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9HISTORY AND BACKGROUNDRAK Medical and Health Sciences UniversityRAK Medical & Health Sciences University (RAKMHSU) has been set up under the visionary leadership of His Highness Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, UAE Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah. The aim of His Highness Sheikh Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah and Supreme Council Member, United Arab Emirates was not just to build schools or colleges, but to lay a foundation for an educational infrastructure, that will serve as a platform for global institutions to provide world-class training to the students across the region. His message was clear %u201cWe need to encourage excellence in our schools now more than ever%u201d. RAKMHSU has been maintaining absolute honesty and transparency in its functioning, in addition to a relentless march towards excellence with an issue-based functioning.RAK Medical & Health Sciences University started as the First Comprehensive Health Science University in UAE in the year 2006. The MBBS Program was introduced in the Academic Year 2006 and Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS), Bachelor of Pharmacy (B Pharm), and Bachelor of Nursing (BSN) were commenced in the year 2007. Further, the Bridge Program for BSN (RNBSN) was included to our list from the Academic Year 2008-2009. B.Sc Midwifery program also been added recently. It is also a matter of pride for RAKMHSU for being the First in UAE to start a two-year Master's Program in Nursing and Pharmacy. Now, in addition to the MS in Adult Health Nursing (MSN) and MS in Clinical Pharmacy, we also have MS in Pediatric Nursing, MS in Community Health Nursing, MS in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing, MS in Maternal and New-born Health Nursing, Master of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Medicinal Chemistry and Master of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology and PhD in Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. MS in Medical Physiology, Master of Science (MSc) in Clinical Education and Specialty Post graduate Diplomas in Nursing in Adult Health Nursing, Specialty Post Graduate Diploma in Nursing in Critical Care Nursing, Specialty Post Graduate Diploma in Nursing in Emergency Care Nursing which is a one-year program. Additionally, new programs have been introduced -Master of Dental Surgery in Orthodontics and Master of Dental Surgery in Prosthodontics, each with a duration of three years.RAK Medical & Health Sciences University in Ras Al Khaimah, has achieved a significant academic milestone by attaining a \the university among the world's elite academic institutions.The university received a special rating after experts from the QS Foundation carefully studied it. They looked at how well the university performs based on certain criteria outlined in the QS Stars method.All our programs have been fully accredited locally by the Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA) under the Ministry of Education. Also, RAKMHSU is listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools (WDOMS), hence it is internationally accredited. In addition to that, our Doctor of Medicine (MD) program is accredited by the World Federation of Medical Education (WFME), and the Bachelor of Pharmacy program