<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The College of Medicine at Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University has paid great attention to scientific research, and it was from the beginning in the focus of its attention in line with the content of the university’s mission “Delivering distinct education, developing ground-breaking research…”. The College also affirmed its quest to achieve that message through its strategic objectives, among which was the goal of completing the establishment of the infrastructure for graduate studies and scientific research.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">In this context, the College of Medicine has adopted many policies and procedures that support the development of scientific research and its outputs and encourage faculty members to conduct solid scientific research that meets the highest standards and conditions of good scientific research on the one hand, and that serves the university and society on the other hand, and this is reflected in the quality and quantity of research published in recent years. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Scientific Research Unit performs the following main tasks: </span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></p>
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<li style="margin-left:8px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Providing an attractive environment and encouraging the movement of scientific research</span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="margin-left:8px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Building an annual database for the scientific production of faculty members and their equivalents in the college.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom:11px; margin-left:8px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Organizing symposia and seminars in the field of scientific research.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
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