University Requirements Student must complete 19 credit hours

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Prerequests
10032100	Remedial English	0
Remedial English (E10032100) is a three-hour non-credited English course offered to students who score poorly (i.e. below 50%) on the placement test. Since the major concern of this course is to improve the students? proficiency before starting their ordinary university English basic courses and major courses taught in English, special emphasis has been placed on enhancing the students? ability to effectively acquire the four language skills: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Specifically, the course attempts to ensure an academically acceptable performance on the part of the students at the level of the English basic courses. Moreover, the course aims at expanding students? vocabulary needed for various tasks.
11000101	Islamic Culture	3
This course aims to establish the concept of Islamic culture and its position among the other international cultures, its position in the Muslim life, its sources, its bases and its characteristics. It also aims to introduce the Islamic culture in faith, worship, relations, morals, and knowledge, to discuss the clash between cultures in addition to Globalization, Human Rights, Woman Rights, Democracy and other contemporary issues.
11000102	Arabic Language	3
This course aims to improve the level of students in language skills and various literary, read and absorb and express written, and oral and tasted literary, through texts flags authors and poets in different eras, lessons in grammar and spelling, and brief definition months dictionaries and Arab old ones the modern and how to use them. This course aims to implement the Arabic language in the areas of reading and expression of both types oral and written communication.
11000103	English Language I	3
University English I (E11000103) is a three credit-hour university-required English language course designed for students who need to work on the four skills of the language: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. The development of vocabulary and skills of comprehension are integral parts of the course. In addition, various reading strategies (making predictions, identifying main ideas, reading for details, relating information in the text to life experience) are introduced and developed through a wide range of topics for reading and writing. The course encourages a more analytical and independent approach to study and helps prepare the students for any subsequent exam preparation.
11000105	Palestinian Studies	3
The course is mandatory for university students from various disciplines, so it provides students with knowledge and `information about the Palestinian reality and in particular the political developments of the Palestinian cause since its inception until the present day in line social and economic developments and political which constitute the main pillars for the study of the Palestinian political reality. This course aims to study the Palestinian issue from its beginning until present in social, economic and political issues.
11000108	Community Service	1
This course aims to connect university students with charitable, community, and public institutions, while also enhancing students? role towards society and familiarizing them with humanitarian needs by providing assistance to targeted groups. It seeks to improve the living conditions of marginalized and impoverished populations. The course prioritizes achieving the greatest possible number of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) within the Palestinian context. This is not only through raising awareness and introducing these goals, but also by offering students opportunities to engage practically in implementing various SDGs locally. Students will participate in programs, projects, and activities aimed at reducing poverty and hunger, providing medical services, treatment, and medication to marginalized and poor groups, supporting gender equality and education, including persons with disabilities and special needs, preserving water resources and natural resources, raising awareness on alternative and clean energy, caring for the environment and agriculture, recycling solid materials, rejecting discrimination, promoting green spaces, and encouraging productive and forestry farming. Students enrolled in the course can join different stages designed with alternatives for each phase, allowing them to complete the requirements under flexible conditions. This approach benefits the community while developing students? skills and experiences.
11000117	Leadership and Communication Skills	1
The course aims to assist students in acquiring modern concepts in the field of communication and understanding the essential skills for effective communication with oneself and others. This is achieved through the use of effective teaching methods that rely on student engagement and motivation to learn through training and self-directed learning. The course emphasizes skill development through teamwork and interactive methods, helping students improve their verbal and non-verbal communication skills by learning public speaking and the fundamentals of oration. Additionally, it helps students develop active listening skills, and contributes to enhancing their abilities in dialogue and persuasion, overcoming public speaking anxiety, self-promotion, negotiation, job interviews, presentation and delivery, and writing. The course also provides students with knowledge about innovative and creative ideas that can be implemented, as well as how to write a resume. Furthermore, the course aims to refine students' personalities through participation in group presentations.
11000126	Introduction to Computer Science and Skills	2
This course aims to enrich students with the basic computer skills alongside with the theoretical and practical backgrounds behind those skills. First of all, software and hardware components of a computer are discussed. This forms the substrate from which a student can realize the practical applications of a computer, especially in Artificial Intelligence (AI). Thereafter, the student awareness for the security vulnerabilities of a computer system is improved through discussing the threats associated with the absolute dependability on the Internet in storing critical data. This is conducted with presenting the basic secure Internet frameworks for students with emphasis on scientific research platforms (ResearchGate, Google Scholar, LinkedIn,?etc). Finally, word processing, statistical analysis and presentation software are discussed with practical applications in the lab.
11000324	English Language -II	3
University English II (E11000324) is a three-credit hour university-required English language course which is offered to students majoring in Human Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing and Optometrics. This course aims to enable students to read and comprehend English texts relevant to their fields in addition to helping them enter work market or pursue higher education. It places emphasis on developing skills of reading comprehension and increasing students' vocabulary as well as on developing skills of critical thinking, problem solving and decision making through exercises and study cases and relatively, short texts relevant to healthcare, development of medical doctors, pharmacists, nurses and optometrists. The course, also, stresses the skills of speaking and writing.

Speciality Requirements, Basic Medical Sciences Student must complete 87 credit hours

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Prerequests
7101101	Introduction to Anatomy	2
This course covers general anatomy (terminology, body organization and body tissues). This is in addition to skeletal, muscular, and cardiovascular, nervous, gastrointestinal, urinary, and genital systems.This course aims to define the skeletal, muscular, nervous, gastrointestinal, urinary system of the body.
7101102	Anatomy Thorax Abdomen Pelvis	3	7101101 or 7101204
This course concentrates on all medical relevant aspect of human anatomy to medical students. It details the study of the gross anatomical structure of Abdomen thorax and pelvis by means of classic lectures, dissection, and special electronic materials. The course includes one Ch lab that covers the whole course except head and neck which was included with Neuroanatomy lab.This course aims to study in detail the gross anatomy of thorax, abdomen and pelvis.
7101104	Anatomy Thorax Abdomen Pelvis lab.	0
7102201	Medical Physiology I	4
These courses provide students with basic aspects of medical physiology ?cardiovascular, pulmonary, renal, gastrointestinal and reproduction?, in addition to principles of general physiology, the control of different organs and the coordination among them. Special emphasis will be on water, electrolyte and acid-base balance, body responses and adaptation to various stress conditions and physiological disorders.
