1. Curriculum phases
The undergraduate program is six years
(twelve semesters)
divided into three phases:
Phase 1: Premedical phase Premedical year (semesters
1&2)
Phase 2: Integrated organ-system
phase Medical 1st, 2nd
and 3rd years (semesters 1- 8)
Phase 3: Clerkship phase 4th
and 5th years (semesters 9-12)
2.
Curriculum Timetable
Table 1: courses/blocks in each phase by semester with titles,
symbol, number and duration in credit hours & their distribution (theory +
practical)
Phase I Premed
|
Stage
|
Level
|
Course
|
Course Symbol
|
Credit hours
|
Prerequisite
|
|
|
|
English Language 1
|
ENGL- 121
|
3 (1, 0, 4)*
|
---------
|
|
Premed
Common Year for All Health Colleges
|
First
|
Arabic Language I
|
ARB-101
|
2 (2, 0, 0)
|
--------
|
|
Introduction to Computer and Information
Technology
|
COM-101
|
4 (3, 0, 2)
|
---------
|
||
|
General Physics
|
PHYS-101
|
4 (3, 0, 2)
|
--------
|
||
|
Statistics
|
STAT-101
|
3 (2, 2, 0)
|
-------
|
||
|
Total Units
|
|
16
|
|
||
|
Second
|
Arabic Language II
|
ARB-103
|
2 (2, 0, 0)
|
------
|
|
|
Organic Chemistry
|
CHEM-106
|
2 (2, 0, 0)
|
------
|
||
|
Islamic Study I
|
IC-101
|
2 (2, 0, 0)
|
-------
|
||
|
Psychosocial Science and Communication
Skills
|
SOCI-107
|
2 (2, 0, 0)
|
-------
|
||
|
English Language 2
|
ENGL- 032
|
6 (4, 0, 4)
|
ENGL - 121
|
||
|
Human Biology
|
BIOL-106
|
4 (3,0 , 2)
|
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|
||
|
General Chemistry
|
CHEM-105
|
2 (2, 0, 0)
|
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|
||
|
Total Units
|
|
20
|
|
* Credit hours (Lectures, Tutorial**, Lab***)
** 4Totorial = 1 unit (Credit hours)
*** 2 Lab hours = 1 unit (Credit hours)
Phase II Integration of Basic Sciences
|
Year and Semester
|
Course title
|
Course # & symbol
|
Credit
(hours)
|
Prerequisite
|
|
|
Year: 1
Semesters: 3 and 4
|
Concepts & process of learning
|
MEDU
|
201
|
3(2, 0, 2)
|
Phase I
|
|
Growth & development
|
GRTH
|
202
|
5(2,0, 7)
|
Medical
education Blok
|
|
|
Man, his environment & metabolism
|
ENV
|
203
|
7(4, 0, 6)
|
MEDU-201
|
|
|
Principles of disease
|
DSP
|
204
|
6(3,0 , 6)
|
MEDU-201
|
|
|
Musculoskeletal system & integument
|
MSK
|
205
|
9(4, 0, 10)
|
DISP 204
|
|
|
Health & illness in the community -I*
|
HIC-I
|
206
|
2(0, 0, 4)
|
STAT 101
|
|
|
Clinical skills-1*
|
SKIL-1
|
207
|
2(0, 0, 4)
|
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|
|
|
Islam & community org anization*
|
IC-II
|
102
|
2(2, 0, 0)
|
-------
|
|
|
Economic system in Islam*
|
IC-III
|
103
|
2(2, 0, 0)
|
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|
|
|
Total Hours
|
|
|
38
|
|
|
|
Year: 2
Semesters: 5 and 6
|
Reproduction & Endocrine
|
GUS-1
|
301
|
9(4, 0, 10)
|
DSP 204
|
|
Hemopoietic & Immune systems
|
HIMS
|
302
|
8(5, 0, 6)
|
Phase I
|
|
|
Cardiovascular System
|
CVS
|
303
|
7(3, 0, 8)
|
DSP 204
|
|
|
Respiratory system
|
RESP
|
304
|
7(3, 0, 8)
|
DSP204,
ENV203
|
|
|
Health & illness in the community -2*
|
HIC-2
|
305
|
2(0, 0, 4)
|
STAT 106,
HIC-206
|
|
|
Clinical skills-2*
|
SKIL-2
|
306
|
2(0, 0, 4)
|
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|
|
|
Principles of
political system in Islam*
|
IC-IV
|
104
|
2(2, 0, 0)
|
------
|
|
|
Total Hours
|
|
|
37
|
|
|
|
Year: 3
Semesters: 7 and 8
|
Gastrointestinal system
|
GIT
|
311
|
8(4, 0, 2)
|
Phase I,
DSP204
|
|
Urinary system
|
GUS-2
|
312
|
5(3, 0, 4)
|
Phase I, DSP204
|
|
|
Nervous system, special senses & behavior
|
NS
|
313
|
10(5,0,10)
|
Phase I,
DSP204
|
|
|
Integrated Multisystem & Therapeutics
|
THR
|
314
|
10(5,0,10)
|
**
|
|
|
Health & illness in the community -3*
|
HIC-3
|
315
|
2(0, 0, 4)
|
HIC 305
|
|
|
Clinical skills-3*
|
SKIL-3
|
316
|
2(0, 0,
4)
|
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|
|
|
Clinical skills-4*
|
SKIL-4
|
317
|
2(0, 0, 4)
|
------
|
|
|
Total Hours
|
|
|
39
|
|
|
* Longitudinal courses
** The organ-system blocks: musculoskeletal and
integument; reproduction and endocrine; hemopoetic and immune; cardiovascular;
respiratory; urinary; gastrointestinal; and nervous systems.
