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II.  Integration in the curriculum


           There are lot of horizontal, vertical and spiral integration models in the curriculum. Some of the
           courses in the same semester or year are essentially either pre requisite or at least co requisite

           for another courses. Medical terminology is a must and is integrated with the human body course.
           Medical  informatics  is  a  must  and  prerequisite  for  the  after  coming  biostatistics,  research
           methodology and evidence based medicine courses. Critical appraisal course needs all of these

           courses again to be integrated. All the last three years courses adopt critical appraisal which
           again will recall all the skills and knowledge that were given before.
           Heavy doses of consultation skills are given through, subsequent courses of interviewing skills

           and  clinical  skills,  and  all  will  be  finished  before  the  clerkships.  All  the  essential  history,
           examination skills and performance of the needed procedures will also be finished before starting
           clerkships. During clerkships, these basic points will not be re taught and it will be practiced

           immediately from day one. Oblique integration will also be recalled whenever students at any
           clerkship, feel that there is a need for revision of multiple different points from previous years, the

           student will define his own gaps and try to find answers for them or ask the curriculum experts.
           The presence of two licensing exams during the study period is again another motive to help
           student studying and allow them to manage certain amount of information and certain number of

           skills within certain period. This is very helpful for the cumulative scientific load of the medical
           graduate.

















           The  courses  which  entails  horizontal  integration  are  coded  with  (IMC)  as  integrated modular
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           courses which reach the 4  level of infusion. (10 courses; 6 in year one, 2 in year two and 2
           in year four) The courses which entails vertical integration are coded with (IDC) as integrated
           disciplinary courses which reach the 6  level of joint teaching. (9 courses; all in year three)
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           The courses which entails horizontal integration are coded with (ISC) as integrated spiral courses

           which reach the 9  level of contributory. (12 courses; 3 in year one, 4 in year two and 5 in
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           year four)

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