OMSB Board of Trustees OMSB Meets

The board of trustees of Oman Medical Specialty Board (OMSB) held a meeting today under the auspices of Dr. Ahmed Mohammed al-Saidi, Minister of Health, Chairman of OMSB board of trustees.

The OMSB board of trustees approved the minutes of its fourth meeting held in 2020, followed up decisions and plans of work and discussed the renewal of OMSB’s institutional accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

 The meeting also discussed ACGME’s accreditation reports on dermatology programmes, coordination with sponsoring establishments, the half-yearly report on assessing the ENT programme and a proposal on naming and approving training programmes of the OMSB.

 Other topics reviewed include a proposal on the Registration Centre, verification of professional health certificates, coordination among other establishments having the same specialty and studying the memo on cooperation between the OMSB and Membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom (MRCP-UK).

The board also looked into activities carried out as part of the 2020 working plan, the OMSB’s execution of projects, the challenges faced and solutions undertaken with a view to realizing the OMSB’s mission of grooming health workers and qualifying physicians and healthcare staff. 

OMSB Signs Cooperation Program with WHO

The program aims to promote fields of health, education and research in the Sultanate.

The program; a strategic partnership between OMSB and WHO, also aims at sharing knowledge between the two parties in medial learning, conducting workshops and specialized training courses to upgrade medical learning in different OMSB medical specialties. The program seeks to develop educational contents to cope with the international online learning.

The program was signed by Dr. Hilal Ali al-Sabti, OMSB Executive President and Dr. John Jabbour, WHO Representative in Oman.

Over 1300 Participants in the Annual Career and Research Forum conducted by OMSB virtually for the First Time

Oman Medical Specialty Board (OMSB) conducted the “Annual Career and Research Forum in 14 January 2021 under the auspices of His Excellency Dr. Hilal bin Ali Al-Sabti, Executive President of the Board. Due to the covid-19 pandemic, the event was held virtually for the first time and it was attended by more than 1300 participants among medical and dentals students and OMSB trainees and faculty.

This Forum was aimed to spread awareness and to foster knowledge of the doctors about their postgraduate medical education and opportunities for their future specialties and careers.

His Excellency Dr. Hilal bin Ali Al-Sabti, Executive President of the Board inaugurated the forum with his opening address. He stressed the importance of research and reading in and he addressed the significance career guidance and professional counseling for the doctors to stand in a solid ground in building their career with skills and professional practice.

Then a discussion session was opened to discuss the reasons of choosing a specialty between personal interests and future demands. Following this session, the participants started touring in the 24-booth virtual exhibition where they were introduced to the OMSB training programs and the OMSB academic sections and services.

The closing activity of the forum was a videoconferenced Q&A session to answer the participants' queries and questions during the event.

The Oman Medical Specialty Board Organize the Scientific Research Activity Virtual for the First Time

The Oman Medical Specialty Board organized the Scientific Research Activity   on     Wednesday, 23ed of December 2020. The event was held virtually for the first time this year due to the exceptional circumstances of Covid19, which is effecting the Sultanate and the world.

The Oman Medical Specialty Board gives a special attention to continue the scientific research process by organizing a scientific research event annually. The current circumstances of the Corona pandemic did not hinder these efforts, as it was organized remotely through the National  E-learning Platform for Health   (Tabyan). Forty-six research papers competed this year, divided between research presentations and research posters prepared by  resident physicians of the Board from all specialized training programs.

Dr. Khalid bin Humaid Al-Rasadi - Director of the Medical Research Center  at Sultan Qaboos University opened the event with a speech reviewing the most important challenges and opportunities that faced scientific research during the Corona pandemic (Covid-19).

This activity aims to raise community awareness of medical content and promote areas of specialized research. A number of 18 research papers competed this year, in addition to research posters which were divided into two groups, each containing 14 research posters. A jury from various hospitals, and research and scientific centers in the Sultanate evaluated the participating research.

The resident physicians in the Board compete annually to provide the best scientific research that achieves development in their investigation and scientific research skills. This competition also provide them with the opportunity to publish their medical research in scientific journals. A competition for scientific research and posters at the level of the specialized training programs in the Board takes place prior to the activity every year, in which doctors from different academic years compete and the first winning research from each program   qualifies to have the opportunity to compete in the Scientific Research Activity. The board selects the four best research presentations, and selects the three best research posters presented in both groups to win.

Board of Trustees Fourth Meeting for 2020

The Board of Trustees of the Oman Medical Specialty Board held its fourth meeting for this year on Thursday, December 10, 2020. The meeting was   chaired by His Excellency Dr. Ahmed bin Muhammad Al-Saeedi, Minister of Health - Chairman of the Board of Trustees, in presence of members of the Board.

The meeting began with the approval of the minutes of the third meeting for the year 2020 and follow up on the decisions and work plans previously developed.

The Board members reviewed issues raised related to Graduate Medical Education, specifically matters concerning the International Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME-I) such as virtual visits to sponsoring institutions, the Dermatology Program virtual site visit, as well as the results of the ACGME-I Resident and Faculty Survey.

The meeting included discussion of the Mid-Cycle Review Report of Histopathology   and Psychiatry Program.

The meeting also included a discussion of some trainee affairs in relation to the approval of the list of graduates, the OMSB entry examination (IFOM).

During the meeting, some professional competence affairs matters discussed. This included the suggested equivalence certificate for Diploma & Masters.

As well as, the review of the results of OMSB part II written and clinical examination for the year 2020. The meeting included the approval of progression criteria alteration.

The Board members concluded the meeting by discussing the Board's projects and work plans for the year 2021

Via video communication .. The Fourth Executive Board Meeting for 2020 of the Oman Medical Specialty Board

The Executive Board of the Oman Medical Specialty Board   held its fourth meeting for this year on Thursday, December 3 2020. The meeting was   headed by His Excellency Dr. Hilal bin Ali Al-Sabti – Executive President of the Oman Medical Specialty Board with   the presence of members of the Executive Board and heads of   Educational Committees for training programs via video call.

The meeting began with the approval of the minutes of the third executive meeting for the year 2020 and following up on the decisions and work plans previously developed.

The Board members discussed issues related to the International Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME-I) regarding virtual visits to the Dermatology Program and the sponsoring institutions.

The meeting included discussion of the   Mid-Cycle Review Report of Histopathology   Program and Mid-Cycle Review Report of Psychiatry Program.

The meeting also included a discussion of the trainees' affairs in relation to the list of graduates for approval and submission to the Board of Trustees, and a review of the results of the OMSB Part II Written & Clinical Examinations for the year 2020.