MBRU Announces Scholarships For Nursing Frontliners

Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU) has announced a 50% scholarship for postgraduate students of all nationalities applying for its College of Nursing and Midwifery MSc programs for the academic year 2021-2022, as a show of support to frontline workers and UAE nursing forces.

MBRU has alsoextended the application deadline for the College of Nursing and Midwifery MSc programs:MSc in Cardiovascular Nursing and MSc in Pediatric Nursingto June 27, 2021. Last year, the programs drew a strong response from nursing professionals in the UAE, with more than 70% of the first cohort of students for the College being Emirati females.

The College of Nursing and Midwifery programs are accredited by the UAE Ministry of Education andwill provide registered nurseswith a wide range of skills and competencies across specialist areas of nursing and in specific clinical settings.

The programs can be completed over one year of full-time study or two years of part-time study, and a clinical component of the courses will see students undertake12 weeks of clinical nursing practice in Northern Ireland, at the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust through a partnership between MBRU and its academic partner Queen’s University of Belfast.

The deadline extension and scholarship announcement were made at a virtual open day for prospective students.Professor Kevin J Gormley, Dean of College of Nursing and Midwifery,said: “The College of Nursing and Midwifery is a major step in MBRU’s mission to become a global hub for integrated healthcare education.

“Highly skilled, qualified nurses are essential to the future of healthcare in the UAE and the region, and we are confident that our courses – and our partnership with Queen’s University Belfast – will deliver exceptional students and model professionals.”

For more information, please visit:

https://www.mbru.ac.ae/college-of-nursing-and-midwifery/apply-college-of-nursing-and-midwifery/