Fakeeh College for Medical Sciences

Fakeeh College for Medical Sciences (FCMS) prepares graduates for successful careers in diverse healthcare fields, such as Physicians, Nurses, Medical Laboratory specialists, and PharmD graduates, along with postgraduate paths in Nursing and Medical Education. MBBS: Graduates progress from internship training to residency training in hospitals, leading to careers as specialists, consultants, academic physicians, and healthcare leaders.  Nursing: Graduates begin as registered nurses in hospitals and healthcare facilities, progressing into specialized clinical roles, supervisory and leadership positions, and, through Master’s programs, advanced practice, education, and management. Medical Laboratory Sciences: Graduates enter careers as medical laboratory specialists, with pathways into specialized diagnostics, quality management, and leadership. PharmD: Graduates pursue careers in hospital and clinical pharmacy, advancing into pharmaceutical services management and healthcare system leadership. Postgraduate Programs (Master’s in Nursing and Medical Education): Graduates advance into academic roles, clinical specialization, leadership, and healthcare quality and training positions.

Internship constitutes an essential part of FCMS programs. Each academic program at FCMS is designed such that, following successful completion of 4 years for BSc-Nursing, BSc–MLS, 5 years for PharmD, and 6 years for the MBBS Program of study, the students are mandated to complete 52 weeks (12 months) of an extensive hospital-based “Internship Program”. FCMS selected several institutions (hospitals and other healthcare facilities) and signed a Letter of Engagement with various external training placement sites to provide students with sufficient field experience. The selection of the training site is guided by policies and procedures. A set of criteria must be met in order to enter with the agreement e.g.; it must be a tertiary hospital with at least 500 beds capacity (private or government), must have specified space for the affiliates, must be accredited by national and international accreditation agencies, must have a qualified preceptor with preceptorship training, must offer services that covers the core concepts of clinical practice of trainees, and must provide hands-on training to the students.
Supervising and assessing students in the field are conducted at different levels in accordance with policies and procedures. Firstly, preceptors and clinical instructors who have direct contact with trainees on a daily basis are responsible for checking daily attendance and dress code, guiding and supervising trainees in performing all the procedures listed and documented in the clinical portfolio, following trainees’ progress over time, and assessing their performance using preset evaluation criteria and rubrics. Secondly, clinical supervisors, who are assigned from the College side as teaching assistants and clinical staff, are responsible for following trainees' personal and professional development by discussing reflections and personal development plan documents in trainees’ portfolios, providing them feedback on their performance, and ensuring trainees’ achievement of various competencies.  They also share in the evaluation and assessment of trainees’ performance by conducting the overall evaluation.  Internship coordinators are assigned at the College and hospital levels; they cooperate to ensure symbiosis between the educational campus and different training placements.  All members involved in field training undergo an orientation program where they identify the general outcomes of training, principles and methods of clinical training, workplace-based assessment, and the rubrics used for evaluation, such as Mini Clinical Evaluation Exercise (Mini CEX), DOPS, and Case-Based Discussion. They also have training on providing constructive feedback, reflection, and developing a Personal/ Professional Development Plan (PDP).