AFM, International (Integrated) Undergraduate Medical Program
Faculty of Medicine
Alexandria University
Internal regulation for bachelor stage
Integrated Curriculum
Chapter (1)
Goals of the bachelor stage and learning strategies
1. Introduction
The need of developing the educational program for the
students of bachelor stage
Since the “ Alexandria Faculty of Medicine “ was established in 1942, it took the
responsibility of supporting the local , the Arab , and the African society with ideal graduates
who are qualified in offering special medical services that help to raise the person’s and
society’s health .
This is clear in the mission of the faculty, which states
“The Alexandria Faculty of Medicine is committed to support the community with
physicians who are qualified in the diagnosis and treatment of its health problems and
who have the ethics of the profession and who keep the noble social standards and
morals.
The faculty also seeks for enriching the medical sciences with the medical researches that
helps in solving the problems of the society. Besides , it is keen for offering the best
medical care that pursues the new technologies of the society through the university
hospitals and all other kinds of services within the society “
Based on this, the educational program for the bachelor stage was completely developed to be
identical with the national academic reference standards as well as the international references
and to fulfill the needs of the society and try to overcome the shortcomings of the previous
program, which offers the graduates of the faculty the required qualifications for challenge
and better chances for work on the local, regional, and international levels.
2. Objectives and Strategies
Clause (1):
Objectives of the faculty in the stage of the bachelor
The regulations of the bachelor stage of the “Alexandria Faculty of Medicine “were
determined in a way, so that it can lead the Faculty of Medicine to the international position
that we wish for.
The objectives of the faculty are summarized in the following:
1- Supporting the society with special graduates, qualified in the diagnosis and treatment of
the medical problems in the society and who have the ethics of the profession and keep the
social standards and morals.
2- Preparing graduates who are practiced on focusing on the guarantee and quality of medical
services in the first level of medical care.
3- Adapting doctors who are capable of taking part in scientific researches that are important
n raising the health level of the society.
4- Developing the abilities of self and continuous learning of the graduates.
Clause (2):
Educational philosophy
The objectives of the bachelor stage are achieved through the application of an educational
philosophy that relies on the following principles:
1- Education is a lifelong process.
2- One is capable of self-learning through his personal efforts of reaching the knowledge
resources and taking benefits from them.
3- The staff member is not just a vehicle for knowledge and skills, but he also guides his
students to reach to the different knowledge resources. In addition, he should be their role
model in facing different problems and being capable of solving them with the help of his
gained experiences.
Clause (3) :
Teaching methods and its strategy:
In order to achieve the goals and educational philosophy, the faculty has the following
methodologies for teaching in Bachelor stage:
1- Self-learning strategies by using the different sources of knowledge (like books,
computers, and internet …….etc.)
2- Different teaching strategies for the student to gain the information, skills and orientations
like: developed lectures, discussions, practices, workgroups, seminars, …….etc.
3- The strategy of the integration between different medical sciences, and which creates the
relation between the basic sciences and its clinical and practical applications.
4- The strategy of the early practicing on how to solve medical problems
5- The continuous objective evaluation.
Chapter ( 2)
Faculty departments
Code
0501
0502
0503
0504
0505
0506
0507
0508
0509
0510
0511
0512
0513
0514
0515
0516
0517
0518
0519
0520
0521
0522
0523
0524
0525
0526
0527
0528
0529
0530
0531
0532
0533
0534
department
Anesthesia & Surgical Intensive Care
Cardiology and Angiology
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Chest Diseases
Clinical and Chemical Pathology
Clinical Pharmacology
Community Medicine and Public Health
Critical Care Medicine
Dermatology, Veneriology and Andrology
Emergency Medicine
Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology
Genitourinary Surgery
Histology and Cell Biology
Human Anatomy & Embryology
Internal Medicine
Medical Biochemistry
Medical Education
Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Medical Parasitology
Medical Physiology
Neurology and Psychiatry
Neurosurgery
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Oncology and Nuclear Medicine
Ophthalmology
Orthopedic Surgery & Traumatology
Otorhinolaryngology
Pathology
Pediatrics
Physical Medicine, Rheumatology &Rehabilitation
Radiodiagnosis
Surgery
Tropical Medicine
Medical genetics
Chapter 3
The curriculum is formed of two stages, when they are accomplished
successfully; the student gets the grade of the Bachelor of Medicine and
Surgery (MBBCh).
