Medical Student Life

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Medical Student Life
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To Be A Doctor
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To Be A Doctor

• Many people think that becoming a doctor is
  difficult.
• Others have some sense that becoming a physician
  takes many years and is expensive. Most people
  realize that being a physician is difficult yet
  rewarding.
• All these people are correct.
• Becoming a physician is a long, arduous,
  expensive process that can only be accomplished
  with great dedication.

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To Be Or Not To Be A Doctor

• Before starting the process of becoming a
  physician (or any profession) you must do some
  honest soul searching.
• First of all you must be aware of the time
  commitment involved in becoming a physician.
• Medicine is a career that requires many years of
  preparation. Generally most people graduate
  college at age 22 and medical school at 26.
• Then after one year of internship then residency,
  many physicians begin their career at age 29.
• However, the training for some specialties can
  last until the physician's early to mid 30's.
• Obviously this can delay plans for marriage and
  starting a family.
• You must decide early on if you are willing to
  dedicate the time it takes to become a physician.
  
• As you can see, this is not a decision to be made
  lightly.

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cornerstones of a successful career in medicine

• A love for learning in general
• A true intellectual curiosity about medicine in
  particular
• A strong desire to help others.

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College Life
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COLLEGE LIFE

• College life is not just grades and studying.
• Your college experience should be one of the most
  exciting and enjoyable times of your life.
• The good friends and good times from college are
  some of the fondest memories I have.
• Having fun is very important.
• However, you must have the discipline to know
  when to stop.
• Remember, chances are you have moved away from
  home and are living in a dorm and have more
  freedom now than ever before.
• However, with this freedom must come the wisdom
  to act responsibly for your own sake.

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COLLEGE LIFE

• The courses you take in college (especially
  science courses in this case) are infinitely more
  difficult than you can imagine.
• If you do not take the time to study you will not
  do well enough to get into medical school. It's
  that simple.
• It is possible to do well and have fun- I did.
  However, it is a balancing act that must be
  mastered.
• Going to the library to study is not synomous
  with studying.
• Many people go there and waste time.

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COLLEGE LIFE

• In college you must learn how to manage your
  time.
• This is a skill which will be invaluable as a
  medical student and for the rest of your medical
  career.
• Some things that are just deadly time killers
  such as video games and TV should be curtailed
  significantly or banished altogether

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COLLEGE LIFE

• Most of the day is filled with lectures, labs and
  small group activities.
• Some medical students end up missing lectures
  because they fall behind in their studies.
• These are then distributed to everyone so that
  they can be reviewed at any time.
• Try not to fall behind.
• Once you fall behind it leads to cramming for
  tests, and crammed material is forgotten quickly.
  
• The problem is not the difficulty of the subject
  material -- it is the volume.
• And it just keeps coming.
• Evenings are filled with many hours of studying.

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What drives a medical student to study so much?

• This is a complex question.
• Medical students, by nature, are competitive
  people and always want to do well.
• Many realize that they will someday have the
  awesome responsibility of saving peoples' lives,
  and they take this responsibility to heart.
• Some fear that they will someday have a patient
  and have no idea what is wrong with him.
• These thoughts can give you cold sweats.

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Student Medical Schools

• Medical schools are not in the business of trying
  to get you to flunk out.
• They selected you because you because they felt
  that you could handle the work, and they will
  help you succeed.
• As a result, you'll be happy to know that over
  95 of the students entering medical schools do
  end up earning their M.D. degree.

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Medical School Curriculum
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Outcomes of the Medical Undergraduate Curriculum

• Knowledge
• Skills
• Attitudes

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Outcomes of the Medical Undergraduate Curriculum

• 1- Knowledge
• Graduate should have sufficient knowledge and
  understanding of
• The normal structure, function and development of
  the human body and interaction between body and
  mind
• The normal pregnancy and child birth, the
  principles of antenatal and postnatal care
• The aetiology, pathogenesis, clinical
  presentation, natural history and prognosis of
  common physical and mental disease, particular
  those which pose acute danger to function, life
  or the community.
• Common diagnostic tests and procedures, their
  uses, limitations and costs
• The management of common conditions including
  pharmacological, psychological, physical and
  nutritional therapy
• The principles of health education, disease
  prevention, rehabilitation and the care of the
  suffering and dying.
• The principles and ethics related to health care
  and the Islamic and legal responsibilities of the
  medical profession

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Outcomes of the Medical Undergraduate Curriculum

