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RCSI-Bahrain medical school shares the same curriculum and examinations with RCSI (Dublin).{{sfn|Ceartas|2013|p=2}} It has a five-year curriculum (six years if the student has to take foundation year)<ref name="Al Wasat 8.1.2009"/> costing BD13,000 annually.<ref name="TA 3.2.2009"/> A maximum of 120 students are accepted into the medical school annually.<ref name="Al Wasat 8.1.2009">{{cite news| title="كلية الجراحين" في فبراير |language=Arabic | work=[[Al-Wasat (Bahraini newspaper)]] |date=8 January 2009 |accessdate=4 June 2013 |url=http://www.alwasatnews.com/2316/news/read/32248/1.html |author=Ali al-Mosawi}}</ref> The first batch in 2004 had only 35 students.<ref name="Al Wasat 8.1.2009"/> Officials said the small number of students is important for stronger inter-relations and to provide high quality education.<ref name="Al Wasat 8.1.2009"/><ref>{{cite AV media |people=Thomas Collins |date=18 March 2013 |title=RCSI Bahrain |medium=Video |language= |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5xIgiNfTxfo |accessdate=4 June 2013 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |format= |time=4:40 |publisher=[[YouTube]] |location=Bahrain |id= |isbn= |oclc= |quote= |ref= }}</ref> Students are provided with [[laptop]]s and can view lectures before they are delivered.<ref name="Al Wasat 8.1.2009"/> |
RCSI-Bahrain medical school shares the same curriculum and examinations with RCSI (Dublin).{{sfn|Ceartas|2013|p=2}} It has a five-year curriculum (six years if the student has to take foundation year)<ref name="Al Wasat 8.1.2009"/> costing BD13,000 annually.<ref name="TA 3.2.2009"/> A maximum of 120 students are accepted into the medical school annually.<ref name="Al Wasat 8.1.2009">{{cite news| title="كلية الجراحين" في فبراير |language=Arabic | work=[[Al-Wasat (Bahraini newspaper)]] |date=8 January 2009 |accessdate=4 June 2013 |url=http://www.alwasatnews.com/2316/news/read/32248/1.html |author=Ali al-Mosawi}}</ref> The first batch in 2004 had only 35 students.<ref name="Al Wasat 8.1.2009"/> Officials said the small number of students is important for stronger inter-relations and to provide high quality education.<ref name="Al Wasat 8.1.2009"/><ref>{{cite AV media |people=Thomas Collins |date=18 March 2013 |title=RCSI Bahrain |medium=Video |language= |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5xIgiNfTxfo |accessdate=4 June 2013 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |format= |time=4:40 |publisher=[[YouTube]] |location=Bahrain |id= |isbn= |oclc= |quote= |ref= }}</ref> Students are provided with [[laptop]]s and can view lectures before they are delivered.<ref name="Al Wasat 8.1.2009"/> |
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RCSI-Bahrain works with public health care facilities such as [[Salmaniya Medical Complex]] and military hospitals |
RCSI-Bahrain works with public health care facilities such as [[Salmaniya Medical Complex]] and military hospitals such as [[Bahrain Defence Force Hospital]]{{sfn|Ceartas|2013|p=2}} and King Hamad University Hospital.{{sfn|Ceartas|2013|pp=19, 27}} The latter is the main clinical teaching hospital for college's medical students.<ref name="RCSI.ie"/> |
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In May 2013, the college reached a Memorandum of Understanding to share content relating to [[diabetes]] with diabetes.bh, a Bahraini website "dedicated to increasing diabetes awareness and prevention".<ref name="dbh 23.5.2013">{{cite web| title=RCSI Bahrain to support diabetes.bh |url=http://www.diabetes.bh/rcsi-bahrain-to-support-diabetes-bh-website/ |author=Website Admin |date=23 May 2013 |accessdate=3 June 2013 |publisher=Diabetes.bh}}</ref> |
In May 2013, the college reached a Memorandum of Understanding to share content relating to [[diabetes]] with diabetes.bh, a Bahraini website "dedicated to increasing diabetes awareness and prevention".<ref name="dbh 23.5.2013">{{cite web| title=RCSI Bahrain to support diabetes.bh |url=http://www.diabetes.bh/rcsi-bahrain-to-support-diabetes-bh-website/ |author=Website Admin |date=23 May 2013 |accessdate=3 June 2013 |publisher=Diabetes.bh}}</ref> |
