Background
- More than 33 years of experience in health care
- Expertise in family medicine, medical education, research, evidence-based health care, quality improvement and patient safety
Dr. Noura Alnowaiser has more than 33 years of clinical experience as a family physician with 15 years in senior leadership responsibilities including quality management and patient safety. She has a wealth of experience in performance improvement and patient safety tools and techniques, and implementation in various settings and situations. She also has experience in medical education and evidence-based health care practice theory and practice and its implementation.
Professional Experience
- Director of CQI and PS, Medical Services, Ministry of Defense, Riyadh, KSA
- Family Medicine Consultant, Prince Sultan Medical Military City, Riyadh, KSA
- Trainer for Family Medicine Saudi Board, Prince Sultan Medical Military City, Riyadh, KSA
- Member of the Executive Committee, Saudi Center for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, Riyadh, KSA
- Member of the Board of Directors for the Saudi Center of Patient Safety, Riyadh, KSA
- Member of the Steering Team for National strategy for Quality, KSA
Professional Affiliations or Certifications
- American Academy of Family Physicians
- Certified Professional in healthcare Quality (CPHQ)
- Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS)
- EBHC Society, Saudi Commission for Healthcare Specialties
- Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners (FRCGP)
- National Gulf Centre Of Evidence Based Health Care
- RPI® Certified Yellow Belt
- Saudi Commission for Healthcare Specialties
- Saudi Medical Education Society
- Saudi Society for Family Physicians
- World Health Organization for Family Physicians
Education
- Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MB.chB), College of Medicine, KAU , Jeddah, KSA
- Master of Science in Primary Care, College of Medicine, KSU, Riyadh, KSA
- MRCGP, Royal College of General Practitioners, London, UK
- Certificate in Counseling, Institute of Counselling, Glasgow, UK
- JCI Diploma program in QI and PS, PSMCHS in Affiliation with JCI, Dhahran, KSA