Doctor of Medicine (MD)

1. Produce medical graduates educated on a broad basis to enable them to further train, learn, and practice in any branch of medicine
2. Graduate competent physicians who are based on scientific principles, clinical skills, and professional attitudes, and are able to practice safely, ethically, and effectively.
3. Train students to become self-learners, able to continue to develop their knowledge and skills throughout their professional life
4. Qualify graduates to participate in solving community health problems through high-standard practice and research programmes
5. Consider the code of ethics when dealing with patients, colleagues, and the community as a whole
6. Supervise, train, and work with the members of the health team and delegate responsibilities to team members based on his/her knowledge of the administration principles
7. Conduct research, and propose and implement health programmes and reporting
8. Continue learning after graduation

Knowledge & comprehension

• Describe the normal development, structure and function of the human body.
• Explain the biochemical and neurophysiological mechanisms involved in maintaining the normal structure and function of the human body
• Outline the different pathogenic mechanisms, gross and microscopic features of common diseases affecting humans and their clinical presentations.
• Recognize the pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, indications, contraindications and side effects of commonly prescribed medications.

Intellectual skills

• Develop a prevention and control plan for current and emerging community health problems.
• Design management plans for common medical and surgical emergencies, including cases of poisoning and drug abuse.
• Interpret patients’ clinical findings and lab data in order to diagnose common diseases and syndromes.
• Determine tactful, accurate, organized and problem-focused medical history.
• Choose the appropriate and practical clinical tests to apply in a given situation.

Professional skills

• Perform an accurate physical examination.
• Operate basic equipment in examining patients to reach accurate diagnosis and management planning.
• Perform the procedures of basic life support for different medical emergencies.

Attitudes & Values

• Respect for every human being, with an appreciation of the diversity of human background and cultural values.
• Appreciate of the complexity of ethical issues related to human life and death including the allocation of scarce resources.
• Work effectively in a team with other healthcare professionals.
• Appreciate of the need to recognize when a clinical problem exceeds their deal with it safely and efficiently, and of the need to refer the patients for help from others.
• Communicate clearly, considerately and sensitively with patients, health care team and relatives
• Integrate information obtained from computer- related technological innovations in order to utilize them for clinical diagnosis and evidence-based management

• The Faculty of Medicine at Al-Quds University accepts students in accordance with the rules and regulations of Al-Quds University and the Palestinian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.
• The applicant must have earned a palestinial high school certificate (Tawjihi) or its equivalent (Bagrout / IP / GCE / SAT,…..).
• Minimum score requirements in the high school certificate exam (Tawjihi) is 96% for regular Track and 94% for parallel Track.
• Students with a high school certificate other than Tawjihi will have their averages computed according to the University regulations and will be accepted following special criteria.

Medicine as a career covers a broad spectrum of opportunities. The common pathway of hospital intern, resident in a specialty training program and progression to a long and rewarding career as a specialist is the traditional track for medical training and experience.

The ultimate goal of a physician is to promote, maintain, and restore health to their patients. They often work in hospitals, clinics, and other health care settings alongside other physicians, nurses, therapists, and technicians. Life-long learning is a key aspect of a career in clinical medicine in order to stay abreast of the latest advances in the field.

First: Components of Plan: The study plan of Medical Doctor (MD) Degree is composed of (253) credit hours distributed as shown below:

University Requirements: 24 Credit hours

1. Required Courses: 18 Credit hours
2. Elective courses: 6 Credit hours

Faculty Requirements: 229 Credit hours

1. Requirements in Basic Sciences: 28 Credit hours
2. Requirements in Basic Medical Sciences: 73 Credit hours
3. Requirements in Clinical Medical Sciences: 128 Credit hours

Second: Requirements for graduation

1. University Requirements: 24 credit hours distributed as shown below
2. Required Courses: (18) credit hours (Students will set for English placement exam in order to determine level (0400170, 0400171, and 0400172)

Course Name	Course No.	CH
Arabic Language Skills	0400101	2
English Language Skills 1*	0400184	2
English Language Skills 2*	0400185	2
Jerusalem throughout History	0400120	2
Palestine: Nature & Environment	0400121	2
World Civilizations	0400123	3
Logical Thinking	0400124	3
Islamic Culture	0400122	2

Elective Courses: (6) credit hours (Students may choose 6 credit hours from list 1 or 6 credit hours from list 2)

List 1: languages

Course Name	Course No.	CH
Hebrew Language 1 (Level 1)	0400111	3
Hebrew Language 2 (Level 2)	0400112	3
French Language 1 (Level 1)	0400113	3
French Language 2 (Level 2)	0400114	3
German Language 1 (Level 1)	0400115	3
German Language 2 (Level 2)	0400116	3
Spanish Language 1 (Level 1)	0400117	3
Spanish Language 2 (Level 2)	0400118	3
Turkish Language 1 (Level 1)	0400119	3
Turkish Language 2 (Level 2)	0400129	3
Italian Language 1 (Level 1)	0400146	3
Italian Language 2 (Level 2)	0400147	3
Any Foreign Language Approved by the Academic Council		6

