College of Health Sciences

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The College of Health Sciences (CHS) is a national institution. It provides high quality and comprehensive healthcare education for nurses and allied health professionals in Bahrain. The College was established in 1976, in collaboration with the American University of Beirut and The University of Illinois at Chicago under the administration of the Ministry of Health. Initially, the CHS offered ...AD programs in Nursing and the Allied Health professions. The College has developed both new facilities and new programs since then, continually responding to the changes in demand from the healthcare sector. Nursing and Allied Health education in Bahrain has evolved over the past four decades, and led to a steady increase in Bahranization of nursing and allied health human resources. Following a royal decree in 2011, the College was merged with the University of Bahrain.
The CHS is located on the Salmaniya Medical Complex (SMC) campus alongside the Salmaniya Hospital and the Arabian Gulf University. This location works to the advantage of the students, who spend considerable time gaining experience in various departments and clinical areas of the hospital. In addition to these training opportunities, students have access to different health centers, the Public Health Directorate and other specialized hospitals.
Since 2003 the CHS has been offering BS degree in Nursing, and post-basic diplomas in the specialties of Midwifery, Community Nursing, Psychiatric Nursing and Emergency Nursing. In September 2015, the Allied Health programs were upgraded to the BS degree in Pharmacy, Medical Laboratory Sciences, Radiography and Public Health. The Dental Hygiene program however, continues to offer the Associate Degree.
In November 2011, the College of Health Sciences was merged with the University of Bahrain (UoB) by order of a Cabinet Resolution. The CHS has been offering B.Sc. in Nursing since 2003. In September 2015, the College opened BS programs in four Allied Health specialties: Pharmacy, Medical Laboratory Sciences, Diagnostic Radiography and Public Health. In addition, the College offers a BS Completion (bridging) Program in Nursing and Diploma Courses (1-year duration) in various nursing specialties, including Midwifery, Community Health, Emergency and Psychiatric Nursing. It also offers an Associate degree in Dental Hygiene.
Over the last few years, the College of Health Sciences has witnessed major achievements. These developments have touched every aspect of the college functioning, such as the curricula, educational technologies, as well as student services.
Following an external review of the Nursing Programs in 2013, the College was awarded Full Confidence for the BS Nursing Programs by the Quality Assurance Authority for Education and Training. The future looks very bright at the College of Health Sciences. We are building on our proud heritage to ensure that the College remains at the forefront of the health professions education.
The Nursing education in Bahrain started in 1959, and over the years, the Nursing Department at the College of Health Sciences has evolved to become a reputable training hub in the region. In 1990, it was designated as a “World Health Organization Collaborating Center (WHOCC) for Nursing Development”, the first such center in the Middle East. It was also selected as a member of the Executive Committee of the WHOCC network. Ever since its establishment, the CHS has endeavored to function as a center of excellence in nursing education.
Quality improvement has always been the primary concern of the department and the driving force behind its plans and activities. The Nursing Department at the CHS currently offers a range of programs: entry into practice Bachelor of Sciences in Nursing (BSN), bridging program for registered nurses (RN-BSN), and a number of post-RN specialty diploma programs covering Community Health, Midwifery, Psychiatric Nursing, Cardiac Nursing and Emergency Nursing. The increasing demand on nursing services throughout the country and the region has created practice opportunities within a variety of clinical settings. The Department has thus contributed significantly towards Bahrainization in this key sector.
The mission of the Nursing Department is to graduate high quality professional nurses who are accountable, reliable and capable of meeting international standards in providing nursing care in a variety of settings. Our faculty and graduates follow the professional code of ethics in a collaborative practice environment, and work in an environment of mutual respect, maintaining competence, seeking to improve nursing practice, and actively pursuing personal and professional development. The Department uses innovative and student-centered teaching models in order to empower students to be decision makers, problem solvers and critical thinkers.
Allied health professions have evolved remarkably and the role of professionals have expanded enormously. The overall goal of the Allied Health Programs is to develop highly qualified and knowledgeable health professionals who are competent to perform the assigned responsibilities in various health care delivery endeavors. Through its curriculum, each program in the Allied Health Division strives to give the student both basic professional education and competency-based scientific training, thus enabling him/her to meet the assigned responsibilities with confidence, proficiency and scientific comprehension.
The Integrated Sciences Department caters to the needs of all offered programs in the College of Health sciences. It contributes with imperative fundamental knowledge pertaining to different areas in the health sciences. Our students engage in topics from various disciplines ranging from the biomedical to the social sciences using the best academic practices. Students undertaking our offered courses master the learning outcomes through an integration of the knowledge and the applications to build the groundwork that qualifies them to progress to their chosen area of specialty.
Being on par with the latest technologies, both in the specific discipline and in the dissemination of knowledge, we have adopted different e-learning strategies such as E-Books, E- Quizzes and the use of VLEs, as well as ensuring internal accountability via using different assessment and feedback processes. Moreover, our qualified and experienced faculty provide our students with unparalleled guidance throughout the different courses, facilitating learning via using both lectures and interactive methods , as well as, taking into consideration the individual differences and backgrounds of our students in devising our teaching strategies. We believe in our students’ role and engaging them in the educational process.