Since the CHS is always striving towards a better system of delivering training and education to its students, college curriculum needs to be updated according to both the innovative trends in the field and new strategies adopted by the College. This section is concerned with development of curriculum in all CHS departments and the process of integration among curriculum in various specialties

The process of teaching includes continuous development and adoption of newly emerging techniques, which necessitate updating faculty with the latest and most appropriate teaching methods. This section aims at enhancing the teaching efficiency of the faculty at the CHS. It also focuses on the developing trends in the field of education and on the new educational strategies which the CHS adopts.

The mission of the Assessment and Evaluation Center is to provide quality services to faculty, MOH employees and students to enable them improve their educational effectiveness.

Assessment Center at the CHS provides four types of services:

1. Grading Exams
   All Multiple Choice Questions are graded by using the Scantron machine. This is to ensure accuracy, eliminate mistakes and save time. Exam results are produced using the MS Excel program. A full analysis of the exam content is also available for the concerned faculty.
   
   
2. Conducting Surveys
   The Center investigates educational and organizational matters at the CHS regarding the development of student life at the CHS and College environment issues.
   
   
3. Conducting Studies
   The Center designs and conducts studies and research that target certain development needs and evaluate the quality of services offered at the CHS.
   
   
4. Evaluating Teacher Performance
   
   The Assessment Center coordinates and monitors faculty performance at the CHS through the Student Feedback Questionnaire.
   
   The EDC supports staff and departments to make use of the feedback for the improvement of learning and teaching by providing the faculty with the analysis of the student evaluation.
   

Besides the Education Courses, the EDC offers Teacher Training Program (TTP), Workshops and Short Courses.

• Teacher Training Program
  The teacher training program is offered by the EDC to newly recruited CHS faculty who have only limited teaching experience. It consists of:
  • Teaching and Learning Theories
  • Methodology
  • Assessment and Evaluation
  • Curriculum Design and Development
  • Education Management
   
  
  Goal:
  The basic purpose of this program is to prepare teachers in the field of Health Education.  
  
  Duration:
  1 academic year
  
  
• Workshops and Short Courses
  Based on the training needs assessment and department requests, the EDC develops, organizes and conducts short courses and workshops for the College of Health Sciences faculty, the MOH health professionals and sponsored candidates from the GCC as well as the WHO EMRO Region. The workshops are of a multipurpose nature and seek to enable participants build courses, prepare instruction media, use statistical analysis techniques, and develop management skills

The Media Section serves as a professional media resource unit for the College of Health Sciences faculty and staff as well as for healthcare professionals working at Salmaniya Medical Complex and the Ministry of Health. It provides the following Services:

1. Graphic and multimedia design
   
   
2. Technical assistance and consultation in media design
   
   
3. Installation and maintenance of IT hardware, software and audio-visual equipment in classrooms and other locations
   
   
4. Video conferences
   
   
5. Duplication of X-rays, CT scans, MRI and photographs
   
   
6. Photography and video coverage of events