Objectives

• Refresh our knowledge of Values, Mission & Vision of the College

• Explain why we need to study this block at this particular time

• Describe the general objectives of the block• Refresh your knowledge of Assessment• Emphasize importance of elearning• Point out common mistakes committed by students

Values

• Team spirit and leadership• High Standards• Innovation, creativity and adaptability• Commitment to community• Professionalism• Life-long learning• Partnership

Mission

• To prepare:• Competent & compassionate physicians • Able to meet & respond to the changing health-

care needs & expectations of the community• Through innovative medical education,

research, & health services collaborating with local and international partners.

Vision: Where we want to be in 5-10 years’ time

• Leading national (the best in KSA)• Internationally accredited and recognized

college in innovative medical education • A. By a teaching strategy of PBL, SD,

student-centered learning, & community-oriented education.

• B. By Promoting faculty development, research & collaboration with national and international partners

Understanding different phases of human life: • Gametogenesis• Fertilization • Implantation • Early embryological development• Fetal growth• Infancy and childhood• Adolescence & finally about the inevitable –

ageing

General objectives of the block

By the end of this block students must be able to understand:

1. Organs of reproduction (gross and histological), endometrium and its cyclical shedding during menstruation, the ovulatory cycle, spermatogenesis, the formation of semen and its conducting system and the hormonal regulation of these different phenomena

General objectives of the block

By the end of this block students must be able to understand:

2. Understand the areas of fertilization and implantation, early embryological development i.e. organogenesis, formation and structure of placenta and umbilical cord and the gestational sac.

3. Intrauterine development of the embryo & fetus

4. Physiological changes in normal pregnancy & fetal as well as maternal nutritional requirements

5. Biochemical basis of nutrition

6. Breast as a gland, the secretion, transport, & expression of breast milk along with the hormonal control of these phenomena and the composition of breast milk, its superiority over the formula milk, and its benefits to the neonate

7. Developmental stages in early childhood, milestones & the ages at which they are normally reached

8. Dentition & ossification of bones, the dietary needs of growing children and the supplements required at this age

9. Immunization & its role in preventing maternal, fetal & childhood diseases

10. Impact of drugs on infants and mothers during pregnancy and lactation

11. Physical & psychological changes during adolescence and the hormonal basis of the pubertal changes with emphasis on the physical changes and menarche

12. Process of ageing & care of the elderly

12. How to address the different community issues related to pregnant mothers, infants, children, adolescents & elderly

Anatomy Embryology Histology Physiology Biochemistry (First two years)

↓ General pathology Gen. Microbiology Pharmacology & Start of clinical subjects & start of hospital training (3rd year )

↓Systemic pathology & special microbiology Community medicine Clinical subjects & hospital (4th year )

↓ Clinical subjects & hospital Therapeutics (Final year)

General organization of Traditional curriculum

Frequently asked questions

1. What will be the way of assessment? 2. Which books to read for Growth &

Development?

Summative evaluation:

I. Continuous Assessment : 40 MARKS:

1. PBL sessions 10 2. Seminars 53. Lab Exams (OSPE) 25

II. End of Block Exam: 601. Paper 1: Short Essay Questions 10• MEQs 20

2. Paper 2: MCQs 30

Recommended books & learning resources

PHYSIOLOGY: Latest editions of:

1. Review of Medical Physiology by Ganong2. Human Physiology by Stuart I. Fox 3. Guyton & Hall: Textbook of Medical

Physiology

Recommended books & learning resources

ANATOMY: Latest editions of :1. Clinical Anatomy for medical students by Richard S.

Snell2. Wheater’s Functional Histology3. Last’s Anatomy Regional and Applied4. Clinical Oriented Anatomy by Moore & Dalley5. Before we are born by More & Persaud6. Langman’s Medical Embryology

Recommended books & learning resources

BIOCHEMISTRY: Latest editions of:1. Review of Biochemistry by Harper2. Biochemistry Illustrated by Peter N. Campbell

& Anthony D. Smith3. Textbook of Clinical Biochemistry4. Biochemistry by Stryer

Recommended books & learning resources

PHARMACOLOGY: Latest editions of: 1. Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics

Goodman & Gillman 2. Basic & Clinical Pharmacology by B.G. Katzung3. Lippincott’s Pharmacology 3rd edition

Recommended books & learning resources

PATHOLOGY: Latest editions of:1.Robbins & Kumar: Pathological Basis of

diseases2.Robbins Basic Pathology 3. Rubin’s Pathology: Clinicopathologic

Foundations of Medicine 4. General & Systemic Pathology by Underwood

Recommended books & learning resources

MICROBIOLOGY: Latest editions of:1.Warren Levingson: Medical Microbiology and

Immunology2.Levinson and Ernest Jawetz, Board Review

3. Jawetz, Melnik & Aldelberg’s Medical Microbiology

Recommended books & learning resources

COMMUNITY MEDICINE: Latest editions of: 1. Community Medicine & Public Health by

Mohamed Ilyas2. Public Health and Preventive Medicine

Recommended books & learning resources

MEDICINE: Latest editions of:

1.Davidson’s Principles and practice of Medicine2. Kumar’s Textbook of Clinical Medicine3. Harrison’s, Principles of Internal Medicine

Help offered by Organizers

• Online help available on Qassim University elearning website :

• Questions & answer forums: regarding lectures, labs, seminars etc.

• PBL corner: Questions and anwers regarding the problems and any issues not clearly understood by students are a particularly important part of the learning process

• Panel discussions

What students do wrong?

• Start studying late in the Block• Always hoping for postponements of exam

dates • Selective & superficial study & only handouts

• In my opinion, many students do not think as much as they photocopy and memorize

What students do wrong?

• Do not ask enough questions• Do not make good use of panel discussions• Overestimate themselves • Do not read the disciplines which have less no.

of lectures in the block• This results in failure to integrate knowledge &

failure to understand the basic concepts

Our humble advice!

• Read every thing covered in whatever activity• Study every day, but relax and enjoy

completely one and a half day a week • Work hard and make yourselves & your

parents proud of you and maybe one day, the whole world will be proud of you

• Visualize: What and where do you want to be 10 years from now!

• Then work hard for that

Special advice

• Go through the problems carefully• Follow the steps properly• Remember to keep asking: What? Why?

Where? When? How? Which?• Go into the depths and don’t just learn

superficially