Dr. Mohammad Al-Maqableh, the Assistant Professor in Family Medicine at Faculty of Medicine/YU  gave a lecture on international standards for teaching clinical medicine on the campus of the Faculty of Medicine in front of a crowd of physicians who contribute to the clinical training of our students in the affiliated teaching hospitals.

In his lecture, he touched upon these standards and their types and how to implement and manage clinical training according to international recommendations to deliver clinical education to the desired efficiency according to the latest internationally agreed methods. Dr. Mohammad replied on various questions from colleagues after the end of his lecture.

It is worth noting that this lecture and similar ones will be held on the campuses of all the teaching hospitals in which the Faculty's clinical students study and in front of the clinicians who work in them.

The Deanship of Faculty of Medicine- YU received Dr. Erieni Christoforido, who is an officer of the international Erasmus project – (staff mobility for training program). Dr. Christoforido is an academic staff in Faculty of Nursing at the University of Thessaloninki, Greece.

The guest was received by the Deputy Dean, Prof. Dr. Zain Al-Abidin Abdullah, and the Assistant Dean, Dr. Laila Matalqa. During the meeting, they discussed opportunities to exchange faculty members between Yarmouk University and Aristotle University for the purpose of cultural and academic exchange. Then she was accompanied on a tour of the FM/YU campus and the different laboratories, especially the anatomy laboratories, which were established with the support of the Erasmus project.

The guest expressed her admiration for the Skills Lab, which is almost unique to Yarmouk University within the region. she wished the college further progress in the academic process.

Dr. Suhair Qudsieh with Dr. Jesse Dizard, the director of the film

  

 

 

Within the framework of the diligent work of the Faculty of Medicine to hold meetings with its partners from various sectors, a meeting was held with the partners from the Ministry of Health, represented by directors of different hospitals, heads of departments and colleagues in them, where the strategic plan of the Faculty of Medicine was discussed. Colleagues expressed their views on the nature and content of the plan, in addition to that, feedback from our partners in the Ministry of Health regarding clinical training and their suggestions for improving products and outcomes were heard by the members of the Deanship of the Faculty. Their observations about our clinical students who are training in the hospitals of the Ministry of Health were taken in consideration.

The Dean Prof. Khaldoon Bashaireh explained to our partners the future plans regarding the study plan, including the change of instructions in granting the MD. degree at the Faculty of Medicine-Yarmouk University, and the subsequent modification in study plans for different years, including the inclusion of finding harmony between clinical and basic training so that it is given a clinical character in the basic sciences subjects in order to increase The efficiency of the body systems system and the method of evaluation.

After the discussions, the delegation of the Ministry of Health conducted a tour of the Faculty’s facilities and laboratories, accompanied by the dean, his deputy, his assistants and heads of departments in the Faculty. The delegation of our partners from the ministry was informed of the Faculty’s various capabilities during the tour.

The Dean of faculty of Medicine Prof. Khaldoon Bashaireh and the deanship congratulate medical students, teaching and administrative staff and all Arab and Muslim worlds on (Eid Al-Adha 1443 H) that shines with the first light rays of Saturday July 9th, 2022. They wish pilgrims the acceptance and blessings, and wish every one who fasted, prayed and did the good deeds in the first ten days of 'Thee AlHijja'; the arabic holy month and Arafah day to have these good deeds accepted by Allah.

Happy Eid for All

The Faculty of Pharmacy/YU, in cooperation with the College of Medicine, held a free medical day on Sunday June 19^th, 2022, at the Samoo’ School / Samoo’ Village in the Koura District. This day is part of the YU Faculties’ duties towards the local community; serving it and providing health care to the Jordanian citizen.

Faculty of Medicine staff that participated in this activity:

Dr. Raed Ennab Consultant Vascular Surgeon

Dr. Khaled Seetan, Consultant Dermatologist

Dr. Adam Al-Sqour, Consultant Psychiatrist

All are faculty members in the Department of Clinical Medical Sciences (CMS) at the Faculty of Medicine.

