Thanks to the generosity of the Palm Association, a local charity committed to supporting less fortunate Bahraini families and Esterad, the Kingdom's only publicly quoted investment company, 13 students were able to take their first steps towards a future in medicine and nursing and embark on their journey at RCSI Bahrain this year. As a thanks for their efforts and generous contribution, RCSI Bahrain organised a dinner for all those involved.
The sponsorship of the 13 students, 5 medical, 3 nursing and 5 masters in nursing students, is a reflection of Esterad's commitment to its strategy to help promote the importance of further education for young Bahraini's.
Subhi Ben Khadra, CEO of Esterad, commented:
"Esterad Charitable Trust is proud to be associated with this project. Whether we help create a new model for medical research or pioneer innovative ideas for further education in Bahrain, we are ultimately empowering the most talented people in each field and encouraging them to pursue their potential, thus ultimately allowing them to serve their community in the future."
Commenting on the sponsorship, a member of the Palm Association committee and a Meducation coordinator said, "You get a great feeling when you help people become more motivated and guide them to the source of their own power. The generosity of Esterad and RSCI Bahrain has been a great inspiration for us and certainly pushed us ladies to strive harder to make sure our youngsters who are serious about their medical education and who want to give back to their country, get the chance to do so."
Professor Kevin O'Malley, Foundation President of RCSI Bahrain said, "We are very fortunate to have the Palm Association's support and are very grateful for Esterad generosity. Often students wishing to continue on with further education are unable to do so due to the costs involved. Sponsorship allows those students who ordinarily may not be able to pursue the root of further education, to do so, and gain a specialist education in their career of choice. I would like to thank both Esterad and the Palm Association for their efforts and contributions."
Opened in 2004, RCSI Bahrain is a not-for-profit University whose role is to provide healthcare education and training to international standards for students from Bahrain, other GCC countries and beyond. Acredited by the Higher Education Council in Bahrain and the GCC Medical Schools Deans' Committee in February 2006, RCSI Bahrain has continued to grow its curriculum and now offers additional healthcare programmes including the regions first Masters in Nursing programme which was launched in early May 2009.
Source:ameinfo.com/
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