Curriculum Map for Undergraduate Program for Faculty of Medicine in Oasis University

Preclinical phase (introduction, principles blocks and vertical “Patient, Physician & Society (PPS)”themes)

Block	Week	Contact hours
Principles of studying medicine	1 week	15 hours
Principles of microscopic and macroscopic structures	7 weeks	150
Cell biology and function	7 weeks	150
Patient, Physician & Society: Introduction to Being a Physician Ethics, Law & Professionalism Behavioral Medicine	vertical	65

preclinical phase (introduction, principles blocks and vertical “Introduction to Patient Care” themes)

Block	Week	Contact hours
Mechanisms and principles of therapy of diseases	8 weeks	162 hours
Infection and immunity	8 weeks	162
Introduction to Patient Care Medical Inter viewing Introduction to Physical Examination 1 Clinical Experiences 1	vertical	65

Preclinical phase (organ system blocks and vertical “Introduction to Patient Care” themes)

Block	Week	Contact hours
Cardiovascular system	5 weeks	100 hours
GIT	5 weeks	100
Skin & Musculoskeletal	5 weeks	100
Introduction to Patient Care Advanced Physical Examination 2 Clinical Experiences 2 Advanced Medical Interviewing Clinical Procedures	vertical	30
Elective	vertical	60

Preclinical phase (organ system blocks and vertical “Introduction to Patient Care” themes)

Block	Week	Contact hours
Respiratory and renal systems	7 weeks	143 hours
Hematology	3 weeks	75
Health & illness in the community	7 weeks	143
Introduction to Patient Care Block Advanced Physical Examination 2 Clinical Experiences 2 Advanced Medical Interviewing Clinical Procedures	Vertical	30
Elective 2	vertical: 4 hours/ week/semester

Preclinical phase (organ system blocks and vertical “Investigation and Discovery” themes)

Block	Week	Contact hours
Neurosciences	8 weeks	162 hours
Endocrinology, Reproduction & Developmental Biology	8 weeks	162
Evidence-Based Medicine - Fundamentals	Vertical	30
Investigation and Discovery/Scholarly Project Epidemiology and data management	Vertical	22.5
Elective 3	Vertical	22.5

Clinical phase (clinical rotations and vertical “Investigation and Discovery” themes

Block	Week	Contact hours
Medicine 1 Introduction to general medicine, Hematology, Endocrinology, Nephrology.	6 weeks	135 hours
Surgery I Wound Healing, bleeding, shock, blood transfusion, haemostasis, surgical infections, postoperative complications, abdominal trauma emergencies, surgical anuria, surgical nutrition (enteral and parenteral)Surgery of head and neck, lymphatic system ( 3 weeks) Thyroid and Para thyroid, supra renal gland, abdominal walls and hernias, Breast. ( 4 weeks) Oncology (principles) .(one week)	8 weeks	195
Forensic Medicine and toxicology	4 weeks	90
Investigation and Discovery/Scholarly Project Epidemiology and data management	Vertical	30
Elective 4	Vertical	30

Three rotations to be as follows: 6 weeks for medicine 1, 6 weeks for surgery 1, 6 for weeks fronsic”4 weeks” and completion of surgery1 “2 weeks”

Clinical phase (clinical rotations)

Block	Week	Contact hours
Medicine II a. Liver–biliary system (2 weeks) b. Tropical medicine (2 weeks) c. Nutrition, GIT, (2 weeks) d. Rheumatology and clinical immunology (2 weeks)	8 weeks	195 hours
Gynecology & Obstetrics	10 weeks	250
Pediatrics.	10 weeks	250
Physichatry	3 weeks	75
Surgery II Anesthesia, pain management, intensive care, fluids and electrolytes and body response to trauma.	2 weeks	60
Elective 5	Vertical	45
Family medicine (at end of year)	2 weeks	45

– Rotations are 11 weeks each as follow: Obstetrics and Gync. + 1 week

Physichatry

– Pediatrics + 1 week Physichatry

– Medicine II + Surgery II + 1 week Physichatry

Clinical phase (clinical rotations and family medicine)

Block	Week	Contact hours
Ophthalmology#	6 weeks	135 hours
Ear, Nose & Throat	4 weeks	105
Medicine III Clinical investigations (laboratory and infection control: 2 weeks and radiology: 2 weeks)	4 weeks	105
Surgery IV cardiothoracic surgery, plastic surgery, Neurosurgery, Vascular surgery(one week each)	4 weeks	105
Surgery IV Orthopedics & trauma	4 weeks	100
Surgery IV: Urology	4 weeks	100
Surgery V GIT, Liver–biliary system, pancreas, abdomen and peritoneum	4 weeks	105
Medicine IV Neurology, Dermatology	4 weeks	105
Medicine IV Cardiology, chest	4 weeks	105

# 2 weeks of Surgery VI + 2 weeks of Ophthalmology = one rotation