Abu Dhabi:PureHealth's SEHA has achieved international accreditation for 12 additional residency programmes under the oversight of the Department of Health - Abu Dhabi (DoH). These programmes have been accredited by the Royal College Canada International (RCCI), raising the total number of RCCI-accredited residency programmes to 15.
According to Wam, this expansion extends postgraduate medical education that meets international benchmarks across three major healthcare facilities in Abu Dhabi. The 15 accredited programmes currently support the specialist training of 193 resident physicians, demonstrating Abu Dhabi's commitment to developing medical capabilities to meet both current and future healthcare needs.
The accredited programmes cover essential medical specialties such as emergency medicine, internal medicine, paediatrics, anaesthesia, psychiatry, radiology, dermatology, and adult neurology. These are delivered at SEHA Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, SEHA Sheikh Tahnoon bin Mohammed Medical City, and Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City.
This development follows a Memorandum of Understanding signed between DoH and RCCI in 2022, aimed at enabling physicians in Abu Dhabi to benefit from internationally accredited training programmes. The first three programmes were accredited in 2023 and 2024, with the first graduates expected by the end of 2028, depending on the duration of each programme.
The accreditation process has enhanced programme structures and assessment mechanisms, ensuring a standardized and reliable approach to monitoring physicians' progression. For the wider community, this investment aims to improve specialist capabilities, leading to safer and higher-quality patient care in various medical areas.