7102202	Medical Physiology II	4	7102201
These courses provide students with basic aspects of medical physiology ?cardiovascular, pulmonary, renal, gastrointestinal and reproduction?, in addition to principles of general physiology, the control of different organs and the coordination among them. Special emphasis will be on water, electrolyte and acid-base balance, body responses and adaptation to various stress conditions and physiological disorders. The course includes a one credit hour lab that will cover all the systems.The aim of this course is to provide the student principles of general physiology of organs, the control of different organs and the coordination among them in the body.
7102212	Medical Physiology lab.	0	7102202
This course acquaints students with the essential practical aspects of physiology. Practical sessions will be held on cell physiology with special emphasis on diffusion through living and nonliving membranes; blood physiology with special emphasis on hematocrit, and complete blood count; renal physiology and electrolytes imbalance with special focus on filtration and urine analysis; cardiovascular physiology with special emphasis on blood pressure and electrocardiography; physiology of the nervous system with special emphasis on reflexes; respiratory physiology with special emphasis on spirometry.
7103101	Histology 1	2
These courses are designed to give students detailed description of general histology and organology with the emphasis on human material.
7103102	Histology 2	2	7103101
These courses are designed to give students detailed description of general histology and organology with the emphasis on human material.
7103301	Pathology I	5
In the Pathology 1&2 courses, students learn to apply the principles and mechanisms of diseases. The courses cover basic disease patterns involving etiology, pathogenesis and morphologic changes. At the end of this courses the student should underlying different clinical situations and participate actively in clinical rounds, and to properly describe the disease process, differential diagnoses, and diagnostic steps, including laboratory correlation
7103302	Pathology II	5	7103301
These courses introduce medical student to the pharmacological concepts of drugs and other xenobiotics action. The classification, mechanism of action, therapeutic uses and toxic effects of pharmacological agents will be stressed. Discussion of representative examples of major drug classes will be emphasized, and treatment modalities, whenever appropriate will be presented. This basic course is planned to assist the student, via lectures, clinical correlative discussions and independent study, to be able to understand pharmacological therapy in the clinical phase of medical education.
7103309	Pathology 1 Lab.	0
7103310	Pathology II Lab.	0
students should know underlying different clinical situations and participate actively in clinical rounds, and to properly describe the disease process, differential diagnoses, and diagnostic steps, including laboratory correlation
7104101	General Biology for Health Sciences	3
A discussion of biology activity at the level of the single cell. Cell structure. Chemicalconstituents, material exchanges with the environment and the cell membrane. Majorenergy generating biochemical pathways. Photosynthesis and control of cellularactivities
7104210	Principles of Biochemistry and Metabolic Biochemistry	3	10231114
This is an introduction to the study of biological compounds, carbohydrates, proteins, and fats, in the human body, and their metabolic reactivity; the way the body gets energy. It also introduces, briefly, major aspects of enzymology, types of restraining enzymatic reactivity and enzyme structures and co-enzymes. The course has one credit hour lab.
7104211	Principles of Biochemistry and Metabolic Biochemistry Lab.	1	10231114
This course is designed for students follow the medical laboratory program only. This is constructed in a manner to cover the essential lab methods and major laboratory techniques which will provide student with comprehensive understanding of major experiments done for carbohydrates, lipid, and protein. In addition to the enzyme kinetic as well as the basis of molecular biology.
7104212	Molecular Biochemistry	2
An integrated function of the human body is considered ranging widely from cellular to higher organ-system levels. This course will cover the molecular composition of living cells, the chemical reactions that biological components undergo the regulation of these reactions and the nutrients that are needed by the living cells. The course material covers bioenergetics and intermediary metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids and proteins and their enzymatic regulation. It is a fundamental biological and medical science course that provides an understanding to cell biology, microbiology, nutrition, pharmacology, pathology and physiology at the molecular level. The course has one credit hour lab.
7104213	Molecular Biochemistry Lab.	1
This lab will provide student with essentials in molecular biology, and related experimental technique. Students will be familiar with cell culture, karyotyping, DNA sequencing, PCR, tissue preparation, DNA and RNA extraction, and bioinformatics. This lab covers the practical aspect of molecular biochemistry course.
7104214	Human Genetics	2
This course provides students with comprehensive view of the science of genetics. It covers the history and development of genetics, structure and function of genes, chromosomes and their anomalies, patterns of single gene inheritance, types and mechanisms of mutations and tools of human molecular genetics.
7105302	Medical Microbiology	4	7105403
A two semester course specialized in basic and medical microbiology. The first part introduces medical students to basic concepts in microbiology including, bacteriology, virology, mycology and parasitology. The second part concentrates on medical microbiology and provides core knowledge of infectious disease processes affecting each organ system, as well as working knowledge of the appropriate clinical laboratory investigations. The course has one credit hour laboratory, which covers a variety of microbiological and immunological techniques, with experiments designed to illustrate major concepts of bacteriology, virology, mycology and immunology.
7105306	Immunology	3	7105403
This course concentrates on the basic and clinical science of the immune system and its relationship to other sciences and biological systems of mammals. The first part will concentrate on function-structure relationship of the immune system and its components such as the lymphoid tissue and cells, as well as the development and function of the immune system. The second part concentrates on the clinical science of the immune system and its role in the prevention, causation and diagnosis of human diseases such as cancer, autoimmune disease and other topics.
7105307	Lab Methods	3	7104212 or 7104202 7105403 7105302 7105306
Theoretical and practical introduction to general and special medical laboratory techniques. Techniques include making and formulating chemical solutions and compounds, processing clinical specimens in all medical laboratory branches including: Routine, Microbiology, Hematology, Blood bank, Immunology and Serology, Molecular genetics, Histopathology and Cytology and Clinical chemistry.
7105403	General Microbiology	3
This course introduces nursing students to basic concepts in microbiology including, bacteriology, virology, mycology and Parasitology. The course has three credit hours, which covers a variety of microbiological and immunological techniques, with experiments designed to illustrate major concepts of bacteriology, virology, mycology and immunology.
7105404	General Microbiology Lab.	1	7105403
This course is intended to teach the students of medical specializations, the most important practical skills and methodologies used in the Microbiology lab.The course includes several practical sessions that start with an introductory lab, which introduces the students to the main concepts of the biosafety levels, safety rules, the most important equipments and instruments used in the Microbiology lab, and the theoretical basics of light and electron microscopy.Each of the other practical sessions includes a comprehensive explanation of the theoretical basics of the experiment(s) assigned to be conducted during the session, the practical steps of the experiment(s), and analysis as well as interpretation of the obtained results.The practical skills and procedures of these sessions include, types and preparation of bacterial artificial culture media, staining procedures used to identify and characterize bacteria and some of their structural components, the main methods used in bacterial enumeration, sterilization and disinfection, some of the main bacterial diagnostics tests, and antibiotic sensitivity tests.
