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11their chosen fields. Further, more than 600 Nursing Graduates, 50% of whom are Nationals, serving this country after their graduation.RAK Medical and Health Sciences University is very proud to have all state-of-the-art facilities for quality health sciences programs. The RAK College of Dental Sciences has its own state-of-art building with ultramodern dental clinical facilities, preclinical and simulation labs. Further, an independent building for both nursing and pharmacy colleges in addition to a sports complex has been fully functional. With this additional state-of-the-art infrastructure, RAKMHSU has taken one more significant step towards the International Standards.The university's central library spans an area of 13,500 square feet and can accommodate 300 male and female students. It features 14 group discussion rooms and a computer suite. The library is fully computerized using the AutoLib management program. Students have got access to approximately 25,000 physical books, along with 370 e-books and 3,500 magazines through the library's electronic portal.Translational Medicinal Research Center (TMRC) is a biomedical research laboratory adopting an interdisciplinary approach directed towards understanding the pathogenic mechanisms of different infectious diseases and non-infectious ailments such as obesity,diabetes, and hypertension. TMRC is also engaged in delineating the role of microbiome in health and diseases. In addition, research in the area of pharmaceutical sciences focusing on bioactive compounds from natural sources also constitutes an important area of research. TMRC is serving as the research hub of all four colleges of RAKMHSU; namely, RAKCOMS, RAKCOP, RAKCODS, and RAKCON. The collective goal is to create an intellectual atmosphere conducive to the exploration of frontiers of multidisciplinary knowledge. The ultimate goal is to develop novel diagnostic tests and products, procedures, and techniques of value for improving the health care and well-being of people. Furthermore, RAK Medical and Health Sciences University is equipped with a dedicateddental research laboratory featuring advanced facilities and stateoftheart technologies, thereby supporting high-quality research activities and fostering scholarly excellence in oral health sciences at RAKCODS%u2019 building.RAK Medical & Health Sciences University's Central Animal Research Facility (CARF) was established in the year 2018 on an area of 2,237 square feet for the breeding, and housing of Wistar rats in addition to four laboratories for various pre-clinical research purposes. Currently, CARF maintains Wistar rats, and in the near future, we will incorporate in-breeding and housing facilities for different strains of genetically modified strains of rodents like BALB/c mice, Sprague Dawley rats, and New Zealand white rabbits. The CARF provides a centralized animal research and technical support facility for researchers in departments/ colleges across the University. The holding rooms in the CARF are multi-purpose and designed to be flexible, depending on the needs ofthe various animals and research paradigms. The veterinary doctor routinely does periodic health monitoring of the animals. In addition, feed and water analyses are carried out periodically to assess their quality and contamination. A dedicated team of well-qualified and trained scientists/ veterinarians and