Phase III
Clinical Phase
|
Year: 4
Semesters: 9 and10
|
Medicine -1
|
MED-1
|
401
|
4(4, 0,0)
|
Prerequisite
|
|
Phase II
|
|||||
|
Medicine -2
|
MED-2
|
402
|
11(0,0,22)
|
Phase II
|
|
|
Surgery
|
SURG
|
403
|
11(2,0,18)
|
Phase II
|
|
|
Orthopedics
|
ORTH
|
404
|
5(1, 0, 8)
|
Phase II
|
|
|
Ear, Nose & Throat
|
ENT
|
405
|
3(1, 0, 4)
|
Phase II
|
|
|
Ophthalmology
|
OPHTH
|
406
|
3(1, 0, 4)
|
Phase II
|
|
|
Medical Radiology
|
RAD
|
407
|
2(1, 0, 2)
|
Phase II
|
|
|
Dermatology
|
DERM
|
408
|
2(1, 0, 2)
|
Phase II
|
|
|
Total hours
|
|
|
41
|
|
|
|
Year: 5
Semesters: 11 and 12
|
Pediatrics
|
PED
|
411
|
11(2,0,18)
|
Phase II
|
|
Family & Community Medicine
|
FCM
|
412
|
6(2, 0, 8)
|
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|
|
|
Obstetrics & Gynecology
|
OBGN
|
413
|
8(2,0,12)
|
Phase II
|
|
|
Psychiatry
|
PSYC
|
414
|
4(2, 0, 4)
|
Phase II
|
|
|
Emergency Medicine
|
EMERG
|
415
|
4(1, 0, 6)
|
Phase II
|
|
|
Forensic Medicine*
|
FORM
|
416
|
2(1, 0, 2)
|
Phase II
|
|
|
Islamic Medical Ethics*
|
IME
|
417
|
3(2, 0, 2)
|
Phase II
|
|
|
Total hours
|
|
|
38
|
|
* Longitudinal courses
Summary of distribution of credit hours by curriculum phases and
academic years
|
Phase
|
Year
|
Credit hours
|
|
Premed
|
Preparatory
|
36
|
|
Integration of Basic Sciences (Body Systems)
|
First
|
38
|
|
Second
|
37
|
|
|
Third
|
39
|
|
|
Clerkship (Clinical training)
|
Fourth
|
41
|
|
Fifth
|
38
|
|
|
Total credit hours for
graduation
|
229
|
|
3. Overview of
phases and the education system
Phase 1: Premedical Program (premed year: semesters I & 2)
Successful completion of the premedical
program (38 credit hours) is a prerequisite for the study in the College of Medicine. During this year the students
study Islamic culture, Arabic, English, Chemistry (general & organic),
Biology, Physics, Social sciences, Biostatistics, and Computers.
The aim is to introduce the future
medical student to the usage of medical English and to improve his knowledge in
Islamic culture, Arabic, physics, chemistry, and computers.
The program is mainly taught in the
traditional lecture format mixed with a few tutorials and practical sessions. A
comprehensive examination is conducted at the end of each semester and a
minimum of GPA of 3.0 out of 5 is required for admission to the College of Medicine.
4. Evaluation and assessment
Evaluation is generally used as an
embracive term while assessment is specifically limited to students; but the
two terms are often used interchangeably. There are two main types of
evaluation, formative and summative. Formative evaluation
or assessment is one that is conducted during course to monitor progress and
detect any strengths and weaknesses in the program as a whole including
students in order to rectify the deficiencies at an early stage. The results of
any tests used for formative evaluation should not, repeat not, be used to
contribute marks for either the continuous or final (summative)
evaluation/assessment.
Summative assessment has two components: continuous assessment (40%)
and final assessment (60%) and the marks and grades are scored according to the
course unit (credit hour) system as follows (Table 1).
Table 2: College credit
hour scoring system
|
Mark
|
Grade
|
Symbol
|
points
|
|
95-100
|
Excellent +
|
A+
|
5
|
|
90->95
|
Excellent
|
A
|
4.75
|
|
85->90
|
Very good +
|
B+
|
4.5
|
|
80->85
|
Very good
|
B
|
4
|
|
75->80
|
Good +
|
C+
|
3.5
|
|
70->75
|
Good
|
C
|
3
|
|
65->60
|
Average
|
D+
|
2.5
|
|
60->65
|
Below average
|
D
|
2
|
|
Below 60
|
Fail
|
F
|
1
|
In phase 1 (premedical program) the
required level for promotion to the medical program is a grade point average (GPA) score of at least 3.5
out of 5.
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