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Overview:
The MBBS program at Gulf Medical College is a modular, organ system-based integrated curriculum divided into three phases. The modular structure of the medical curriculum spans a total of 5 years followed by internship of one year.

PHASE I, also called the Introductory Medical Sciences, constitutes the 1st Year MBBS. Seven courses integrated on the basis of themes constitute PHASE I, a prerequisite for the organ system- based courses in PHASE II. A qualifying examination will be conducted at the end of PHASE I.

PHASE II spans the 2nd and 3rd Year MBBS. The ten courses are integrated on the basis of the organ systems in PHASE II. A Problem Based Learning (PBL) week is nested within each of the courses. Clinical teaching is introduced in this phase as the Basic Clinical Skills course which will run parallel to the Organ System Courses. In the 2nd year, skills relevant to each system will be introduced in the respective courses in the safe environment of the Simulation Laboratory. In 3rd Year students will experience real-life doctor-patient encounters in hospital settings one day in the week. A qualifying examination will be held at the end of Phase II.

Phase III spans the next two years of 4th and 5th Year MBBS. It will have Multisystem Courses dealing with themes and topics that cut across multiple organ systems and disciplines running parallel to the clinical clerkship rotations in Surgery and Medicine and their allied disciplines, Pediatrics and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ophthalmology and Otorhinolaryngology. The theoretical component of teaching in the clinical phase will be sequenced on the basis of organ systems. A qualifying examination will be held at the end of PHASE III.

The successful students will be admitted to the internship program. The one-year compulsory resident rotating internship (CRRI) will provide the graduates on-the-job training under close supervision in the major areas of medicine and surgery. The graduates will be awarded the degree of MBBS on successful completion of their internship.

The MBBS program was awarded Accreditation Eligible Classification status (Initial Recognition) in June 2004 by the Commission for Academic Accreditation, Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research and the degree is recognized by the Ministry of Health, UAE. Gulf Medical College is listed at in the Eastern Mediterranean Regional Health Professions Education Directory of World Health Organization (http://www.emro.who.int/HPED/).

Gulf Medical College is listed as an accredited/recognized medical school in the International Medical Education Directory (IMED) published by Foundation of Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER) Ref: http://imed.ecfmg.org/

Mission:
The MBBS program shall strive to provide adequate opportunities to observe, perform and practice basic clinical/professional skills competently with an understanding of the basic and clinical sciences within the health care delivery system. The MBBS program offered by the Gulf Medical College, Ajman has 3 clearly defined goals. A total of 45 objectives have been derived from these goals. The learning outcomes of the proposed organ system-based, integrated curriculum have been listed for each course in the curriculum and are in turn closely aligned to the program objectives.

At the end of the MBBS program the graduate should be able to:

1. Acquire and understand scientific principles of medical knowledge at the molecular, cellular, organ, whole body and environmental levels of health and disease. He should be able to apply the current understanding and recent advances in contemporary basic sciences to promote health, prevent, diagnose and manage the common health problems of individuals (at different stages of life), families and communities.
   
   
2. Develop basic clinical skills (interpretive, manipulative, and procedural) such as the ability to obtain a patient’s history, to undertake a comprehensive physical and mental state examination and interpret the findings, and to demonstrate competence in the performance of a limited number of basic technical procedures.
   
   
3. Develop attitude and practice personal and professional values necessary for the achievement of high standards of medical practice. This should enable him to carry out independently the responsibilities of a physician and to develop further knowledge and skills in order to adapt to the changes in the practice of medicine throughout his professional career and be a life long learner.

Contact Us:

Gulf Medical University
Phone: (+971 6) 7431333 [ Arabic : Ext 201] [English : Ext 252]
Fax: (+971 6) 7431222
Postal Address: P.O.Box: 4184 - Ajman, United Arab Emirates.
E-mail: admissions@gmu.ac.ae