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