Doha: Aspetar, the orthopaedic and sports medicine hospital, and College of North Atlantic-Qatar (CNA-Q) have signed a clinical training agreement that will see the world- renowned hospital offer training and practical experience in the provision of healthcare and patient care opportunities to CNA-Q students.
Dr Mohamed Ghaith Al Kuwari, Acting Director General, Aspetar, and Dr. Ken MacLeod, President, CNA-Q, signed the agreement which will provide experiential activities and practical learning opportunities for the students of health sciences programmes.
Dr. Al Kuwari said: “This is an important collaborative step towards our joint vision of improving education in Qatar. We have signed several agreements in the past and applied them through training medical students and postgraduate trainees in medicine, nursing and other specialties. This presents a good opportunity for both sides to amplify their efforts to providing exceptional education in healthcare and sports medicine, and we hope to see more students training at Aspetar in the coming academic year.”
Dr MacLeod said: “The partnership we have with Aspetar, which supports our students to achieve academic success and personal growth through their work-term placements, is vital.
“Aspetar is a highly respected institution and showcasing our expanding working relationship confirms our commitment to Qatar. It is through these partnerships that School of Health Sciences can continue to produce highly skilled and qualified healthcare practitioners into the workforce of Qatar.”
Dr Scott Gillogly, Chief Medical Officer, Aspetar, said: “Signing the agreement with CNA-Q, which has been operational for 14 years, is another example of the expertise Aspetar shares with students in applied sciences, radiology and dentistry, among others, which are all specialisms that are crucial to the provision of a comprehensive educational offering to students in Qatar and the region. It also helps increase the number of trainees at Aspetar, and motivate the hospital’s staff and experts to present the best sports medicine services.”
The partnership will provide CNA-Q students enrolled in the health sciences programmes with day-to-day supervision in formal and informal teaching sessions during the programme, under the supervision of Aspetar’s qualified staff and clinical instructors of CNA-Q.
The students will also have opportunities to go through training programmes in several specialties, including the pharmacy technician programme, the radiology programme, the dental assistant programme and the respiratory therapy programme.
Aspetar regularly welcomes members of the local community and elite athletes from different sports around the world for screening, treatment and rehabilitation. It features centres of excellence for sports medicine, sports science, orthopaedics and rehabilitation.
From injury to recovery, Aspetar offers the athlete complete multidisciplinary treatment in one location.
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