The Academic Medical Center (AMC) is a major milestone for Dubai and for Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC). It serves an important role in advancing healthcare, an important element His Highness' strategic vision 2015. The Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Academic Medical Center includes:

University Hospital (UH): At the heart of the AMC is the 400 bed teaching hospital, providing advanced patient care in an educational and research environment.

Harvard Medical School Dubai Center (HMSDC) Institute for Postgraduate Education & Research: An unprecedented link with Harvard Medical School.

Al Maktoum Harvard Medical Library (MHML): A state of the art knowledge center, access Harvard Medical School Library in Boston.

Dubai Harvard Foundation for Medical Research (DHFMR): An endowment for life sciences research.