Narrative Description of Structure

Published Date:

09/06/2024

  1. KHCMS is a teaching and training institution in the field of Medical Sciences that privileges the status of the university and reports to the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.
  2. KHCMS is an independent administration and legislation entity, run by a Scientific and Administrative High Council. The council is headed by the KHCMS President and the membership of the vice president for administration and finance, four heads of medical, surgical, dental, and clinical diagnostics specialty councils, and MOH represented by the Directorate General for planning.
  3. The Scientific and Administrative High Council, the Head of High Council, the Specialty Council, and the Head, have the status of University Council, University President, College Council, and the Dean; respectively.  Meanwhile, the Vice President for Administration and Finance has the status of Director General.
  4. The headquarters of KHCMS is located in Erbil city. There are 4 affiliated Training Centers (TCs) which are located in Erbil, Sulaimaniah, Duhok, and Kirkuk cities. Training Center is a center that provides facilities and teaching tools to implement the training program for Clinical Specialty Councils at teaching hospitals ( owned by the Ministry of Health) recognized by KHCMS  and the training centers affiliated with Medical Colleges (owned by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research).
  5. Those who look after the training and lecturing of trainees in health facilities and lecture halls are categorized into three groups in order of responsibility: Program Director, Center Director, and Educational Supervisor and Trainer (EST). The Program Director overall oversees the training centers in Kurdistan Region and Kirkuk for a specific program (specialty); the Center Director looks after the specific program at the level of each Training Center for each governorate, while EST directly oversees the trainees’ training and lecturing in each Training Center.
  6. All divisions of KHCMS except the vice president, head of councils, and MOH representative have the status of Directorate.

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