Sidra CEO Peter Morris addresses Graduate Associates at a National Development Workshop.
Sidra Medical and Research Center (Sidra) has launched its National Development Strategy 2.0 with an aim to inspire and cultivate the development of Qataris and the development of the healthcare sector in Qatar.
The plan is a clear affirmation of Qatar’s National Vision 2030 and the country’s national health strategies. Under the new strategy, national development as well as learning and development programmes at Sidra are customised to ensure that nationals at all levels — whether students, graduates or skilled employees — are given access to the right training tools and mentorship to advance their careers in healthcare.
Dr Kholode Al Obaidli, Chief Learning Officer, said, “The healthcare sector in Qatar has undergone major progressive changes. We must ensure that our nationals adapt to these changes and are ready to bring further progress and innovation in the field. This applies to clinical, scientific and medical administration roles.”
“With a national workforce of nearly 27 per cent, we are putting in place strategies and programmes to further grow the number of Qataris joining healthcare. The key driver to rolling out the national strategy at Sidra is to ensure that people are the right fit for the role and that they have clear learning and development paths mapped out. Their journey of career growth and development should evolve throughout the entire employee life cycle,” said Dr Kholode.
The National Development Strategy 2.0 career development opportunities at Sidra includes, ‘LEAD Yourself’, an accredited development programme (from the Institute of Leadership and Management, UK) designed to provide nationals with the knowledge, skills and capabilities required to succeed in the workplace, ‘Leadership Behaviors’ to support to promote and support behavioural expectations of all employees and ‘Fursati’, a development programme designed to support all nationals achieve their full potential.
Also ‘Coaching as a Management Style’ which demonstrates the effectiveness of coaching as a tool to guide performance and development conversations, ‘GE Healthcare Leadership’, a joint collaboration course that provides an opportunity for managers to leverage their skills through on the job project-based activities, coaching and project reporting and exploring international and local partnerships for work placements are part of the strategy.
Peter Morris, Chief Executive Officer at Sidra, said, “As we celebrate our one year anniversary of the Sidra Outpatient Clinic opening – national development remains an integral part of our short to long term focus. Our national development programmes are strategic interventions that will contribute towards Sidra’s overall success. Sidra is committed to providing excellent developmental opportunities for our national graduate associates - our future leaders.”
Sidra has identified students as a key future talent pool – with active measures taken to encourage and inspire more students to consider careers in science and medicine.
