The Faculty of Medicine at Yarmouk University announces its desire to appoint clinical instructors for the Introduction to Clinical Skills course, which will be held from Oct. 1st, 2024 to Nov. 28th, 2024.
The applicants must be recent graduates, hold a permanent license to practice medicine in Jordan, and are not committed to working for any other institution.
Note that the working hours are daily (from Sunday to Thursday), from eight-thirty a.m. to two o’clock p.m.. Those selected will be contacted within a week of the date.
At the initiative of medical students and under the auspices of the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Manar Al-Lawama, the Faculty held a specialized research work course for its students entitled “Basics of Medical Research”. The activity was under the supervision of Dr. “Mohammad Akram” Awwad. The workshop included activities from lectures and applied sessions given by Dr. Yaman Al-odat (an expert in the medical research who has many scientific published articles in international journals).
Over the course of its three days, the workshop, which extended from Sunday till Tuesday, August 18th- 20th , 2024, , covered the following topics:
- A comprehensive introduction to medical research.
- Classifications and types of research.
- Methods of analyzing and interpreting medical data.
- Methods of successfully publishing scientific research.
The scientific workshop activities took place for three hours a day and were held on the campus of the Faculty of Medicine in the Ibn Sina Auditorium (the Blue Auditorium) and received a large turnout from students from different academic years.
The Faculty of Medicine thanks Dr. Yaman Al-odat, the distinguished young doctor in his passion for scientific research and his overwhelming desire to transfer this passion to our students for what he presented in this distinguished workshop.
Final preparations of the course ( INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL SCIENCES) are underway for the launch of the course next Sunday. The course which prepares medical students to enter the clinical training period after finishing their basic sciences studies has undergone reformation the last year, and this academic year is the second time after it was lengthened to two months , skills are trained by a group of the best medical graduates in Jordan, simulated patients are recruited from Faculty of fine arts in the university, and weekly clinical exams to prepare students for the clinical exams that they'll face in their academic future.
The Dean of the faculty of Medicine, Prof. Manar Al-Lawama met the clinical instructors and gave them her advises and recommendations for the best way to deal with the fresh students who are new to clinical life. Then Dr. Jomana Alsulaiman the coordinator of the course gave them the time table of the course and then group of the faculty staff who coordinates the weeks of course explained to instructors the details of their weeks, as every week the students learn history and exam for a system
"Aoun batch" football team representative of FM/YU won the second place in the Jordanian faculties of medicine football tournament -2nd edition which was held by JIMA- Jordan Islamic Medical Association part of Jordan Medical Association.
The tournament was held in the courts of faculty of physical education in Jordan university in Amman, on Saturday Sept. 14th, 2024.
Aoun batch team qualified to this championship after winning the local qualifiers in Yarmouk university Faculty of Medicine batches teams.
In the national tournament our team won his group first place then played the semifinal match against Balqa University Faculty of Medicine team. then in the final game against Jordan University FM team , the result was 2-1 to the opponents.
The players who won the silver medals were the medical students: Mohammad Alshorman, Mohammad Alshadfan, Mohammad Abu-khait, Abdul-Rahman Kharashgah ( the 2nd scorer in the tournament), Moath Malkawi, Jadallah Khasawneh,Ahmad Shrayydeh and Hashem Gharaibeh.
Faculty of Medicine at Yarmouk University which supported the team from the start and assigned the Dean assistant for E-learning and creativity- Dr. Mohammad Akram Awwad to supervise the team, congratulates the team members for this extracurricular sports competitive activity. We wish them the best in their academic and non academic life.
As part of the processions of the graduation ceremony of the forty-fifth cohort of Yarmouk University, the graduation ceremony of the sixth cohort of the Faculty of Medicine - Passion Batch took place on Thursday, August15th, 2024. The ceremony was under the auspices by the President of Yarmouk University, Prof. Dr. Islam Massad, and in the presence of his deputies, assistants, a number of deans, the teaching faculty and the graduates’ families.
The President of the University delivered a speech to the graduates, then Prof. Dr. Manar Al-Lawama spoke to the graduates and audience and concluded her speech by asking the graduating students to stand up to take the medical oath. After taking the oath, Prof. Al-Lawama presented them as doctors to serve the nation and humanity. The graduates’ speech was read by the graduate student, Dr. Hamza Al-Atoum
The students received graduation certificates from the university president and the Faculty of Medicine dean. The graduate student, Dr. Saba Al-Smadi, received an award for achieving first place in her class. The official celebration was followed by songs and Dabkeh circles (the traditional dance in Jordan) from the graduates’ families to celebrate their children’s graduation.
The Faculty of Medicine congratulates its graduates and wishes them continued success and continuous medical education throughout their professional lives and success in all matters of their lives.
The approval of the presidency of Yarmouk University regarding the reformation of the administration staff of Faculty of Medicine according to the recommendation of Prof. Manar Al-Lawama the Dean of Faculty of Medicine was issued, It was as follows
The Heads of the departments as follows:
Head of Department of Basic Medical Sciences: Prof. Osama Abu Al-Rub
Head of Department of Diseases' Basic Sciences: Dr. Maryam Al-Omari
Head of Department of Internal Medicine: Dr. Mohammad Athamaneh
Head of Department of General Surgery and Anesthesia: Dr. Raed Ennab
Head of Department of Pediatrics, Family Medicine and Obstetrics & Gynecology : Dr. Dina Qa'adan
Within the framework of the Faculty of Medicine’s efforts to serve the local community and among the activities of the “mobile clinic”’s campaign, under “We Come to You,” the Faculty of Medicine established a medical day in cooperation with Al-Khuraybah elementary school and the Educational Directorate in the Bani Kenana District and in the presence of the head of General Education Department in the Directorate, Dr. Alaa Saifan, the Schools Health Officer, Dr. Omar. Malkawi, the Head of the Development Council, Mr. Mahmoud Ababneh and the school principal, Maysa Kanaan, and the administrative staff of the school.
The medical day included a group of health activities, including comprehensive tests to measure blood pressure and blood sugar levels, which are essential tests for early detection of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. The doctors also provided specialized medical consultations that focused on how to prevent chronic diseases and manage them effectively. In addition to educating participants about the importance of periodic examinations and following a healthy lifestyle, including proper nutrition and regular exercise.
The FM/YU medical team that supervised this event included :
Dr. Dina Qaadan, Dr. Hadeel Hailat and Dr. Ghalia Abu Mohsen- from the family medicine staff in the teaching faculty and Dr. Mohammad Okour -The pulmonologist and internist in FM/YU.
The event was carried out under the supervision of Dr. Ola Soudah/Public Health teacher in BMS department. A number of medical students in the sixth and fourth years participated in the event. The medical day witnessed widespread approval from the families who came to benefit from the health services and medical consultations provided, as the attendees praised the level of organization and professionalism shown by the mobile clinic team and the school administration. The attendees and the host school expressed their gratitude to Yarmouk University for this valuable initiative.
To be recognized locally, regionally and globally for excellence in medical education, research and contributions to patient care and community services.
