International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences (IJMRHS)
ISSN: 2319-5886 Indexed in: ESCI (Thomson Reuters)
Murouj Almaghrabi
Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi ArabiaPublications
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Research
Assessing the Preparedness of Foundation Year in Equipping Umm Al-Qura University Medical Students to Study the Newly Introduced Curriculum for Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery: A Student Perspective
Author(s): Amna Alotiby*, Murouj Almaghrabi, Rawan Alosaimy, Amjad Alharthi, Bashaer Khawandanah, Ruba Alansari, Ahaad Basahal and Ghofran Zamil
Background: The preparatory year in medical school is meant to prime students to the challenges of studying the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) program. In 2016, a huge change in the Umm Al-Qura University (UQU) medical school program was introduced with a new MBBS curriculum. Aim: The efficacy of the foundation year program to equip students to study the newly introduced MBBS curriculum has not yet been assessed. As such, the current study aims to assess the effectiveness and quality of the UQU foundation year program. Materials and Methods: This study used a cross-sectional design, targeting medical students of the new MBBS curriculum of MEDUQU, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), who have passed their first year of medical school. The study involved a structured questionnaire that was distributed among .. Read More»
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