Integrated Program

The program of the Baccalaureate degree in Tanta Faculty of Medicine of is an integrated program that is taught in five years according to credit points system (the decision of the Council of Ministers to change Article 154 of the Executive Regulations of the Law of Organizing Universities) with the degree of integration between the basic medical and clinical sciences exceeding 5th level in Harden's levels that are in accordance with the NARS National Academic Quality Assurance Benchmark (NARS) in its current version of 2017, It is based on a medical-based learning system as a global approach to providing High quality education and continuous performance evaluation for graduate students who are fully aware of personal, scientific and life skills and are capable of providing excellent medical services inside or outside Egypt.
Preparing a distinguished graduate locally, regionally and internationally, qualified to provide high quality health care and acquire early professional skills while increasing his ability to self-study, leadership, engaging in scientific research and application and sustainable professional development within the framework of professional ethics.
♦ Prepare students to apply modern medical information and use it to solve the clinical problems of patients.
♦ Development of communication, intellectual, clinical and leadership skills.
♦ Integration of different branches of medicine to prepare an efficient doctor.
♦ Giving students the freedom to choose different courses.
♦ To encourage students to continue medical education and apply scientific research methodology.
♦ Follow the basic rules of ethics of the profession.
♦ Application of modern medical methods with the points system approved.
♦ The study plan includes compulsory and elective courses with 282 credits (94%) for compulsory courses and 18 credits for elective courses (6%).
♦ Elective courses include medical courses as well as languages and humanities that are closely related to the college and used by the graduate in his / her career.
♦ The program is characterized by giving attention to problem-based learning philosophy (PBL).
♦ The program includes a mix of individual courses and integrated modules to achieve coordination and integration between basic and clinical medical sciences through the system of vertical, horizontal and spiral integration.
♦ Use active learning strategies such as interactive and other teaching methods with student academic supervision and continuous evaluation of performance.
♦ Development of self-directed learning and scientific research to prepare students able to follow the latest developments in the medical field.
♦ Using the e-learning system and distance learning
♦ The program is characterized by the existence of modern courses according to the global developments in the field of medical education such as:
- Communication skills
- Ethics and ethics of the profession
- The course "Medical Informatics"
- Methods of scientific research and its applications
- Risk management
- Medical professional settings
- Epidemiology
- Medical Statistics
- Directory-based medicine
- Medical communication, consultations and medical interviews
♦ The program is concerned with early contacting the patients with interest in clinical training, follow-up and continuous evaluation.
1. The academic year: two main semesters.
2. Semester: The semester ranges from 16 to 18 weeks including exams.
3. Summer Semester: consists of eight weeks and shall be equivalent to special fees determined by the College Council.
4. Study Plan: A set of compulsory and elective courses, consisting of the total number of units required for graduation, which must be successfully passed by the student to obtain a degree.
5. Academic level: This is the study stage according to the approved study plans.
6. Module: A study subject within the approved study plan in each specialization, Each course has a number, a code, a name and a detailed description of its vocabulary, which distinguishes it in terms of content and level from the other courses and a special file maintained by the department for the purpose of monitoring, evaluation and development.
7. Study Unit: A 50-minute theoretical lecture or clinical lesson to study and field training.
8. Study load: The total number of courses that students are allowed to enroll in a class. The maximum and minimum academic load is determined according to the executive rules of the regulation.
9. Program Requirements: Mandatory courses for a specific number of credits approved by all students.
10. Elective Courses: A set of courses from which the student chooses to achieve a required number of units of study approved for elective courses of the course and the number of units of study 6 units.