1 MEDICAL EDUCATION IN JORDAN PROF. WALID MAANI

2 JORDANIAN STUDENTS PREFERENCES MEDICAL SCHOOL DENTAL SCHOOL PHARMACY ENGINEERING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION LAW

3 OTHER COUNTRIES PREFERENCES ARABS SIMILAR TO JORDAN JAPANESE STUDENTS PREFER BUSINESS USA STUDENTS PREFER BUSINESS OTHERS GO TO LAW AS FIRST CHOICE GENERALLY 3 RD WORLD COUNTRIES PREFER MEDICAL AND ENGINEERING

4 JORDANIAN MEDICAL STUDENTS BEFORE 1972 ARAB COUNTRIES EGYPT SYRIA IRAQ FOREIGN COUNTRIES TURKEY SPAIN PAKISTAN

5 JORDANIAN MEDICAL STUDENTS AFTER 1972 THE UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN ARAB AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES 110 COUNTRIES FROM PHILIPPINES TO NICARAGUA EASTERN BLOCK DOMINATION IN SEATS

6 JORDANIAN MEDICAL STUDENTS TODAY JORDANIAN MEDICAL SCHOOLS (3800) THE UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN JORDANIAN UNIVERSITY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MUTAH UNIVERSITY AL-HASHIMEYA ARAB AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES 1200 STUDENTS IN EGYPT 800 STUDENTS IN THE UKRAINE

7 FIGURES AND FACTS 2007/2008 ALL SPECIALTIES : (F=97178) MEDICAL SPECIALITIES: (12%) MEDICINE: 3606 (1.9%) DENTISTRY: 1462 (0.7%) PHARMACY: 6569 (3.4%) ALLIED MEDICAL SCIENCES: (6.2%) UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

8 CURRICULUM CLASSICAL 6 YEARS ATTEMPTS AT OTHER FORMS WERE TRIED EITHER AS A CONCEPT OR DUE TO PRESSURE PRODUCT CONSIDERED VERY GOOD AS INDICATED BY EMPLOYMENT RATE AND SUCCESS RATE IN INTERNATIONAL EXAMS AND TESTS

9 SELCTION OF STUDENTS ONLY ON MERIT AS INDICATED BY THEIR SCORE IN THE GENERAL SECONDARY CERTIFICATE EXAM (THE TAWJEEHI) NO INTERVIEWS HIGH COMPITITION, (95% MARK) IN AVERAGE IS REQUIRED DROP RATE IN 1 ST 2 YEARS 15%

10 STAFF MOSTLY FULL TIME STAFF NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE PRIVATE PRACTICE OUSIDE THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL STAFF COMPENSTAED THROUGH AN INCENTIVE PLAN POSSIBLE FULL PROF. INCOME AROUND 8000 US DOLLARS

11 TEACHING HOSPITALS TWO UNIVERSITIES OWN HOSPITALS TWO DEPEND ON MoH AND RMS HOSPITALS SOME ROTATIONS ARE CARRIED OUT TO MoH AMD RMS HOSPITALS ROTATION TO PRIVATE HOSPITALS ATTEMPTED AND LATER ABANDONED

12 FIGURES AND FACTS JODRANIAN UNIVERSITIES, JU AND JUST THE ROYAL MEDICAL SERVICES MINISTRY OF HEALTH HOSPITALS THE PRIVATE SECTOR HOSPITALS POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS & RESIDENCY PROGRAMS

13 THE GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL EXEMPTS GRADUATES OF JORDANIAN MEDICAL SCHOOLS FROM ITS INTERNSHIP EXAMINATION. EXAMINES ALL GRADUATES FROM ACADEMIC POSTGRADUATE AND RESIDENCY PROGRAMS

14 ASSESSMENT OF ACHIEVMENTS IN MEDICAL EDUCATION IN JORDAN RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT IS NEAR ZERO MANY GET ACCEPTED IN RESIDENCY PROGRAMS IN THE WEST MANY HAD RETURNED AND ARE EXCELLING IN THEIR FIELDS THE DEMAND FOR ADMISSION IS VERY HIGH

15 SHORTCOMINGS IN UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING CERTAIN DEFICIENCES IN CLINICAL SKILLS INCREASED INTAKE OF MEDICAL STUDENTS SHORTAGES IN TEACHING STAFF

16 DIFFICULTIES SHORTAGES OF STAFF SHORTAGES OF TRAINING HOSPITALS LACK OF ENOUGH SLOTS FOR RESIDENCY PROGRAMS WITH INCREASED DEMAND STAFF ATTRITION DUE TO FINANCIAL REASONS