic committee (CAC) will be formed to oversee the implementation of the clinical training. This agreement is in line with Dubai Healthcare City Authority’s vision of establishing an integrated academic health system.