List 2: Cultural Sciences

Course Name	Course No.	CH	Note
Science and Life	0300142	3	Non-biology students
Fine Arts	0400130	3
Literary Appreciation	0400132	3
Women and Men in Human Societies	0400133	3
Issues in Modern and Contemporary Arab Thought	0400141	3
Internet for Special Purposes	0303100	3
Democracy, Human   Rights and International Humanitarian Law	0500140	3
Conflict Resolution by Peaceful Means	0500143	3
Introduction to Public Health and Environment	0305100	3
Communication Skills	0403131	3	Non -science Students
Introduction to Legal Thought	0500145	3	Non- law Students
History and Philosophy of Science	0409135	3
Introduction to Music	0400131	3
Islam and Modern issues	0400149	3
Special Topic	0400148	3

Faculty Requirements (229) credit hours

1. Required courses in basic sciences: 28 credit hours

Course Name	Course No.	Credit Hours		CH
		Lectures	Practical
General Biology	6104101	3	1	4
General Chemistry for Health sciences	6105101	3	1	4
Organic Chemistry for Health sciences	6105102	3	1	4
Medical Physics	6102111	3	—	3
Communication Skills	6106141	2	—	2
Behavioral Sciences	6106131	3		3
Research Methodology and Biostatistics	6106221	4	—	4
Public Health	6106211	3	—	3
First Aid	6106151	1	—	1

Required Courses in Basic Medical Sciences: 73 credit hours 

1. General Courses: 27 Credit hours

Course Name	Course No.	Credit Hours
		Lectures	Practical / Seminar	Total
General Anatomy and Embryology	6101111	2.5	0.5	3
General Physiology	6102121	2	—	2
General Biochemistry	6105211	2	—	2
General Histology	6103111	1.5	0.5	2
Metabolic Biochemistry	6105212	2	1	4
General Pharmacology	6102231	2	—	2
General Microbiology	6104211	2.5	0.5	3
Immunology	6104221	3	—	3
General Pathology	6103221	2.5	0.5	3
Molecular biology & Genetics	6105221	4	—	4

2. Integrated Courses: 46 Credit Hours

Course Name	Course No.	Credit Hours
		Lectures	Practical / Seminar	Total
Cardiovascular System	6100211	4	1	5
Respiratory System	6100221	4	1	5
Digestive System	6100331	4.5	1.5	6
Renal System	6100341	3	1	4
Reproductive System	6100351	3	1	4
Endocrine System	6100361	2.5	0.5	3
Neuroscience I	6100371	4	1	5
Neuroscience II	6100372	3.5	0.5	4
Skin and Locomotor System	6100381	4	2	6
Blood and the Lymphoreticular System	6100391	3	1	4

3. Requirements in Clinical sciences: (128)

1. Required courses: 120 Credit Hours

Course Name	Course No.	CH/Weeks
Introduction to Clinical Medicine	6200401	8
Internal Medicine I (Junior)	6201401	10
Internal Medicine II (Senior)	6201602	8
Cardiology	6201411	2
Dermatology	6201481	2
General Surgery I (Junior)	6202411	10
General Surgery II (Senior)	6202612	6
Urology	6202451	2
Ophthalmology	6202561	2
Orthopedics	6202471	4
Ear, Nose & Throat	6202481	2
Pediatrics I (Junior)	6203511	8
Pediatrics II (Senior)	6203612	8
Gynecology and Obstetrics, I (Junior)	6204511	8
Gynecology and Obstetrics II (Senior)	6204612	6
Neurology	6205511	4
Neurosurgery	6205521	2
Psychiatry & Behavioral disorders	6205531	6
Community & Family Medicine	6206411	6
Medical Imaging	6207411	2
Forensic Medicine	6207521	2
Accident and Emergency Medicine	6207631	2
Research Project (Clinical Audit)	6200611	4
Anesthesia	6207641	2
Health Economics	6200431	2
Medical Ethics	6200621	2

2. Elective Courses: 8 Credit Hours (Student must choose four courses from the following)

Course Name	Course No.	CH/Weeks
Respiratory Medicine & Critical Care	6201521	2
Endocrinology and Metabolic Disorders	6201531	2
Gastroenterology	6201541	2
Nephrology	6201551	2
Rheumatology	6201561	2
Hematology and Oncology	6201571	2
Pediatric Surgery	6202531	2
Plastic surgery	6202541	2
Vascular and Cardiothoracic Surgery	6202521	2

Biomedical Sciences Phase (P1)

1. Basic Sciences

Course Title: General Biology
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
First Semester/ First Year    4 CH (3+1)    6104101

Course Description: This course in general biology is designed to provide medical students with basic biological principles, cell biology and understanding of various biological processes that govern life. The topics include the structure and function of macromolecules, flow and transformation of energy, structure and function of sub-cellular organelles, human systems and their function and basic knowledge in genetics, histology and microbiology. The laboratory part includes experiments designed to develop skills in the use and handing of laboratory equipment and biological materials, as well as learning simple techniques related to the theoretical part.

Course Title: General Chemistry for Health Sciences
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
First Semester/ First Year    4 CH (3+1)    6105101

Course Description: A comprehensive survey of chemistry for medical students which emphasizes the principles underlying the formation and interaction of chemical substances: stoichiometry, states of matter, thermochemistry, atomic and molecular structure, intermolecular forces, solutions, thermodynamics, kinetics, chemical equilibrium, acids and bases, electrochemistry and introduction to organic and biological chemistry. Laboratory experiments will be related to topics taught in the theoretical part of the course.

