The College of Medicine (CMED) adopts an interactive and engaging pedagogy where students get involved in active learning. This learning approach helps develop the students’ critical thinking, reasoning and decision-making skills. Students are enabled to retrieve information and encouraged to become lifelong learners and even researchers who seek continuous development.
One of the main features of the medical program offered at CMED is its unique student-centered approach using a blend of teaching and learning approaches that reflect best practices in medical education such as problem-based learning (PBL), case-based learning (CBL), team-based learning (TBL), task-based learning and virtual patient learning (VPL).
While the first year (phase I) is a transition year that focuses on the basic medical sciences and core curriculum, in phase II (Integrated Organ Systems), the pre-clerkship phase (following 2.5 years), the focus shifts to patients and population care. Clinical skills are acquired in the clinical skills centers, through regular encounters with standardized patients as well as medical training “manikins”.
In the third phase (last 2.5 years), or “Clerkship phase” (Hospital Training), students rotate in clerkships (hospital training) in order to ensure exposure to clinical situations, patients and population care. During this phase, the students follow several major rotations in pediatrics, gynecology, obstetrics, surgery medicine, emergency medicine, mental health and family medicine.
We believe that curriculum development and enhancement is a continuous process. The College regularly reviews and monitors our MD program and its learning outcomes and identifies opportunities and seeks additional input for continuous improvements through regular exchange with our strong network of international partners.