Nadia Al-Wardy

A Polymerase Chain Reaction-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) test to Detect the Common Mutation (35delG) in the Connexin-26 Gene

Objective: To develop a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) based test for the detection of a common frame-shift mutation (35delG) in the connexin-26 (GJB2) gene, and to investigate the status of this mutation in Oman. Method: A PCR test, based on sitedirected mutagenesis, was developed for the 35delG mutation. A mutagenes …

Re: Evaluation Tools in Postgraduate Medical Education–Do we need “Made in Oman” tools?

Faculty Development Initiatives at the College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman

Faculty development is necessary to improve and update teaching and learning methodologies. As such, a variety of learning activities have been designed to improve teaching competencies of individual teachers. The College of Medicine & Health Sciences at Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman, recognised the need for t …

Students’ Perceived Benefits of Integrating a BSc in Health Sciences within a Medical Degree at Sultan Qaboos University

Objectives: After completing the pre-clinical phase of a Doctor of Medicine (MD) curriculum, undergraduate medical students may choose to add a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in health sciences to their MD degree. Limited data exists on the motives behind students’ decisions to undertake such intercalated degrees. He …

COVID-19 and the Clinical Phase of the Medical Doctorate Curriculum in Oman: Challenges and the Way Forward

COVID-19 has gripped the world with lightning speed. Since the onset of the pandemic, activity throughout the world came to a grinding halt. However, business had to continue and people have to learn to live with the virus while the pandemic continues to rage. Medical education is no exception and may even deserve spec …