The students will earn a Medical Degree from CUB after successfully completing the Program allowing them to pursue their career by practising in medical profession. The graduates are also offered positions for residency training, fellowship, internships, and research. The graduates can also select Post-Graduate Pathways after completing undergraduate degree.
Your Medical Degree will spread over III Phases. Each phase will focus on the following specific “Learning Outcomes”:
- Phase-I: (Year 1 & 2) Transition to Basic Medical Sciences
Introducing students of high school through the interface between high school education and the medical program. Phase-I introduces the students to foundation in human structure and function, basics of Cell Biology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Pathology, Immunology, Pharmacology, Public Health, Physics relevant to Medical Sciences, Informatics, Humanities, Scientific Writing, and General Education courses. One of the unique and important course in Phase-I is “Medical Education and Lifelong Learning”. During this course, students learn how they will learn and become life-long learners. Students will be educated on various types and approaches like Project Based Learning (PBL), Team Based Learning (TBL), literature search, reflection and developing e-portfolio.
- Phase-II: (Year 3) Core Clinical Sciences
The students are gradually introduced to the core and up-to-date knowledge for practice and its application to patient care. Acquired Clinical Knowledge and Learning are practiced in Skills Labs with regular encounters with real patients. Phase-II is planned and organized around integrated organ systems modules. Number of courses will run horizontally and vertically in the different segments e.g. clinical skills program, research projects, evidence-based medicine (EBM), public health, etc.
Lectures will be delivered as knowledge and resource sessions along with PBL and TBL. Basic medical sciences, clinical sciences, population health, ethics and professionalism are integrated within the problems. The subjects studied shall include clinical and applied aspects of Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Pathology, Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics. In addition, the following courses: Clinical Skills, Community Medicine, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Research Methodology, Family Health, Evidence-based Medicine, and Behavioral Sciences.These will further be integrated and coordinated within the organ-system units and patient care in the hospital setting.
- Phase III: (Year 4, 5 & 6) Transition to Practice
Phase-III, a pure professional Phase, will rotate students in different fields and subject for longer duration in order to ensure better exposure to the work environment, patients, and interaction with other healthcare professionals. This is a more valuable experience than the short rotations of in sub-specialties.
In year 5, students undergo five rotations of 8 weeks each in Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pediatrics, and ENT/Eye. In year 6, they go through four rotations of 8 weeks each in Medicine and subspecialties, Surgery and subspecialties, Family Medicine and Psychiatry, Emergency Medicine and Critical care, and another 8 weeks of elective training/research. This can change according to the practicality of implementation.
At the end of Phase III, students should successfully complete the Phase requirement and provide convincing evidence related to the Program Learning Outcomes and achievement of competence. The USMLE-US Medical Licensing Examination will be considered as an international benchmark. The student will be awarded MD degree after successfully passing USMLE Step 1 & 2 during or after completing 6 Years study at CUB.
CUB MD Graduation Requirements:
The student will be commended on the award of the Doctor of Medicine Degree upon:
- Satisfying all conditions of his / her admission
- Successful completion of all General Education requirements
- Having successfully completed 360 credits of course work
- Passing Step 1 & Step 2 of comprehensive US Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) with not less than 65% marks
Your Doctor of Medicine Degree Path at CUB:
The Undergraduate Program will be spread over a period of 6 years with 12 semesters covering following major subjects:
Curriculum
The undergraduate program is structured around 12 academic semesters over a period of 6 years. In each year students are required to take minimum 36 European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) Credits, completing 224 ECTS credits after 12 semesters of full-time tuition. |
Study Plan | Credit Hours |
Basic Medical Sciences | 72 |
Year 1 | 36 |
Year 2 | 36 |
Integrated Studies – Core Clinical Sciences | 36 |
Year 3 | 36 |
Clinical Studies & Transition Practice | 116 |
Year 4 | 36 |
Year 5 | 40 |
Year 6 | 40 |
Total Credit Hours | 224 |
Year 1&2
During Year 1&2, students gain knowledge in the basic medical sciences: general chemistry, organic chemistry, physics, biology, anatomy, histology, biochemistry, physiology, genetics, microbiology and virology, immunology, pharmacology, medical genetics, general pathology, medical sociology, medical psychology, medical ethics, research methods in medicine, and essential medical statistics.
Students also take courses in integrated clinical practice where they develop the important clinical and communications skills required for medicine. Under supervision, students will have the opportunity to meet selected patients in local hospitals and clinics to practice these basic skills.
Year 3
Year 3represents a transition year from Preclinical Studies to Clinical Studies. During Year 3, students take courses in hematology, systematic pharmacology, epidemiology and public health, and clinical pathophysiology. To apply their studies, they are required to also carry out a research project. The students also take a course in integrated clinical practice in which they build on the clinical and communication skills they developed during the previous years. The students will visit local hospitals, clinics and the community to further practice the skills they have learnt and gain first-hand experience of how medicine is practiced in these settings and situations. Students take part in clinical attachments in medicine, surgery, and primary care.
Year 4, 5 & 6
The objectives of Years 4, 5 & 6 are to provide students with extensive experience in the clinical environment, mainly in hospitals and also in the community, so that they can utilize their learning over the previous 3 years to practice their clinical, communication, diagnostic and reasoning skills on real patients, and to learn about the management of patients, from a medical, therapeutic, surgical, psychosocial and caring perspective.
Students take part in clinical attachments in Cardiology, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Respiratory Medicine, Thoracic Surgery and Breast Surgery, Gastroenterology and GI Surgery, Nephrology, Urology and Transplant Surgery, Rheumatology and Dermatology/Plastic Surgery, Neurology, Neurosurgery and Palliative Care, Psychiatry, Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Orthopedics, Otorhinolaryngology & Ophthalmology, Therapeutics and Prescribing, General Practice and Geriatric Medicine.
Students also do a Clinical Attachment (Elective), spending six weeks on a chosen activity or medical specialty of their choice. Students are encouraged to broaden their experiences by undertaking their elective in a different environment.