The first Phase Pre-clerkship Phase :
This phase aims for making the student able to study the medical sciences in
the integrated system, and it consists of 6 educational semesters through the
first 3 years.
The first semester is a Preliminary semester for preparing the students for
high education in general and medical education especially. The student gets
a concentrated English course and another course to make him capable of
getting international Computer Driving license (ICDL). Moreover, the
student learns how to get the information through the E-libraries and the
available resources of the internet. He also gets courses about medical ethics
and the rules governing his faculty and his rights and duties. Then the
student starts to study the basics medical sciences in the form of educational
units which mix between the basic medical sciences that explain the
structure, function, chemistry and genes of the body and its cells in a
practical and clinical context.
Then through the next 5 semesters the student begins to study the medical
courses in the form of integrated systems. This phase represents the base on
which the second phase (the stage of dealing with patients) will depend on.
In this stage, students get to learn the basics of the medical sciences in a
deeper and more precise way. In addition, this phase will include a course
for Professional Skills Development, in which the student starts by learning
the communication skills with patients, followed by skills of clinical
examination and first aid, etc. This phase also includes the basics of the
behavioral sciences and the human rights. This course runs though the 5
semesters from the second till the sixth.
At this phase, the student also studies an introduction about the science of
epidemiology, medical statistics, and the bases of medical research. He is
also introduced to the nature of the “bed work “either in hospitals or in
primary medical care centers. In addition, he gets to learn the basics of
fighting the infections and also the basics of the quality control in medical
care.
The second Phase Clerkship Phase :
This phase lasts for 6 semesters and it aims for preparing the students for
professional practicing, in which they are trained through direct interaction
with patients in the general and specialized clinical departments. It ends with
a period of condensed clinical practice for 20 weeks where the students pass
again on the different clinical departments (Pre Internship Rotation). This
period is followed by an“exit exam “which includes all basic clinical skills
determined for the students. The students should pass this exam in order to
get the bachelor degree of medicine and surgery, but its marks are not
included in the total score of the student.
Chapter 4
Basic Rules
Clause ( 5 ) : The Alexandria Faculty of Medicine gives the bachelor of
medicine and surgery under the request of the Council of the Faculty of
Medicine.
.
Clause ( 6 ) : The period of studying for getting the bachelor degree is 12
semesters
Clause ( 7 ) : The study period for getting the bachelor degree in medicine
and surgery is divided into 2 phases :
1- Pre-Clerckship Phase
2- Clerckship Phase
Clause ( 8 ) : Study time (school calendar)
The school year consists of 2 semesters:
Autumn ( 1st semester ) :
In preclerckship phase: it starts from the third Saturday of September
and lasts for 15 weeks
In clerckship phase: it starts in the first week of September and lasts
for 20 weeks
-
Spring ( 2nd semester ) :
In preclerckship phase: it starts from the third Saturday of February and
lasts for 15 weeks
In clerckship phase: it starts in the half of February and lasts for 20
weeks, except for the 12th semester, it will be 16 weeks only.
Clause ( 9 ) : General conditions for registration
1-
The applicant must have a certificate of the completion of the
secondary school from the Arab Republic of Egypt or an equivalent
degree from a scientific institution recognized by the University and
of the Supreme Council of Universities.
2-
Payment of tuition fees must be on time determined by
the faculty.
Clause ( 10 ) : Credit point system ECTS
ECTS is the system that is approved by the European Organization for
Higher Education and is applied in weighing the courses and in the
assessment of students.
It is a systematic way to describe the curriculum by identifying credit points
for parts of the educational programs, based on the effort of the students
represented by the number of study hours required to achieve the learning
objectives (ILOS).
This system is based on the fact that a student ,during the school year, can
make from 1500 – 1800 hours, from which every 25-30 hours are translated
into a single credit point added to the tally , so the student can collect about
50-60 points through the year or the single academic level as a maximum .