Course Title: Organic Chemistry for Health Sciences
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
Second Semester/ First Year    4 CH (3+1)    6105102

Course Description: The course will address the basic concepts in organic chemistry for students who are planning to study medicine, dentistry, pharmacy or health professions. The course will concentrate on the hybridization theory, molecular geometry and polarity of the covalent bond. Nomenclature of alkanes, alkyl halides, alkenes, and alkynes as well as their reactivity and mechanism of reactions. Stereoisomerism and optical activity will be given special attention since biologically active compounds are often chiral. Oxygen containing functional groups (alcohols, ethers and epoxides) and alicyclic hydrocarbons will be addressed too. Laboratory experiments will be related to topics taught in the theoretical part of the course.

This is an organic chemistry course specifically designed for the health students and equals four credits. The course focuses on the most important substance classes in organic chemistry (e.g. haloalkanes, alcohols, amines, alkenes, alkynes, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids and carboxylic acid derivatives) with respect to their structure and their chemical properties. The cooperation between structure and function are discussed for a greater understanding of chemical reactions and processes that take place in our environment. Further, organic-chemical reactions (e.g. substitution, elimination, addition to the alkene and the alkyne, carbonyl group reactions, carboxylic acid derivatives reactions, oxidation and reduction) are discussed together with the associated reaction mechanisms. Naming by using systemic chemical nomenclature (IUPAC), including some common names, are an important part of the course. Relative acid strength, base strength and reactivity are discussed based on concepts such as nucleophilicity, electrophilicity, inductive effect, resonance, resonance effect, solvation and steric effects. Stereochemistry and how isomers relate to each other are also discussed during the course. The laboratory part includes organic synthesis, organic reaction theory, as well as purification and identification of organic compounds.

Course Title: Medical Physics
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
First Semester/ First Year    3 CH     6102111

Course Description: Applications of physics to medicine and medical instrumentation. Topics include bio- mechanics, sound and hearing, pressure and motion of fluids, heat and temperature, electricity and magnetism in the body, optics and the eye, biological effects of light, use of ionizing radiation in diagnosis and therapy, radiation safety and medical instrumentation.

Course Title: Communication Skills
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
First Semester/ First Year    2    6106141

Course Description: This is an introductory course in interpersonal communication.  It covers basic communication theories and explores different types of communication techniques and skills including effective critical thinking and problem solving. The focus of this course is applying communication techniques of individuals or groups.  Both verbal and non-verbal communication skills, structure of communication, communication of emotions and feelings, the effects of culture and gender differences will be demonstrated in relation to theories and models of communication, in addition to ethics, skills and basic principles of communication.

Course Title: Behavioral Sciences
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
Second Semester/ First Year    3    6106131

Course Description: This course addresses the psychological and social basis of patient and physician behavior and the interrelationship between these factors and health, illness and the practice of medicine. The emphasis of the course is on better understanding of the psychological and social context of physicians and patient`s lives. The course covers basic behavioral science content with the goal of having the student being able to apply this fundamental knowledge base to clinical situations for more effective delivery of health care to both individuals and groups. A variety of instructional methods are used including large group presentations, small group discussions and team based learning. A variety of panels of experts will help in the instruction.

Course Title: Research Methodology and Biostatistics
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
Second Semester / First Year    4    6106221
Course Description: This course will introduce students to the process of scientific inquiry using qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods. The course will cover all stages of the research process including conceptualization, study design, measures of disease occurrence and disease association, the different mechanisms of bias in clinical research (selection, measurement, and confounding). Students will learn how to collecting data, analyze studies of differing designs including randomized trials, cohort studies, and case-cohort designs, interpret, and presenting data. The biostatistics section will include both lectures and computer applications. For traditional cohort and case-control studies the students will learn methods of stratified analysis. The goal of the course is to develop the ability of medical students to design and critically assess scientific research.

Course Title: First Aid
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
First Semester / First Year    1    6106151

Course Description: The course provides basic information about first aid. The course content includes prevention, assessment and protocol for entry into the Emergency Medical System. The student will receive instruction on emergency carries, breathing emergencies (including choking and chest injuries), CPR for an adult, use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED), managing selected accident situations including bleeding, shock, head and spinal injuries, musculoskeletal injuries, poisoning, environmental (heat and cold related) injuries, eye, abdominal, chest, crush injuries and medical emergency.

Course Title: Public Health
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
Second Semester/ Second Year    3    6106211

Course Description: This course is offered to second year students. Dimensions of personal and environmental health and their relationship to social, economic, psychological and political factors. Stress on common local diseases and how to make surveys. Theoretical framework for viewing organizational issues in the delivery of health services is also discussed. The course also covers the basic concepts of epidemiology as applied to public health problems. Emphasis is placed on the principles and methods of epidemiologic investigation, appropriate summaries and displays of data, and the use of classical statistical approaches to describe the health of populations.

