Student Skills
Development-Majmah
Prof Faroque A Khan M,B(Kmr)
Master American College of Physicians
Program Director-IM & Pulmonary
Consultant KFMC-Riyadh.—IRB/FOM
Majmah University Riyadh
April, 2012
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HOD Meeting @ MajmahStudent Skills-Apr 8th 2012.
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Quality of students admitted.
Language & computer skills.
Preparatory year.Out of scope teaching.
Student activities.
Clubs, scientific talent.
Matching grads to labor market.
Academic advising.
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Communication’s Across Dept.
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DOM Experience @NUMC-New York.
11 Divisions-33 consultants-200 plus
staff and trainees.
Monthly DOM meeting—introduced
rotational research presentations.
Hem/Onc and ID interaction—
Coagulation disorders.
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Student’s—My Experience.
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Stony Brook Faculty 1971-2011-Few
thousand medical students.
P.D-QHC NY--pulmonary-10 yrs-60 plus
Chair Medicine NUMC 12 yrs-300 plus-KFMC 5yrs—3yrs student exchange.
60 + consultants, 300 +internists,
exchange KFMC/FOM, examiner Jordan.
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Overseas Student Experience
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Jordan—Exchange students @ NUMC
BHNC Trainees from Kashmir @ KFMC
ACP International Fellowship Program.
Cultural & Language Challenges.
Edited a book dealing :IMG’s in USA—
Guide for Applicants and Program
Directors—Published by ACP.
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GLOBAL VILLAGE-East to West
and now West to East.
Majmah Student-FK as
Student.
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Disciplinary Problem in 6th gradeinnovative solution-skipped a grade.
Stony Brook 1st batch 1971—PBL
curriculum, focus on Chest.
Teaching session—feedback at session.
Outcome—Teacher of the year.
Jordan Experience as examiner –
Brucellosis.
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Student Skills-Supervisors Role
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Clear about role & responsibilty.
Is available 24/7, Is approachable-ex
“Feel free to call me at any time” rather
than “Call me when there is a problem”.
Sets example by ‘doing’ and not just
“saying”. FK to DOM:”I will never ask
you to do something which I will not do
myself.”
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HOD Meeting @ MajmahStudent Skills-Apr 8th 2012.
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Quality of students admitted.
Language skills—Middlebury College .
Preparatory year.-Involve faculty .
Out of scope teaching. Off shore
school’s experience
Student activities.—Sports, picnics.
Matching with labor market. Great idea
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Student Skills-Majmah
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Core Values: Professionalism, Team
work, Honesty, Responsibility, Life long
learning, Justice, Fairness and
Discipline.
Few illustrative case studies.
Medical issues—student refuses to take
clerkship exam.
House officer has a ‘temper tantrum”
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Student Evaluation and
Assessment.Dynamic Process.
Program
Implementation
Appropriate
Modification
Student
Evaluation-
Reflection and
feedback
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Contemporary Views Regarding
Program/Student Evaluation
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Many different strategies may be employed,
however all evaluation methods are prone to
bias reducing reliability.
Thus the importance of multiple evaluations
by different evaluators which collectively can
provide strong evidence regarding curriculum
evaluation.
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Student with “Problems”
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Problem is the:
?Student- ?System ?Supervisor.
Good Supervisors Qualities:
Clear about role & responsibilty
Is available 24/7, Is approachable-ex
“Feel free to call me at any time” rather
than “Call me when there is a problem”
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Problem Student?
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Does he/she really belong in this field?
What is the ‘home’ situation like?
Are there any health related issues—
professionals do get sick.(Bipolar,Dysl.)
Any underlying financial/marital issues?
Ex—Clerk at NUMC refused to take
clerkship exam--? Why.
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In Some Cases No Need for
Guidelines.
Nobel Laureate Prof L.
Ignarro.
Bottom Line
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Motivated, inquisitive interested
student.
Interested, respectful, compassionate,
competent teacher/guide/mentor.
The educational system needs a total
overhaul and revisit if our community
wants to compete at international level.