The Arab American University Palestine, represented by the University Vice President for Administrative and Financial Affairs, Dr. Bara Asfour, and the Specialty Hospital in Jordan, represented by the General Director and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Dr. Fawzi Al-Hammouri, have signed an agreement of training and academic cooperation, at the hospital’s headquarters in the Jordanian capital, Amman.
The agreement stipulates the exchange of scientific and practical experiences between the two parties, accrediting the Specialty Hospital in Amman as one of the educational and training centers for students of the Faculty of Medicine at the University, and providing distinguished, experienced and qualified specialists in teaching, scientific research and training for students of the Faculty of Medicine. Administrative exchange was also agreed upon between the University and the Specialty Hospital.
Dr. Malik Zaben, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the University, explained the importance of this agreement with the Specialty Hospital being known for its development, as it will train students of the Faculty of Medicine at the University, by skilled specialists. He pointed out the University’s constant endeavor to sign agreements with local and Arab medical institutions in order to provide medical students with high-level education.
For his part, Dr. Fawzi Al-Hammouri, Director General of the Specialty Hospital, welcomed the guests and appreciated their distinguished efforts in supporting university students whose universities were destroyed in the Gaza Strip. He stressed that the Specialty Hospital will continue to support our people in Palestine, and that the hospital is fully willing to provide the students with the necessary training opportunities and programs to ensure quality education outcomes as the Specialty Hospital is a teaching hospital accredited by the Jordanian Medical Council and the Arab Medical Council for Health Specialties since 2006. It is also accredited by the Higher Education Accreditation Commission and includes the Specialized Training Center, which provides all basic and advanced life support programs.
The agreement was attended by the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the University, Dr. Malik Zaben, and the Dean of Student Affairs at the University, Dr. Fadi Jumaa, and from the Specialty Hospital, the Assistant Director General, Dr. Riyad Al-Sharqawi, the Medical Director, Dr. Hani Al-Kurdi, and the Director of Medical Training and Education, Dr. Saleh Al-Araj as well as the head of the Specialized Training Center, Mr. Louay Sahawneh.