 

2. General Courses

Course Title: General Anatomy and Embryology
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
Second Semester/ First Year    2.5+0.5    6101111

Course Description: This course includes two parts, the first part covers a study of the gross anatomical structure of the human body by means of complete dissection supplemented by lectures and the study of cross sections and the second part covers lectures on human embryology from fertilization to the end of third week. Topics include: current concepts in mammalian morphogenesis applied to the development of various organ systems, the principles of teratology, mechanisms of malformation and the etiology and pathogenesis of some common human congenital abnormalities

Course Description: This introductory course of human physiology covers the basic physiologic knowledge that is a prerequisite to understand the later integrated system-based approach. Cell physiology including the biophysics of cell membrane and the control mechanisms with its two major components, the nervous and hormonal control will be emphasized in this introductory course. This elementary physiology course will cover the mechanisms underlying resting membrane potential, action potential generation, and synaptic transmission. The basic structure of muscles and the mechanisms of their contraction will be highlighted in this course with more detailed explanation of the neuronal-muscular interaction at the neuromuscular junction. At the end, a brief overview of the organization of the different body systems and their interactions will be discussed in this course.

Course Title: General Pharmacology
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
First Semester/ Second Year    2    6102231

Course Description: This introductory course to pharmacology will concentrate on studying the mechanisms of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. The autonomic nervous system and the various drugs acting on that system will be discussed. In parallel with the introductory course of microbiology, the antimicrobials will be covered to achieve the objective of integration. Likewise, the anticancer therapy will be discussed along with the pathology of neoplasm.

Course Title: General Biochemistry
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
First Semester/ Second Year    2    6105211

Course Description: This course is designed to provide an understanding of the structure of the chemical components of living matter. The course will cover the four major classes of biological molecules: proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids. Emphasis will be on the chemical properties and three-dimensional structure of these molecules in relationship to their biological function. Principles of bioenergetics, the mechanisms of enzyme action, enzyme kinetics, and the control mechanisms which regulate enzymatic reactions will be discussed.

Course Title: Metabolic Biochemistry
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
Second Semester/ Second Year    2+1    6105212

Course Description: This course will examine the various metabolic pathways and regulatory processes occurring in biological systems and will develop an understanding of some of the sophisticated levels of control within and between metabolic pathways. The laboratory part includes experiments and seminars designed to clarify the theoretical part.

Course Title: Molecular Biology & Genetics
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
First Semester/ Second Year    4    6105221

Course Description: The course covers two parts; first part will include detailed description of nucleic acids chemistry, DNA replication and transcription. The mechanism of gene regulation at different levels will be emphasized. The basics of various mutations in genes will be discussed along with the various approaches to identify mutations and their effects. Special mechanisms used by eukaryotic cells to ensure gene diversity will also be discussed. The second part will provide students with a comprehensive view of the science of genetics. It covers the history and development of genetics, structure and function of gene, chromosomes and their anomalies, pattern of single gene inheritance, types and mechanisms of mutations. Gene therapy strategies and selected applications will be discussed as a central approach in inherited diseases therapy.

Course Title: General Microbiology
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
First Semester/ Second Year    2.5+0.5    6104211

Course Description: This is an introductory course in microbiology, it consists of two parts. The theoretical part covers the study of microorganisms (bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi) with respect to classification and structure, their characteristics, growth and replication, their ability to produce diseases, methods of diagnosis and their susceptibility to antimicrobials. The practical part will cover a variety of basic microbiological experiments designed to illustrate the topics covered in the theoretical part.

Course Title: Immunology
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
First Semester/ Second Year    3    6104221

Course Description: This course concentrates on the basic science of the immune system and its relationship to other sciences and biological systems of humans. It provides the students with an overall view of the immune system`s response to exogenous antigen. Antibodies structure and production, lymphocyte subpopulation cell-cell interaction, cell mediated immune response, histocomatability, transplantation, autoimmune disease and tumor immunology will be discussed.

Course Title: General Histology
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
Second Semester/ First Year    1.5+0.5    6103111

Course Description: This fundamental course is designed to provide an understanding of human cell. It will focus on the morphological and descriptive features of the human cell including cell organelles, differentiation and maturation of cells, cells and extracellular environment. The course also gives adequate study about the main tissue types in human body, architecture, and cellular morphology. Histophysiology of each tissue type is taken into consideration also. The laboratory part includes practical sessions designed to clarify the theoretical part.

Course Title: General Pathology
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
First Semester/ Second Year    2.5+0.5    6103221

Course Description: This course is offered to second year medical students. It includes the study of the mechanisms and characteristics of the principle types of disease processes. The topics to be covered include: cell injury and adaptation, inflammation, tissue repair, hemostasis, and neoplasia. Histopathology images and pictures of gross pathology will be discussed as part of the laboratory work. The laboratory part includes practical sessions and tutorial meetings designed to clarify the theoretical part.

3. Integrated Courses

Course Title: Cardiovascular System
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
Second Semester/ Second Year    4+1    6100211

Course Description: Cardiovascular system is five credit-hour module. It covers anatomy (macroscopic, microscopic and embryology) and normal physiology of the system. Students will study the pathophysiology and Biochemical changes of common and major diseases of the cardiovascular system (hypertension, ischemic heart disease, heart failure and arrhythmia), their clinical presentations and the various approaches for treatment. The course includes lectures, practical sessions, small group discussion and clinically oriented seminars will be part of this module to enhance self-directed learning.

Course Title: Respiratory System
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
Second Semester/ Second Year    4+1    6100221

Course Description: This multidisciplinary five credit-hour module provides a comprehensive and integrated coverage of anatomy, histology, physiology and embryology, pathophysiology, microbiology, biochemistry and pharmacology relating to the respiratory system is discussed in an integrated manner. The course includes lectures, practical sessions, small group discussion and clinically oriented seminars will be part of this module to enhance self-directed learning.

