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Management of the program

The internship Program is stipulated and managed by the College of Nursing. Participating hospitals are expected to facilitate the program implementation under direct guidance from the college. 

The nursing college at KSAU-HS, in Riyadh will be responsible academically and administratively for interns assigned to the region regardless of the student initial registration site. The three regional colleges, however, shall be committed to a unified program implementation as per the stipulations of the deans' agreement.


Clinical Placement Sites

Internship training is conducted in clinical settings properly recruited by the university where a placement agreement between the two parties is signed. 
Currently, the hospitals affiliated with the Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs are the primary placement sites for KSAU-HS Nurse Interns, specifically the following sites: 
King Abdulaziz Medical City- Riyadh. 
King Abdullah Specialist ​Children’s Hospital 
King Abdulaziz Cardiac Center 
Women’s Health Hospital ​



Preparing for Internship Training

(Internal Intern- CON –KSAU Graduates) 

  1. Basic Lif​e Support (BLS) Certification:

    Interns should ha​ve a valid BLS certification in order to start training.
  2. Immunization:​

    Interns should comply with all immunization requirements requested by the clinical setting prior to commencing bedside practices.
  3. Interns Professional Meetings:

    Internship Coordinator will arrange for holding maximum of 4 professional meetings with potential graduates during the last semester before graduation. The said meetings aim at preparing students for the internship year and discussing the arrangements needed before they start (Attendance is mandatory). ​

 

(External Intern – Non- CON KSAU Graduates) 

  1. GPA 3.75 

  2. Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification 

  3. Immunization: 

  4. English Exam Results (80) Step 

  5. Personal Interview  ​​

Interns' Leaves

​Sick leave 

Sick call 

Annual leave  

Educational leave 

Compassionate leave  

​Maternity leave 


Learning Activities

College interns are held accountable for self-directedness, commitment to own learning and professional growth. They are responsible for utilizing various resources to facilitate achieving the program learning outcomes such as; attending in-service sessions, using library facilities, accessing electronic database, attending unit meetings, facilitating in-service education activities and others. 
Moreover, interns are motivated for their innovative research involvement and effective community partnership. 
Also, they are accountable for advocating and negotiating their learning needs and objectives with the clinical site staff involved in their training.