57th Quality Assurance Symposium Prepares for Review Panel Visit

The Rector, Prof. Abdullah Al Shammery briefly discussed the requirements for the renewal of accreditation and the preparations undertaken by the school for the panel visit. He reminded everyone to be ready to answer any question related to the quality standards of the National Commission for Academic Accreditation and Assessment (NCAAA). He presented the organizational charts of the College of Dentistry and the College of Pharmacy and gave a brief background on how RCsDP grew from a single college to what it is today. Dean Saleh Al Shamrani expounded on this and gave more details.
Prof. Mohammad Al Omari, the Chairman of Quality Assurance Committee, mentioned the RCsDP strategic plan and the orientation sessions relative to the EEC-HES institutional review, emphasizing the one for Quality Standard s 4 and 5 which are on teaching and learning. He reminded everybody to know by heart the mission, vision and objectives of the Colleges.


After the meeting, the various Focus Groups went to have their own discussion based on the NCAAA quality standards assigned to each. Focus Group 1 was assigned Standards 1 to 3 while Focus Groups 2 and 3 were assigned Standards 4 and 5. The groups also discussed possible questions from the review panel and the appropriate responses to them.