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Doctor of Medicine Curriculum

Total Credit Hours Required to Finish the Degree
( 257 Credit Hours ) as Follows:

University Requirements

Students must pass all of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical
000011110 COMMUNITY SERVICE 1 - 0 -
010610081 MEDICAL ENGLISH I - 2 1 -
010610082 MEDICAL ENGLISH II - 2 1 010610081
010610083 MEDICAL ENGLISH III - 2 1 010610082
010610084 MEDICAL ENGLISH IV - 2 1 010610083
010610085 MEDICAL ENGLISH V - 2 1 010610084
010610086 MEDICAL ENGLISH VI - 2 1 010610085
010610087 MEDICAL ENGLISH VII - 2 1 010610086
010610088 MEDICAL ENGLISH VIII - 2 1 010610087
040111001 ARABIC LANGUAGE 2 - 2 -
040511011 PALESTINIAN STUDIES 2 - 2 -
040521301 FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH METHODS 2 - 2 -
110411000 COMPUTER SKILLS 2 - 2 -
  • Beginning English, Intermediate English, and Advanced English can be waived with a (TOEFL) score of 500 or above or depends on the score of the placement test.
  • Student must fulfill community service equivalent to at least 100 hours during their years of study at Arab American University.
Students must pass ( 4 ) credit hours from any of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical
040511052 ISRAELI & ZIONISM STUDIES I 2 - 2 -
040511053 JERUSALEM: CIVILIZATION AND HISTORY 2 - 2 -
040511061 ISRAELI & ZIONISM STUDIES II 2 - 2 040511052
040511081 HOME GARDENING 2 - 2 -
040511091 FINE ARTS 2 - 2 -
040511101 CURRENT WORLD ISSUES 2 - 2 -
040511121 PHYSICAL EDUCATION 2 - 2 -
040511132 ELECTION AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION 2 - 2 -
040511133 THE PALESTINIAN PRISONERS MOVEMENT 2 - 2 -
040511140 LAW IN OUR LIFE 2 - 2 -
040511150 ISLAMIC CULTURE 2 - 2 -
040511160 DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS 2 - 2 -
040511170 TECHNOLOGY IN OUR LIFE 2 - 2 -
040511180 INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY SCIENCE 2 - 2 -
040511190 HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION 2 - 2 -
040511200 INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS 2 - 2 -
040511211 ANTHROPOLOGY 2 - 2 -
040511230 FRENCH LANGUAGE 2 - 2 -
040511240 GERMAN LANGUAGE 2 - 2 -
040511250 ENERGY RESOURCES & USE 2 - 2 -
040511260 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY 2 - 2 -
040511280 HUMAN & ENVIRONMENT 2 - 2 -
040511290 HISTORY OF SCIENCE 2 - 2 -
040511311 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 2 - 2 -
040511321 SCIENCE,TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY 2 - 2 -
040511400 TURKISH LANGUAGE 2 - 2 -
040511411 POLITICAL SCIENCES 2 - 2 -
040511421 CRITICAL THINKING 2 - 2 -
040511511 MODERN ARAB THOUGHT 2 - 2 -
040511521 ARCHEOLOGY 2 - 2 -
040511611 HEBREW LANGUAGE 2 - 2 -
040511621 CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS 2 - 2 -
040511990 EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION 2 - 2 -

