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H.E. Dr. Hussein bin Abdullah bin Saad Al-Hussein
H.E. Dr. Hussein bin Abdullah bin Saad Al-Hussein

H.E. Dr. Hussein bin Abdullah bin Saad Al-Hussein

Assistant Secretary-General for Institutional Affairs / Certified Practising Consultant in Radiation Oncology | Saudi Commission for Health Specialties | Member

Summary

Current Position: Deputy Secretary-General for Institutional Affairs at the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties.

He is a registered and practising consultant in radiation oncology with the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada. He obtained his medical degree from King Saud University (1998–2004) in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and subsequently completed his residency in radiation oncology (2007–2011) and a subspecialty fellowship (2012–2013) at The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, University of Ottawa, Canada.

His passion lies in the quality of education and training of the healthcare workforce at the national, regional and global levels, and in ensuring that this workforce is ready for the future.

He obtained his board certification from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in June 2011 and completed a subspecialty fellowship in Head and Neck, Central Nervous System and Stereotactic Radiosurgery, which has been the focus of his clinical practice since 2011.

Qualifications and Certifications:

  • Master of Management in Health Care (International Health Leadership), McGill University.
  • Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ).
  • Governance, Risk and Compliance Professional (GRCP).
  • Doctor of Medicine (MD), Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada (FRCPC).

Key Professional and Leadership Milestones:

  • Deputy Secretary-General for Institutional Affairs, Saudi Commission for Health Specialties.
  • Subspecialty Consultant in Radiation Oncology (Head and Neck, Neuro-oncology and Stereotactic Radiosurgery), King Fahad Medical City (performing clinical duties on a part-time basis).
  • Chair of the Academic Council for the Accreditation of Health Specialties at the Education and Training Evaluation Commission (since May 2021).
  • Executive Director of Accreditation (August 2018 – July 2024) and Chair of the Central Accreditation Committee (April 2019 – July 2024) at the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS).
  • Established and oversaw the committees for institutional accreditation, programme accreditation and accreditation surveyors, as well as other related committees.
  • Executive Director of Training and Chair of the Central Training Committee (March 2023 – July 2024) (Acting), in which capacity he established the Commission's regulatory framework for accreditation governance and training oversight of the Saudi Board postgraduate health training programmes, launched in October 2023.
  • Led the task force for reforming the Commission's institutional accreditation system (October 2018 – March 2019), resulting in the system's launch on 3 March 2019.
  • Served as Director of Postgraduate Studies and Scholarship Administration at King Fahad Medical City (2013–2016), and led the JCI/CBAHI medical education accreditation task force, resulting in the City's accreditation as an Academic Medical Centre in 2014.