Chair of Medical Education Research and Development
The Chair of Medical Education Research and Development is one of the medical research chairs at King Saud University (KSU) in Riyadh City, the capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It specializes in conducting scientific and field research in various medical education fields across Saudi Arabia, advancing them through scientific methodologies, and disseminating scientific findings to serve as a specialized reference for medical education and training faculty members at the local and regional levels.
Establishment of the Chair of Medical Education Research and Development
The Chair of Medical Education Research and Development was established in 2010 at the university’s headquarters in Riyadh City. It is one of the initiatives under the Vice Deanship of Scientific Research for Research Chairs at KSU. This initiative represents a significant leap in advancing the scientific community, serving as a fundamental pillar for fostering scientific progress, enhancing knowledge development, and addressing local economic and social issues through specialized scientific research.
Objectives of the Chair of Medical Education Research and Development
The chair aims to achieve several objectives, including preparing local studies to develop curricula in medical colleges in Saudi Arabia, designing and organizing developmental courses to enhance the skills of faculty members, holding training sessions to improve research skills among professors in the health education sector, offering incentive-based courses to promote innovative teaching methodologies in this field, and examining assessment and evaluation mechanisms in medical colleges across Saudi Arabia.
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