These points reflect the amount of the required effort per every single unit of
the curriculum. It includes the academic and training efforts such as
attending lectures and practical lessons and self-learning activities,
workshops, and other scientific activities, either in the library, the hospital,
or the classrooms, or home. Therefore the system focuses on the overall
burden of students and is not restricted on the contact hours with teachers.
Credit Points are distributed on all curricular units, either obligatory or
electives. The credit points are awarded only when the student completes his
study of all courses and pass all examinations successfully.
Total points adopted for the program: 60 credit points per year x 6 levels = 360
points distributed over the various courses.
CLAUSE (11) : learning Activities
The learning activities consist of several-pronged strategy to
achieve the intended learning outcomes and academic
standards in conformity with the national academic reference
standards.
1. Theoretical information : 40%-60% of study time
1- Developed lectures
2- Self-learning :
a. E-learning (10%) in the first year and rises gradually to replace
lectures
b. Tutorial Group discussion
c. Assignments and Presentations
d. Integrated Learning Activity (ILA)
e. Team Based Learning (TBL)
2. Practical , Clinical , and Professional skills : 60%-40%
1- Practical Lessons
2- Clinical and Professional skills
The student starts practicing on these skills from the first year in a
long course that extends throughout the years of education. The
practicing takes place in a center of developing clinical skills for
the first three years , then ( from the fourth till the sixth year ) in
takes place in the different basic clinical departments including the
University hospitals , outpatient clinics , emergency departments ,
hospitals of the Ministry of
Family Medicine Centers.
Health , Health Insurance
and
Note :
- A ratio of 60% lectures, 40% practical and clinical or 40%
lectures, 60% practical and clinical are determined according
to the requirement of the components of the educational unit ,
taking into account that the ratio of self-education , practical
education , and clinical education rises as the student progress
through their study years .
- 60% - 75% of study time is specified for practical and clinical
practice in case of special courses, like computing skills,
information proficiency and professional development.
How to apply the means of self-learning?
1. E-Learning : a certain percentage ( starts with about 10 % ) is
allocated from the lectures into the electronic form ( text , power point
presentation) .
A link on the internet is determined where the student can look up for
medical information in textbooks or multimedia.
2. Tutorial Classes : students are divided into small groups ( 50
students) and they discuss in the educational meeting an identified
subject through questions & answers and seminars , the student should
have the basic role in leading the discussion .
3. Integrated Learning Activity(ILA): students are divided into small
groups who attend a meeting that lasts for an hour twice a week with
a tutor who is responsible for this activity in the educational unit .
4. Team Based Learning :
- This activity can be applied on a group of students up to 50100 students, in the presence of an instructor. A part of the
educational unit is determined for this activity and the students
are directed to reading information about this part in
determined resources (references, internet links, and handouts)
before the meeting.
- The cession starts with giving the students an objective exam
(MCQ , T&F , EMQ ) which covers the intended learning
outcomes in this section .The exam is answered by the students
individually and the answer sheets are collected to be corrected
either electronically immediately or later on by the students
themselves. Then the students are divided into small groups
and answer the questions of the exams again together. The
instructor asks each team to give its answer for every question
and then the instructor gives the correct answer. Each team is
asked to give the reasons for its answer and right and wrong
answers are discussed between groups with the help of the
instructor.
- Students might be asked for criticizing the questions or
determine questions that were not clear and a better suggestion
for the form of questions.
5. Students assignments & Presentations
This activity was applied in the academic year 2008-2009 and the
same image is applied alternately with the previously mentioned
activities.