7106201	Public Health and Epidemiology	3
This course aims at studying individual, family and community relationships, the cause of pathological phenomena in the society and their symptoms, sources of water and its pollution, air-transmitted diseases, flora and fauna. In addition, the course highlights diseases resulting from technological and urban development. Noise pollution is a case in point. It deals with the dimensions of personal and environmental health and their relationship to social, economic, psychological and political factors, measurements and indices of community health status. Theoretical framework for viewing organizational issues in the delivery of health services is also discussed
7106301	Medical Nutrition	2
This course includes normal and therapeutic nutrition. The role of nutrition in promoting wellness and regaining wellness will be emphasized. Nutritional care of clients with abnormal reactions due to a single or multiple problems will be covered. Furthermore, common nutritional problems in Arab World as well as nutritional education to individuals, families, and communities will be emphasized.
7108101	Biophysics	3
This course introduces the methods of statistical data classification and presentation, as well as their collection, organization and analysis. It also introduces principles of probabilities, some probability distributions, and distribution of samples, testing of hypotheses, simple linear regression and correlation, analysis of variance. There will be medical and biological applications on all of the over mentioned. - Goals: 1-Describe data sets using frequency distributions, graphs, and descriptive measures. 2-Compute probabilities and construct probability distribution functions. 3-Demonstrate ability to apply statistical tools to perform statistical inferences estimation and hypothesis testing. 4-Utilize technological tools required in statistics.
7227102	First Aid	1
A practical compulsory course based on a weekly lecture. This course aims to push students to deal with patients and the hospital environment in various departments and facilities. In addition, students receive a brief overview of first aid principles
7227201	Behavioral Science	3
This course introduce important notion in medical psychology and different old and modern approach of behavioral theories applied to the field of patient care and encounter.
7227301	Clinical Psychology	3
This course provides an in-depth exploration of clinical psychology, focusing on the principles, theories, and practices essential to the field. Students will gain a comprehensive understanding of psychological assessment, diagnosis, and therapeutic techniques used in clinical settings. The course emphasizes the development of critical thinking and practical skills necessary for working with diverse populations experiencing various psychological disorders.
7309201	Pharmacology I	4
These courses introduce medical student to the pharmacological concepts of drugs and other xenobiotics action. The classification, mechanism of action, therapeutic uses and toxic effects of pharmacological agents will be stressed. Discussion of representative examples of major drug classes will be emphasized, and treatment modalities, whenever appropriate will be presented. This basic course is planned to assist the student, via lectures, clinical correlative discussions and independent study, to be able to understand pharmacological therapy in the clinical phase of medical education.
7309202	Pharmacology II	4
This course deals with the pharmacology of different organs systems. Groups of drugs which are specifically considered include those acting on the cardiovascular and endocrine system, Chemotherapy and inflammation.
10216235	Biostatistics for Medical and Health Sciences	3
A theoretical compulsory course of three lectures per week aims to provide students with basic knowledge in statistics needed in the field of pharmaceuticals. These skills include reading, analysis, interpretation, and application of research findings. It includes descriptive statistics, sampling methods, statistical inference, analysis of clinical and drug trials including bioequivalence, validation of results, examination of the dissolution of drug forms, standardization of weight and components of drug forms, etc. This course also deals with issues related to some statistical tests to compare the results of two or more groups, such as the T-test, Wilcoxon test, ANOVA and Tukey test. The focus is also on the methods used in the study of epidemiology and discussing the design of the experiment during Development of pharmaceuticals
10231114	General Chemistry for Health Sciences	3
This course is designed to provide students of health sciences the basics of chemistry. The course covers topics in chemical structure, bonding, naming of inorganic compounds, balancing chemical equations, reactions in aqueous solutions, thermochemistry, atomic structure, various types of solutions, chemical thermodynamics, chemical equilibrium, acids and bases.
10231115	General Chemistry Lab for Health Sciences	1	10231114
This course is designed to let students understanding of the laboratory ethics and policies, and to provide students with a tangible practical skills linked to their theoretical knowledge in chemistry fundamentals . The aims to this course are to familiarize students with laboratory techniques and tools (i.e. Bunsen Burner, electric balance, calorimeter, volumetric glassware), simple chemical synthesis, and other chemical principles and techniques (e.g. filtration, titration) that will serve them in more advanced experimental works at the undergraduate and graduate level.
10231236	Organic Chemistry I for Health Sciences	3	10231114 10231115
A theoretical compulsory course of three lectures per week aims to increase the student?s awareness of the fundamentals of pharmaceutical organic chemistry, and to activate the student?s understanding of the language of pharmaceutical chemists. This course will discuss cyclic and cyclic hydrocarbons. IUPAC naming principles for pharmaceutical organic compounds. Aliphatic unsaturated hydrocarbons, halogen compounds. Steroidal shapes of pharmaceutical organic compounds. This course also covers the basic techniques used in the synthesis of pharmaceutical compounds. In addition, the substitution and elimination reactions used in the preparation of pharmaceutical compounds, the mechanisms behind these reactions and their relationship in the chemical manufacture of drugs and other pharmaceutical materials will be covered. This information will prepare the student to study the organic chemistry course 2
10231239	Practical Organic Chemistry I for Health Sciences	1	10231108 or 10231231 or 10231236
A laboratory compulsory course that aims to give students a good understanding of the principles of practical pharmaceutical organic chemistry and the ability to solve problems based on pharmaceutical chemistry. The course also provides the ability to investigate experiments, analyze data, and write scientific reports. The course is divided into two parts: The first includes physical tests used to identify effective drugs. In the second part, the course will cover the basic techniques for the synthesis of bioactive compounds, drugs and adjuvants

Speciality Optional Requirements, First Set Student must complete 25 credit hours

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Prerequests
7004006	Mathematics for Health Sciences	3
This course is designed for students of health sciences so that they can master skills of basic math, use of measurement systems, and strategies of problem solving needed in health-science courses. Fractional equations and formulas; ratios, proportions, and inverse variations; percents; the metric system of measurement; apothecaries' and household systems of measurement; calculations needed to determine dosages; construction and reading of graphs; introduction to statistics, including measures of central tendency and measures of dispersion.
