1. TEACHING PROGRAMMES
   1. Undergraduate Programs
      1. Pre-clerkship Program

There are approximately 130 students in the pre-clerkship phase every year; these students are taught for nine weeks on such topics as common symptoms during antenatal history-taking, as well as demonstrations on manikins; a review of reproductive anatomy; common symptoms and signs in obstetrics and gynaecology, such as menstrual dysfunction, infertility, menopause and early pregnancy problems; antepartum and postpartum haemorrhage; and normal delivery. A mini-clinical evaluation exercise (Mini-CEX) is conducted every three weeks for the students. The content of the teaching is made uniform with a common template.

1. 1. Senior Clerkship Program

There are about 110 to 120 senior clerkship students per year. They rotate for eight weeks during their 13-weeks clerkship. The block consists of eight weeks in Obstetrics & Gynaecology, three weeks in Child Health and two weeks in laboratories. The first two weeks of the Obstetrics & Gynaecology rotation consists of lectures and posting in the Skills Laboratory Centre. After that, they rotate for six weeks at four different sites (SQUH, Royal Hospital, Khoula Hospital and Armed Forces Hospital). They have five in-course assessments including Mini-CEX, case-based discussion, observed long case, multiple choice questions and key feature questions. At the end of the year they are assessed in blocks with a written component of multiple-choice questions, extended matching questions and short answer questions with a blueprint, as well as an objective structured clinical examination for the whole senior clerkship rotation.

1. Postgraduate Programs
   1. Oman Medical Specialty Board (OMSB) Residents

Residents from OMSB rotate in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology. There are total of 44 OBGYN residents, out of which 10-14 residents rotate at SQUH at a given time. Both junior (years 1–3) and senior residents (years 4-6) are posted in the Department in the teams, wards and outpatient department (OPD). The residents are also posted in the following blocks: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Emergency Medicine, ultrasound, research, Genetics and Histopathology. A site supervisor assesses them every four weeks. Dr. Tamima AL Dughaishi is the Program Director and Dr. Rahma AL Hadabi is the Associate Program Director. Five faculty members in OMSB Examination Committee and Three in OBGYN Education Committee are from the Department of the Obstetrics & Gynecology and they are also members of various OMSB subcommittees. There are 20 faculty from the department who are official trainers and supervisors for the residents.

1. 1. Internship Program

Dr. Maha Al-Khaduri is the chairperson of the internship-training program and Dr. Maryam Al Shukri is the department internship coordinator.

1. 1. Interns

A total of 18 doctors were accepted into the internship program of the Department during the year 2022.

1. 1. GFP

Dr. Maha Al-Khaduri is a member of the GFP education committee in OMSB and Dr Rahma Al Haddabi and Dr Manjunath are the rotation supervisors.

A total of 14 doctors were accepted into the GFP program of the Department during the year 2022

1. 1. International Students

In 2022, there were only two elective students had joined the department.

CLINICAL & DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES

1. Outpatient Services
1. There are daily outpatient clinics dealing with general obstetrics and gynaecology patients as well as the following weekly subspecialty clinics: Infertility, High Risk pregnancy, Fetal Medicine, Urogynaecology and Gestational Diabetes, and Colposcopy clinics.

Table 1: Summary of Clinical Services

Table 2: General Specialty OBGYN OPD clinic

Table 3: Procedures Done in OBGYNE OPD Clinic

Table 5: 4 Yellow & 4 Blue ward for Gynecology patients 2022

Note: The patients were admitted in 4 Blue & 4 Yellow Wards due to COVID-19 pandem

Table 6:  4 Yellow and 4 Blue statistics for 2022

TRAINING COURSES AND CME ACTIVITIES

The Department has daily morning meetings wherein new admissions and emergencies are discussed, handovers and important announcements from the College and Hospital occur. The departmental activities consist of the following: monthly journal club, grand rounds, perinatal statistics, multidisciplinary Fetal Anomaly Group meetings attended by staff from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), the Department of Genetics and Paediatric surgery, and departmental meetings attended by all departmental staff, midwives and nurses as needed. In addition, there are weekly presentations by either residents, interns or junior staff.