During this day, health care was provided to more than 1,000 residents of the village. This day was welcomed by the people of the area.

 As part of the Faculty's endeavor to build international relations and establish local and international partnerships in projects related to health and academic work, the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine Prof. Khaldoon Bashaireh met representatives of the INCLUDE project, which is supervised by Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, in cooperation with the KIT Royal Tropical Institute and Belink Academy (from the Netherlands), the Higher Population Council, Yarmouk University - Faculty of Archeology and Anthropology and the People of the Mountain- Ahl Aljabal Charitable Society (from Jordan). Dr. Ruba Akash supervises the project at Yarmouk University from the Faculty of Archeology.  

The visit comes to study the possibility of Faculty’s academic staff participation in this project. The project is concerned with finding more sustainable services and solutions for the sexual and reproductive health needs and reproductive rights of refugee youth in Jordan.

The Deans Council in Yarmouk University decided to promote Dr. Ramada R. Khasawneh a member of the teaching faculty members in Basic Medical Sciences Department (BMS)  from a rank of              Assistant professor to a rank of Associate Professor   

The family of Faculty of Medicine reprsented by the deanship and the teaching and administrative staff congratultes Dr. Ramada and wishes her the best in her life and continuing to advance in her academic career

The Accreditation and Quality Assurance Board of Faculty of Medicine held a meeting with a group of our medical students from all academic years, representing their colleagues, within its periodic meetings with all members of the Faculty of Medicine, including faculty members, administrative staff and students, as well as with representatives of the local community, which represents an organic partnership with the FM/YU. This meeting with the medical students came to introduce them to the faculty’s steps in the field of quality assurance and accreditation and their main and essential role in it, as they are the focus of the academic process, and their graduation as doctors at a high level of competence is the most important goal of our medical school goals. The meeting took place in the Blue Hall on the campus of the Faculty of Medicine on Wednesday morning, June 15th, 2022.

The meeting began with a speech from the Dean of the Faculty, Prof. Khaldoon Bashaireh, who welcomed the students and saluted them for their keenness to upgrade their school to be at the best levels, which will benefit them during their presence there as students and after their graduation as doctors. The Dean offered his congratulations to his daughters and sons who graduated this year after the decision was issued to graduate them by the Deans Council with the degree of MD. As the first batch to graduate with this degree after the accredited degree was MB.BS.

The dean told the students that a specialized center exam will be open on campus to analyze the exams before issuing them and after they are performed in a scientific way. In the other hand, the computerized exam halls inside the campus will all be equipped to allow all medical courses exams held on campus and in the open way system. 

Dr. Bashaireh asked our students to actively contribute by giving their opinions frankly in each questionnaire distributed to them at the end of each course, and he explained to them that his office is open as it has always been for any student who wants to present a problem, suggestion or inquiry to the Deanship.

Then Dr. Nisreen Bataineh, the Dean Assistant for Accreditation and Quality Assurance Affairs, spoke to the students and introduced them to the quality program in the school, stressing on that they are the most important part of this program and that their views are the deanship’s guide to development in various fields of medical education. Dr. Bataineh alerted the students about the necessity of their presence in the curriculum development committees and other various quality assurance committees. Representatives of them have been appointed already in these committees.

After Dr. Nisreen’s speech, the opportunity was given to the students to share their ideas.  They presented their perceptions of improving the level of academic education and their aspirations for what they see in their interest during their university studies and after their graduation. The Dean and his assistant answered the students’ inquiries and question that were very important and focused. Most of them discussed the issues of curriculum development.

The dean clarified that the faculty of Medicine/YU has already started the process of curriculum development by forming many committees for this purpose in the basic stage , the clinical stage and integrated committee for the whole MD. course. Those committtees are responsible for curriculum and instructions modifications as well as reconsidering the basic stage ( body systems components) and the way of evaluation.

The students' suggestions were written down for discussion in the various committees of the school. Continuous and regular communication in different means including face to face meetings will stay as deanship’s policy.