A delegation from the University of Toronto visited today Ibn Sina College for Medical Sciences in Jeddah, which is considered one of the largest medical schools in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The college has a strength of 650 students. It offers studies in three specialties, namely medicine, dentistry and pharmacy. On completion of all phases of this large medical schools complex, it will absorb 10,000 students. The delegation, which is currently visiting the Kingdom to witness the development achieved by it in the area of medical colleges, includes Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto Professor Wayne Hain Marsh and other prominent professors of the Canadian University. The delegation members toured various department of the Ibn Sina College and listened to a detailed explanation from the college Dean Dr. Rashad Qshqari on various phases of the establishment of the college. The delegation members also watched medical equipment in Laboratories, classrooms and pilot training sections. The Chairman of the Board of the College, Shali bin Attiyah Al-jdhani and members of the Board of Directors and Board of Trustees held a meeting with the delegation. During the meeting, they discussed the prospects of cooperation between the Toronto University and the College of Ibn Sina through the exchange of bilateral agreements between them and ways of benefiting from the exchange of experiences and extending bridges of knowledge in this area. Professor Wayne gave a lecture to students on medical education in North America, especially pharmaceutical sciences. Following the visit, he praised the development in the Kingdom in the area of the establishment of universities and colleges. He expressed his delight at what he saw of educational projects in terms of high level of efficiency and performance, stressing that the Kingdom today resemble the developed countries - both in the fields of education and medical sciences. He noted the Kingdom's efforts and policies to prepare national cadres in Saudi Arabia to contribute to the reconstruction process, pointing out that the Kingdom is today one of the countries which have achieved advanced medical progress, particularly those achievements of the Kingdom in the separation of twins in Saudi hospitals by Saudi doctors. He welcomed Saudi students to complete their studies in Canada and expand cooperation between the two countries in the scientific and academic areas and make use of expertise between the two countries.