Course Title: Digestive System
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
First Semester/ Third Year    4.5+1.5    6100331

Course Description:This multidisciplinary six credit-hour module gives students knowledge about the fundamental concepts of biochemistry, anatomy, histology, physiology, pathology, pharmacology, and microbiology as they relate to issues and common diseases of gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary system. Pharmacology and therapeutic management of common gastrointestinal tract problems will also be discussed. The course includes lectures and practical sessions, in order to enhance integration of basic sciences and clinical knowledge, small group discussions of common clinical problems are part of the teaching strategy of this course.

Course Title: Renal System
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
First Semester/ Third Year    3+1    6100341

Course Description: This multidisciplinary four credit-hour module covers the study of the male and female renal system from the standpoints of anatomic and histological structures and function including renal physiology which covers glomerular filtration, renal tubule functions, acid base balance and the role of the kidney in that. The course will also cover the common diseases of renal system from microbiological, pathological and pharmacological aspects. The course includes lectures and practical sessions, in order to enhance integration of basic sciences and clinical knowledge, small group discussions of common clinical problems are part of the teaching strategy of this course.

Course Title: Reproductive System
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
First Semester/ Third Year    3+1    6100351

Course Description: This multidisciplinary four credit-hour module gives a comprehensive coverage of the normal anatomy, physiology, pathology, pharmacology and microbial infections of the male and female reproductive system. Developmental aspects of the system correlated with congenital abnormalities are also discussed. Pathogenesis, therapy and basic laboratory investigations of common diseases of the reproductive system are explored. The course includes lectures, practical sessions, seminars and small group discussions of clinical oriented problems in order to enhance self-directed learning.

Course Title: Endocrine System
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
First Semester/Third Year    2.5+0.5    6100361

Course Description: This multidisciplinary three credit-hour module includes a comprehensive coverage of anatomy, microbiology, pathology, pharmacology, physiology and biochemistry; the course is correlated with clinical aspect of clinical endocrine disorders. Essential background for understanding of clinical medicine related to endocrine regulation and homeostasis are emphasized. The course includes lectures, practical sessions, seminars and small group discussions of clinical oriented problems in order to enhance self-directed learning.

Course Title: Neuroscience I
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
Second Semester/ Third Year    4+1    6100371

Course description: This multidisciplinary five credit-hour module covers the gross anatomy of the nervous system and the important localizations within the central nervous system. It will integrate the anatomic basis with neural signaling with deep understanding of the complex loops involved in motor control including the motor cortex, basal ganglia, cerebellum, and spinal cord. It will also include thorough explanation of movement disorders and the neuropathology of the degenerative diseases afflicting the central nervous system. This course will also cover the somatic sensory system with emphasis on the pathophysiology and the pharmacological management of nociception. The course will also include the special senses with an integrated approach to their anatomy, physiology and pathology. The course includes lectures, practical sessions, seminars and small group discussions of clinical oriented problems in order to enhance self-directed learning.

Course Title: Neuroscience II
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
Second Semester/ Third Year    3.5+0.5    6100372

Course description: This multidisciplinary four credit-hour module is a continuation of neuroscience I, it offers a systematic approach to the higher functions of the brain integrating its anatomic and physiologic basis with the various pathologies afflicting that particularly developed part of the human brain. This course highlights the core mechanisms of sleep and wakefulness with extensive elucidation of the pathophysiological basis of epilepsy and its therapeutic management. Much light is shed onto the pathophysiology of dementia and its emerging management possibilities. Concerning the neurobiology of neuropsychiatric illnesses, a comprehensive multidisciplinary approach is designed to tackle this important entity emphasizing its particularity amongst others. Lectures, practical sessions, seminars and small group discussions as well as case-based neuroradiology sessions will be held in the context of a multidisciplinary approach to correlate the basic knowledge with its practical aspect.

Course Title: Skin and Locomotor System
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
Second Semester/ Third Year    4+2    6100381

Course Description: This multidisciplinary six credit-hour module covers anatomy, biochemistry, microbiology, pathology, pharmacology, and physiology of the skin and musculoskeletal system. The goal of this integrated course is to provide the medical student with comprehensive knowledge about bones, joints, muscles, tendons, ligaments, skin and associated soft tissues related to clinical manifestations of diseases. The course includes lectures, practical sessions as well as seminars and small group discussions of clinical oriented problems to enhance self directed learning.

Course Title: Blood and Lymphoreticular System
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
Second Semester/ Third Year    3+1    6100391

Course Description: This multidisciplinary four credit-hour module covers the study of cellular elements of lymph, blood and the histology of both central and peripheral lymphatic systems, including bone marrow, thymus, spleen and lymph nodes. It also covers the production of blood cells, the physiology of tissue fluids, lymph and plasma including the functions of these fluids and cells, bleeding, coagulation, chemistry of blood and lymph together with the structure of hemoglobin, its functions and hemoglobinpathies, plasma proteins, immunological properties of plasma globulins, complement, immunological mechanisms, the diseases that affect blood and the lymphatic system, various types of anaemia, disturbances of white blood cells, leukaemias and lymphomas, disturbances of bleeding and coagulation, diseases of the spleen and thymus, therapeutics of blood and lymphatic diseases. The course also covers the clinical aspects of hematologic and lymphoreticular diseases. The course includes lectures, practical sessions as well as seminars and small group discussions of clinical oriented problems to enhance self-directed learning.

