My appointment as Dean of the Pre-Medical and Pharmacy campus of Oman Medical College in July of 2006 has provided me with the honor and privilege of working with an excellent and devoted faculty and staff at Oman Medical College. As Dean, I will continue the ground-breaking work of the first dean, Dr. Michael Johnson, who established a stimulating, challenging and caring learning environment for students at the college. Every member of the college faculty and staff is committed to our mission to educate medical doctors and pharmacists of the highest quality dedicated to serving the healthcare needs of the international community and the Sultanate of Oman. 

Diana Beattie, Ph.D.
Dean, Premedical Campus
Oman Medical College

Oman Medical College accepted its first class of pre-medical students in September of 2001 and its first class of pharmacy students in September of 2003. Since those beginning years, the student body has grown dramatically such that in 2006 almost 400 students are enrolled in the pre-medical and pharmacy programs at the Muscat campus and160 medical students at the Sohar campus. Over 80% of these students are Omanis in keeping with our goal of training primarily students from the gulf area; however, students from 25 other countries including India, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Sudan, Bangladesh, and Nigeria are currently enrolled. The different cultural backgrounds of our students and faculty from around the world provide a rich environment for the study of medicine and pharmacy in a truly international community.
Our programs have continued to develop and mature throughout the past five years and we look forward to graduating our first class of physicians and of pharmacists in 2008.   The faculty and staff at Oman Medical College feel that we are meeting our goal of training quality physicians and pharmacists for the 21st century. I look forward to your joining us.