Biomedical Sciences

About the Department


Mission

The mission of the Department is to excel in Biomedical Sciences’ education and research through collaboration with other departments and programs (IPE), to prepare life- long learners (students; teaching, training and development) having basic and applied knowledge of normal and abnormal body processes required for development of diagnostic and therapeutic strategies (all courses) for prevention and treatment of diseases (patient care)

Goals & Objectives

  • Provide challenging and quality course work in Biomedical Sciences to prepare life long learners.
    1. Develop integrated courses: ILO’, blue printing, course plan with specification.
    2. Apply students centered learning: Case based teaching
    3. Library assignments and projects
    4. Assessments: case based, assessing higher learning
    5. Initiate proposal for PG courses
  • Recommend, recruit, develop and retain experienced faculty
    1. Assist recruitment committee
    2. Support Faculty development program:
      • Departmental staff development program
      • COCP and University Level programs
      • National and International
    3. Provide excellent Administrative and collegial environment
      • Orientation of new faculty
      • CMeetings SOPs
      • Facilities for students and staff
      • Social gatherings
  • Collaborate with other Departments and programs for Inter Professional Education and Research
    1. Inter Professional Education
    2. Research
  • Contribute to COCP and KFU mission in teaching research and Community Engagement
    1. Research targets
      • KFU research grant target
      • National (KACST)
      • International
      • Students research
    2. Community Engagement
      • Community research: through students
      • Service learning in different courses
      • Community Service: Educate/assist Community/Hospital pharmacists through Lectures

Faculty members


Dr. Ahmed Saad Alnaim

Office IP: 9605

Dr. Wafa Ezz Elarab Ahmed Soliman

Associate Professor

Office IP: 6644

Dr. Mohammed Monirul Islam

Associate Professor

Office IP: 9818

Dr. Shinu Pottathil

Associate Professor

Office IP: 8803

Dr. Muhammad Shahzad Chohan

Associate Professor

Office IP: 5447

Dr. Shahzad Khan

Associate Professor

Office IP: 8593

Dr. Moustafa Mohammed Hemida

Associate Professor

Office IP: 6951

Nesreen Issa ALOJIAN

Office IP: 9826

Ibrahim Almatrafi

Teaching Assistant

Sulaiman Alshahri

Teaching Assistant

Mishal Alghanem

Teaching Assistant

Dr. Mahmoud Alsayaei

assistant professor

مواد القسم


Serial Course Code ​Course No. Subject Units Contact hours
1 BMS-1 2020111 Physiology-1 (2+1) 5
2 BMS-2 2020112 Anatomy and Histology-1 (1+1) 4
3 BMS-3 2020113 Biochemistry-1 (2+0) 2
4 BMS-4 2020121 Physiology-2 (2+0) 2
5 BMS-5 2020122 Anatomy and Histology-2 (1+1) 4
6 BMS-6 2020123 Biochemistry-2 (2+1) 5
7 BMS-7 2020211 Pathophysiology-1 (2+0) 2
8 BMS-8 2020212 Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition (2+1) 5
9 BMS-9 2020213 Molecular Biology (2+0) 2
10 BMS-10 2020221 Pathophysiology-2 (2+0) 2
11 BMS-11 2020222 Immunology (2+0) 2
12 BMS-12 2020223 Microbiology (3+1) 6
13 BMS-13 2020321 Research Experience 2+0 2
14 BMS-14 2020421 Pharmaceutical Biotechnology compulsory (2+0) 2
Total credit hours 31 (25+6) 45