Clinical Medical Sciences Phase (P2)
Course Title:  Introduction to Clinical Medicine:
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
Fourth Year    8    6200401

Course description: The aim of the course is to encourage students to make connections between what they learn in the core premedical courses with clinical applications in medicine. The principle goal of this course is to help the student begin to develop clinical competence in medical interviewing and physical examination skills. We aim to an approach to medicine that stresses a patient-centered rather than disease-centered approach to medical care. Introduction to Clinical Medicine expresses strongly patient-centered orientation of the medical school curriculum. The student is introduced to patients and is involved in patient care activities from day one. Students are introduced to the principles of patient care and management and examine what it means to be a physician and how one becomes a physician. In the first week lectures are focused on history taking and physical examination. The second week lectures are focused on investigations and interpretation of various laboratory testing. In the next four weeks students start their first clinical experience at hospitals. They are divided into two groups: each group joins the medical specialties for two weeks and then joins the surgical specialties. During this period they learn the basics of history taking and physical examination in medicine and surgery. By the end of this course students have to sit for a final exam (OSCE). The examination is mainly focused on basics of history taking and physical examination in general medicine and surgery.

Course Title:  Internal Medicine I (Junior)
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
Fourth Year    10    6201401

Course description: This is the basic medicine clerkship offered to fourth-year students. It serves as a prerequisite for different courses, and clerkships. Students participate in the care of hospitalized patients to refine their skills of history taking and physical examination and to learn how to care for the acutely ill. Instruction includes ward rounds, seminars, and didactic lectures. This clinical course is designed to expose the student to a broad range of medical diseases in general internal medicine and various specialties for inpatients and in the ambulatory setting. There will be a one week of lectures in core medical topics then students start clinical rotations in hospitals.  During eight weeks rotation, student has to go to two different hospitals, in each hospital he will spend four weeks. By the end of the rotation, the student will be able to take history and perform a thorough examination and to recognize physical signs in the cardiovascular, endocrine, gastrointestinal, respiratory and nervous system. They have to interpret pertinent laboratory data and be able to discuss differential diagnosis and management plan.

Course Title: Cardiology   
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
Fourth Year    2    6201411

Course Description: This is a two- week course in clinical cardiology. Students will gain knowledge of, and experience in, the theory and clinical application of cardiology practice. This course will cover topics such as cardiac investigations, valvular heart disease, coronary artery diseases, heart failure, cardiac interventions and cardiac arrhythmias. The cardiology course is designed to allow the student to experience both acute hospital based cardiac medicine, as well as, the practice of outpatient cardiology. Students will have the opportunity to learn about the evaluation of most basic cardiac diseases and come to understand the studies and treatment associated with them. Students will work with cardiac consultants in evaluating coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, arrhythmias, and primary and secondary prevention strategies.

Course Title: Dermatology
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
Fourth Year    2    6201481

Course Description: This is a two-week clerkship offered during the fourth year. It is designed to give students broad clinical experience in skin diseases. Emphasis is on outpatient diagnosis and treatment of common skin conditions and the cutaneous manifestations of systemic diseases.

Course Title: General Surgery I (Junior)
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
Fourth Year    10    6202411

Course Description: This course is offered to fourth-year students. It is designed to introduce students to the diagnosis and management of surgical problems. A comprehensive program is offered that includes instruction in the physiological basis of surgical care, differential diagnosis and decision making, and the basic principles of surgical management Active participation in the care of inpatients and outpatients in addition to attendance and scrubbing in the operating rooms which provide practical experience in the application of surgical skills.

Course Title: Urology
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
Fourth Year    2    6202451

Course Description: This clerkship is offered to fourth-year students. Students are taught how to take urological history and perform examination of the urogenital system. Instruction involves: ward rounds, outpatient clinics, seminars and lectures on the diagnosis and treatment of common urological problems.

Course Title: Orthopedics
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
Fourth Year    4    6201471

Course Description: This course is offered to fourth-year students. It teaches students how to take orthopedic history and perform physical examination of the musculo-skeletal system. Students are also expected to learn how to diagnose and treat common adult orthopedic problems.

Course Title: Ear, Nose & Throat
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
Fourth Year    2    6202481

Course Description: This two-week clerkship is offered to fourth-year students. It gives students the basic fundamental knowledge of ear, nose and throat diagnostic principles. Students are exposed to common ENT problems that face the primary care physician.

Course Title: Medical Imaging
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
Fourth Year    2    6207411

Course Description: This course in diagnostic radiology is designed to familiarize the student with the principals involved in interpretation of radiographs. The students will rotate through various sections of the Radiology Service and have the opportunity to observe interventional radiologic procedures, participate in film reading sessions, and attend teaching seminars. The aim is to gain understanding of various radiologic procedures.

Course Title: Community & Family Medicine  
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
Fourth Year    6    6206411

Course Description: This is a six-week course offered to fourth-year students. It is designed to introduce students to the practice of community medicine. Students rotate into different clinics and sites including ante-natal care well-baby and mother, immunization, food processing and handling and industrial medicine. They also attend didactic lectures and group discussions.

