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DHA signs historic agreement with Berlin Chamber of Physicians in trauma and orthopaedic surgery training

The Dubai Health Authority has signed an historic agreement with the Berlin Chamber of Physicians for collaboration in trauma and orthopaedic surgery training, paving the way for resident doctors in Dubai to complete their six year German board residency training programme in the same field without having to go abroad for the first five years. This essentially means that the Chamber of Physicians in Berlin and the German Orthopaedic Board have recognised, for the first time, an international health facility to be on a par with the health services provided by German health facilities. At the end of six years, DHA resident doctors will receive a German Board specialisation after fulfilling the necessary requirements. Essa Al Maidoor, Director-General of the DHA, said, "This is a moment of pride for us. This is the first time the German Board has signed such an agreement with an international health entity. The agreement opens up the doors for our doctors in Dubai to seek specialisation in trauma and orthopaedic surgery in Dubai while ensuring they get a German Board Qualification. The programme is mirrored to follow the German programme, meaning our doctors will seek an international qualification without having to move abroad for several years." Al Maidoor added, "The Trauma Centre in Dubai provides high-level of quality care and we are proud of this affiliation. For us, at the DHA, human-resource building is of vital importance so that we can keep up with population growth as well as fulfil human resource requirement when the new projects are completed." Gunther Jonitz, President of Chamber of Physicians in Berlin, said, "Human capital is the most valuable resource and cooperation as well as continuous medical education is important to ensure better patient outcomes. This is a pilot project, a new way of cooperation and in future, this can be the blueprint for cooperation in other medical specialities as well. Dr. Jamal Al Mulla, Director of the programme and consultant trauma surgeon at Rashid Hospital’s Trauma and Emergency Centre, said, "The programme is in accordance with German regulations for specialist training of the Berlin Chamber of Physicians and after satisfactory completion of the six year programme, the graduates will be German Board certified and will attain membership to the Berlin Chamber of Physicians. Thus, the programme is equivalent to going abroad and studying there." He added that as part of the programme, German consultants will visit Dubai twice a year from the German Trauma and Orthopaedic Society and that the programme will be audited twice a year as well. Dr. Bilal El Yafawi, co-director of the programme and consultant ortho-trauma at Rashid Hospital’s Trauma and Emergency centre, said, "Our medical residents will spend five years at the Trauma Centre and they will study in Berlin for the last year. The programme offers the right mix of practical and theoretical experience and once the doctors complete their specialisation they will work at the Trauma Centre as a specialist registrar in Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery." – Emirates News Agency, WAM - http://www.wam.ae/en/news/emirates/1395269637752.html

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