1. The health institution shall apply for Program Accreditation by submitting the Program Accreditation form signed by the Academic Affairs representative in the institution (Here) along with a signed and stamped letter by the Director of the healthcare institution demonstrating the desire of the training center to get Program Accredited and addressed to the Executive Management of Accreditation. All requirements shall be sent to the Program Accreditation email below.
2.After reviewing the request and ensuring all requirements are met, a team of accreditation surveyors will be sent to visit and evaluate the training Program.
3.A report on the visit by the Accreditation surveyors will be presented to the competent committee.
4.If all Program Accreditation standards are met, a Program Accreditation certificate will be issued and sent to the training center.
Training Center Accreditation for Emerging Programs:
Saudi
Commission for Health Specialty offers emerging programs for new fellowship
training with limited holding capacity to qualify the health practitioner to
add and practice a subspecialty in a health field recognized by SCFHS. These
programs are accredited by a joint supervision agreement between the training
center and SCFHS. The practitioner will be awarded a joint Fellowship
certificate.
Requirements:
First: Accreditation requirements for new emerging Programs or a training center for an Accredited emerging program:
1. Providing an official letter addressed to Programs Accreditation Administration in SCFHS.
2. If the program is new,an official letter requesting training program establishment shall be submitted to Chief Executive of Academic Affairs in SCFHS.
3.Reviewing the list of SCFHS Accredited emerging Programs (Here).
4. Providing professional resumes of the program director and faculty member.
5. Filling the Program Accreditation request form (Here).
6.Paying the Program Accreditation fees (five thousand Saudi Riyals) deposited to SCFHS bank account below.
In case the Program is accredited, an agreement with SCFHS will be signed to supervise the Program.
Procedures of emerging Programs Accreditation by training centers:
1. An official letter requesting training program establishment shall be submitted to Chief Executive of Academic Affairs in SCFHS.
2. After the curriculum and accreditation standards are approved by the Executive Board/ Council of Education and Training, the program will be announced as the program accreditation process begins by filling out the form provided by Program Accreditation Department.
3.After reviewing the request and meeting all requirements, a team of accreditation surveyors will be sent to visit and evaluate the training center.
4. A report on the surveying visit will be presented to the competent committee.
5.When all program accreditation standards are met, the program accreditation decision will be issued and sent to the training center.
Second: Requirements for reaccrediting a training center for an emerging Program:
1. Providing an official letter addressed to Programs Accreditation Administration in SCFHS.
2. A report on the program current status.
3.A report on the number of graduates and measures for students' progress during the past Accreditation period.
4. Paying the Program Accreditation fees (five thousand Saudi Riyals) deposited to SCFHS bank account below.
Third: Requirements for increasing the holding capacity of an emerging Program:
1. Providing an official letter from the Academic Affairs in the training center addressed to Programs Accreditation Administrationin SCFHS.
2. Filling the form of increasing the holding capacity(Here).
General instruction:
|The training center shall apply for accreditation request at least a year prior to the estimated date of the beginning of the program.
|The training stars on Jan 1st every year.
|The request can be submitted officially through SCFHS ground mail.