Specialization Requirements

Students must pass all of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical
100211140 GENERAL AND CELL BIOLOGY 3 - 3 -
100211150 GENERAL AND CELL BIOLOGY LAB - 2 1 -
100311160 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY FOR MEDICIN STUDENTS 3 - 3 -
100311170 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB FOR MEDICIN STUDENTS - 3 1 100311160
200211210 GENERAL ANATOMY AND EMBRYOLOGY 3 - 3 -
200211220 GENERAL ANATOMY AND EMBRYOLOGY LAB - 4 2 -
200212210 BLOOD AND LYMPHORETICULAR SYSTEM 3 2 4 -
200213110 DIGESTIVE SYSTEM 4 4 6 -
200222110 GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY 3 - 3 100311160
200222120 GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY LAB - 2 1 200222110
200222210 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM 4 2 5 -
200222220 MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2 - 2 -
200223210 MEDICAL GENETICS 2 - 2 -
200232110 IMMUNOLOGY 2 - 2 -
200232120 GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY 3 - 3 -
200232130 GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY LAB - 2 1 200232120
200232210 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM 4 2 5 -
200241210 HISTOLOGY 2 - 2 -
200241220 HISTOLOGY LAB - 2 1 200241210
200242110 GENERAL PATHOLOGY 2 - 2 -
200242120 GENERAL PATHOLOGY LAB - 2 1 200242110
200243110 GENITOURINARY SYSTEM 4 4 6 -
200243210 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND SKIN 3.5 3 5 -
200251210 GENERAL HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY 2 - 2 -
200252110 GENERAL PHARMACOLOGY 3 - 3 -
200253110 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM 2 2 3 -
200253210 NEUROSCIENCE SYSTEM 5 4 7 -
201214110 INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL MEDICINE 8 - 8 -
201214120 INTERNAL MEDICINE I 10 - 10 -
201214310 COMMUNICABLE DISEASES 2 - 2 -
201215210 THERAPEUTICS 2 - 2 -
201216110 INTERNAL MEDICINE II 8 - 8 -
201224110 MEDICAL IMAGING 3 - 3 -
201224210 FORENSIC MEDICINE AND TOXICOLOGY 2 - 2 -
201224330 PSYCHIATRY 4 - 4 -
201225210 FAMILY MEDICINE 4 - 4 -
201225220 NEUROLOGY 4 - 4 -
201225240 ANESTHESIA & INTENSIVE CARE UNIT 2 - 2 -
201225250 DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY 2 - 2 -
201226110 EMERGENCY MEDICINE 4 - 4 -
201226210 RESEARCH PROJECT AND SEMINAR 4 - 4 -
201235110 OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY I 8 - 8 -
201236210 OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY II 6 - 6 -
201245110 PEDIATRICS I 8 - 8 -
201246110 PEDIATRICS II 6 - 6 -
201254210 GENERAL SURGERY I 10 - 10 -
201256210 GENERAL SURGERY II 8 - 8 -
201264210 ORTHOPEDICS & TRAUMATOLOGY 4 - 4 -
201264220 UROLOGY 2 - 2 -
201265110 OPHTHALMOLOGY 2 - 2 -
201265210 NEUROSURGERY 2 - 2 -
201265220 OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY 2 - 2 -
Students must pass ( 8 ) credit hours from any of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical
201215310 ELECTIVE MEDICINE I - 8 4 -
201215320 ELECTIVE MEDICINE II - 8 4 201215310
201255310 ELECTIVE SURGERY I - 8 4 -
201255320 ELECTIVE SURGERY II - 8 4 201255310

Support Courses

Students must pass all of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical
060411200 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY 3 - 3 -
060511021 FIRST AID 2 - 2 -
080216340 PSYCHOLOGY & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES 1 - 1 -
100111140 MEDICAL PHYSICS 3 - 3 -
100311140 MEDICAL CHEMISTRY 3 - 3 -
100311150 MEDICAL CHEMISTRY LAB - 2 1 100311140
100411140 BIOSTATISTICS FOR MEDICINE STUDENTS 3 - 3 -
170112160 BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS) - 1 0 -
170112300 HEALTH INFORMATICS 2 - 2 110411000
170113330 PEDIATRIC ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT (PALS) - 1 0 -
170114260 ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT (ACLS) - 1 0 -
200211030 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY 2 - 2 -
200242310 PUBLIC HEALTH AND EPIDEMIOLOGY 2 - 2 -
201213110 EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE 3 - 3 -
201213210 MEDICAL ETHICS 2 - 2 -
201213310 MEDICAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS 2 - 2 -

Free Elective


Each student must pass ( 4 ) credit hours from any courses offered by the university NOT INCLUDING any of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Theoretical

Practical
040511270 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY 2 - 2
040511611 HEBREW LANGUAGE 2 - 2
040511611 HEBREW LANGUAGE 2 - 2
040511611 HEBREW LANGUAGE 2 - 2
100111010 GENERAL PHYSICS I 3 - 3
100111710 PHYSICS FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 3 - 3
100211010 GENERAL BIOLOGY I 3 - 3
100311010 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I 3 - 3
100411010 CALCULUS I 3 - 3
100411050 BUSINESS MATHEMATICS 3 - 3
100411800 ELEMENTARY PROBِABILITY & STATISTICS 3 - 3
100411810 BUSINESS STATISTICS 3 - 3

