Clinician-Scientist PhD program

The Clinician-Scientist PhD program is a collaborative initiative between Alfaisal University and KAUST looking for the most competitive and capable candidates to undergo an intensive doctoral training. This innovative and highly competitive program builds upon the overarching aims of KAUST's Smart Health Initiative, launched by KAUST to establish novel and globally competitive programs to train the next generation of clinicians and scientists in Saudi Arabia. The expectation is that attendees of such programs will become experts and pioneers in leading the way to translate fundamental findings in the laboratory into diagnostic and treatment tools aimed at tackling various diseases with local and global impact.

Successful candidates will build upon their medical education at Alfaisal and enhance their scientific and analytical skills during their training and education at KAUST. Successful candidates will be awarded both KAUST and Alfaisal supervision and fully funded studentships by KAUST. The expectation is that graduates of this program will become experts and pioneers in leading the way to translate fundamental findings in the laboratory into diagnostic and treatment tools aimed at tackling various diseases with local and global impact.

Further details on the program can be found here