Oman Medical College
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Oman Medical College (OMC) is a private co-educational college dedicated to the training of medical doctors and Pharmacists. The College offers a 7-year program of study leading to the M.D. (Doctor of Medicine) and a four years and a half year program of study leading to the B. Pharm (Bachelor of Pharmacy) degree. The first 3 years of the Medical Program are conducted in the Bowshar Campus and the remaining 4 years at the Sohar Campus.
The development of Oman Medical College was an important milestone in Oman’s march towards provision of world-class healthcare in the country. The creation of Oman Medical College has fulfilled Oman’s need for opening new avenues for medical education.
The starting of Oman Medical College in the private sector was in tune with the vision and directives of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said. Dr. P. Mohammed Ali, the Managing Director of Galfar group of companies conceptualized this initiative in the year 2000 and took it forward with the approval of the Ministry of Higher Education and secured the academic partnership with the School of Medicine of West Virginia University in the United States of America. OMC began its first year of operations on October 1, 2001 with an incoming class of 69 students enrolled for the premedical education program.
The Government of Oman has extended unqualified support to the project by sponsoring a large number of Omani students, giving free land, and above all, by dedicating the Sohar Regional Hospital as the teaching hospital of the Oman Medical College.
Mission:
Oman Medical College is committed to educating Medical Doctors of the highest quality dedicated to serving the health care needs of the international community and the people of the Sultanate of Oman.