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====Irish Medical Council accreditation==== |
====Irish Medical Council accreditation==== |
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Since it started teaching in 2004, RCSI-Bahrain was not accredited by [[Medical Council (Ireland)|Medical Council in Ireland]] as required.<ref name="II 30.5.2013">{{cite news| url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/call-over-bahrain-medical-college-29307179.html |date=30 May 2013 |title=Call over Bahrain medical college |accessdate=2 June 2013 |work=[[Irish Independent]]}}</ref> A visit to Bahrain is scheduled in the second half of 2013.<ref name="TL 30.5.2013">{{cite news| title=Rights abuses linked to Irish surgical college in Bahrain |date=30 May 2013 |accessdate=2 June 2013| author=Sharmila Devi |url=http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(13)61138-1/fulltext?rss=yes |work=[[The Lancet]]}}</ref> In May 2013, Ceartas, a group of Irish lawyers issued a report asking the Medical Council in Ireland to deny RCSI-Bahrain of its accreditation. |
Since it started teaching in 2004, RCSI-Bahrain was not accredited by [[Medical Council (Ireland)|Medical Council in Ireland]] as required.<ref name="II 30.5.2013">{{cite news| url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/call-over-bahrain-medical-college-29307179.html |date=30 May 2013 |title=Call over Bahrain medical college |accessdate=2 June 2013 |work=[[Irish Independent]]}}</ref> A visit to Bahrain is scheduled in the second half of 2013.<ref name="TL 30.5.2013">{{cite news| title=Rights abuses linked to Irish surgical college in Bahrain |date=30 May 2013 |accessdate=2 June 2013| author=Sharmila Devi |url=http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(13)61138-1/fulltext?rss=yes |work=[[The Lancet]]}}</ref> In May 2013, Ceartas, a group of Irish lawyers issued a report asking the Medical Council in Ireland to deny RCSI-Bahrain of its accreditation. The report argued that Irish jurisdiction applied to RCSI-Bahrain, since it was completely owned by RCSI (Dublin). "[RCSI-Bahrain has] an education programme integrated with health systems connected to torture, discriminatory conduct in the provision of healthcare and employment of medical staff, and consistent violation of the rights to freedom of expression", the report added. Initially, RCSI refused to give any responses "until [they] have seen and studied the report",later they rejected its conclusion that "[RCSI] Bahrain campus was not fit for accreditation." |
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Revision as of 22:44, 13 December 2013
الكلية الملكية للجراحين في ايرلندا- جامعة البحرين الطبية | |
| File:RCSI-Bahrain.gif | |
| Motto | Consilio Manuque |
|---|---|
Motto in English | Scholarship and Dexterity |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 2004 |
| Endowment | US$65 million[1] |
| President | Sameer Otoom (Interim President)[2] |
Academic staff | 53 (2012)[3] |
Administrative staff | 70 (2012)[3] |
| Students | 1,186 (2013)[4] |
| Undergraduates | 992 (2012)[3] |
| Postgraduates | 36 (2012)[3] |
| Location | , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www.rcsi-mub.com |
The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland - Bahrain (RSCI-Bahrain) also known as the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland - Medical University of Bahrain (RCSI-MUB; Arabic: الكلية الملكية للجراحين في ايرلندا- جامعة البحرين الطبية) is a constituent university of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.
It was founded in 2004 as a medical school, the third such school in Bahrain. In 2006, the college opened its doors for nursing students and established the School of Postgraduate Studies. Until 2008, the campus was located in the Seef district of Manama. The current 15,750m2 campus is located in Busaiteen, in Muharraq island next to King Hamad University Hospital, the main clinical facility for student teaching. Other hospitals that the college work with include Salmaniya Medical Complex and Bahrain Defence Force Hospital.