Section 5
Curriculum and Evaluation
Curriculum of the first phase (pre-clerkship)
Year 1
Semester II (30 ECT)
Semester I (30 ECT)
8
I. Concepts of Health and
Disease
6
I. Introduction to Medical
Studies
10
II. Musculoskeletal system
10
II. Nutrition & Metabolism
8
III. Blood, lymph & Immune
system
14
III. Introduction to Medical
Sciences
4
IV. Professional development I
Year 2
Semester IV (30 ECT)
5
Semester III (30 ECT)
I. Epidemiology and biostatistics
14
II. Cardiovascular system
10
I. Nervous system and special
senses
10
10
II. Infection & Immunity
III. Respiratory system
2
Student Selected Component
2
Student Selected Component
4
Professional development II
3
Professional development III
Year 3
Semester VI (30 ECT)
Semester V (30 ECT)
14
I. Gastrointestinal system
8
I. Endocrine system
8
II. Pathobiology of selected
systems
8
II. Urinary System
10
III. Reproductive System
III. Health Care environment &
Management
2
Student Selected Component
2
Student Selected Component
2
Professional development IV
2
Professional development V
4
Curriculum of the second phase (clerkship)
Year 4
Semester VII
GROUP A
GROUP B
Medicine I
+ Basic imaging
+ Laboratory Medicine
Surgery I
+ Anesthesia
8w
20
W
starting
1 Sep
(1st Saturay
of Sep)
40
Attending
Hour /
week
1w
8w
Clinical exam (OSCE)
Surgery I
+ Anesthesia
1w
1w
1w
Medicine I
+ Basic imaging
+ Laboratory Medicine
Clinical exam (OSCE)
Study Leave
Written Exam
Leave 2 w
Semester VIII
20
W
starting
15 Feb
(3rd
Saturday of
Feb)
40
Attending
Hour /
week
4w
Obs. Gyn I
4w
Tropical Med
+ Clinical Parasito/Micro
1w
4w
4w
1w
1w
W1
Pediatrics I
Orthopedic
ELECTIVE
Clinical exam (OSCE)
Pediatrics I
Obs. Gyn I
Orthopedic
ELECTIVE
Tropical Med
+ Clinical Parasito/Micro
Clinical exam (OSCE)
Study Leave
Written Exam
Summer Leave 4-6 w
\
Attendance Fulfillment AND Resit Exam.
GROUP A
GROUP B
4w
Pediatrics II
Obs. Gyn II
4W
ELECTIVE
Neurology & Psychiatry
+ Mental Health Care
1w
4w
Clinical exam (OSCE)
Obs. Gyn II
Pediatrics II
4w
ELECTIVE
Neurology & Psychiatry
+ Mental Health Care
Clinical exam (OSCE)
Study Leave
Written Exam
Year 5
Semester IX
20
W
starting
1 Sep
(1st Saturay
of Sep)
40
Attending
Hour /
week
1w
1w
1w
Leave 2w
Semester X
20
W
starting
15 Feb
4w
Basic Ear, Nose
& Throat
Basic Ophthalmology
2w
Urosurgery
Dermatology
2w
ELECTIVE
ELECTIVE
1w
4w
(3rd
Saturday
of Feb)
2w
40
2w
Attending
Hour /
1w
week
1w
1w
Clinical exam (OSCE)
Basic Ophthalmology
Basic Ear, Nose
& Throat
Dermatology
Urosurgery
ELECTIVE
ELECTIVE
Clinical exam (OSCE)
Study Leave
Written Exam
Summer Leave 4-6 w
\
Attendance Fulfillment and Resit Exam
Year 6
Semester XI
4w
w4
20
W
starting
1
Sep
(1st
Saturay
of Sep)
GROUP A
GROUP B
Emergency Med &
Critical care
Forensic
&
Clinical Toxicology
Family Medicine
Principles & Revisiting child health,
maternal health, mental health,………
1w
4w
4w
ELECTIVE
Clinical exam (OSCE)
Forensic
Emergency Med &
&
Critical care
Clinical Toxicology
ELECTIVE
Family Medicine
Principles & Revisiting child health,
maternal health, mental health,………
1w
1w
1w
Clinical exam (OSCE)
Study Leave
Written Exam
Leave 2 w
Semester XII
16
W
starting
15
Feb
(3rd
Saturday
of Feb)
Ends 15/6
6w
Surgery II
Medicine II
6w
Medicine II
Surgery II
2w
1w
1w
Clinical exam (OSCE)
Study Leave
Written Exam
Summer Leave 3 weeks
Attendance Fulfillment and Resit Exam
(Pre-Internship)
Starts
8/7
12
w
20 w
2w
2w
4w
PRE-HOUSE OFFICER (Pre-Internship)
( w a log book that should be fulfilled To be qualified for the Exit
exams)
+
Clinical or Community Project Design & Proposal
Exam Leave
Qualifying or Exit exam :
Integrated Written Exam
Integrated OSCE Exam
To be held 2 times \ academic year: November, April
Project submission & presentation
Electives :
The students study over the school years a specified number of elective
courses in order to meet the requirements of academic standards which states
,in item 18, the importance of including elective courses that help to develop
thinking skills, skills in scientific research and creation.