7101200	Anatomy Limbs & Back lab.	0
Course Description: The course provides students with detailed anatomical knowledge of the upper and lower limbs as well as the back region. It provides students with a thorough knowledge of the major bones, joints, muscles, nerves, and blood vessels of the upper and lower limbs as well as with the professional skills required to identify and locate the associated structures of each region. It also provides students with the professional knowledge and key landmarks related to the surface anatomy of each region of the limbs and the back. In addition, the course introduces medical students to the basics of the clinical anatomy of the limbs and the back, including fractures, nerve injuries, and muscle disorders as well as others.
7101201	Anatomy Limbs & Back	3
This course designed to provide knowledge of the organ systems within the limbs and back area, and to help students understand the structural relationship between such organs and the visual system. Laboratory hours will be used to examine models, films and slides to understand the organ system.This course aims to study in detail the gross anatomy of limbs ( upper and lower limbs) and back.
7101202	Anatomy Head & Neck	2
A course designed to provide knowledge of the organ systems within the head and neck area, and to help students understand the structural relationship between such organs and the visual system. Laboratory hours will be used to examine models, films and slides to understand the organ system.This course aims to study in detail the gross anatomy and system of head and neck.
7101203	Neuroanatomy	3
The aim of this course is to provide students with a basic understanding of the structural organization of the human central nervous system in sufficient depth to form the basic for further clinical studies of the nervous system. Students will learn to identify the major features of the brain and spinal cord (using protected specimen?s models and cross-sectional images) to understand the structural and functional relationships between these structures and to apply this knowledge to the clinical situation. The course include 1 hour lab that covers also head and neck anatomy.
7101205	Embryology	3
Human embryology from fertilization to the end of the fetal period will be reviewed. Topics include: current concepts in mammalian morphogenesis applied to the development of various organ systems, the principles of teratology; mechanisms of malformation and the etiology and pathogenesis of some of the more common human congenital abnormalities.
7101301	Anatomy of the Eye and Ocular Stuctures	2
This course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive knowledge of the human gross anatomy of the head and neck with special emphasis on the eye and orbit; gross microscopic look and embryology of the eye and associated structures. Laboratory hours will be dedicated to presenting models of the human eye, head and neck with an emphasis on histological studies of various ocular tissues
7102301	Neurophysiology	3	7102102
The course covers basic neuroanatomy, neurohistology and neurophysiology, focussing on processes involved in sensory and motor functions of the CNS. This knowledge will provide the foundations to understand the abnormal functional disorders and disabilities that may result from disease or trauma to the central nervous system
7102302	Physiogy of the Eye and Ocular Stuctures	2
This course is designed to provide a comprehensive study of the physiology of the eye, including related pathophysiological mechanisms. The course provides an integrated approach of the physiology of the eye by looking at these specific areas: Smooth muscles of the eye, the extra ocular striated muscles, conjunctiva, the lacrimal apparatus, the cornea, the iris, the lens, the ciliary body & the vitreous body, production and drainage of aqueous humour & its effect on intraocular pressure
7103212	Body Fluids in Health & Disease	3
This is a theoretical and analytical study of different body fluids. Pathological results, accompanied with clinical changes in the body, will be compared with the normal results of these fluids.
7103213	Body Fluids in Health & Disease Lab.	1
This course aims to understand the composition, testing procedures, and the clinical correlation of results for different body fluids (such as urine, cerebrospinal, synovial, pleural, pericardial, peritoneal, and seminal fluid). Moreover, the student learn the appropriate laboratory techniques, methodologies, instruments and equipment; and accurately calculate, record, and report body fluid results to improve patient care.
7103303	Endocrinology Fundamentals	3	7103101
Study the basic principles of endocrinology, focusing on major endocrine glands which regulate the metabolism and biochemical functions, growth and reproduction, Structure synthesis, effects of major hormones in the body, their secretion in normal and abnormal cases, and laboratory diagnosis of ass
7103318	Haematology	3
This is a study of blood constituents in health and disease states with special emphasis on lab diagnosis. In addition, the course is a study of different pneumonia diseases, blood cancer, factors behind blood clotting and other related diseases. The course include one credit practical
7103319	Haematology Lab.	1
The course is designed to provide students with the basic concepts and techniques in the hematology laboratory. Tests of red blood cells, hemoglobin, platelets, white blood cells and coagulation systems are included in the course. The practical work in the course is designed to expand and reinforce the ideas introduced in the lectures. Enough background and instructions on laboratory methods and instrumentation are provided to enable satisfactory laboratory performance. Automation in hematology laboratory is also discussed in addition to various automated processes used in Hematology. The lab is located in faculty of Science (14B3250) and designed to accept 20-22 students. The lab is equipped with different types of automations such as spectrophotometer, coagulation analyzer, water bathes, centrifuges and others.The following are examples of some experiments that are conducted in the lab:Principle of blood withdrawing and AnticoagulantsCell counts (RBCs, WBCS and platelets)Automated Cell count (complete blood count) CBCHemoglobin and hematocrit determinationBlood films and differential count of WBCsReticulocyte countOsmotic Fragility of erythrocyteAnti-globulin Coomb?s testErythrocyte sedimentation Rate (ESR)Bleeding time, Clotting time, PT and PTTExamination of prepared blood film and bone marrow of abnormal cases
7103320	Coagulation and Homeostasis	1
This course covers the normal blood coagulation, the Pathophysiology of hemorrhagic and thrombotic diseases and the principles of assays performed in investigation of hemostasis. The practical part provides bench-level instruction on the performance, interpretation and quality control of routine and specialized tests in the evaluation of hemostasis,
7103321	Coagulation and Homeostasis Lab.	1
This laboratory session covering the laboratory and molecular biological tests needed for the diagnosis of bleeding and clotting disorders including bleeding time, PT, PTT , aPTT, platelets count , and platelets function test, quantitative determination of coagulating factors .
7103322	Immunohematology & Blood Banking	1
The purpose of this course is to study different blood groups, Rh factor, test making, separation of blood constituents, methods of blood donation and reception and the precautions to be taken before and after blood taking
7103323	Immunohematology & Blood Banking Lab.	1
In this course you will learn the laboratory techniques for identification of antigens and antibodies for ABO, Rh and other blood group systems. In addition to that, this course provides student with the scientific procedures for donor screening, blood collection, antibody screening, cross-matching, ABO discrepancies, problems associated with pregnancy, and quality control and safety rules in blood bank.
7103412	Clinical Chemistry	3
This is an advanced study of different human body fluids in health and disease states. The course also introduces methods of estimating these fluids by using high tech equipment and how to estimate normal and abnormal values in the body. It is also a quantitative and instrumental analysis. Particular emphasis is given to diagnosis, treatment, and disease prevention. Case studies of patients and quality control concepts will also be covered
7103413	Clinical Chemistry Lab.	1
This course is designed to provide the principles of clinical chemistry investigation in health and disease. Through the course students will conduct the experiments to investigate body fluids for major and important parameters done to diagnose several diseases with emphasis on the technique used to measure these parameters.