Community Services

 3.1. Dr. Nihal AL Riyami:

1. Organized the third hospital research day, SQUH, Muscat, Oman, 6th February, 2022
2. Conducted a review for the Advanced Dentistry Program at OMSB on November 21, 2022
3. Conducted a hands-on workshop on “Postpartum Hemorrhage” for OMSB OBGYN residents. November 28, 2022
4. Chaired and conducted a review of the Otology Fellowship program at OMSB on December 12, 2022.
5. Radio Interview on bioethical issues related to pregnancy & delivery.January 26.

1. Reviewer for the following journals: SQUMJ (Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal and OMJ (Oman Medical Journal).

Dr. Maha AL khaduri:

1. hosted the 8th International Festival of Paintings for Pediatric Patients (IFPPP) held on 8 November 2022 at SQU conference hall.
2. 11 children from different countries attended. The paintings were displayed and the prizes were given to the best paintings by age category.
3. Invited to be a founding member of the International West Asia North Africa Scientific Society (WANA) 8th June 2022.
4. Organizer and speaker for Internship orientation program.
5. As assistant Dean for training and community service and chairman of the internship program I organized the Internship orientation program for 2022/2023 cohort, which was held on 28th July 2022.

Dr. Maryam AL shukri:

1. Member on the taskforce on investment in health care- women and child lab in December 2022 that was organized by Ministry of Health to brainstorm and draw a roadmap for private investment projects in women and child health. The recommended project was approved by the MOH.
2. Chair of the scientific activity: The Role of Ultrasound in Evaluating Myometrial Pathologies and Infertility Cases Held on March 26th 2022, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. Organized by Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology in Collaboration with Oman Society of Ultrasound in Medicine.
3. Lead a team from Ministry of Health, Royal Hospital and Khoula Hospital and in collaboration with Oman Society of obstetrics and Gynecology with the support of WHO to evaluate and provide support to the OBGYN team in Rustaq Hospital to provide safe gynecologic laparoscopic services. The team visited the hospital several times (2021 – 2022) during which identified inter-departmental collaboration opportunities, provided technical support on equipment and surgical mentoring till the team was able to provide laparoscopic surgery for common gynecologic cases independently.

Collaboration with MOH

1. Drs. Nihal Al Riyami & Tamima Al Dughaishi members in a working group to update guidelines for women's health care during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum.
1. Dr. Nihal AL Riyami is a member of the National Bioethics Committee.Dr. Nihal AL Riyami is chair of the scientific committee for the World Federation of Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (WFUMB) congress
1. Dr. Nihal AL Riyami Invited by MOH as Technical expert for the Royal Decree and Medical Bylaws related to Termination of Pregnancy 
1. Dr. Tamima Al-Dughaishi, Dr. Rahma AL Haddabi, Dr. Maryam AL Shukri nominated as members of the national private care committee, Dec,2022.
1. Dr. Tamima Al-Dughaishi & Dr. Nihal AL Ryiami nominated as members in the national MOH antenatal guidelines committee, Dec,2022.
1. Dr. Tamima Al-Dughaishi nominated as a member in the national perinatal mortality review committee, Dec, 2022. 
1. Nomination of Drs. Tamima & Rahma Al Haddabi as a member in working group specialized in Obstetrics and Gynecology in Ministry of Health.
1. Dr. Rahma Al Haddabi attended the World Breastfeeding Week from 1^st to 7^th August 2022.
1. Inviting members of a working group to supervise the implementation of the experimental phase for the expansion of the newborn screening program, the meeting was attended by Dr. Rahma Al Haddabi.

Collaboration with OMSB

1. Drs. Tamima Al Dughaishi & Rahma Al Haddabi was attended the OMSB Obstetrics & Gynecology Residency Training Program final in Training Assessment Report that was held on May 25, 2022.
2. Dr. Nihal attended the Accreditation Re Review of General Dentistry Residency Training Program that held on August 22, 2022.
3. Inviting members of a working group to supervise the implementation of the experimental phase for the expansion of the newborn screening program, the meeting was attended by Dr. Rahma Al Haddabi.

