Established in 1947, the school of Medicine is one of the largest and most prestigious faculties in TUOMS. Various departments of the school are associated with, and integrated into, hospitals serving the local population. Clinical and Para-Clinical courses are taught here at different theoretical, practical and theoretical-practical levels. Students working towards their Doctor of Medicine (MD) qualification pursue their studies in this school. In addition, postgraduate (M.S) and doctorate (Ph.D) studies (including taught courses and research), as well as speciality and sub-speciality courses, take place within a clinical community with ongoing open seminars, lectures and guest lectures. The school also runs specialist training programmes providing the opportunity to meet and exchange ideas with others.


Educational Programmes

  General Medicine (MD)
  Master of Science (M.S)
  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)
  Speciality Course
  Subspeciality Course


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:

  Satisfactorarily completed the requirements of the curriculum

  Given evidence of good moral character

  Discharged all indebtedness to the University


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



Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) programmes
  Biochemistry
   Histology
   Physiology

Speciality courses

Internal medicine	Anaesthesia	Urology
Internal neurology	Obstetrics	Cardiology
Neurosurgery	Gynaecology	Infectious diseases
General surgery	Pathology	Ophthalmology
Paediatrics	Ear, nose	Psychiatry
Radiology	Dermatology	throat (ENT) surgery
Orthopedics

Subspeciality programmes

Heart surgery

Thorax surgery

Posterior segment of eye

Haematology

Pulmonary diseases

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:

Study of pulmonary symptoms and the effects of different medicines on chemically affected patients
Social and psychological factors associated with substance abuse and its symptoms
Outbreak of some diseases in lepromatous patients
Study of urinary stones and their dissolution
Investigation of anti- Brusella titre antibodies
Eye health in students
The level and concentration of lipoprotein and serum lipids in normal individuals and patients
Acute heart infraction and its consequences
Respiratory diseases, notably asthma
Rheumatic fever
The effects of care of pregnant women and the health of mother and infant
Malnutrition in children
The rate of outbreaks of gastroenteritis and certain fungal diseases
Family planning
Factors relating to morbidity and mortality in children
Toxoplasmosis in pregnant woman
Helicobacter pylori infection in patients and its eradication
Effects of anti-tuberculosis medicines
Role of different factors amongst coronary patients
Chromosomal disorders and congenital failure
Hemophilia and family marriage
Disorders of the urinary system and various causes of renal failures
Psychiatric disorders and obsession disorders
Evaluation of the Hepatitis B vaccination
Diagnosis of eye socket masses and the posterior cavity of the skull
Eye symptoms in chemically affected patients
Colitis ulcerans and different kinds of HLA-1 types
Blood pressure related diseases and diabetes