Rihab Alkhalil رحاب الخليل

Over 17 years of experience in leadership, consultancy, and clinical research, which cultivated my skills to incorporate approaches that are innovative, sustainable, and scalable towards advanced outcomes in healthcare and public health .

As chief of pediatric audiology department , I lead audiology and logistic team to embrace best-practice atmosphere, to convey a strategic direction in healthcare operation through integrating innovation and new technologies in healthcare.

As a clinical supervisor of two significant programs , I direct a multi-disciplinary team and interrelated projects and their budget to exceed international benchmarks via applying expertise, science, and novel research and to achieve successful, high-quality care and cost-effective enterprise.

As a director of Saudi diploma clinical program , I collaborate with the National Health Commission and Deanship of Postgraduate Medical Education to achieve an overall attainments and success that encourage a future transformation in healthcare in the region.

“Code of Practice Policy for Initiative for Improving Equal access to Education for Individuals with Disability" - Project leader

TATWEER Co For Educational Services , MOE Vision 2030 (2022)

Saudi Health Tenders consultancy, preparation and technical reviewer for all health/consumable tenders- Member

NUPCO- SA Public Investment Funding (2020-Current)

Board Exam Standard Setting- Member

Academy of Audiology-ABA (2021-Current)

Al-Khalil, R. H., Al-Sowayan, B. S., & Albdah, B. (2023). The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on rehabilitation services provided for cochlear implant recipients in Saudi Arabia. Annals of Medicine, 55(1), 869-880.

First Author

Using Unaided Measured UCLs to Predict the Hearing Aid users' Tolerance and Duration of Use (2017)

First Author and leading Presenter

Testing for Viruses in infants diagnosis of hearing loss: A guideline for clinical practice in BCH and Harvard Medical School (2015)

First author of BCH group

• PMP: in progress (expected 2024)
• Train-of-Trainers (2022)
• Improving global health: Focusing on Quality and Safety, Harvard Global Health Institute (2021)
• Exercising Leadership: foundational principles, Harvard Global Health Institute (2021)
• Pediatric Audiology certificate specialty- PASC , ABA(2021)-"Recognized as the only certified in Middle East region"
• Certificate of Clinical Competence- CCC-A , ASHA (2015)