West Bank university is first to receive international medical accreditation in Palestine

The Arab American University in the West Bank has been accredited by the World Federation of Medical Education, Wafa news agency reported on Wednesday.

Acting university president Bara Asfour said the Arab American University secured the prestigious international accreditation for the Faculty of Human Medicine for four years, making it the first Palestinian university to do so.

Asfour added that the university would seek international accreditations for all its departments, except for the faculties of dentistry and engineering, which have already obtained international accreditation.