وحدة التطوير الاكاديمي وضمان الجودة |
Academic Development and Quality Assurance Unite |
SPECIFICATION OF BACHELOR OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY (MB ChB) OF THAMAR UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE & HEALTH SCIENCES
Thamar University Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences (TUFMHS) offers undergraduate program in Medicine leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MB ChB). TUFMHS was founded in 1998 by a decision of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, according to Republican Decree No. 158 of 1996, establishing the Thamar University. TUFMHS is one of the first faculties established at the Thamar University and it is the only one in the governorate that offers public medical academic education. All degree and certificate programs at TUFMHS are approved and officially registered with the Ministry of Higher Education in Yemen.
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Program title |
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MB ChB) |
Responsible faculty to grant degree |
Thamar University Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences (TUFMHS) |
Responsible Departments |
TUFMHS is founded on two sectors: Preclinical Sciences Sector and Clinical Sciences Sector. These sectors include the following departments and units
This sector includes four major departments
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Other departments with teaching contributions |
Faculty of Education and Faculty of Computer Sciences to Deliver university requirements. |
Coordinators |
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Language of study |
English Language |
Mode of study |
Full time |
System of study |
Single, yearly-system, credit hour-based / (Vertical and horizontal integrated system) |
Total credit hours needed for completion of the program |
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Time period of study in the program |
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Award granted on completion of the program |
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (abbreviated as MB ChB,MB BCh, or MBBS) |
Location(s) where the program is offered |
-TUFMHS main campus, Thamar University, Dhamar city, Dhamar Governorate, Yemen. -Thamar University Al-Wahdah Teaching Hospital (TUWTH), Maabar city, Dhamar Governorate, Yemen. |
Date of program development |
The MB ChB program of TUFMHS was started in the 1998/1999academic year and this is an updated specification that has been ongoing since the 2015-2016 academic year. |
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Faculty Vision
The vision of the TUFMHS is to become one of the leading medical faculties in Yemen and in the region. |
Faculty Mission: The TUFMHS strives to graduate highly qualified and skilled physician competent on the national, regional and international levels through
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Faculty Aims: |
The Aims of the TUFMHS are to: |
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- Development of the program was based on: 1) Recognized international academic standards: (Annex 1)
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2) Similar regional and international benchmarks to our program: (Annex 2)
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The academic program leading to MB ChB from TUFMHS is committed to graduate proficient physician through an interactive educational curriculum and efficient teaching, research and training strategies aiming to serve the community and deliver high quality patient care. |
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The aim of the program is to ensure that students achieve high clinical competence required to produce caring, professional and ethical physicians through: |
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6. Graduate Attributes: |
The graduates completing MB ChB program from TUFMHS will beable to:
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7. Intended Learning Outcomes: (ILOs) |
Upon successful completion of the medical education program, the graduate will be able to:
Upon successful completion of the medical education program, the graduate will be able to:
Upon successful completion of the medical education program, the graduate will be able to:
Upon successful completion of the medical education program, the graduate will be able to:
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Alignment of Program Mission with Program Aims (Table 1)
Alignment of Faculty Aims with Program Aims (Table 2)
Alignment of Program aims with Program ILOs (Table 3)
Alignment of Graduate Attributes with Program ILOs (Table 4)
Alignment of Our Program ILOs with other similar Programs (Table 5)
Alignment of Our Program Courses and Teaching Hours with other similar Programs (Table 6,7 and 8)
8. Curriculum Map |
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9. Teaching Strategies and Assessment Strategies: |
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A- Knowledge and Understanding
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1- Lectures. 2- Clinical case presentations. 3- Small group discussion 4- E-learning classes.
