EAMC partners with FCHS to train Emirati nurses
Etihad Airways Medical Centre (EAMC), the UAE’s first aeromedical facility, and Fatima College of Health Sciences (FCHS) of The Institute of Applied Technology, have announced a new partnership to support the training and continued development of Emirati nurses in Abu Dhabi.
The partnership, which is the first of its kind in the UAE, forms an important part of EAMC’s strategy to employ more Emirati female healthcare professionals, as the airline remains committed to realising the vital economic potential of women and their important role in driving the emirate’s transformation into a thriving knowledge based economy. The agreement also supports FCHS’s vision to be a key provider of excellence in health sciences education in the United Arab Emirates.
The EAMC sponsorship programme will provide up to three students a year with a unique opportunity to pursue a rewarding and challenging career in the nursing profession with Etihad Airways. EAMC will also give the selected students the opportunity to become pioneers in aviation and occupational nursing as a recognized training centre, following a recently signed agreement with the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland.
Students will be selected for sponsorship based on their robust academic performance to date. Successful students will receive a monthly stipend from the airline and will meet EAMC clinical staff members regularly to discuss their progress. After graduation, students will be offered full-time employment with the airline.
The EAMC serves the airline’s 23,000 Abu Dhabi based employees, providing full laboratory services, physiotherapy, radiology, dental care, nutrition counselling, ear, nose and throat services, and primary care. Nurses from FCHS who successfully gain employment with Etihad Airways will have the option to work across a number of disciplines in addition to aviation health services.
The College’s nursing programme has been designed by Griffith University in Australia. In addition to the BSc Degree, the school of nursing offers a bridging programme for diploma-holding practitioner nurses.