7104102	Cell Biology	2	7104101
This course is designed to give major general concepts in cell biology and to provide medical students with basic biological principles and understanding of various biological processes that govern life of the cell, its structure function and reproduction
7105312	Diagnostic Bacteriology	3
This is a detailed study of running a microbiological lab and how to take samples from patients and send them to lab for testing. The course also deals with methods of isolating and identifying bacteria from these samples and their diagnosis with emphasis on microbial diagnosis. It is also a study of bacteria causing diseases from clinical and diagnostic aspects
7105313	Diagnostic Bacteriology Lab.	1
Study the major laboratory test for bacterial diagnosis and antibiotic sensitivity test.
7105314	Parasitology	3
Topics covered in this course include morphology, structure, diseases and laboratory diagnosis of parasites, their life cycle, ways of infection and prevention with an emphasis on lab diagnosis of these parasites.
7105315	Parasitology Lab.	1
This Lab covers the biology, morphology, and microscopic diagnosis of major human parasite in stool, urine and blood.
7105320	Medical Mycology	2
This course starts with principles of general fungi and other medically important fungi causing human diseases. The second part of the course deals with methods of protection, treatment and diagnosis of these diseases.
7105321	Medical Mycology Lab.	1
The major technique for isolation and identification of medical mycology will be covered in this course.
7105326	Virology	2
This course introduces several topics related to viruses: structure, metabolism, genetics, and diagnosis. It emphasizes infectious diseases caused by viruses in both human beings and animals, and ways of protection, treatment and diagnosis.
7106401	Data Analysis for Health Sciences	2
The course provides an introduction to selected important topics in biostatistical concepts and reasoning. This course represents an introduction to the field and provides a survey of data and data types. Specific topics include tools for describing central tendency and variability in data; methods for performing inference on population means and proportions via sample data; statistical hypothesis testing and its application to group comparisons; issues of power and sample size in study designs; sampling techniques and random sample; and emphasis on interpretation and concepts
7106402	Environmental Toxicology	2
This course focuses mainly of the effect produced by poisons on the environment (humans, animals, plants, soil, water, etc). It includes detailed studying of the groups of environmental pollutants, the need to further research and investigation in this area, bioaccumulation, the effect of poisons on all levels of the universe, and the methods and pathways leading to contamination and the methods of calculating or estimating them
7220301	Science & Art of Clinical Medicine	4
This course is organized in hospital-based groups of 6 students, and will take place 1/2 day each week of the academic year. (4 hours /week 16 cessions = 2CH /semester, it will include 8 general lectures in 4 sessions of 2 hours). This course constitutes the first experience of the possible future doctors with clinical medicine.(see detailed description)
7227202	Medical Ethics	1
This is a one credit hour offered to second year students. It deals with fundamental ethical principles underlying medical practice. Ethical aspects of decision ? making are discussed with special emphasis on moral, cultural and religious issues in addition to confidentiality and respectability in patient management.
7227206	Pharmacy Ethics and Professionalism	1
This course, as the title suggests, emphasizes the ethical principles upon which the medical professions and pharmacy in particular rest. The course looks at the nature and place of pharmaceutical services in society, and the moral standards and professionalism expected from a pharmacist.
7227207	History of Optometry	1
A course designed to introduce students to the development of optometry, optometric education and the scope of optometric services in Palestine and around the world. Students will learn about the right and responsibilities of optometrists. The course will examine the expectations and challenges of optometrists in the health care system. The focus will be on professional behaviors, ethics and communication skills necessary for patient care, patient rights and licensure requirements.
7227208	History of Medicine and Pharmacy	1
This is a historical study of medicine and pharmacy throughout the ages. The course highlights the Muslim Arab scientists' contributions to these two fields.
7229301	Optics of the Eye	2
This course examines the eye as an optical instrument. Course work in the areas includes: The refracting mechanism, the mechanism of accommodation and pupillary contraction, blur of the retinal image and stray light in the eye will be
7229302	Geometric & Physiological Optics	4
This course is designed to introduce students to optical principles. The principles integrated include light behavior, reflection and refraction, vergence, objects, and images, thin lenses, simple model eyes, spherical refracting surfaces, thick lens systems, mirrors, ray tracing, and prisms. Physiological optics will focus on principles such as angular magnification, telescopes, apertures and stops, prismatic effects of lenses, diffraction, polarization, interference, electromagnetic waves
7301407	Clinical Use of Antibiotics	3	7301302
This course is designed to explore the wide scope of clinical problems related to infectious diseases and management with emphasis on the most common conditions.
7302301	Communication Skills	1
The course emphasizes the most important communication skills to enable the student to play a vital role in patient education and thus improving patient understanding and compliance.
7303301	Medicinal Chemistry I	4	10231231 or 10231236
This course is an introductory course to the concepts required to understand drugs as organic chemicals whose biological activities are derived from their chemical structures, physicochemical properties, and metabolic pathways. The course covers some drug classes like the anti-infective agents, NSAID etc. The course will highlight on the chemistry, synthesis, mechanism of action and the structural activity relationship (SAR) of the covered drug classes.
7303302	Medicinal Chemistry II	4	7303301
This is an intermediate level course of medicinal chemistry. It is a continuation to Medicinal Chemistry I. The course will highlight on the vital role of medicinal chemist in drug development. The course will introduce various classes of therapeutic agents including the anticancer drug, drugs acting on the autonomic nervous system and other classes with emphasis on their structural features. For each drug class, the discussion will focus on how structural changes affect physicochemical properties and pharmacologic activity of these drugs.
