His Excellency Major General Dr Shaikh Fahad bin Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Commander of RMS; Professor Cathal Kelly, Vice Chancellor and CEO of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) Dublin; and Professor Sameer Otoom, President of RCSI Medical University of Bahrain, signed an agreement to further consolidate existing agreements and expand the longstanding partnership in medical education, clinical training and scientific research.

By bringing existing areas of cooperation under a unified framework, the agreement aims to maximise the institutions’ combined academic, clinical and research expertise while creating further opportunities for collaboration. It encompasses clinical placements for medical students, postgraduate medical training, continuing professional development, clinical simulation, joint research projects and clinical trials, including access to specialised research facilities at the Bahrain Oncology Centre.

The agreement also supports academic knowledge exchange, joint scientific conferences and the continued use of RMS hospitals and medical centers as clinical training facilities for RCSI Medical University of Bahrain students, reinforcing the integration of academic education with clinical practice and contributing to the development of Bahrain’s healthcare workforce.