Document Details

Document Type : Article In Journal 
Document Title :
The need for national medical licensing examination in Saudi Arabia.
The need for national medical licensing examination in Saudi Arabia.
 
Document Language : English 
Abstract : Bajammal S, Zaini R, Abuznadah W, Al-Rukban M, Aly SM, Boker A, Al-Zalabani A, Al-Omran M, Al-Habib A, Al-Sheikh M, Al-Sultan M, Fida N, Alzahrani K, Hamad B, Al Shehri M, Abdulrahman KB, Al-Damegh S, Al-Nozha MM, Donnon T. Medical Education Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. sohail@bajammal.com BACKGROUND: Medical education in Saudi Arabia is facing multiple challenges, including the rapid increase in the number of medical schools over a short period of time, the influx of foreign medical graduates to work in Saudi Arabia, the award of scholarships to hundreds of students to study medicine in various countries, and the absence of published national guidelines for minimal acceptable competencies of a medical graduate. DISCUSSION: We are arguing for the need for a Saudi national medical licensing examination that consists of two parts: Part I (Written) which tests the basic science and clinical knowledge and Part II (Objective Structured Clinical Examination) which tests the clinical skills and attitudes. We propose this examination to be mandated as a licensure requirement for practicing medicine in Saudi Arabia. CONCLUSION: The driving and hindering forces as well as the strengths and weaknesses of implementing the licensing examination are discussed in details in this debate. 
ISSN : 16636028 
Journal Name : BMC Med Educ. 
Volume : 25 
Issue Number : 8 
Publishing Year : 2008 AH
2008 AD
 
Article Type : Article 
Added Date : Saturday, March 20, 2010 

Researchers

Researcher Name (Arabic)Researcher Name (English)Researcher TypeDr GradeEmail
عبدالعزيز بوكرBoker, Abdulaziz ResearcherDoctorate 

Files

File NameTypeDescription
 26052.doc doc 

Back To Researches Page