medical education in jordan

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MEDICAL EDUCATION IN JORDAN

PROF. WALID MAANI

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JORDANIAN STUDENTS PREFERENCES

• MEDICAL SCHOOL• DENTAL SCHOOL• PHARMACY• ENGINEERING• INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY• BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION• LAW

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OTHER COUNTRIES PREFERENCES

• ARABS SIMILAR TO JORDAN• JAPANESE STUDENTS PREFER BUSINESS• USA STUDENTS PREFER BUSINESS• OTHERS GO TO LAW AS FIRST CHOICE• GENERALLY 3RD WORLD COUNTRIES

PREFER MEDICAL AND ENGINEERING

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JORDANIAN MEDICAL STUDENTS

• BEFORE 1972• ARAB COUNTRIES

• EGYPT• SYRIA• IRAQ

• FOREIGN COUNTRIES• TURKEY• SPAIN• PAKISTAN

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JORDANIAN MEDICAL STUDENTS

• AFTER 1972• THE UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN• ARAB AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES

• 110 COUNTRIES• FROM PHILIPPINES TO NICARAGUA• EASTERN BLOCK DOMINATION IN SEATS

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JORDANIAN MEDICAL STUDENTS

• TODAY• JORDANIAN MEDICAL SCHOOLS (3800)

• THE UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN• JORDANIAN UNIVERSITY FOR SCIENCE

AND TECHNOLOGY• MUTAH UNIVERSITY• AL-HASHIMEYA

• ARAB AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES• 2000 STUDENTS IN EGYPT• 1000 STUDENTS IN THE UKRAINE

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FIGURES AND FACTS2007/2008

• ALL SPECIALTIES : 192042 (F=97178)• MEDICAL SPECIALITIES: 23549 (12%)

• MEDICINE: 3606 (1.9%)• DENTISTRY: 1462 (0.7%)• PHARMACY: 6569 (3.4%)• ALLIED MEDICAL SCIENCES: 11912 (6.2%)

UNDERGRADUATE

STUDENTS

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CURRICULUM

• CLASSICAL 6 YEARS• ATTEMPTS AT OTHER FORMS WERE

TRIED EITHER AS A CONCEPT OR DUE TO PRESSURE

• PRODUCT CONSIDERED VERY GOOD AS INDICATED BY EMPLOYMENT RATE AND SUCCESS RATE IN INTERNATIONAL EXAMS AND TESTS

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SELCTION OF STUDENTS

• ONLY ON MERIT AS INDICATED BY THEIR SCORE IN THE GENERAL SECONDARY CERTIFICATE EXAM (THE TAWJEEHI)

• NO INTERVIEWS• HIGH COMPITITION, (95% MARK) IN

AVERAGE IS REQUIRED• DROP RATE IN 1ST 2 YEARS 15%

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STAFF

• MOSTLY FULL TIME• STAFF NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE PRIVATE

PRACTICE OUSIDE THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL• STAFF COMPENSTAED THROUGH AN

INCENTIVE PLAN• POSSIBLE FULL PROF. INCOME AROUND 8000

US DOLLARS

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TEACHING HOSPITALS

• TWO UNIVERSITIES OWN HOSPITALS• TWO DEPEND ON MoH AND RMS

HOSPITALS• SOME ROTATIONS ARE CARRIED OUT TO

MoH AMD RMS HOSPITALS• ROTATION TO PRIVATE HOSPITALS

ATTEMPTED AND LATER ABANDONED

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FIGURES AND FACTS

• JODRANIAN UNIVERSITIES, JU AND JUST• THE ROYAL MEDICAL SERVICES• MINISTRY OF HEALTH HOSPITALS• THE PRIVATE SECTOR HOSPITALS

POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS& RESIDENCY PROGRAMS

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THE GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL

• EXEMPTS GRADUATES OF JORDANIAN MEDICAL SCHOOLS FROM ITS INTERNSHIP EXAMINATION.

• EXAMINES ALL GRADUATES FROM ACADEMIC POSTGRADUATE AND RESIDENCY PROGRAMS

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ASSESSMENT OF ACHIEVMENTS IN MEDICAL EDUCATION IN JORDAN

• RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT IS NEAR ZERO• MANY GET ACCEPTED IN RESIDENCY

PROGRAMS IN THE WEST• MANY HAD RETURNED AND ARE

EXCELLING IN THEIR FIELDS

• THE DEMAND FOR ADMISSION IS VERY HIGH

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SHORTCOMINGSIN UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING

• CERTAIN DEFICIENCES IN CLINICAL SKILLS• INCREASED INTAKE OF MEDICAL STUDENTS• SHORTAGES IN TEACHING STAFF

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DIFFICULTIES

• SHORTAGES OF STAFF• SHORTAGES OF TRAINING HOSPITALS• LACK OF ENOUGH SLOTS FOR

RESIDENCY PROGRAMS WITH INCREASED DEMAND

• STAFF ATTRITION DUE TO FINANCIAL REASONS