Course Title: Health Economics   
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
Fourth Year    2    6200431

Course Description: In this course students learn how to apply microeconomic tools to the study of health and medical care issues. They will examine the special features of medical care as a commodity, the demand for health and medical care services, the economic explanations for the behavior of medical care providers (i.e., physicians and hospitals), the functioning of insurance markets, and technology diffusion. Discussions will touch on current policy topics such as the prospective payment system, relative value scales, insurance reforms, rationing, and price regulation. They will also be examining the role of and economic justification for government involvement in the medical care system. Finally, they will use the tools they have learned to review and analyze various proposals for health care reform.

Course Title: Gynecology and Obstetrics (Junior):
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
Fifth Year    8    6204511

Course Description: This is an introductory course offered to fifth-year students. Students are exposed to the care of adult and adolescent female patients. They are taught how to take history and perform clinical examination and are involved in the diagnosis and management of obstetric and gynecological problems. Instruction is given during ward rounds, outpatient clinics, delivery and operating rooms in addition to didactic lectures and seminars.

Course Title: Neurology
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
Fifth Year    4    6205511

Course Description: This is a four-week clerkship offered to fifth-year students. Students will learn how to take history and perform clinical examination and will be involved in the evaluation and treatment of neurological diseases. Instruction includes care of patients in the wards and out-patient clinics under supervision, case discussions and seminars in addition to didactic lectures.

Course Title: Neurosurgery
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
Fifth Year    2    6205521

Course Description: The goals of this two week clerkship are to develop clinical skills, patient management strategies, in-depth understanding of patients assigned and to be able to articulate differential diagnosis and treatment options for surgeons. The clerkship is designed to give the student maximum opportunity to see inpatient and outpatient neurosurgical clinical material and to have a correlation with neuroanatomy, neurophysiology and neuropathology.

Course Title: Psychiatry and Behavioral Disorders
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
Fifth Year    6    6205531

Course Description: This course is offered to fifth-year students. This six week course takes place in a setting of acute psychiatric care, such as inpatient psychiatric unit, intensive outpatient program or psychiatric emergency room. Under supervision of physicians, students will learn to perform a competent screening interview including complete mental status examination of a patient in crisis, in order to identify psychiatric symptoms and make a differential diagnosis. Students will have the opportunity to plan for further evaluation and tests that would be useful in deciding among various diagnostic possibilities, make recommendations for drug, psychological, and social treatment.

Course Title:  Pediatrics I ( Junior):
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
Fifth Year    8    6203511

Course Description: This course if offered to fifth-year students. It is a general introductory inpatient and outpatient pediatric clerkship. It is designed to expose students to child care. Emphasis is on history taking and physical examination. Students are exposed to the environment of child care. Instruction includes ward rounds, outpatients, seminars and didactic lectures.

Course Title: Forensic Medicine
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
Fifth Year    2    6207521

Course Description: This course is offered to fifth-year students. This is a specialized area of pathology, which not only deals with the effects of disease particularly its role in sudden death, but also examines the effects of various external agents (e.g. firearms, poisons, blunt trauma, etc) on the human body. Also, the course will discuss situations requiring notification of the coroner, autopsy consents, death certification and steps taken by a medical expert in preparing for court.

Course Title: Ophthalmology
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
Fifth Year    2    6202561

Course Description: This is two – week clerkship. Students observe in general ophthalmology and specialty clinics and ophthalmology surgery. By the end of this course, students should be able to recognize the most common causes of profound blindness and be able to identify vision- threatening and non- vision- threatening causes of red eye, perform an external eye examination, use of ophthalmoscope and have some familiarity with slit lamp.

Course Title:  Internal Medicine II (Senior)
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
Sixth Year    8    6201602

Course Description: This course is offered to sixth-year students. Emphasis is placed on acquiring skills and attitudes desirable from a compassionate and understanding physician. Students record histories, physical examinations and laboratory data together with the diagnosis and treatment plans. They are taught how to develop clinical reasoning and responsibility for full time involvement in patient care including night calls. Each student works with and is supervised by resident doctor and attending staff.

Course Title: General Surgery II (Senior)
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
Sixth Year    6    6202612

Course Description: This is a six week clerkship offered to sixth-year students. This is designed to give students the chance to improve on their skills of history taking and physical examination and provides them with clinical exposure in the evaluation and treatment of a wide variety of surgical diseases. Emphasis is placed on teaching students to recognize and manage basic clinical problems Students function as active members of the surgical team and follow patients both pre-operatively and during the post-operative period. They attend ward rounds, seminars, out patient clinics, operations and participate in night duties under supervision of surgical residents.

Course Title: Pediatrics II (Senior)
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
Sixth Year    8    6203612

Course Description: This is a six-week clerkship offered during the sixth year. Students will improve on their skills in history taking, physical examination and problem solving appropriate for children of various ages. Emphasis on differential diagnosis and therapeutic approaches to common pediatric problems in general wards, pediatric intensive care units and out-patient clinics. Students participate in daily follow-up care of patients and in night duties.

Course Title: Gynecology and Obstetrics II (Senior)
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
Sixth Year    6    6204612

Course Description: This is a six-week clerkship offered to sixth-year students. This is designed to provide students with the skills and knowledge needed to care for patients with common gynecological problems, the well woman examination and pregnancy from prenatal care through delivery and post-partum. Emphasis is placed on history and physical examination and the management of pregnancy and vaginal delivery and common gynecological procedures. Students attend ward rounds, seminar discussions, out-patient clinics, delivery and operating rooms.