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1- Written exam (Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), Short-answer questions (SAQs), and long and short assay) 2- Oral exam. 3- External examiner assessment 4- Case report. |
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B- Intellectual skills |
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1- Tutorials. 2- Brain storming. 3- Clinical rounds. 4- Clinical case presentation. 5- Small group discussion. 6- Case-problem solving |
1- Quizzes. 2- Oral exam. 3- Objective structural clinical exam (OSCE) 4- External examiner assessment 5- Case report. |
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1- Case presentations 2- Laboratory practical sessions 3- Clinical rounds (In the departments of the hospital, bed-side teaching and clinical case discussion) 4- Supervised training sessions 5- Simulations (in Skill lab) |
1- Oral exam. 2- Objective structural clinical exam(OSCE) 3- Practical clinical exam. 4- Lab reports. 5- External examiner assessment. 6- Case report. 7- Clinical Log-book. |
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1- Tutorials and seminars. 2- Supervised training sessions. 3- Small group researches. 4- Self learning. 5- Written assignments. |
1- Graduation research. 2- Seminar and presentation assessment. 3- External examiner assessment. |
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Examples: - Clinical rotation contact hour: A 4 credit hour rotation would be scheduled to meet 120 hours (4 credits x 30 hours) - Lecture contact hour: A 4 credit hour lecture would be scheduled to meet 60 hours (4 credits x 15 hours)
The total workload student should expect to spend is twice the number of contact hours
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Program Requirement |
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11. Study Plan |
University Requirements
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B0101101 |
Arabic 1 & 2 |
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Islamic Culture |
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Medical English 1 & 2 |
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Courses of the Program
- First Year (36 weeks)
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Course Title |
Credit Hours |
Length of the Study = 30 weeks + 6 weeks for Periodic and Final Faculty Exams |
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Anatomy I& Embryology I |
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Anatomy |
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Histology I |
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Histology |
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Biochemistry I |
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Physiology I |
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Physiology |
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Community Medicine Basics |
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- Second Year (36weeks)
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Anatomy II & Embryology II |
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Anatomy |
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Histology II |
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Histology |
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Biochemistry II |
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Physiology II |
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Physiology |
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Environmental & Occupational Health |
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Community medicine |
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Medical Ethics & Law |
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- Third Year (36 weeks)
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Pathology |
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Pathology |
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Microbiology and Immunology |
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Microbiology |
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Pharmacology |
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Parasitology |
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Epidemiology & Biostatistics |
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Community medicine |
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Human Genetics |
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Microbiology |
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Basic Clinical & Communication Skills |
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-Fourth Year (36 weeks)
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Practical/Clinical Clerkship) Students will rotate among attachments to the Clinical Department and Units) |
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General Surgery I |
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4 hours (30 weeks) |
15 hours (8 weeks) |
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Surgery |
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Internal Medicine I |
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4 hours (30 weeks) |
15 hours (8 weeks) |
240 |
Internal Medicine |
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Obstetrics & Gynecology I |
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4 hours(30 weeks) |
15 hours (8 weeks) |
240 |
Obstetrics & Gynecology |
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Forensic Medicine & Toxicology |
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1.5 hours (30 weeks) |
15 hours (2 weeks) |
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Forensic Medicine and Toxicology |
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Healthcare Policy & Systems |
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1.5 hours (30 weeks) |
15 hours (2 weeks) Clinical Practicum |
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Community Medicine |
