On Monday ,The Leadership and Administrative Qualification Program for Physicians was inaugurated at the Royal Jordanian National Defense College. The program is organized by the college as part of the parallel academic programs held annually for a number of government sectors. The program was attended by the Commandant of the National Defense College.

The program aims to qualify a number of physicians from the Medical Services Directorate in leadership, management, strategic planning, and risk management skills.

The two-week program includes training through which participants acquire leadership skills and practical experience. It also covers several topics, most notably national security, its basic concepts, the challenges and threats it faces, and the elements of state power. It also covers the concept of leadership and strategic management, strategic planning concepts, communication skills, and other topics that serve the concept of national security.

It is noteworthy that the National Defense College is concerned with preparing leadership elements from various state sectors (military and civilian) through studying and analyzing the basic elements influencing national security, qualifying elected officers from the Jordanian Armed Forces and sister and friendly countries to occupy leadership positions, and qualifying various leaderships in the state in the field of national security and state strategy.