In the first phase, the program includes a number of elective courses which
form 8 credit points meanwhile; the second phase contains elective courses
for 14 weeks, distributed over the semesters from the eighth to the tenth
semester.
The elective courses include courses in human sciences and general sciences
like art and medical history, languages, information technology, etc. There
are also courses in the basic medical & clinical sciences, so that the student
can chose between both groups in a determined system that is announced to
the students in the beginning of the academic year. The student is evaluated
in elective courses as successful or failed by the scorecard or objective test
and so as not to allow the student to move to the next stage without
satisfying all required elective courses.
CLAUSE ( 14) : Evaluation
The Evaluation methods are divided into:
1)-The summative exams (80% of the total mark of the semester or
the educational unit) and is divided into the following:
1. The written exams ( 50 % of total ) to be held at the end of the semester.
It includes objective questions (multiple choice, extended matching, true ,
false), short essay questions and problem-solving questions.
2. The practical and clinical exams:
2-1 practical & clinical exams in the first phase (20%):
In the form of objective structured practical & clinical exams O.S.P.E /
multistation practical exam & OSCE
2-2 clinical exams in the second phase ( Clerckship ) :
25% distributed between the objective structural clinical exam OSCE & his
grade is not less than 15% and the short case exam .
3. Assignments and Presentations
10 % in the first phase, 5 % in the second, using a prepared chick list.
2)- Mid-term and formative Exams ( 20 % of the total mark of the
semester or educational unit )
Dates of exams:
Examination is held annually in the following dates:
 The final exam for each semester is held in January, and June for the
first phase (preclerckship phase), and in July for the second phase
(clerkship Phase) of each year.
 The resit exam is in held in August of every year for those who failed
or missed the exam. The student ,who failed in the resit exam, must
apply for the special exam of the educational unit /the clinical training
course in the next year according to the time chosen to hold the
exam, such that he won't pass from the 1st to the 2nd stage unless he
passed the exam in all the special education units of 1st stage
 A final inclusive integrated exam is held in the end of the last
semester and it is in the form of :
1 – Objective structural clinical exam (OSCE)
2 – Objective written exam, in the form of problem solving
questions.
- A central committee for the final exam is constituted, with the
consent of the Faculty Board and it is responsible for construction
of questions and supervision of exam.
- 450 points per semester are distributed on the exams and the
project with the decision of the faculty council.
- The educational courses of each educational unit should be
finished in the determined time as it is considered as a prerequisite
for the consequential educational unit in the following semester.
Clause (15)
Student success is estimated according to the following assessment:
1)-The score for each educational unit is calculated according to the
European credit points system, assigned for these units as follows:
 The credit point = 15 marks.
 One week = 30 marks (for the second phase)
2)-The percentage of marks for each subject in the educational unit is
determined according to the weighted percentage of the scientific
content of this subject within the educational unit.
3)-The total marks for each basic scientific subject are determined by
calculating the total marks that the student got for this subject
along the 3 years of the phase. This should be equated, if
necessary, to cope with the score agreed upon by the Supreme
University Council.
4)-The mark of each clinical subject is determined according to the
number of weeks in each clinical training period, This should be
equated to cope with the score agreed upon by the Supreme
University Council, if necessary. The Cumulative marks of the
student will be also equated with the marks determined by
Supreme University Council if needed.
5)-The marks of elective courses are not added to the total score.
6)-It is not permitted to add extra marks to improve the subject
grades, either in the transfer from year to year or in the
cumulative marks.
Article (16):
The student must attend the lessons and participate in practical
exercises or research rooms with a minimum of 80%. The Faculty
Council, in accordance with the provisions of the internal rules, will
deprive the student to progress on the whole exam or in part of it, if he
does not satisfy the prescribed percentage of attendance.
Clause (17)
A failed student is that who gets less than 60 % of the total score of
any educational unit, or at least 50% of the written exams.
