Application Instructions for CCAD Observership Program
Please review the application instructions below carefully before beginning an application.
Application Process Guidelines
Completion of application
- The process for the application will only begin once all required documents have already been completed and validated by our team.
Deadlines for the application:
- Applications must be submitted at least 8 weeks before the requested Observership start date.
- Applications submitted on short notice of the start date will not be accepted for review.
Duration of program:
- The minimum duration for an observership at CCAD is 2 weeks for Practicing Clinicians.
- The maximum duration for an observership at CCAD is 12 weeks.
Training start date:
- Preferred start dates will always be subject to the approval of the preceptor of your specialty of interest.
- Observership start date should always be a Monday.
Eligibility Criteria
Candidates who are eligible to apply to CCAD’s observership program include:
- Students enrolled in a Health Professional School
- Interns enrolled in an Internship Program
- Residents or Fellows enrolled in a Residency or Fellowship Program
- Licensed Clinicians seeking to enhance a specific skill or qualification for the purpose of examination (i.e. MRCPCh, etc.)
General Application Requirements
All applicants will need to submit and upload the following documents. Must be in PDF Format and must only be in 1 attachment. Zipped files will not be accepted.
- Completed online application
- Non-refundable Application Fee of AED 200.00 is applicable(CCAD Caregiver dependents are exempted).
- Passport Copy (clear and colored copy)
- Residency Visa Copy for Non-UAE Nationals (UAE Residents only)
- Emirates ID (front & back) (UAE Residents only)
- 1 Photo (Passport Size)
- Health Insurance Copy
- Occupational Health requirements* (see below)
Supplemental Application Requirements
All applicants will need to submit and upload the following documents. Must be in PDF Format and must only be in 1 attachment. Zipped files will not be accepted.
Medical Students, Interns, Residents, and Post-Graduate Students
- CV
- Letter of Intent (Cover Letter)
- 2 Letters of Recommendation (from the chairman/section head or direct supervisor) Written in official letter head and duly signed
- Letter of Endorsement from Dean / Program Director (should include learning objectives) Written in official letter head and duly signed
Health Professionals (Physician, Allied Health, Nursing)
- CV
- Letter of Intent (cover letter)
- 2 Letters of Recommendation (from the chairman/section head or direct supervisor) Written in official letter head and duly signed
- Letter of Endorsement from Home Institution (Written in official letter head and duly signed)
Occupational Health Requirements*
Once you have submitted your application, if selected to attend as an observer, you will be required to provide a Health Clearance Agreement. This will be sent to you in an email from the CCAD Academic Office.
The Health Clearance Agreement must be completed by yourself and a physician witness attesting to your immunization history. Trainees cannot start the program without submission of a completed Health Clearance Agreement Form. Observership applicants cannot start the program without completion of occupational health.
COVID-19 Requirements: Vaccination requirement (Proof of vaccine)
Important Notice
Please read carefully
- All INCOMPLETE and submitted applications will be automatically deleted from our system. Please take time in filling up the form and uploading the required documents.
- Confirmation of training start date will only be confirmed once CID (Criminal Investigation Department) clearance is obtained by CCAD.
- Once Trainees are officially accepted in the program you are required to pay Program Fee: Local Applicants - AED 2,000.00 (+5% vat) for 2 or 4 weeks of training, for Allied Health - Pharmacy Observership, the Program Fee is AED 200.00 per day. International Applicants - $680.50 (+5% vat) per month of training. Before making a payment, make sure to review the "Cancellation and Fee Refund Policy". https://fs10.formsite.com/CCADclinicaltraining/images/Cancellation_and_Fee_Refund_Policy.pdf
- Mode of payment details will be shared upon acceptance(CCAD Caregiver dependents are exempted).
- Observers are not employed by CCAD.
- Observers DO NOT receive any financial support, worker's compensation, housing, insurance coverage, or other compensation from CCAD.
- Observers must follow all bylaws, procedures, and policies implemented at CCAD.
- Observers must follow patient confidentiality as outlined in policy “Confidentiality of Patient Health Information” (FIN_POL_110).
- Observers are asked to bring their own white coats and comply with professional dress code which is business attire.
- Observership completion certificates must not be presented as qualifications or work experience to other entities (e.g. must not be listed on personal CV's, resumes, etc. as work experience or educational qualification).
- Observers will not receive any academic credit that may constitute as added value to licensure or board certification.
- Observerships are clinical shadowing experiences and observers will not participate in any direct patient care activities.
- In any case that you will not be able to complete your program, the Academic Office will not issue a Certificate.
- CCAD may terminate an observership at its own discretion without any appeal process by the observer.