Obstetrics & Gynecology Residency Program

1. Academic Activities (Teaching and Workshop) for Year 2022

2. Education Committee & Faculty Database

3. Highlights / Achievement of The YEAR 2022: Lean Project implementation Same Day
   1. Surgery Cervical cerclage including Dr. Lamya AL Kharusi & Dr Mayesa Tagaldin. This is important to shorten hospital stay and patient satisfaction and a project that will continue and expand with time.
   2. Dr. Nihal AL Riyami Reviewed several fellowship and residency training programs as a member of the Accreditation Graduate Medical Education- International (ACGME-I), USA. Meetings conducted in January, May and July 2022.
   3. Dr. Nihal AL Riyami Recognition award for outstanding performance as a member of the hospital research committee at SQUH day, 6 February.
   4. Dr. Maha Al Khaduri: Winning Sultan Qaboos University Hospital research day award, 6 February 2022 for oral presentation “Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Candidate Gene Variants in Arab women”.
   5. Dr. Dina Al Balushi organized the Obstetric Ultrasound Training on 13^th and 17^th February 2022 as she is a National Trainer for the Ultrasound in Obs/Gyn in Oman.
   6. Dr. Maryam Al Shukri was a visiting consultant at AL Rustaq Hospital on 31^st March 2022 for advanced laparoscopy.
   7. Dr. Rahma AL Haddabi Distinguished research paper award, 22^nd University Day, May 2.
   8. Dr. Tamima AL Dughaishi Distinguished research paper award, 22^nd University Day, May 2.
   9. Dr. Nihal AL Riyami distinguished research award, 22nd University Day, May 2.
   10. Honoring Drs. Nihal Al Riyami, Tamima Al Dughaishi & Rahma Al Haddabi at the University Day Ceremony on May 11, 2022 with the best scientific Research Award.
   11. The Gulf University in Bahrain Kingdom invited Dr. Nihal Al Riyami as external examiner by the Dean of College of Medicine & Medical Sciences from 23^rd to 26^th May 2022.
   12. Dr. Maha Al Khaduri:  Certificate of appreciation for contribution to the SQU strategic plan awarded by the Vice Chancellor on 5th June 2022.
   13. Dr. Lamya Al Kharusi a member in the SQUH strategy committee in June 06, 2022.
   14. Dr. Tamima AL Dhugaishi awarded the honorary fellowship of the royal college of obstetrics and Genecology of UK (RCOG), June, 9^th ,2022.
   15. Dr. Maha Al Khaduri: Best in Session ePoster Presentation award. RCOG World Congress 2022 on 13-15 June 2022.
   16. Dr Sama Matwani return from her fellowship in Minimally Invasive Surgery from McGill University Sept 1^st ,2022
   17. Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynecologist, UK conferred to Dr. Tamima Al Dughaishi for her service to women in Oman.
   18. The following doctors passed MRCOG Exam: Drs. Sunita, Hemavtahi & Asha Santhosh.
   19. Dr. Tamima Al Dughaishi attended the International meeting & visit of ACGME on 4th and 5th of October.
   20. Dr. Dina Al Balushi organizing and presented workshop in Ultrasound on October 10, 2022.
   21. Dr. Maha AL khaduri Winning abstract oral presentation. AACE communities MENA conference, 11-13 November 2022, Dubai, UAE.
   22. Dr. Maryam Al Shukri presented the A training program for medical staff in obstetrics and gynecology on laparoscopic surgery for ectopic pregnancies on 20^th November 2022.
   23. Dr. Dina attended the ultrasound training workshop for pregnant women as a trainer and assessor for the female doctors participating int the workshop on October 06, 2022.
   24. Dr Gowri awarded Excellencies Obstetrics & Gynecology by Venus International Foundation.
   25. Dr Miriam George won best trainer award OMSB 2022.
   26. Dr. Nihal AL Riyami Awarded as one of the active academic staff at SQU in publishing in SCOPUS.

Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
College of Medicine and Health Sciences
Sultan Qaboos University
PO Box: 36, postal code 123
Phone: (968) 24141162, (968) 24143419
Fax: (968)24141162
E- mail: obgyn@squ.edu.om