Clause (18)
The general grading of the students in the bachelor grade is
calculated, based on the total marks they got in all educational
years. Ranking of the students is done according to this total
score.
Clause ( 19 )
The student is offered an honor degree if his final grade is
excellent or very good and his general grade in any individual
educational year is very good at least. He should pass all the
courses he had participated through the years.
Clause ( 20 )
-
The academic advisor is one of the staff members, chosen by the academic
department for a number of students and he is responsible for advising and
guiding the students throughout the program.
-
The students are divided into groups ( 15-20 students )
-
Each group is assigned to an academic team, headed by a professor and
assisted by an assistant professor, lecturer, consultant or assistant lecturer / a
specialist, a resident doctor and a house officer.
-
It should be taken into consideration to make use of the capabilities and
facilities of the educational hospitals and the medical organizations in
Alexandria.
Clause (21)
International computer driving license (ICDL)
The student should get ICDL License before the completion of his study in the
Faculty of Medicine. This license is considered as a mandatory condition to
get his bachelor degree.
Clause (22)
This regulation is applied to students of the bachelor program in addition to
the new programs (International & French divisions) starting from the
academic year 2009/ 2010.
Coding curriculum-table, credit points and the distribution of marks
Se
m
Course
Code
1st
(I)
I.
Introduc
tion to
Medical
Studies:
II.
Nutritio
n&
Metaboli
sm
III.
Introduc
tion to
Medical
Sciences
:
050101
IMSt
Cre
dit
poi
nts
6
Mar Se
ks
m
90
Course
2n
Code
I. Concepts
of Health
( II and Disease
)
050102
CoHD
d
I.
Infection
&
Immunit
y:
II.
Nervous
system
&
special
senses
Mar
ks
120
050101
NM
10
150
II.
Musculoske
letal system
050102
MS
10
150
050101
IMSc
14
210
III. Blood,
lymph &
Immune
system
050102
BLI
8
120
IV.
Professional
developmen
t:
050102
PD I
4
60
30P
450
5
75
II.
050204
Cardiovascu CVS
lar system
10
150
III.
Respiratory
system
10
150
30P 450
3rd
(III)
Cre
dit
poi
nts
8
050203
InIm
10
150
050203
NSSS
14
210
4th I.
(IV Epidemiolog
)
y and
biostatistics
050204
EB
050204
Resp
Se
m
Course
Code
III.
Student
Selected
Compon
ent
IV.
Professio
nal
develop
ment
includin
g Basics
of
psycholo
gical
develop
ment
and
behavior
050203
SSC
050203
PD II
Cre
dit
poi
nts
2
Mar Se
ks
m
Course
Code
P/F
IV.Student
Selected
Component
050204
SSC
4
60
V.
Professional
developmen
t including
human
rights
050204
PDIII
30P 420
5th
(V)
Cre
dit
poi
nts
2
Mar
ks
3.0
45
30P
420
P/F
I‐
Endocri
ne
system
II.
Urinary
System
050305
End
8
120
6th I.Gastrointe
(VI stinal
)
system
050306
GIT
14
210
050305
Urn
8
120
050306
PB
8
120
II.Repro
ductive
System
050305
Rep
10
150
050306
HCM
4
60
IV.
Student
Selected
Compon
ent
050305
SSC
2
P/F
II.
Pathobiolog
y of selected
systems:
III. Health
Care
environmen
t&
Managemen
t
IV. Student
Selected
Component
050306
SSC
2
P/F
Se
m
Course
Code
V.
050305
professio PD IV
nal
develop
ment
Cre
dit
poi
nts
2
Mar Se
ks
m
Course
Code
30
V.
