EDUCATION

 
1992 – 1995    Ph. D. in Health Services Administration

University of South Carolina - Columbia, South Carolina, USA
Dissertation: An Exploratory Study of Primary Health Centers Administrators in Saudi Arabia.
 
1990 – 1991    Ph. D. student in Health Services Administration
University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
Pursued doctoral program for two semesters with courses and research work but had to transfer to the University of South Carolina
 
1986 – 1989    Master of Health Administration (MHA)

Tulane University – New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Finished 66 credit hours plus seven months administrative residency at Tulane University Hospital & Clinics.
 
1980 – 1982    B.S. in Health Facilities Management

Whitworth College – Spokane, Washington, USA
 
1977 – 1980    B.S. student in Nutrition Management
Syracuse University – Syracuse, New York, USA
Pursued a bachelor degree in nutrition management and finished 62 credit hours but had to transfer to Whitworth College to study Health Facilities Management.
 
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1996 – 2016                Assistant Professor in the Health Services Administration program at King Saud University in Riyadh.
Community Health Sciences Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, and the Department of Health Administration College of Business Administration, have been teaching the following courses:
 
CHS       242         Health Science & Health Services Organization
CHS       334         Epidemiology - I
CHS       390         Reaserch methods in Health Science
CHS       418         Hospital Administration
CHS       437         Health Information Systems
CHS       442         Practicum in Health Services Administration
CHS       445         Health Economics
CHS       447         Health Planning
CHS       448         Health Planning & Evaluation
CHS       454         Food Services Management in Hospitals
CHS       471         Medical Records
CHS       492         Seminar in Health Services Administration
PA           511       Hospital Administration - I, for master students
HIT        1202       Medical Classification & Coding
AMA      1101       Administrative Medical Assistant
HI           561        Legal Ethical, and social Aspects of Health Informatics
PA           505         The Quality of Healthcare
PA           509         Quality Control in Healthcare
PA          518         Strategic Management in Healthcare Organizations
PA           507         Introduction to Public Health
PA          599         Research Project
 
Aug 2015 – 2016         Assistant Professor in the Health Services Administration program at King Saud University in Riyadh.
 
Feb 2011 – 2015         Deputy Director of the Department of Medical and Health Sciences Programs & Director of Near West Region Saudi Arabia Cultural Mission, USA
 
Aug 2004 - 2010         Dean of the College of Nursing
                        King Saud University, Riyadh
 
Aug 2003 – 2004         General Director of Medical Records Departments                                                                         University Hospitals (KKUH & KAUH)
                        King Saud University, Riyadh
 
Aug 2001 - 2003         Director of the Department of Health Sciences Program
                                    College of Applied Studies & Community Service
                                    King Saud University, Riyadh
 
July 1999 – 2001         Chairman for the Department of Dental Health Care
                        College of Applied Medical Sciences
                        King Saud University, Riyadh
 
Sep. 1996 – 2000        Coordinator of the Health Services Administration Program
                        College of Applied Medical Sciences
                        King Saud University, Riyadh
 
Jun. – Dec., 1989        Administrative Resident at Tulane University Hospital & Clinics New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Worked for seven months as an administrative resident at various departments in the hospital.
 
1982 – 1986                Director of Medical Records and Statistics department
King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (162 beds). Worked as the director of the medical records department, admissions office, registration office, and the hospital statistics department. Served as chairman and member of several hospital standing committees.
 
STANDING COMMITTEES
 
2008 – 2010                Member of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) King Saud Uinversity
 
2008 – 2010                Member of the Board of Trustees at Buraydah Colleges, Buraydah Saudi Arabia
 
2000 – present             Part time consoultant for the Saudi Commission for Health Speciality
 
2005 – 2007                Member of the Standing Committee for setting the standards and regulation for health specialities for accreditation of health programs and higher educational institutions.
National Commission for Academic Accredation & Assessment
Ministry of Higher Education.
 
2005 – 2006                Member of the Project Committee for the establishment of the Bridging Program College of Nursing, Ministry of Health
 
2004 – 2006                Member of the Standing Committee for the establishment of Ploicie & Procedures, Forms, and Health Information Systems at King Fahad Medical City in Riyadh.
 
2004 – 2006                Member of the Standing Academic Committee for Setting of the Standards and Selection of Schalorship Students
                                    Ministry of Higher Education
 
Post Graduate Training
2009                            Certificate Program in International Health Research Ethics
                                    College of Medicine at the University of Maryland, USA
Other Skills
            Complete working knowledge of current application and software on Personal computers.
Memberships
Associate Member of American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).
 
Research Publications
On the research side working on several studies related to health care services in Saudi Arabia.

• Alnaif, M. S. “Physicians’ perception of health insurance in Saudi Arabia.” Saudi Med J 2006; Vol. 27 (5).
• Badreldin, A. M., M ELnaif " Physicians’ Nurses' and Patients' perception with Hospital Medical Records at a Military Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia." Journal of Family & Community Medicine 2005;12(1).
• Sleem H, Abdelhai RA, Al-Abdallat I, Al-Naif M, Gabr HM, Kehil ET, Sadiq BB, Yousri R, Elsayed D, Sulaiman S, Silverman H. Development of an accessible self-assessment tool for research ethics committees in developing countries, J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics, 2010 Sep;5(3):85-96; quiz 97-8.
• Alnaif, M. S., S. A. ALghanim “Patients’ knowledge and attitudes towards health education   Implications for Primary Health Services in Saudi Arabia.” J Fam Community Med 2009;16(1):27-32
• Alnaif, M. S., H.A. Ezat “Evaluation of Safety Culture Among Health care Providers and Managers in KKUH.” (In Press)

 
Web-Site
http://fac.ksu.edu.sa/alnaif/cv