RAK Medical and Health Sciences University

RAK Medical & Health Sciences University (RAKMHSU) has been set up under the visionary leadership of His Highness Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, UAE Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah. The aim of His Highness Sheikh Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah and Supreme Council Member, United Arab Emirates was not just to build schools or colleges, but to lay a foundation for an educational infrastructure, that will serve as a platform for global institutions to provide world-class training to the students across the region. His message was clear “We need to encourage excellence in our schools now more than ever”. RAKMHSU has been maintaining absolute honesty and transparency in its functioning, in addition to a relentless march towards excellence with an issue-based functioning.

 

RAK Medical & Health Sciences University started as the First Comprehensive Health Science University in UAE in the year 2006. The MBBS Program was introduced in the Academic Year 2006 (Reformed to Doctor of Medicine (MD) Program from 2022-2023 onwards) and Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS), Bachelor of Pharmacy (B Pharm), and Bachelor of Nursing (BSN) were added in the year 2007. Further, the Bridge Program for BSN (RN-BSN) was added from the Academic Year 2008-2009. It is also a matter of pride for RAKMHSU for being the First in UAE to start a two-year Master's Program in Nursing and Pharmacy. Now, RAKMHSU is offering MS in Adult Health Nursing (MSN) , MS in Pediatric Nursing, MS in Community Health Nursing, MS in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing, MS in Midwifery, MS in Clinical Pharmacy, MS in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and MS in Pharmaceutics programs. 

 

All RAKMHSU programs have been fully accredited by the Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA) under the Ministry of Education, UAE. Also, RAKMHSU is listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools (WDOMS), hence it is internationally accredited. In addition to that, Doctor of Medicine (MD) program is accredited by the World Federation of Medical Education (WFME), Bachelor of Pharmacy program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), USA. Nursing program received the Candidacy Approval from the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) and the Dental program is under the process of international accreditation from the Australian Dental Council (ADC).