the 38th meeting of the deans of medical colleges in the Kingdom
The Committee of Deans of Medical Colleges in the Kingdom''s universities recommended that a detailed survey be prepared to diagnose the gap in the numbers of Saudi faculty members in basic medical specialties.
The recommendation issued by the 38th meeting of the committee, which was hosted by Taif University, included a survey of faculties'' opinions on appropriate solutions to bridge the gap, holding a workshop to analyze the current situation based on the results of the study, and evaluate global experiences in this field.
The committee also recommended, in its meeting, which was attended by 34 deans, to activate a project to build a national question bank for medical schools, based on the national framework for specifications for graduates of medical schools in the Saudi Meds Framework, focus on building quality control standards for Blue printing, and preparing regulatory rules and the appropriate implementation plan.
The participants in the meeting also approved a recommendation calling for reviewing and updating the regulations governing the work of the committee for approval at its next meeting, while they reviewed the third phase of the specification and competencies document for graduates of the Medical College in the Kingdom related to competencies in the internship stage.
During the meeting, the College of Medicine at Taif University presented a presentation on the programmatic transformation program, and a report on a study on the compatibility of the outputs of the College of Medicine program with the project of competencies for graduates of medical schools in the Kingdom, the project for the characteristics of the graduates of Taif University, and another presentation on the virtual laboratories of the College of Medicine, which is one of the most recent methods. Education for practical skills.
The committee discussed the rest of the topics on its agenda, including the cooperation agreement between the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Defense, following up developments in preparation for the SIMEC 2018 Medical Education Conference, the Medical Profession Day at Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University, and finally the introduction of the Road of Change medical research team.
The Dean of the College of Medicine at Taif University, Dr. Dalal Mohiuddin Namangani, confirmed that the topics discussed by the committee focused on vital and important issues in the field of medical education in the Kingdom, and reflected the committee’s objectives of exchanging experiences, experiences and successful practices at all levels of medical education in the Kingdom, uniting efforts and cooperation. In common academic and administrative issues, and to encourage and support joint medical research, curriculum and course development.
She commended the interactive discussion among the members on the issues on the agenda, the management of the committee chairman, Dean of the College of Medicine at King Abdulaziz University, Dr. Mahmoud bin Hisham Al-Ahwal, for the meeting, the contributions of all the participating deans, and the opinions and proposals they presented aimed at developing work in medical colleges, and developing the capabilities and competencies of their graduates .
The committee chairman, his deputy, the committee secretary and members thanked Taif University for the hospitality and good organization, expressing the aspiration of all medical colleges to implement the recommendations to achieve the desired goal of improving the quality of graduates from future doctors.
The Medical Deans'' Committee is considered a house of expertise for the Ministry of Education in matters of medical education, and in the past period the committee completed the unified list of internship doctors, a question bank in cooperation with the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties, and the SaudiMed Education Competencies Project, which represents the basic competencies of education and learning in medicine, and it has approved it. The National Accreditation Authority is the basis and reference for all medical schools in the Kingdom.
The committee has also completed an expanded strategic plan to develop medical education and health care in the Kingdom, in addition to inter-cooperation and coordination with both the Ministry of Health and the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties with regard to issues of mutual interest, as well as supervising the annual medical profession day, as well as supervising the organization of the international conference Saudi Medical Education SIMEC every two years, in coordination with the Saudi Society for Medical Education.
