The Department of Kidney Dialysis Techniques was established as one of the departments of the College of Health and Medical Techniques at Al Bayan University in the academic year 2023-2024 based on the urgent need to graduate medical technical staff who possess the necessary basic and specialized skills to work in dialysis centers in government and private hospitals and to treat patients with renal failure, using modern dialysis devices.
The Department of Kidney Dialysis Techniques is one of the clinical medical departments concerned with training students on how to perform dialysis through a special device designed to replace the function of kidneys that has lost its ability to perform normal functions. The dialysis process is carried out by using special solutions prepared for the dialysis process, which in turn purify the patient’s blood from harmful wastes that the kidneys can get rid of, as well as removing toxins resulting from various metabolic processes and excreting excess water, dissolved materials and salts from the patient’s blood, due to the failure the patient’s kidneys.
Duration of study at the Department of Kidney Dialysis Technologies
The designated period of study is four academic years, through which the students acquire the basic and specialized theoretical knowledge along with scientific training at the university along with training at the dialysis centers in the hospitals of the Iraqi ministry of health for the purpose of obtaining the necessary skills to work at the specialized dialysis centers of the health care institutes in Iraq. The department awards the students after completing the four years of study a bachelor degree in dialysis techniques, and thus they become qualified to work at the dialysis centers and urology wards of the health institutes of the Iraqi ministry of health.
Study curriculum at the Department of Kidney Dialysis Techniques
The department follows an academic study program built on solid scientific base which fulfills the requirements and needs of the society, which qualifies the students and provides them with the clinical skills to work at hospital wards in general and specifically the dialysis centers.
The academic system followed in the Department of Kidney Dialysis Techniques.
Year of Establishment: 2023-2024
Years of Study: 4 years
The Department of kidney dialysis Techniques at the College of Health and Medical Technologies follows the semester course system, where the academic year is divided into a first semester and a second semester, and the total number of semesters for obtaining a bachelor’s degree in Department of kidney dialysis Techniques is eight, with graduation research submitted by the student in the last semester (eighth). In the fourth academic year.
Vision
Our vision is to provide preparations to medical techniques staff to possess high scientific skills according to the international standards, capable of functioning within efficient teamwork atmosphere in order to participate in treating and ameliorate the suffering of renal failure patients. All these preparations will be provided during the theoretical study and practical training period at the university along with dialysis centers in the Iraqi ministry of health institutes, accomplishing through which the highest degrees of scientific and practical efficiency for the graduates, and to be qualified to work in hospitals in general, and dialysis centers in specific.
Our message
The Department of Kidney Dialysis Techniques seeks to be the leader in Iraq and the Arab region in qualifying medical personnel capable of working in specialized centers within hospitals (dialysis centers) and providing the best therapeutic services with high techniques in the service of Iraq and its generous people and meeting the requirements of the labor market.
Our goals
- Graduating qualified staff to work in the dialysis centers, and these staffs provide excellent health services to patients with renal failure.
- Actively participating in the follow up process of renal failure patients regarding the strict treatment regimen by regularly taking medications and in terms of the dietary specifications of this segment of society.
- Providing awareness-raising services for patients with renal failure through seminars and field visits and effective contribution to the early detection of patients with renal failure.
- Participate in advanced professional training that is compatible with international standards in order to achieve high levels of renewed expertise in the field of dialysis.