ALWAH ALKATHIRI
teaching assistance
Faculty of Nursing
King Saud University
aalkathiri@ksu.edu.sa
EDUCATION
Dec 2013: Academic Intensive English Program ,University of Tasmania , Australia.
Feb 2012: Master of Science in Nursing with major in adult medical surgical nursing with
first class honours, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Sept 2009: completed internship year, which involved rotating in different specialties at
King Fahad Medical City in Riyadh .
Sept 2007: Bachelor of Science in Nursing , 2008, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
HONORS & AWARDS
May 2012: First Class Honours - ranked 3rd, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Jun 2007 : Awarded the ideal Student award, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
EMPLOYMENT
Dec 2009 to present : Faculty Member (teaching assistance), Department of Adult Medical
Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.
Responsibilities: giving lab tutorials about fundamentals of nursing and physical assessments to
groups of up to 20 undergraduates, Senior Trainer in the Emergency and Critical Care Units and
Medical Surgical area.
Alkathiri, Alwah CV
Licensure
Saudi Nursing licensure “Specialist Nurse”, Saudi Commission for Health Specialties
Basic Life support provider (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) . Heart Association, King Fahad
Medical City .
Presentations & Workshop Participation
I have attended a set of scientific symposium and workshop, the most important are the
following:
1) 2nd Biennial Nursing Research and Evidence Based practice Day , 1st Sept 2014
conducted at king Faisal specialist hospital and research center.
2) 2nd Saudi stroke nursing symposium (8 CME hours) on 6th – 7th of May 2008,
conducted at KFMC
A) 2nd Saudi stroke nursing symposium; national institutes of health stroke scale/ code stroke ( 1
CME hours) on 6th – 7th of May 2008, conducted at KFMC
B) 2nd Saudi stroke nursing symposium; Dysphasia for nurses ( 1 CME hours) on 6th – 7th of
May 2008, conducted at KFMC
C) 2nd Saudi stroke nursing symposium; pre-hospital identification & management ( 1 CME
hours) on 6th – 7th of May 2008, conducted at KFMC
3) 7th international congress of Saudi society of hematology ( 9 CME hours) on 19th –
22nd of May 2008, conducted at KFMC
4) international disinfection & sterilization in health care facilities Symposium (CME 8
hours) 1st – 2nd of April 2008 , conducted at KFMC
5) advances in maternity nursing symposium (14 CME hours) on 10th – 11th of September
2007 , Conducted at KFMC
6) participation in the international nursing symposium on day surgery accredited by the
Saudi commission for health specialties (CME 5 hrs) 02 May, 2007 security forces hospital
program
Research interest
I am interested in medical surgical nursing ( critical care ) and I would like to pursue graduate
training in the field with special emphasis on research and applied aspects of critical care that
will help to improve nursing care in Saudi Arabia.
Alkathiri, Alwah CV