Challenges to Saudi medical education in the third millennium

Medical education began in Saudi Arabia in 1969 when King Saud University, the first medical school was established. Since then globalization has brought numerous challenges. In this paper, we review the status of medical education and its expected future projects.

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Main Author: Fahad A Al-Muhanna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2009-01-01
Series:Journal of Family and Community Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.jfcmonline.com/article.asp?issn=2230-8229;year=2009;volume=16;issue=2;spage=67;epage=69;aulast=Al-Muhanna
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spelling doaj-8ff5908baac648eb8f56e699c46c6a8a2020-11-24T23:24:07ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Family and Community Medicine2230-82292229-340X2009-01-011626769Challenges to Saudi medical education in the third millenniumFahad A Al-MuhannaMedical education began in Saudi Arabia in 1969 when King Saud University, the first medical school was established. Since then globalization has brought numerous challenges. In this paper, we review the status of medical education and its expected future projects.http://www.jfcmonline.com/article.asp?issn=2230-8229;year=2009;volume=16;issue=2;spage=67;epage=69;aulast=Al-MuhannaSaudi medical educationchallengescurriculuminternshiphealthcare system.
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author Fahad A Al-Muhanna
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Challenges to Saudi medical education in the third millennium
Journal of Family and Community Medicine
Saudi medical education
challenges
curriculum
internship
healthcare system.
author_facet Fahad A Al-Muhanna
author_sort Fahad A Al-Muhanna
title Challenges to Saudi medical education in the third millennium
title_short Challenges to Saudi medical education in the third millennium
title_full Challenges to Saudi medical education in the third millennium
title_fullStr Challenges to Saudi medical education in the third millennium
title_full_unstemmed Challenges to Saudi medical education in the third millennium
title_sort challenges to saudi medical education in the third millennium
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Journal of Family and Community Medicine
issn 2230-8229
2229-340X
publishDate 2009-01-01
description Medical education began in Saudi Arabia in 1969 when King Saud University, the first medical school was established. Since then globalization has brought numerous challenges. In this paper, we review the status of medical education and its expected future projects.
topic Saudi medical education
challenges
curriculum
internship
healthcare system.
url http://www.jfcmonline.com/article.asp?issn=2230-8229;year=2009;volume=16;issue=2;spage=67;epage=69;aulast=Al-Muhanna
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