Professional
developmen
t
050306
PD V
30P 42
0
7th I.Medici
(VII ne I
)
+ Basic
imaging
+
Laborato
ry
Medicine
II.Surger
yI
+
Anesthe
sia
Cre
dit
poi
nts
2
Mar
ks
30P
42
0
30
050407
Med I
8w
(16
P)
240
8th I.Obs& Gyn
(
I
VI
II)
050408
ObGyI
4w
(8P)
120
050407
SurgI
8w
(16
P)
240
II. Tropical
Med
+ Clinical
Parasito/Mi
cro
III.Pediatric
sI
050408
Trop
4w
(8P)
120
050408
ped I
4w
(8P)
120
IV.Orthoped
ics
V.ELECTIV
EI
050408
Orth
050408
ElecI
2w
60
(4P)
2w( P/F
4P)
16w 420
(32
P)
I.Basic Ear,
Nose&
( X Throat
)
II.Urosurger
y
050510
ENT
4w
(8P)
120
050510
Uro
2w
(4P)
60
050510
Elec III
2w
(4P)
P/F
32
P
480
9th I.Pediatr
( IX ics II
)
050509
pedII
4w
(8P)
120
II.Electiv
e
050509
Elec II
4w
(8P)
P/F
III.Obs.
Gyn II
050509
ObGyII
4w
(8P)
120
10
th
III.Elective
Se
m
Course
Code
IV.
050509
Neurolog NeurPsy
y
&Psychi
atry
+ Mental
Health
Care
11t
h
(
XI)
I.Emerge
ncy Med
&
Critical
care
II.Family
Med
Principle
s&
Revisitin
g child
health,
materna
l health,
mental
health
III.Foren
sic+
Clinical
Toxicolo
gy
IV.ELEC
TIVE
050611E
merg
Cre
dit
poi
nts
4w
(8P)
Mar Se
ks
m
120
16
w
(32
P)
360
4w
(8P)
120
12
Course
Code
Mar
ks
050510
Ophth
Cre
dit
poi
nts
4w
(8P)
IV.Basic
Ophthalmol
ogy
V.Dermatolo
gy
050510
Derm
2w
(4P)
60
VI. Elective
050510
Elec IV
2w
(4P)
16
W
(32
P)
P/F
050612
Surg II
6w
(12
P)
180
II.Medicine
II
050612
Med II
6w
(12
P)
180
(
XI
I)
4w
(8P)
120
050611F
orTox
4w
(8P)
120
050611E
lec IV
4w
(8P)
P/F
360
I.Surgery II
th
050611
FM
120
Se
m
Course
Code
Cre
dit
poi
nts
16
w
(32
P)
Mar Se
ks
m
360
13
th
XI
II)




Course
PREHOUSE
OFFICER
(PreInternship)
Code
Cre
dit
poi
nts
12
w
(24
P)
Mar
ks
360
16w 450
(32
P)
Explanation of the Coding system: e.g 050101IMSt
Faculty of medicine 05
Year 01-06 (01)
Semester 01-12 (01)
IMSt: Abbreviation of name of course: introduction to
medical studies
Preclerkship
Basic
sciences
SSC
Total basic
sciences
Professional
development
Total
1st
450
2nd
390
P/F
3rd
360
P/F
4th
375
P/F
5th
390
6th
390
P/F
P/F
Grand Total
P/F= Pass/Fail
2355
2355
60
60
45
30
30
Total
450 450 420 420 420 420
Preclerkship
Clerkship
Clinical
Electives
Total
clerkship
Total
clinical
%
7th
480
8th
420
P/F
480 420
9th
360
P/F
360
10th
360
P/F
360
11th
360
P/F
360
225
2580 48%
12th prehouse
360 450
2790
P/F
360
2790
2790 52%
5370
Summary of total marks of subjects and stages
The system for grading of the students:
Two Systems are used to rank the students according to total score they
obtain:
I-European system ECTS:
The students are divided into two main groups: successful and failure, and
then divide each group as follows:
1 - Successful students are ranked descendingly according to the total and
then divided into five grades:
A: Students with the highest 10% of the totals
B: students who constitute the following 25 %.
C: students who constitute the following 35 % after the previous one.
D: students who constitute the following 25%
E: the last 10% of the successful students.
2 – Failed students:
F: The highest 50% of the total failure.
FX: The following 50%
The benefit of this system is that it allows students to transfer to universities,
which follows a system of ECTS or accepted for postgraduate studies in the
same universities.
II- The current system in the Egyptian faculties:
Excellent: More than 85%
Very good: from 75 to less than 85%
Good: from 65 - to less than 75%
Fair: 60 to less than 65%
The European system ECTS can be changed into the current system using a
statistical method, depending on the highest score which the first student
gets in the same year.