Advisory Plan


First Year

Fall Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

010610081 MEDICAL ENGLISH I1
100211140 GENERAL AND CELL BIOLOGY3
100211150 GENERAL AND CELL BIOLOGY LAB1
--------- Free Elective2
--------- Free Elective2
100111140 MEDICAL PHYSICS3
100311140 MEDICAL CHEMISTRY3
100311150 MEDICAL CHEMISTRY LAB1
200211030 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY2
TOTAL 18

Spring Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

010610082 MEDICAL ENGLISH II1
040511011 PALESTINIAN STUDIES2
110411000 COMPUTER SKILLS2
100311160 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY FOR MEDICIN STUDENTS3
100311170 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB FOR MEDICIN STUDENTS1
200211210 GENERAL ANATOMY AND EMBRYOLOGY3
200211220 GENERAL ANATOMY AND EMBRYOLOGY LAB2
200241210 HISTOLOGY2
200241220 HISTOLOGY LAB1
200251210 GENERAL HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY2
TOTAL 19

Summer Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

010610083 MEDICAL ENGLISH III1
040111001 ARABIC LANGUAGE2
--------- Univ. Elec.2
--------- Univ. Elec.2
060511021 FIRST AID2
TOTAL 9

Second Year

Fall Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

010610084 MEDICAL ENGLISH IV1
200222110 GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY3
200222120 GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY LAB1
200232110 IMMUNOLOGY2
200232120 GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY3
200232130 GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY LAB1
200242110 GENERAL PATHOLOGY2
200242120 GENERAL PATHOLOGY LAB1
200252110 GENERAL PHARMACOLOGY3
TOTAL 17

Spring Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

010610085 MEDICAL ENGLISH V1
200212210 BLOOD AND LYMPHORETICULAR SYSTEM4
200222210 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM5
200222220 MOLECULAR BIOLOGY2
200232210 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM5
170112300 HEALTH INFORMATICS2
TOTAL 19

Summer Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

010610086 MEDICAL ENGLISH VI1
040521301 FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH METHODS2
100411140 BIOSTATISTICS FOR MEDICINE STUDENTS3
200242310 PUBLIC HEALTH AND EPIDEMIOLOGY2
TOTAL 8

Third Year

Fall Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

010610087 MEDICAL ENGLISH VII1
200213110 DIGESTIVE SYSTEM6
200243110 GENITOURINARY SYSTEM6
200253110 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM3
201213110 EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE3
TOTAL 19

Spring Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

010610088 MEDICAL ENGLISH VIII1
200223210 MEDICAL GENETICS2
200243210 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND SKIN5
200253210 NEUROSCIENCE SYSTEM7
080216340 PSYCHOLOGY & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES1
201213210 MEDICAL ETHICS2
TOTAL 18

Summer Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

060411200 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY3
170112160 BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS)0
201213310 MEDICAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS2
TOTAL 5

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

201214110 INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL MEDICINE8
201214120 INTERNAL MEDICINE I10
201224110 MEDICAL IMAGING3
TOTAL 21

Spring Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

201224210 FORENSIC MEDICINE AND TOXICOLOGY2
201254210 GENERAL SURGERY I10
201264210 ORTHOPEDICS & TRAUMATOLOGY4
201264220 UROLOGY2
TOTAL 18

Summer Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

201214310 COMMUNICABLE DISEASES2
201225240 ANESTHESIA & INTENSIVE CARE UNIT2
201225250 DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY2
170114260 ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT (ACLS)0
TOTAL 6

Fifth Year

Fall Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

201235110 OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY I8
201245110 PEDIATRICS I8
201265110 OPHTHALMOLOGY2
TOTAL 18

Spring Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

201215210 THERAPEUTICS2
201224330 PSYCHIATRY4
201225210 FAMILY MEDICINE4
201225220 NEUROLOGY4
201265210 NEUROSURGERY2
201265220 OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY2
TOTAL 18

Summer Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

--------- Spec. Elec.4
--------- Spec. Elec.4
170113330 PEDIATRIC ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT (PALS)0
TOTAL 8

Sixth Year

Fall Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

201216110 INTERNAL MEDICINE II8
201226110 EMERGENCY MEDICINE4
201246110 PEDIATRICS II6
TOTAL 18

Spring Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

201226210 RESEARCH PROJECT AND SEMINAR4
201236210 OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY II6
201256210 GENERAL SURGERY II8
TOTAL 18
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