7303406	Phytotherapy	2
This course focuses on evidence based phytogenic compounds which have therapeutic or physiological effects on the human body systems (GIT, CVS, CNS, Endocrine system, Respiratory system ,Reproductive system and others)
10231213	Analytical Chemistry for Health Sciences	3	10231114 10231115
A theoretical compulsory course of three lectures per week that includes an introduction to the science of pharmaceutical analysis and focuses on methods of quantitative pharmacological analysis using different standard methods approved by international pharmacopoeias, such as titration methods of all kinds. The course also introduces the student to several technologies used in pharmaceutical analysis and will provide students with the scientific rules necessary to judge the accuracy and correctness of data and readings resulting from pharmaceutical analysis in addition to discussing the correct methods used in the quantitative calculations of the active substance or impurities in medicines
10231214	Practical Analytical Chemistry for Health Sciences	1	10231213 10231115
A laboratory compulsory course that includes a set of experiments. It is designed for the practical application of the principles and theories covered in the theoretical pharmaceutical analysis course. Where the student performs a number of experiments in which several standard methods are used in the analysis of drugs, and the student in this course will be practically trained on how to judge the accuracy and validity of the readings resulting from practical experiments. Many of the methods of analysis that will be applied in this laboratory are methods approved by international pharmacopoeias
10231313	Instrumental Analytical Chemistry	3	10231211 or 7004004 or 10231213
This course is considered complementary to the analytical chemistry course for health sciences, as it deals with a full explanation of the student?s instrument about the devices used in the quantitative and qualitative analysis of the active substance and impurities present in pharmaceutical preparations. Emphasis is also placed on the methods adopted by the international pharmacopoeia in pharmaceutical analysis to link the course in the pharmaceutical industrial labor market
10231314	Practical Instrumental Analysis	1	10231215 or 10231214 10231313
A compulsory course involves three practical hour laboratory per week. It covers basic instrumental methods used in quantitative chemical analysis, such as: polarimetry, refractometry, pH - titrations, potentiometry, conductometry, electrogravimetry, coulometry and spectrometry
10231330	Organic Chemistry II for Health Sciences	3	10231236
An elective course with three lectures per week and is considered a continuation of the organic pharmaceutical chemistry course I, as this course provides the student with the opportunity to learn the basics of organic chemistry and a sound understanding of aromatic compounds that are used in the manufacture of medicines and methods of preparing and naming them, in this course the student will study DNA and DNA structures Ribeye. The course also covers a comprehensive study of carbohydrates, proteins and fats and their role in developing therapeutic drugs. The course also includes spectroscopic methods (infrared, ultraviolet, NMR, and MS) used for drug and drug analysis. At the end of the course, the student will be prepared to continue the next phase in the next semester through a medical chemistry course I, which deals with topics related to the structure of drugs and preparations and how to create them
10231334	Practical Organic Chemistry II for Health Sciences	1	10231239 10231330
an elective practical, one lecture and 4 hours lab periods, course study electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions and some basic preparative practical reactions such as Grignard reaction, Sandmyer reaction, Friedel-Craft reactions and functional group protection reactions. This course also involves condensation reactions, oxidation reactions and elemental analysis.
11011222	Entrepreneurship and Innovation	3
Explores the world of entrepreneurship and creativity by examining the processes and techniques used to develop ideas and turn them into successful projects. The course includes understanding the foundations of entrepreneurship and the stages of emerging business development, in addition to analyzing the factors that affect the success of entrepreneurial projects and enhancing creativity in various fields.

Speciality Requirements, Clinical Medical Sciences Student must complete 135 credit hours

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Prerequests
7000401	Research Methods for Clinical Sciences	2
The purpose of this course is to provide training in the fundamental skills of planning, conducting, and communicating scientific research. Students will benefit from this course as they work on their thesis proposals.
7000503	Introduction to Research Project	0
This course is a core requirement for fifth-year medical students, designed to provide them with the foundational skills needed to develop and present a graduation research proposal. It focuses on helping students formulate a clear research idea (Problem Statement) and prepare a complete Research Proposal aligned with recognized medical research standards. The course also develops students? skills in scientific communication, teamwork, and academic interaction with supervisors and committees. It emphasizes critical thinking, literature review, research design, and ethical research practices. By the end of the course, students are expected to submit a well-structured research proposal, ready for academic review, as preparation for the final graduation project in the sixth year.
7000603	Research Project	6	7221401 7222401 7224401 7000503
The undergraduate thesis project within the field of biomedical research is an individual study that must include hypothesis testing that will substantiate new data. It involves searching for, critically reading, and summarizing scientific literature, carrying out actual work directly related to any of biomedical subjects, collecting and critically analyzing data, and presenting the findings orally and in writing. It is critical for providing students with unique possibilities to work as part of a team and for helping them build writing and critical thinking abilities. It can also help them advance in their careers and add to the evidence base, resulting in better patient outcomes.
7221401	Internal Medicine- Junior	12
This course is designed for the fourth year and provides training in the care of the medical problems of adults. Under supervision, students assume the role of a physician and take histories, perform physical exams, formulate differential diagnoses. The course includes frequent written and oral presentations of cases. It also stresses the importance of working as a member of the healthcare team. Students attend departmental meetings, seminars, and lectures. Students are encouraged to think critically, to develop a differential diagnosis, diagnostic outlines, and management plans for the patients they follow. In the Ambulatory Experience component, students are taught how to manage patients outside of the hospital in an in-patient environment. This patient-focused, clinical experience can take place in a hospital clinic, doctors office, community clinic, emergency department, etc. The experience should provide an emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention, and reinforce and integrate the concepts learned in the introduction to clinical medicine and inpatient clerkship.
7221501	Emergency Medicine	4	7221401 7222401 7224401 7223501 7226503 7225502 7226502
In this course students will expand their knowledge and abilities in internal medicine and pediatrics given during the fourth and fifth years. Students will encounter different cases in the ER which will provide them with the information and skills necessary to diagnose and manage the common medical conditions. In addition they will focus on the immediate approach regarding patients stabilization and life support methods encountered in cardiology, respiratory, life support and other specialties In all this will give them confident of observing and real practice of what they learned to be applied on true patients and yield savior.
7221601	Internal Medicine- Senior	8	7221401 7222401 7224401 7227401 7223501 7226503 7225502 7226502
This This course is offered to sixth-year students based on the knowledge previously taken during the fourth year. Emphasis is placed on acquiring skills and attitudes desirable from a compassionate and understanding physician. Students record histories, physical examinations, and laboratory data together with the diagnosis and treatment plans as well as drug side effects and drug-drug interactions (Clinical Pharmacology). They are taught how to develop sound clinical reasoning and responsibility for full-time involvement in inpatient care including bedside teaching, morning reports, clinical rounds, outpatient clinic attendance, and night calls. Each student works with and is supervised by a resident and attending staff.course is offered to sixth-year students based on the knowledge previously taken during the fourth year. Emphasis is placed on acquiring skills and attitudes desirable from a compassionate and understanding physician. Students record histories, physical examinations, and laboratory data together with the diagnosis and treatment plans as well as drug side effects and drug-drug interactions (Clinical Pharmacology). They are taught how to develop sound clinical reasoning and responsibility for full-time involvement in inpatient care including bedside teaching, morning reports, clinical rounds, outpatient clinic attendance, and night calls. Each student works with and is supervised by a resident and attending staff.
