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Saudi Arabia established a national sleep medicine fellowship program to address the shortage of trained specialists. The new curriculum ensures competence in diagnosing and managing sleep disorders.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Sleep Medicine
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Sleep medicine is a rapidly growing global field requiring more qualified physicians.
  • Saudi Arabia accredited sleep medicine as a specialty in 2012 but faces a shortage of trained specialists.
  • Existing fellowship programs lacked a unified national structure under the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To establish a national, interdisciplinary sleep medicine training program in Saudi Arabia.
  • To develop a standardized curriculum and admission requirements for the Saudi Sleep Medicine Fellowship Program.
  • To enhance the competency of sleep medicine trainees in assessing, diagnosing, and managing sleep disorders.

Main Methods:

  • The SCFHS mandated the development of a national adult sleep medicine program in 2020.
  • A Specialty Curriculum Development Committee was formed to create the fellowship curriculum.
  • The curriculum and requirements were approved by the SCFHS Curricula Editorial Board.

Main Results:

  • A comprehensive adult sleep medicine fellowship program curriculum has been developed.
  • Specific admission requirements for the program have been established.
  • The curriculum aims to equip trainees with essential skills for sleep disorder management.

Conclusions:

  • The newly developed Saudi Sleep Medicine Fellowship Program curriculum and requirements are presented.
  • This initiative aims to standardize sleep medicine training nationwide.
  • The program is expected to increase the number of qualified sleep medicine specialists in Saudi Arabia.