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Phase II: Professional courses

College Curriculum

Study Plan and Curriculum Structure
The curriculum of the four programs offered by CAMS (i.e., Emergency Medical Services, Respiratory Program, Clinical Laboratory Sciences, and Occupational Therapy) consists of two phases. The duration of the courses for each program is four years.

Phase I:Pre-Professional(Preparatory Four Semesters, which are offered to all health science colleges).
Students from all Health Science Colleges attend the first three semesters together. The students are offered intensive English language courses throughout these semesters to strengthen their English language. This will enable them to communicate fluently, as English is the instructional language while studying the professional courses.

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Quality Assurance and Academic Accreditation

Mission:
The QAAA unit in College of Applied Medical Sciences aims to apply an internal quality assurance system throughout the college to increase performance sufficiency according to the certified quality standers by developing the skills of faculty and staff at the college which will eventually achieve the university goals.

Vision:
The vision of QAAA unit at College of Applied Medical Sciences is to fulfil an unequal excellence in academic performance among all kingdoms’ colleges by achieving continuous development and obtaining academic accreditation for all programs in the college.

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programs

Emergency Medical Services
MALE . FEMALE

Respiratory Therapy
MALE . FEMALE

Clinical Laboratory Sciences
MALE . FEMALE

Occupational Therapy
MALE . FEMALE

Anaesthesia Technology
MALE . FEMALE

Clinical Nutrition
FEMALE

Radiological Sciences
MALE . FEMALE

Cardiovascular Technology
MALE . FEMALE

Audiology and Speech Pathology
Future Program

Phase II: Professional courses

Third Year

1^st Semester			2^nd Semester
Course	Title	Credit Hours	Course	Title	Credit Hours
CLAB 311	Laboratory Procedures	1	CLAB 313	Immunology & Virology	3
CLAB 312	Body Fluids	2	CLAB 318	Clinical Microbiology	3
CLAB 317	Clinical Biochemistry	2	CLAB 319	Clinical Microbiology Laboratory	2
CLAB 324	Clinical Chemistry	5	CLAB 416	Microbiology Clinical Education	5
CLAB 412	Chemistry/Urinalysis/phlebotomy	5	CLAB 316	Parasitology	1
CLAB 412	Chemistry/Urinalysis/phlebotomy	5	CLAB 413	Laboratory Medicine Seminar	1
Total		15	Total		15

Fourth Year

1^st Semester			2^nd Semester
Course	Title	Credit Hours	Course	Title	Credit Hours
CLAB 314	Hematology	3	CLAB 322	Immunohematology	3
CLAB 315	Hematology Laboratory	3	CLAB 323	Immunohematology Laboratory	1
CLAB 414	Laboratory Management I	1	CLAB 418	Laboratory Medicine Case Studies Seminar	1
CLAB 411	Hematology\Coagulation Clinical Education	5	CLAB 417	Blood Bank/Immunology Clinical Education	5
CLAB 419	Laboratory Management II	1	CLAB 415	Histo / Cyto Techniques	2
			CLAB 320	Molecular Diagnostics	2
			CLAB 321	Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory	1
Total		13	Total		15

Internship

The university offers a one-year rotating internship program in cooperation of the NGHA hospital laboratories that are accredited by the College of American Pathologists (CAP), Joint Commission International (JCI), and the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB). This training provides students with the professional experience needed to meet the certification requirements established by the Saudi Commission for Health Sciences (SCHS).