Academic Departments

The College of Medicine and Health Sciences has 19 academic departments. Please visit the department pages listed below to learn more.

Anatomy

The Department of Anatomy makes significant contributions to mission of the College of Medicine & Health Sciences in the areas of education, research and service...

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

The diverse research interests of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology include investigation of the mechanisms of transcriptional regulation,...

Clinical Psychology

The primary mission of the department of clinical psychology is to train clinical psychologists who are adept at the assessment,...

Family Medicine

The Department educates physicians that are prepared for advanced, international graduate training in all fields of medicine embedded in Family Medicine,...

Genetics & Genomics

The goal of the Department of Genetic & Genomics is to integrate basic research in genetics and genomics with cutting-edge translational research...

Institute of Public Health

The Institute of Public Health (IPH) has expertise in the fields of public health, accident prevention, epidemiology, biostatistic,...

Internal Medicine

The Department strives in providing medical students and physicians with the appropriate knowledge and skills to serve the UAE community with,...

Medical Education

The Department plays a central role in curriculum innovation, delivery and support. Academic staff within the Department provides...

Microbiology and Immunology

Department of Microbiology and Immunology contributes to the strategic development of the College in research, education and hospital laboratory service...

Nutrition and Health

The department offers four distinct internationally recognized programs including the four-year undergraduate degree programs: BSc in Nutritional Science, and Bachelor in Dietetics, and the two graduate programs: MSc in Human Nutrition, and PhD in Nutritional Sciences.

Obstetrics and Gynecology

The vision of the department is to be a leading academic Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the region and promotes core values including...

Pathology

Pathology is a wide-ranging discipline covering some of the themes in pathology like histopathology, cytology, hematopathology..

Pediatrics

The Department of Pediatrics is charged with education, research and clinical care of infants and children. It consists of internationally recognized faculty who are committed to scholarly achievements..

Pharmacology and Therapeutics

The Pharmacology and Therapeutics Department has special interests in Diabetes and Degenerative Diseases, Neuroscience, Clinical Toxicology...

Physiology

The Department of Physiology contributes to teaching in the first two years of the medical curriculum (Premedical Course) and..

Psychiatry

The department meets the mental health needs of the UAE community providing an undergraduate educational program in psychiatry and behavioral sciences that..