• Skills
• Graduate should acquire the skills of
• Take a tactful, accurate and organised medical
  history
• Perform a gentle and accurate physical and mental
  examination
• Integrate history and physical examination to
  reach a provisional diagnosis of differential
  diagnosis
• Select the most appropriate and cost effective
  diagnostic procedures
• Formulate a management plan
• Counsel patients and families clearly regarding
  diagnostic and therapeutic procedures before
  eliciting consent
• Perform common life-saving procedures
• Use information resources to obtain further
  knowledge and interpret medical evidence
  critically and scientifically
• Communicate clearly and considerately with other
  health professionals

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Outcomes of the Medical Undergraduate Curriculum

• Attitudes
• Graduate should have the attitude of
• Respect for every human being and abide by
  relevant Islamic ethics
• A desire to ease pain and suffering
• Willingness to work in a team with other health
  professionals
• Responsibility to remain a life-long learner and
  maintain the highest ethical and professional
  standards
• Referring patients to other health professional
  when needed
• A realization that it is not always in the
  interest of patients to pursue every diagnostic
  or therapeutic possibility

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Curriculum Map
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Curriculum Map contd,

• Phase 1, is the first stage towards achieving the
  objectives specified in the curriculum.
• The aim is to lay down a solid foundation for the
  subsequent full-time integrated study in phase 2
  of the MBBS program.
• This foundation will include knowledge, skills
  and attitudes, particularly attitudes toward the
  learning process.
• The curriculum philosophy in Phase 1 is enforcing
  the development of a mixture of teaching
  approaches including student-directed learning.
  
• By the end of Phase 1, you should be ready to be
  much more involved in the control of the learning
  process.

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University Services For Students
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Deanship of Student Affairs
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• Student Activities Administration
• 1- The higher committee for student activities
• 2- General Committees for student activities
• 3- Subcommittees in different colleges
• 4- Hobby Center
• 5- Competitions
• 6- Lectures and Symposia
• 7- Workshops
• 8- General Participation in Higher education
  ministry activities
• 9- Ceremonies

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• Sport Activities Administration
• A- Buildings
• 1-Sport tent
• 2- Playgrounds
• 3- Swimming Pool
• 4- Activities halls
• B- The Administration secures
• 1- Sport supervisors
• 2- Trainers in different sports
• 3- Clothes for different teams
• 4- Prizes in different competitions

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• Sport Activities Administration
• C- Sport Programmes
• University Series in
• Football
• Basket
• Volleyball
• Handball
• Tennis

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• Sport Activities Administration
• D University Clubs
• 1- Wandering Club
• 2- Horsemanship Club
• You can share clubs activities by contacting
  clubs administration

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• Housing Administration
• Student Housing( 4232 rooms For 8464 Students)

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Internet Services
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• Internet Services
• The Internet
• The ITC, under the supervision of the
  internet service department provides access to
  world wide web navigation (Internet) for official
  use by the different university sectors and for
  university staff.
•  Remote Access
• The ITC, under the supervision of the
  internet service department provides remote
  access to the world wide web as there are two
  kinds of connections ..
•  Program Download
• For some of the programs provided by the
  internet service department
• Technical Settings
• Some of the technical settings provided by
  the Internet service department.
• Internet Explorer settings guide from inside KAU
  network.
• The ITC provides several electronic
  services for university staff through accessing
  the university website
• Internet Explorer User guide
• The internet service department at the
  ITC, determined to make available new and useful
  things,  provides this service to the university
  staff .
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University Library
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• You can benefit from library services by
  visiting the library website and visiting the
  library and take brief introduction to Library
  Services

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Medical Services
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• You can benefit from Medical services Provided by
  the university either through The medical
  administration or hospital university

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These Were A Few ExamplesMore And More
ServicesYou Can Find By Visiting University
Web Sitehttp//www.kau.edu.sa/
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Useful Websites

• KAU Web site
• http//www.kau.edu.sa/
• On Demand University Services (ODUS)
• http//odus2.kau.edu.sa/students/index.asp
• KAU University Library
• http//www.kau.edu.sa/libraries/
• Deanship of student affairs
• http//www.kau.edu.sa/dean/sad/index.asp
• Clinical Biochemistry
• http//www.kau.edu.sa/faculties/medicine/dcbcweb
• Anatomy Department
• http//www.kau.edu.sa/faculties/medicine/anatomy/
• Pharmacology
• http//www.kau.edu.sa/pharmacology/
• University Hospital
• http//www.kau.edu.sa/hospital/default.htm