About Us

The national health goal of the Kingdom is to provide effective and comprehensive health care for all its citizens within a reasonable time frame. To this end, the Kingdom has spared no effort in establishing hospitals and clinics and in the training of physicians. The optimal utilization of these facilities and serving professionals depends on the availability of a variety of allied health professionals to provide essential services. Hence, formal educational programs in allied health either as diploma or bachelor degree deserve high priority.

At present, students interested in the health sciences have few career options other than medicine. Not all students like medicine nor are they suited for a career in medicine. The establishment of an allied health program in the format of a certificate program - such as this program – broadens the range of career options for these students.

Clinical Laboratory Science is a branch of medicine dealing with laboratory analyses used in the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of disease as well as in the maintenance of health. Clinical laboratory technologists or technicians are nationally recognized as individuals possessing a baccalaureate or diploma degree respectively and have received education, clinical training (via hospital rotations) and intern ships in different disciplines related_. to health and human disease.