Course Title: Accident and Emergency Medicine
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
Sixth Year    2    6207631

Course Description: This clerkship is offered to sixth-year students. It exposes students to various aspects of management of acutely ill patients in an emergency department. It provides students with the opportunity to deal with an undifferentiated patient population. Emphasis is placed on handling emergency patients, ability to prioritize patient care and exposure to new diagnostic and management skills. Grade is assigned at the end of the second semester.

Course Title: Anesthesia
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
Sixth Year    2    6207641

Course Description: This is a two-week clerkship offered during the sixth-year. It is designed to expose students to the varieties of practice available in anesthesia and the application of basic knowledge in pharmacology and physiology in clinical situations. It also prepares students in the management of victims of cardiac arrest. Students will acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for resuscitation of critically ill patients. Grade is assigned at the end of the second semester.

Course Title: Research Project (Clinical Audit)
Sequence    Credit Hours        Course Number
Sixth Year    4    6200611

Course Description:  This is a period of eight weeks when students are required to select a topic related to public health, basic medical sciences or humanities, and carry out a short research project under the supervision of a senior member in the above mentioned fields. This project is expected to be done locally or in an outside center after approval of the coordinator of the project.

Course Title: Medical Ethics
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
Sixth year    2    6200621

Course Description: This is a two credit hours course offered to six year students. It deals with fundamental ethical principles underlying medical practice. Ethical aspects of decision – making are discussed with special emphasis on moral, cultural and religious issues in addition to confidentiality and respectability in patient management.

Course Title: Gastroenterology
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
Fifth Year    2    6201541

Course Description: In this course students will have an opportunity to see a large variety of patients with gastrointestinal and/or hepatic disorders in both the inpatient and outpatient settings. The student will participate in initial consultations and patient evaluations as well as continuing care of patients in both the hospital and office settings. Students will be exposed to all diagnostic modalities. Grade is assigned at the end of the second semester.

Course Title: Respiratory Medicine and Critical Care
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
Fifth Year    2    6201521

Course Description: This is a clinical elective in pulmonary disease which includes patient consultation. Interpretations of chest radiographs and CT images are emphasized. In addition to becoming proficient in the work-up of the patient with pulmonary disease, the student will be exposed to such techniques as fiber optic bronchoscopy, pleural biopsy, thoracentesis, etc. Students will also learn to interpret pulmonary function tests and have the opportunity to make rounds in the Medical Respiratory Intensive Care Unit with the house staff.

Course Title: Nephrology
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
Fifth Year    2    6201551

Course Description: In this course the student will learn how to evaluate an inpatient with Acute Renal Failure. The student will obtain a complete history, physical examination, and present the patient to the attending physician. Students will learn the principles of dialysis and the various forms that are available.

Course Title: Rheumatology
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
Fifth Year    2    6201561

Course Description: This elective clerkship is offered to provide the student with exposure to both the most common of rheumatological diseases seen in practice today, as well as, the wide variety of complex collagen vascular diseases that a rheumatologist may be asked to evaluate.

Course Title: Endocrinology and Metabolic disorders
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
Fifth Year    2    6201531

Course Description: The focus of the endocrinology elective will be the recognition, evaluation, and management of common endocrine disorders in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Students will have the opportunity to evaluate patients in the outpatient endocrinology clinic and on the inpatient service. They will be involved in the care of patients with diabetes, hypoglycemia, hyper and hypothyroidism, goiter, hypercalcemia and hypocalcemia, osteoporosis, pituitary tumors and hypopituitarism, adenocortical disorders, pheochromocytomas, hyperlipidemia, polycystic ovary syndrome, hirsutism, male hypogonadism and gynecomastia.

Course Title: Hematology and Oncology  
Sequence    Credit Hours    Course Number
Fifth Year    2    6201571

Course Description: The student will see patients on a busy consultation service and in the outpatient clinics.  The emphasis is on exposure to a diverse group of malignant and non-malignant blood diseases, as well as adult solid neoplasms.

Course Title: Pediatric Surgery
Sequence    Credit Hours        Course Number
Fifth Year    2    6202531

Course Description: Elective clerkship is designed to familiarize students with both routine and unusual surgical problems in infants and children. Students are offered a two-week clinical clerkship in the division of pediatric surgery, where offers an opportunity to see and participate in the diagnosis and management of wide range of surgical disorders of infants and children (abdominal, thoracic, genital, transplant, trauma, endocrine).

Course Title: Plastic Surgery
Sequence    Credit Hours        Course Number
Fifth Year    2    6202541

Course Description: This two weeks elective clerkship provides clinical exposure to the multi-faceted field of plastic and reconstructive surgery. Students will be exposed to peri-operative and surgical management of a wide variety of deformities. Student activities include patient evaluation, assisting in the operating room, teaching conferences and rounds.

Course Title: Vascular and Cardiothoracic surgery
Sequence    Credit Hours        Course Number
Fifth Year    2    6202521

Course Description: This course is offered to fifth-year students. This is a two-week clerkship of basic introduction to cardiac and thoracic surgical diseases. Students attend ward rounds, seminars and outpatient clinics and observe in the operating rooms and cardiac intensive care units. They are taught basic principles of cardiac and thoracic surgery including pre-operative evaluation and post-operative care of patients.