7222401	General Surgery- Junior	12
This 12-week rotation introduces students to the basic principles of surgery. Students rotate with the surgical teams at various hospitals that are affiliated with our medical school. During these rotations, students are exposed to medical encounters with patients with common surgical problems. This course allows students to practice history taking relevant to surgical disorders and perform focused physical examination needed to assess patients with surgical problems. The pre-operative and post-operative evaluation and management of surgical diseases are covered. In addition, students attend many operations held in surgical theaters to evaluate and develop their basic surgical skills. We encourage research, discuss ethical issues and learn the art of communications. The subspecialty subjects such as urology, vascular surgery, and plastic surgery are included in this course.
7222601	General Surgery- Senior	8	7221401 7222401 7224401 7227401 7223501 7226503 7225502 7226502
In this 8-week rotation, students are exposed to medical encounters with patients with common surgical problems. The course allows students to practice history taking relevant to surgical disorders as well as perform focused physical examination needed to assess patients with surgical problems, students learn how to order investigations and present cases. We focus on the management of emergency and elective surgical patients including the pre-operative, operative, and postoperative evaluation. In addition, during this rotation, students attend many operations held in surgical theatres to develop their basic surgical skills. We encourage new research ideas and projects as students need to present their research at the end of the year, we also discuss ethical issues and learn the art of communications. The Urology, Vascular surgery, and Cardiothoracic surgery included in this course
7223501	Pediatrics- Junior	12	7221401 7222401 7224401
This course is offered to fifth-year students as a comprehensive introduction to pediatric medicine, pediatric surgery, neonatology, and pediatric gynecology. It also addresses specific aspects of ethical issues in pediatrics. The 12-week inpatient and outpatient Pediatric Clerkship is designed to immerse students in child care. The course emphasizes evidence-based medicine, lifelong learning principles, history taking, and physical examination of infants, children, and adolescent. Preventive medicine principles, such as vaccination and nutrition, are integral to the curriculum. Students are exposed to diverse child care environments, including ward rounds, outpatient clinics, seminars, on-calls, and lectures. The course includes one week of neonatology, focusing on comprehensive assessments and interpretation of diagnostic data for newborns and infants, as well as their families. Systematic data collection, diagnostic reasoning, and clinical problem-solving for various conditions affecting newborns and infants are emphasized. Topics include perinatal and fetal assessments, gestational age assessments, neurobehavioral and developmental assessments, evaluation of congenital anomalies, physical examinations, and the use of diagnostic tools such as laboratory studies, radiographs, and monitoring devices. The integration of evidence-based medicine ensures that students develop critical thinking and decision-making skills grounded in the latest research. Lifelong learning principles are emphasized to encourage continuous professional development, adaptability, and the application of current best practices throughout their medical careers.
7223601	Pediatrics- Senior	8	7221401 7222401 7224401 7227401 7223501 7226503 7225502 7226502
This is a 6 week rotation for sixth-year medical students based on the knowledge taken during the fifth year. The curriculum serves as a guide for organized, case-centered, evidence-based discussions of core topics in pediatrics as well as issues relating to the ethical and social aspects of healthcare. During this 6-week rotation, students are exposed to different settings through rotating with different sub-specialists in different hospitals. This rotation is to emphasize active students? involvement of students in patient care and allow them to follow their patients with continuity. Students are also encouraged to act at the level of interns in preparation for graduation requirements. Throughout the course, students will be involved in the daily morning report, clinical rounds, outpatient clinics and interactive seminars
7224401	Gynecology- Obsterics- Junior	8
Gynecology-Obstetrics-Junior is an Eight-week course that provides students with the basic knowledge of common obstetrics and gynecology disorders, It also focuses on providing students with the basic skills of history taking and conducting physical examination relevant to obstetrics and gynecology. At the end of this course students are expected to generate appropriate assessment of common obstetrics and gynecology disorders presentations including generating differential diagnosis, also they should be able to utilize laboratory and imaging facilities to reach appropriate diagnosis. Students are exposed to the care of adult and adolescent female patients in a hospital setup, outpatient clinics, and skills lab. This course also focuses on women?s health issues related to reproductive health and fertility, pregnancy, lactation, cancer, obesity, and stress related issues. Basic management of common disorders is discussed. Preventive medicine related to health during pregnancy and birth control is also emphasized.
7224601	Gynecology- Obstetrics- Senior	8	7221401 7222401 7224401 7227401 7223501 7226503 7225502 7226502
This course is intended to expand on the knowledge acquired in the fourth year, with emphasis on the practical aspects of obstetrics and gynecology. During this course, students are expected to observe normal delivery, assisted delivery and cesarean delivery, observe postpartum issues such as episiotomy and the management of post-partum hemorrhage. Students also learn more about management of common obstetrics and gynecology diseases and gynecological operations, and to deal with common emergency situation in this field. They are also familiarized with the common screening and preventive methods that are related to women?s health and sexual issues including sexual transmitted diseases and birth control methods.
7225501	Elective Surgery	4	7224401 or 7222401
During this course, students are given the chance to experience and expand their surgical orientation and interest in hospitals outside the regular educational surgical courses by doing different clerkships in general surgery and surgical specialties inside and outside the Palestinian hospitals including regional and international countries. Student must provide a report denoting his/her objectives and aspirations regarding attending this specific rotation, how was the course of application and acceptance of the hosting country and institution, be evaluated at the end of elective course by the supervising physicians and provide detailed report about this experience of practice and social and collegial interaction during elective course. Objectives: I. To be exposed to patients in surgical specialties so they can get a thorough insight about the comprehensive care that patients usually receive at different medical centers and hospitals at national, regional and international levels upon students? own choice. / PLO2 II. To further develop communication skills in application process to institutions and with patients and clinical staff in order to pursue their careers in the future with confidence./ PLO3 III. Get more exposure to different surgical practices based on the students preference in order to get an insight and experience about his/her future career in human medicine./ PLO4 IV. Have experience in other professional medical institutions and working environment. /PLO5 V. To reinforce discipline, confidentiality and accountability in students? consciousness through spending enough time observing different clinical staff at different institutions while they deal with patients and their responsibilities/ PLO6
7225502	Orthopedics and Traumatology, Surgical Emergencies	8	7221401 7222401 7224401
Orthopedics: Orthopedics is linked directly to the previous anatomy course which is given during basic training. Students are exposed to reviewing the anatomy to implement this knowledge and guidelines on clinical life. Also, orthopedics is linked directly to the neurology and neurosurgery system which both share some pathological conditions. Traumatology and Surgical Emergencies: This rotation focuses on providing medical students with the knowledge necessary to manage and diagnose common traumatology and surgical emergencies, thus supplementing the knowledge they learned during their 4th year and other rotations during the fifth year. Neurosurgery: Better understanding of neurosurgery relies on a good understanding of neuroanatomy, functional neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, and neurology. In addition, most spine degenerative and traumatic pathologies can be shared between neurosurgeons and orthopedists. On the other hand, most cases of traumatic brain injury are not isolated but parts of polytrauma that are managed by different surgical specialties and intensive care units.
