Community Medicine Department

Curriculum for the Faculty of Medicine

First Year

Course code	Course name	Contact hours			Credit hours	Exam hours
		practical	theoretical
ARA111	Arabic Language	–	2		2	2
ENG111	English Language	–	1		1	1
ISL111	Islamic Culture	–	2		2	2
SUD 111	Sudanese Studies	–	2		2	2
MAT111	Maths	–	2		2	2
CHM111	Chemistry	2	2		3	2
PHC111	Physics	2	2		3	2
MBI111	Biology	2	2		3	2
ENG112	Scientific English	–	1		1	1
PSY111	Psychology and sociology	–	2		2	2
COM111	Community Medicine 1	–	2		2	2
Total semester hours		6		20	23

First Year- Term 2

Course code	Course name	Contact hours		Credit hours	Exam hours
		practical	theoretical
ANA121	Anatomy (1)	10	4	9	4
PHY121	Physiology (1)	4	6	8	3
BIO121	Biochemistry (1)	4	6	8	3
COM122	Community Medicine (2)	–	2	2	2
CM121	Computer	1	1	2	2
Total semester hours		19	19	29

Second Year-Term 1

Course code	Course name	Contact hours			Credit hours	Exam hours
		practical		theoretical
ANA212	Anatomy (2)	10		4	9	4
PHY212	Physiology (2)	4		6	8	3
BIO212	Biochemistry (2)	4		6	8	3
COM213	Community Medicine (3)	–		2	2	2
Total semester hours		18	18		27

Second Year- Term 2

Course code	Course name	Contact hours		Credit hours	Exam hours
		practical	theoretical
ANA223	Anatomy (3)	10	4	9	4
PHY223	Physiology (3)	4	6	8	3
BIO223	Biochemistry (3)	4	6	8	3
COM224	Community Medicine (4)	–	2	2	2
Total semester hours		18	18	27

Third Year-Term 1

Course code	Course name		Contact hours			Credit hours	Exam hours
			practical		theoretical
PAT311	Pathology (1)		4		6	8	3
MIC311	Microbiology (1)		3		6	7	3
PHA311	Pharmacology (1)		2		4	5	3
COM315	Community Medicine (5)		–		2	2	2
Total semester hours		9		18		22

Third Year-Term 2

Course code	Course name	Contact hours		Credit hours	Exam hours
		practical	theoretical
PAT322	Pathology(2)	4	6	8	3
MIC322	Microbiology (2)	3	6	7	3
PHA322	Pharmacology (2)	2	4	5	3
COM326	Community Medicine (6)	–	2	2	2
Total semester hours		9	18	22

 Fourth Year- Term1

Course code	Course name	Contact hours		Credit hours	Exam hours
		clinical	theoretical
INT 41	(Integrated Course)	3	8	9	2
COM417	Community Medicine (7)	3	4	5	3
FOR411	Forensic Medicine(1)	2	4	5	3
Total semester hours		8	16	19

 Fourth Year- Term 2

Course code	Course name	Contact hours		Credit hours	Exam hours
		clinical	theoretical
COM428	Community Medicine(8)	4	6	8	3
FOR422	Forensic Medicine(2)	2	6	7	3
MED421	Internal Medicine (1)	6	4	7	3
MEP 422	Professional ethics and practice	–	2	2	2
Total semester hours		12	18	24

Fifth Year- Term 1

Course code	Name of the course	Contact hours		Credit hours	Exam hours
		clinical	theoretical
MED512	Internal Medicine (2)	8	2	6	3
SUR511	Surgery (1)	8	2	6	3
PED511	Pediatrics(1)	8	1	5	2
OBS511	Obstetrics and Gynecology (1)	8	1	5	2
Total semester hours		32	6	22

Note: Training after the end of the first semester of the fifth year includes training in subspecialties, dermatology, psychology, family medicine (internal medicine), ear, nose and throat, ophthalmology, (surgery).

Fifth Year- Term 2

Course code	Course name	Contact hours		Credit hours	Exam hours
		clinical	theoretical
MED523	Internal Medicine (3)	8	2	6	3
SUR522	Surgery(2)	8	2	6	3
PED522	Pediatrics(2)	4	1	3	2
OBS522	Obstetrics and Gynecology (2)	4	1	3	2
Total semester hours		24	6	18

Fifth Year- Term 3

Course code	Course name	Contact hours		Credit hours	Exam hours
		clinical	theoretical
MED534	Internal Medicine (4)	8	2	6	3
SUR533	Surgery(3)	8	2	6	3
PED533	Pediatrics(3)	4	1	3	2
OBS533	Obstetrics and Gynecology (3)	4	1	3	2
Total semester hours		24	6	18

Note: Training in the fifth year includes training in emergency medicine (pediatrics – obstetrics and gynecology – surgery – internal medicine) in the second and third semesters.

Total Faculty credit hours

254