RCSI-Bahrain medical school shares the same curriculum and examinations with RCSI (Dublin) and costs BD13,000 a year. The college produced its first medical graduating class in June 2010 awarding them with Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery as well as other degrees. In 2013, the student body grew to over 1,100 students coming from over 40 different nationalities. About 200 staff work with the college, most of them Irish or Bahraini.
Since the start of the Bahraini uprising in 2011 and subsequent government crackdown, RCSI-Bahrain has been caught in controversy. The college was criticized for not supporting its graduates or students who have been victimized by the Bahraini government. In May 2011, the college questioned three students who had taken part in the protests at the request of Bahrain's Ministry of Education and in March 2013 its newly appointed president resigned over the alleged government cancellation of an ethics conference. More recently, in late May 2013, a group of Irish lawyers called upon the Medical Council in Ireland to deny accreditation to the college due to human rights violations occurring at hospitals connected with it.
History
The relations between RCSI and Bahrain date back to the 1970s in the form of first aid training courses and setting examinations.[5] The establishment of the university in Bahrain was part of a greater €60−70 million 10−year development plan, which was officially launched in September 2003.[6][7] A memorandum of understanding was previously signed by the president of RCSI and the then-Bahrain ambassador to the UK, Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa.[8]
The university was formally opened on the 4th of May, 2004 by the Prime Minister of Bahrain, Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa and Ireland's Prime Minister, Bertie Ahern, with the first batch of medical students being admitted in October of the same year.[9] In 2006, the college opened its doors for nursing students and established the School of Postgraduate Studies.[10] In June 2010, the college produced its first medical graduating class.[11]
As of March 2013, the college was US$50 million in debt, while making US$2 million a year.[12]
Purpose
The purpose of the university, as stated on their website, is listed below:
Building on the heritage of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland which was founded in 1784, we will enhance health in Bahrain, the other GCC countries and beyond through endeavor, innovation and collaboration in education, research and service. The primary mission of the RCSI Medical University of Bahrain is to inspire, educate and train competent and caring graduates who are well prepared to enter specialty training programmes and assume leadership roles in their profession. We undertake these activities to internationally recognised standards of excellence in teaching and research for the benefit of the health of the nations
— RCSI-Bahrain mission statement, [13]
Academic profile
RCSI-Bahrain is one of three other medical schools in Bahrain, the others being Arabian Gulf University and AMA International University.[14] The college is also the second nursing school in the country, the first being College of Health Sciences.[14]
As of February 2012, staff number is about 200, more than half of them are full timers.[3] Most of the staff are either Irish or Bahraini.[8]
RCSI-Bahrain medical school shares the same curriculum and examinations with RCSI (Dublin).[15] It has a five-year curriculum (six years if the student has to take foundation year)[5] costing BD13,000 annually.[1] A maximum of 120 students are accepted into the medical school annually.[5] The first batch in 2004 had only 35 students.[5] Officials said the small number of students is important for stronger inter-relations and to provide high quality education.[5][16] Students are provided with laptops and can view lectures before they are delivered.[5]
RCSI-Bahrain works with public health care facilities such as Salmaniya Medical Complex and military hospitals such as Bahrain Defence Force Hospital[15] and King Hamad University Hospital.[17] The latter is the main clinical teaching hospital for college's medical students.[18]
In May 2013, the college reached a Memorandum of Understanding to share content relating to diabetes with diabetes.bh, a Bahraini website "dedicated to increasing diabetes awareness and prevention".[19]
Student body
In 2013, the student body was estimated at over 1,100[4] most of whom were in the School of Medicine.[3] In 2009, Bahrainis composed 90 percent of nursing students and 40 percent of medical students,[1] and in 2013, students belonged to more than 40 different nationalities.[4]
Degree
Graduates of the medicine course obtain a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degree and Bachelor of the Art of Obstetrics from both the National University of Ireland (NUI) and RCSI-Bahrain.[15][20] Medical graduates are also awarded with the Licentiate of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (LRCSI) and the Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (LRCPI).[20] Graduates of the nursing course obtain a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the RCSI-Bahrain and from the NUI as well.[21]
