Educational Programmes
General Medicine (MD)
Admissionfg requirements:
Candidates seeking admission for this course must hold a high school diploma in science subjects and are required to successfully pass the National University Entrance Examination held annually by the Ministry of Sciences, Research and Technology.
Duration and Degree Requirements
The duration of the course is seven years. The Doctor of Medicine degree is awarded to those candidates who have:
Medical curriculum
The medical curriculum comprises 253 units in total, including 123 units completed during externship and internship periods. Students can take a maximum of 24 units each semester.
The medical curriculum consists of four phases:
Phase 1. Courses in Basic sciences
Phase 2. Courses in Physiopathology, Semiology, Pharmacology and Pathology
Phase 3. Clinical training
Phase 4. Clinical internship
Phase 1: The duration of this elementary phase is 2.5 years, with the maximum period permitted to pass this stage being three years. This phase includes general and basic science courses. Students are promoted to phase 2 when they pass the basic sciences national examination held biannually. They are allowed to sit the examination a maximum of two times. Those who fail a second time are not eligible to continue the said programme but they may continue their studies in the Bachelor of Science or Associate of Science degree programmes. Upon completion of this phase, the student enters the third year (Phase 2).
Phase 2: The duration of this stage is 8 months. Students are required to study Physiopathology, Semiology, Treatment of diseases, Specific Pathology and Pharmacology. Those students who successfully pass all these subjects enter the next stage of clinical studies.
Phase 3: The minimum period required to complete this course is 19 months and the maximum period is 27 months. In order to complete the course, students have to take a written examination assessing theoretical knowledge. Students must score at least 12 out of 20 to avoid having to repeat the examination. They are required to successfully complete courses in: Internal medicine, Surgery, Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, Diseases of Ear-Nose-Throat (ENT), Psychiatry, Radiology, Social medicine and Dermatology. Upon completion of phase 3, medical students must pass a Pre-internship National Examination. They are allowed to sit the examination a maximum of three times and if unsuccessful a third time, they cannot continue the General Medicine programme. Instead, such students are awarded a Bachelor of Science or a Master degree based on certain criteria established by the University.
Phase 4: The normal duration of this phase is about 18 months and the maximum period permitted for completion of phase 4 is three years. During this internship period, medical students study various courses in hospital, after which the quality of their internship is evaluated, and they receive a mark out of 20. If any student fails during this phase, the decision about the continuation of his study is made by the Medical Council. In order to obtain the medical qualification, each intern is required to present his work in the form of thesis focusing on any of the medical fields.
Master of Science (M.S) programme
Requirements and Duration
Subjects |
Requires Bachelor of Science in: |
Duration (years) |
Units (Subject + Thesis units) |
Biochemistry |
Biochemistry, Chemistry, Laboratory Sciences |
Full time: 2- 2.5 Part time: 2- 4.5 |
47 |
Physiology |
Physiology, Biology, Zoology, Laboratory Sciences,Pharmacology, Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology, Nursing, Midwifery, Physiotherapy, Biology(Zoology, and Anatomy) |
2 |
32 (28+4) |
Dissection Sciences, Anatomy, Histology, Embryology |
Anatomy and Anatomical Sciences, Biology,Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Audiology and Speech Therapy |
2 |
32 (27+5) |
Medical physics |
Physics, BioPhysics, Radiology, Radiotherapy |
2 |
32 (26+6) |
Microbiology |
Laboratory Sciences, Biology |
2 (4 semesters) |
40 |
Parasitology |
Laboratory Sciences, Biology (Zoology and Microbiology), Parasitology, Microbiology |
2 (4 semesters) |
32 (26+4) |
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) programmes
Speciality courses
Subspeciality programmes
AREAS OF RESEARCH:
Besides the teaching programmes, members of this school are actively involved in research in various fields of the clinical sciences. Some of the chief areas of investigations are: