Department of Pediatrics

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Faculty of Medicine

The College of Medicine at Al-Baha University is one of the colleges of Al-Baha University in the university city of Al-Aqiq province in Al-Baha region. The college was established in 1429 AH corresponding to 2008, and teaching medical students started at the beginning of the academic year 1430/1431 AH. in 1436 AH the female student's section was opened. The leadership of Al-Baha University was keen to establish a medical college with excellence not only locally and regionally but also globally, and from this standpoint, the college worked on the applying a modern system, which has not been applied in many medical colleges in the Kingdom, which is the (Integrated system), where the same subject is studied again at a later stage, which provides a great opportunity to fully absorb the subject. The University Hospital is currently under construction.

About

The Department of Pediatrics Faculty of Medicine, Al-Baha University, was established with the establishment of the Faculty of Medicine in the year 2008 G corresponding to 1431 H. The department started small but expanded according to the expansion of the university and college. Today, the department has seven teaching staff members, including both Saudis and non-Saudis, In the male and female section, in addition to several teaching assistants. The department has sent a group of them for various minor specialties inside and outside the Kingdom and is awaiting their return to enrich the academic, training, and service work.

The Faculty of Medicine at Al-Baha University adopts an integrated system that depends on integrating all departments including Pediatric department, also the Pediatric Department is doing significant and important functions that have brought back great benefits to the faculty. The department supervises the preparation and teaching of all subjects related to pediatrics in all academic courses in addition to the child health course. The staff members of the department are active in carrying out and publishing research, ensuring the quality of education, and promoting community services and extra-curricular services, as the department has established special committees for all these activities. The department participates in various activities in collaboration with other departments of the college and other colleges of the university in addition to the region's health affairs, hospitals, and community organizations.

The department operates pediatrics clinics at the University Medical Center, which provide integrated medical services in child health for university employees and the community. As well the department, according to the agreement with the region's health affairs, operates specialized clinics at King Fahad Hospital and the Endocrinology and Diabetes Center in a number of rare specialties.