Graduates of the 36th cohort from the College of Medicine and Health Sciences and the College of Nursing took the medical and nursing oath this morning. The ceremony was held under the patronage of His Excellency Dr. Hilal bin Ali Al-Sabti, Minister of Health, and attended by His Highness Sayyid Dr. Fahd bin Al Julanda Al Said, the Vice-Chancellor, together with a number of dignitaries, faculty members, and parents.

Dr. Huda bint Salim Al-Numani, Dean of the College of Nursing, delivered an address in which she emphasised the great trust and responsibility placed upon the graduates in the field of healthcare, noting that taking the oath is a covenant they uphold with utmost sincerity. She added that the knowledge and values the graduates acquired during their studies at the College of Medicine and Health Sciences and the College of Nursing form an integrated framework that reflects the mission of SQU to prepare distinguished and responsible professionals who place humanity, compassion, and ethics at the forefront of their practice.

The ceremony also featured two graduate speeches. Ahmed bin Mohammed Bait Jaaboub delivered the address on behalf of the graduates of the College of Medicine and Health Sciences, expressing his pride in this achievement and affirming that the study of medicine is a journey of exploration, during which students encounter many challenges that motivate them to master and overcome them. Basma bint Sulayyim Al-Mabsali delivered the speech on behalf of the College of Nursing graduates, stating that nursing is a calling in which compassion takes shape, hope finds refuge, and those who carry the light of this knowledge never fail those who seek healing.

Following the speeches, the graduating students of the College of Medicine and Health Sciences took the medical oath, led by Dr. Nasser bin Khalfan Al-Sibani, Assistant Dean for Clinical Medical Affairs at the College. The College of Nursing graduates then took the nursing oath, led by Dr. Maryam bint Mohammed Al-Harrasi, Assistant Dean for Clinical Medical Affairs at the College of Nursing.