The College of Applied Medical Sciences is one of four health colleges in King Saud University. It was established in 1398H (1969G) to meet the need of the Kingdom for skilled health care manpower in all health sectors, whether curative, preventive or rehabilitative. It is also aimed for the standard of the graduates to match both the highly developed and sophisticated health systems in the Kingdom and the recent scientific and technical development in the health care delivery.
The Departments
Presently, the College has seven departments, administering 13 programs in different fields of allied health, each leading to a baccalaureate degree and to three Master degree programs:
Programs Leading to Baccalaureate Degree
1.
Biomedical Technology
2.Clinical Laboratory Sciences
3.Community Health Sciences:
i. Clinical Nutrition
ii. Environmental Health
iii. Health Education
iv. Health Services Administration
v. Medical Records Administration
4. Dental Health
i. Dental Hygiene
ii. Dental Technology
5.Optometry
6.Radiological Sciences
7.Rehabilitation Sciences
i. Physical Therapy
ii. Speech and Hearing Therapy
b) Programs Leading to M. Sc. Degree
1.Clinical Laboratory Sciences
2.Clinical Nutrition
3.Physical Therapy