Three students from the talented and distinguished program at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at the Arabian Gulf University participated in the International Summer Training Program at the University of Cambridge, as the students, Heba Allah Al -Tawil, Amna Al -Bambit, and Zainab Sayed Shbar, joined two sessions specialized in the fields of psychology and biomedical sciences.
The first session was entitled: Introduction to Individual Differences and dealt with the subject of individual differences between people and how to measure them, and focused on four main axes that contribute to the formation of these differences, while highlighting the role of psychological factors in forming patterns of thinking and behavior, while the second session was entitled: Excital Cells: Fundamentals of Neurobiology
The course extended over five consecutive days by 7.5 training hours, and the students participating in conclusion obtained a certificate of attendance, and the course focused on understanding electrical signals in neurons, and their role in feeling and communication, in addition to highlighting the contributions of prominent scientists from the University of Cambridge with the Nobel Prize.
This, and the participation gave students a unique opportunity to gain advanced scientific knowledge, and to develop the skills of critical thinking and scientific analysis, in addition to enhancing their ability to link theoretical sciences and modern research applications, and the program also contributed to expanding students ’perceptions and refining their academic personalities by engaging in a global educational environment at the University of Cambridge.
This training program comes as an affirmation of the keenness of the College of Medicine and Health Sciences and the Deanship of Student Affairs to support her talented students, and to provide them with opportunities to gain leading scientific and research experiences through cooperation with the oldest international universities.
