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RCSI and MBRU sign MOU to foster advancement in healthcare education

The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) Dubai and Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU), Dubai Healthcare City Authority’s academic arm, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that highlights their joint efforts to support healthcare professionals through high-quality education, continuing professional development, research and innovation. 

 RCSI and MBRU have a long-standing friendship, strategic partnership and are continuously cultivating their relationship through joint initiatives such as the “Women in Leadership program”, which caters to women from a range of disciplines and backgrounds every year, and the “MBRU Leadership Development program.” The MOU signing coincided with RCSI’s Masters Conferring Ceremony during which 25 of MBRU’s leadership team were recognized for completing RCSI’s Leadership Development Program. 

 Professor Ciaran O’Boyle, Director of the RCSI Institute of Leadership said: “The potential collaboration between two leading health science institutions will bring innovative and dynamic improvements across various elements and disciplines within the UAE healthcare”. 

 Commenting on the MOU signed, Dr Amer Sharif, Vice Chancellor MBRU, said: “We have worked with friends in RCSI for many years and it’s truly an honor to finally have this partnership formalized and taken to the next level. RCSI and MBRU share a common purpose to serve humanity, and we hope through this MOU to continue the work that we started to enhance health, research and medical education locally, regionally and internationally.” 

RCSI is ranked among the top 250 (top 2 per cent) of universities worldwide in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings (2019) and its research is ranked first in Ireland for citations. It is an international not-for-profit health sciences institution, with its headquarters in Dublin, focused on education and research to drive improvements in human health worldwide. 

Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU) is Dubai Healthcare City’s first medical university which offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees through its two colleges, Hamdan Bin Mohammed College of Dental Medicine (HBMCDM); which has a number of specialty dental postgraduate programs. The second is the College of Medicine for undergraduate medical students offering a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery program (MBBS).