7226501	Elective Medicine	4	7221401
Description: During this course, students are given the chance to experience and expand their medical (non surgical) orientation and interest in hospitals outside the regular educational non surgical courses by doing different clerkships in non surgical disciplines including pediatrics ones (if they have already finished heir pediatrics course) inside and outside the Palestinian hospitals including regional and international countries. Student must provide a report denoting his/her objectives and aspirations regarding attending this specific rotation, how was the course of application and acceptance of the hosting country and institution, be evaluated at the end of elective course by the supervising physician and provide detailed report about this experience of practice and social and collegial interaction during elective course. Objectives: I. To be exposed to patients in medical specialties so they can get a thorough insight about the comprehensive care that patients usually receive at different medical centers and hospitals at national, regional and international levels upon students? own choice. /PLO2 II. To further develop communication skills in application process to institutions and with patients and clinical staff in order to pursue their careers in the future with confidence./PLO3 III. Get more exposure to different medical practices based on the students preference in order to get an insight and experience about his/her future career in human medicine. /PLO4 IV. Have experience in other professional medical institutions and working environment. /PLO5 V. To reinforce discipline, confidentiality and accountability in students? consciousness through spending enough time observing different clinical staff at different institutions while they deal with patients and their responsibilities./ PLO6
7226502	Selected Medical Specialties	8	7222401 7221401 7224401
Dermatology: The Dermatology rotation is a part of a number of selected medical specialties given to fifth-year medical students, it focuses on giving medical students the knowledge necessary to manage and diagnose the common dermatological disorder and thus supplement the knowledge they learned during their 4th year and other rotation during the fifth-year. Family Medicine: The Family Medicine course has a core element of emphasizing history-taking and disease management similar to other specialties. In addition, it focuses on the patients narrative and perception of disease, in addition to the management of common clinical conditions and chronic disease management. Anesthesia: This course applies what the students have learned from previous courses during their basic science, including pharmacology, physiology, and anatomy course. It also supplements what has been learned during their fourth-year rotations especially pre-operative assessment in general surgery. Radiology: Radiology correlates with most of the other courses. To understand radiology, the students must have basic knowledge of human anatomy and pathology. It plays a central role in the teaching of diagnostic imaging at all stages of medical education. Radiology assists in the diagnosis of most of the diseases in pediatrics, surgery, and internal medicine.
7226503	Clinical Neurosciences and Related Subjects	8	7221401 7222401 7224401
ENT: ENT is linked directly to the previous anatomy course which is given during basic training. Students are expected to review the anatomy to implement this knowledge in clinical life. Furthermore, the history and physical examination of the ENT system is part of any systematic physical examination and process. Also, ENT is linked directly to internal medicine, neurology, and neurosurgery in some pathological conditions. Ophthalmology: Ophthalmology is a special part of clinical neurosciences. It represents a highly specialized organ system pathologies and their relation to different systemic diseases. It requires many courses to be studied, including basic courses, i.e. anatomy, physiology, pathology, pharmacology, biochemistry, and neurosciences. Also, in many clinical courses, i.e. internal medicine, general surgery, the student needs to have the basic skills of history taking and physical examination it introduces the students to the ophthalmic manifestation to many systemic diseases that were studied in different branches of medicine i.e. endocrinology, rheumatology, cardiology, infectious diseases, and others. Neurology: The Neurology rotation is a part of several clinical neurosciences and related subjects given to fifth-year medical students. It focuses on providing medical students the knowledge necessary to manage and diagnose common neurological disorders and thus supplement the knowledge they learned during internal medicine in the fourth year and other rotations during the fifth year.
7227401	Psychiatry	4
This is a 4 weeks clinical rotation in psychiatry. The rotation emphasizes the principles and methods of psychiatric assessment, principles of psychiatric diagnosis and recognition of key signs and symptoms in psychiatry. Students have a primary responsibility under supervision for diagnosis and care of patients at a Psychiatric community or Hospital facility. Emergency room, crisis intervention, familiarity with Psychopharmacology and short term hospitalization are emphasized. Diagnoses of the most common psychiatric disorders and understanding of the general principles of treatment and management of these disorders are also emphasized.
7227403	Health Economics	2
This course is meant to give medical students basic principles and concepts regarding health economics and its application to the health sector. An overview of fundamental concepts in health economics will be covered to understand the role of heath economics in heath care decision making and how health professionals can apply this concept to an efficient daily clinical practice, within the context of the ethical principles of society. This course will introduce medical students to the economic aspects of health and disease, economic evaluations of aspects of care, and the design and evaluation of health systems. Its content therefore should be regarded as an introduction to health economics rather than to economics.
7227501	Community and Family Medicine	5	7221401 7222401 7224401 7227401 7223501 7226503 7226502
This course is a field-training based course that integrates both in-site rotations in primary health care clinics and face to face meetings and lectures provided by each tutor, therefore, this course does not only integrates knowledge of clinical subjects like internal medicine, family medicine, mental health and, pediatrics, but also to other non-clinical subjects like epidemiology and public health, research methods, medical ethics, health economics and women health.
7227502	Forensic Medicine	2	7221401 7222401 7224401
course in Forensic Medicine is designed to present to the medical students the basic medicolegal problems important in their common work as general practitioners and specialists of different medical branches. The main aim of this teaching is to give students opportunities to see different injuries of the body and understanding of both natural and violent causes of death, including problems in forensic toxicology. The forensic autopsy demonstration provides to the students gross examination of different morphological and traumatic lesions in order to find relationship between the injuries and the causes of death. The second goal is to provide knowledge how to determine the manner of death.
7405402	Women Health Issues	2
The purpose of this course is to discuss topics programs, services, and policies relted to women?s health in Palestine and in the arab world and compared to the international data that affect women?s health . The course content will emphasize the social, economic, environmental, behavioral, and political factors related to women?s health. The assignments are intended to encourage students to reflect and actively participate in discussion topics that may not be covered through lectures, discussions, and readings.