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- Fifth Year (36 weeks)
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Course Title |
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Length of the Study = 30 weeks + 6 weeks for Periodic and Final Faculty Exams |
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Practical/Clerkship Students will rotate among attachments to the Clinical Department and Units) |
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B0101552 |
Internal Medicine II |
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4 hours (30 weeks) |
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Internal Medicine |
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General Surgery II |
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3 hours (30 weeks) |
15 hours (4 weeks) |
150 |
Surgery |
B0101571 |
Pediatrics I |
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2 hours (30 weeks) |
15 hours (8 weeks) |
180 |
Pediatrics |
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Psychiatry |
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2 hours(15 weeks1) |
15 hours (2 weeks) |
60 |
Internal Medicine |
B0101554 |
Dermatology |
3 |
2 hours(15 weeks2) |
15 hours (2 weeks) |
60 |
Internal Medicine |
B0101543 |
Ophthalmology |
4 |
2 hours(15 weeks1) |
15 hours (4 weeks) |
90 |
Ophthalmology |
B0101544 |
Ear, Nose & Throat |
4 |
2 hours(15 weeks2) |
15 hours (4 weeks) |
90 |
Surgery |
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Radiology |
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1 hour(15 weeks1) |
15 hours (2 weeks) |
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Surgery |
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1First half of the year
2Second half of the year
Note: Contact hours per week of 15 weeks length course are divided by 2
- Sixth Year (40 weeks)
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Course title |
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Credit Hours |
Length of the Study = 40 weeks + 6 weeks for Periodic and Final Faculty and External Exams |
Total No. of Contact Hours |
Department/Unit Responsible for Delivery |
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Lecture/ Seminar |
Practical (Clinical Rotation/Clerkship) |
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B0101655 |
Internal Medicine III |
Students will rotate among attachments to the four Clinical Departments (each rotation = 10 weeks) |
12 |
2 |
34 |
360 |
Internal Medicine |
B0101646 |
General Surgery III |
12 |
2 |
34 |
360 |
Surgery |
|
B0101662 |
Obstetrics & Gynecology II |
10 |
2 |
28 |
300 |
Obstetrics & Gynecology |
|
B0101672 |
Pediatrics II |
10 |
2 |
28 |
300 |
Pediatrics |
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B0101637 |
Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics |
15 weeks* |
2 |
2 |
- |
30 |
Pharmacology |
B0101625 |
Research Project |
3 |
1 hour (30 weeks |
30 hours |
B0101525 |
Research Project |
3 |
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Total |
|
49 |
10 |
124 |
1350 |
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35 |
*Given through Obstetrics & Gynecology II and Pediatrics II weeks
Internal Medicine includes the following Subspecialties for the undergraduate program:
Chest diseases, Neurology, Tropical Medicine, Venereal diseases and andrology, Rheumatology and Cardiovascular Diseases.
General Surgery includes the following Subspecialties for the undergraduate program:
Orthopedic Surgery, Neurosurgery, Heart and Chest Surgery, Urosurgery, Anesthesia, Radiology and Emergency.
Internship
The candidate student for internship (house officer) is the one who completed the 6th year successfully. The house officers should spend 1 year (12 months) attending the following departments and participate in their daily activity and should perform the required procedures and must register in his official log book provided by the clinical departments of the TUFMHS according to the following:
Department |
Duration |
Surgery |
2 months |
Internal Medicine |
2 months |
Obstetrics & Gynecology |
2 months |
Pediatrics |
2 months |
Specialized Surgery |
1 month |
Specialized Medicine |
1month |
Community Medicine |
1 month |
Emergency |
1 month |
12. Degree and Graduation Requirements |
Regulations for progression and program completion
Student's achievement (grades) For preclinical stage (basic sciences):
Total grade score of the three exams à100% For clinical stage(clinical sciences): -For 4th and 5th years:
Total grade score of the three exams à100%
- For 6th year:
Total grade score of the three exams à100%
The student, in the preclinical and the clinical stages, to pass any exam should have at least:
If the student fails at any part of the exam, he has to repeat this subject even if his/ her total marks are more than 65% (each exam is considered as independent exam).
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13. Requirements: |
Admission to the faculty of medicine is regulated according to the laws of student affairs that is approved by the High Committee of Ministry of Higher Education. (Annex 3)
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14. Facilities required to implement the program: |
-Available references and Text books.(Annex 4)
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15. Program evaluation and improvement
Program evaluation and improvement: |
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Targeted |
Assessment method |
Sample |
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Questionnaires Meeting |
Representative sample |
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Questionnaires Meeting |
Representative sample |
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Questionnaires Meeting |
Representative sample |
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Questionnaires Meetings |
Representative sample |
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Revision and audit report |
Report |
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Repots by quality unit |
Frequent report |