The Dr. Sulaiman Al-Habib Medical Group was founded in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1995 with a single general hospital. It had a mission to dominate the private healthcare sector in Saudi Arabia by providing consistently high and international standards of healthcare, modelled on a hybrid of the standards of the USA and UK.

It succeeded, and over the years, opened a succession of hospitals across Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) providing primary, secondary and some tertiary care. However Dr. Sulaiman Al-Habib Medical Group understood that medical education and research are integral to maintaining standards of professionalism and service and recently embarked on further initiatives to found an academy, sponsor international scholarships, publish a medical journal and make prestigious awards for scientific research.

Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Academy

The Dr. Sulaiman Al-Habib Academy was founded to produce and supervise continuing medical education (CME) for physicians and healthcare professionals. It then expanded its brief to run diploma courses, launching 27 fellowship and diploma courses.

During the last year the academy has trained and qualified 2,500 health practitioners, in cooperation with 18 local, regional and international universities.

Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Academy has announced the start of registration for the largest international scholarship program in the private sector for male and female doctors which will finance the successful candidates to train overseas.

On November 30th 2022, Dr Sulaiman Al-Habib Academy will host a graduation ceremony for 330 medical fellowship and diploma students at the Kingdom Center under the patronage of Riyadh Governor Prince Faisal bin Bandar. At this ceremony, the winners of the Dr. Sulaiman Al-Habib Journal Awards for Scientific Research will also be awarded.

Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Journal

The Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Journal (DSAHMJ) was founded to publish medical and clinical research produced in Saudi Arabia. After only one year of publication, it was accepted for inclusion in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), a community-curated online directory of open access journals which aims to be the starting point of all information searches for quality, peer-reviewed, open access material.

The inclusion of the Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Journal into the DOAJ  significantly enhanced the visibility of the journal.

Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Excellence Award for Clinical Scientific Research

During a Critical Care Conference in Riyadh in 2020 the Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group (HMG) announced an annual award for excellence in clinical research under the title “Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Excellence Award for Clinical Scientific Research”

The award consists of 6 prizes for a total of 1.5 million SAR and is presented to the best research published in the Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Journal at the end of each year starting from 2020.

The first 3 awards for 500,000 SAR, 300,000 SAR and 200,000 SAR respectively, are for original research in disease treatment, pharmaceutical innovation and biomedical technology. 

A fourth award is presented for the 4 best reviews (systematic review, meta-analysis, meta-synthesis or narrative review) which receive 50,000 SAR each.

A fifth award is presented for the 3 best student emerging researchers which receive 50,000 SAR each.

A sixth and final award is presented to the 3 winners in the Fellowship Programs at the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties who also receive 50,000 SAR each.

Professor Awad Al-Omari, CEO of academic and medical affairs, said the group seeks to support scientific research, create an effective climate for innovation and creativity, and encourage researchers to submit their research that strengthens the Saudi scientific position on the global map, in line with Vision 2030.

He highlighted the pivotal role Saudi Arabia is playing, under the leadership of King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, in supporting all initiatives that contribute to enhancing the reputation of the Kingdom in all scientific fields.

“The support provided by the group is not limited to this award only, but also extends to scientific and medical research related to the novel coronavirus, with a value of SR500,000, in addition to training programs, qualifying tens of thousands of health practitioners,” Al-Omari added.

The winners of the Dr. Sulaiman Al-Habib Journal Awards for Scientific Research are selected in line with the decision of the board of arbitrators consisting of 80 international representatives who evaluated the participating research.

Working at Dr. Sulaiman Al-Habib Medical Group

Candidates interested in working at Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group or other hospitals and clinics in the Middle East are invited to register a CV and contact us to discuss options.

You can expect:

• modern well equipped hospitals and clinics
• North American standards of medical practice
• excellent remuneration (tax free)
• generous benefits including free accommodation and healthcare insurance
• career development opportunities and support including clinical research.

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