Campus
The college's campus, upon its establishment, was temporarily in the Seef district of Manama, the capital city.[18] It was opened in 2004 by the Bahrain Prime Minister and the then-Premier and Ireland Prime Minister Bertie Ahern.[1][4] In 2005, the government of Bahrain donated a tract of land located in Busaiteen on the neighboring island of Muharraq where construction of a new permanent campus began.[18] In October 2008, students and staff moved to the new 15,750-m2 campus.[10][18] Official opening was in February 2009, by the then-president of Ireland, Mary McAleese and presence of Bahrain Prime Minister, Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa.[1][18]
The campus, located next to the newly constructed King Hamad University Hospital,[18] can accommodate up to 2,000 students[1] and has "fully integrated IT system and wireless access" that covers 80 percent of the area.[10][18] The campus is composed of a six-story building and a 900-m2 sports hall.[10] The building contains "three lecture theaters, three laboratories, nine tutorial rooms and a large library with several group study rooms"[4] as well as "offices, [and a] cafeteria."[10] The total investment in the campus is estimated at US$65 million.[1]
Irish Medical Council accreditation
Since it started teaching in 2004, RCSI-Bahrain was not accredited by Medical Council in Ireland as required.[22] A visit to Bahrain is scheduled in the second half of 2013.[23] In May 2013, Ceartas, a group of Irish lawyers issued a report asking the Medical Council in Ireland to deny RCSI-Bahrain of its accreditation. The report argued that Irish jurisdiction applied to RCSI-Bahrain, since it was completely owned by RCSI (Dublin). "[RCSI-Bahrain has] an education programme integrated with health systems connected to torture, discriminatory conduct in the provision of healthcare and employment of medical staff, and consistent violation of the rights to freedom of expression", the report added. Initially, RCSI refused to give any responses "until [they] have seen and studied the report",later they rejected its conclusion that "[RCSI] Bahrain campus was not fit for accreditation."
See also
- List of universities in Bahrain
- List of hospitals in Bahrain
- Bahrain health worker trials
- Medical neutrality
References
Footnotes
- ^ a b c d e f g "$65m campus for RCSI university". TradeArabia (via HighBeam Research). 3 February 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- ^ "RCSI Bahrain – Management". RCSI-Bahrain. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f RCSI-Bahrain 2012, p. 5.
- ^ a b c d e "About RCSI Bahrain". RCSI-Bahrain. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f Ali al-Mosawi (8 January 2009). ""كلية الجراحين" في فبراير". Al-Wasat (Bahraini newspaper) (in Arabic). Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ^ Healy, Alison (6 September 2003). "College of Surgeons to get €60m development". The Irish Times (via HighBeam Research). Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
IT 26.3.2013was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Ceartas 2013, p. 1.
- ^ "Medical University to be launched". Info-Prod Research (via HighBeam Research). 15 April 2004. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- ^ a b c d e RCSI-Bahrain 2012, p. 4.
- ^ "First NUI medical and nursing degrees conferred in Bahrain". National University of Ireland. 28 June 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Independent 24.3.2012was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ RCSI-Bahrain 2012, p. 3.
- ^ a b RCSI-Bahrain 2012, p. 9.
- ^ a b c Ceartas 2013, p. 2.
- ^ Thomas Collins (18 March 2013). RCSI Bahrain (Video). Bahrain: YouTube. Event occurs at 4:40. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ^ Ceartas 2013, pp. 19, 27.
- ^ a b c d e f g "RCSI Bahrain". RCSI. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ^ Website Admin (23 May 2013). "RCSI Bahrain to support diabetes.bh". Diabetes.bh. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ^ a b "MB BCh BAO (Medicine) course". RCSI-Bahrain. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ "Nursing". RCSI-Bahrain. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ "Call over Bahrain medical college". Irish Independent. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
- ^ Sharmila Devi (30 May 2013). "Rights abuses linked to Irish surgical college in Bahrain". The Lancet. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
Bibliography
- Ceartas (30 May 2013). Submission to the Irish Medical Council: Human rights law and the accreditation of RCSI-Bahrain (PDF) (Report). Ceartas (Irish lawyers for human rights). Retrieved 2 June 2013.
{{cite report}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - RCSI-Bahrain (2012). RCSI Bahrain Strategic Plan 2012–2017 (PDF) (Report). RCSI-Bahrain. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
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