Table of Contents A word from the Dean 2 Heads of the administrative structure of the faculty 3 History 4 Vision, mission & values 4 The new undergraduate medical program at ASU 4 International ranking 5 Faculty official website 5 Student number and Official email 5 Campus 6 Attributes of the graduate of Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University 8 What’s new this year? 8 Program map 9 E-learning courses 12 Program content 13 First year coordinators 16 Progression from one level to another 17 Grades 17 Maximum years of study 18 Two-year training program 19 Student activities 19 Student services: 19 Medical services 19 Training services 20 Student support services 20 Career & choices 20 Frequently Asked Questions FAQ 21 1 A word from the Dean: Welcome to Ain-Shams faculty of Medicine. I would like to congratulate you all for your great achievement in your high school studies. You should take pride in your excellent performance which qualified you to embark upon the most exciting, life-altering experience of becoming a physician; one of the most precious professions on earth. You will always be admired by people for helping relieve their suffering and curing their body and soul. Your hard work and perseverance allowed you to join one of the oldest, prestigious and highly ranked medical schools in the region. You’ve invested a lot to prepare for this moment, and we, at the faculty of medicine, ASU, are committed to making your transition to medical school as smoothly as possible. My colleagues and I assure you that you made the right decision by choosing the faculty of medicine, ASU with its dedicated knowledgeable team who will help you through your journey in a caring and friendly environment. You will be continuously fascinated, entertained and challenged with new knowledge, and you will learn to critically think, solve problems and use your brain for the good of your fellow human beings. Medical education is continuously developing, with integration of both basic and clinical sciences in addition to soft skills that all guarantee preparing a work-ready graduate, a life-long learner capable of developing and enhancing his personal skills. You will be well prepared and capable of facing a challenging career in a growing field of competition both nationally and internationally, moreover, you will find yourself on top of the competitors list. University medical education incorporates pedagogical approaches that foster active learning with early clinical experience and builds up on these to reach advanced levels of basic and clinical knowledge together with mastery of skills. In the faculty premises, you will find all kinds of activities, educational, social, sport and cultural. Try to grab every opportunity to benefit from all available services throughout your study years, and you will always find supportive staff to help and offer advice at all times. Dear students, I wish you happy years of study, a bright future and continuous success. 2 Heads of the administrative structure of the faculty: Dean & Head of ASUH (Ain Shams University Hospitals) Assembly Prof. Ashraf Omar Vice Dean for Vice Dean for Vice Dean for Education & Student Research & Post- Community & Affairs graduate Studies Environmental Affairs Prof. Prof. Prof. Hebatallah Said Osama Mansour Shahira Samir Faculty chief director: Mr. Medhat Kamal Students’ affairs director: Mrs. Nadia Mahmoud 3 History Established in 1947, the Faculty of Medicine Ain Shams University was the third in Egypt. Since then the Faculty of Medicine ASU has produced thousands of health care-givers and leaders in education, research and community service. They worked through the years and are still working in developing & implementing new curricula to address the changing needs in health care. Vision: Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University aspires to the regional leadership and the global partnership in medical education and scientific research to improve community health. Mission: Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University prepares a trained physician with competitive skills at the local and regional level, capable of lifelong teaching, learning, and training, and committed to the standards of medical service and professional ethics. The college supports the sustainable development of academic programs, courses and scientific research with expansion in applied scientific research and health care programs to serve community needs and environmental development. Values: We practice our work seeking excellence and creativity in a stimulating environment that respects difference. We practice sincerely in everything we do, and we always strive to achieve fair rights and duties in a transparent manner, and work together faithfully for the benefit of the individual and the community in an atmosphere that promotes loyalty and sustainable development. The new undergraduate medical program at ASU A revolutionary change has taken place in the undergraduate medical studies. Starting the academic year 2018/2019 the years of study have been reduced to five academic years and a credit hour system has been adopted. New teaching techniques are used and the assessment methods will follow these new changes. These efforts will ensure our students quality education comparable to international top ranked medical schools. 4 International ranking: Currently, the faculty of Medicine Ain-Shams university is ranked between the 300-350 faculties of medicine in the world by QS; and Ain-Shams University is ranked between 801-1000 universities in the world by Times Higher Education. Faculty official website: http://med.asu.edu.eg/english Here you will find lots of information, beneficial links, important advertisements and more. Student number and Official email Creation: Upon acceptance, a student number and personal e-mail will be created for each student. You can receive your student number from the student affairs office and the official e-mail from the IT office. Use: *The student number is your ID in addition to your name. You will be recognized by your number in all schedules, exams and any kind of listings. *Your official e-mail is very important and beneficial. It offers you all up-to-date services of Microsoft office 360. You will use your official e-mail to: - Register in any educational course offered by the faculty. - Retrieve your exam results. - Communicate with other medical schools abroad. - Create an EKB account. The Egyptian Knowledge Bank (EKB) has a huge electronic library which contains a vast number of information resources from international libraries and publishers. You will use it to reach any kind of scientific information during your years of study and after graduation. To create your account visit www.ekb.eg. 5 Campus: 6 Building A Building B Building C Building D Sector (1) Ground floor Underground floor Ground floor Ground floor Sector (5) - V1 lecture hall - Forensic Medicine - Postgraduate - Dean’s office Ground floor First floor & Clinical studies affairs First floor - New computer lab - V1 lecture hall Toxicology office - Vice-Deans’ offices First floor (upper level) lecture hall - Cultural affairs Sector (2) - Measurement and evaluation Second floor Ground floor office Ground floor unit - V2 lecture hall - Lecture halls 2, 3, 4 - Exam marking - Student & graduate affairs - Small group activities rooms - Small group First floor hall offices - Main computer lab activities rooms - Forensic Medicine - Misr Bank First floor Sector (6) Third floor & Clinical branch - Quality Assurance unit Ground floor - V2 lecture hall Toxicology First floor - E-learning center - Family medicine department (upper level) department - Mahallawy - IT - Parasitology lecture hall - Patient examination Second floor lecture hall Sector (3) - Demonstration lecture hall room 1 - Microbiology & - Faculty’s Ground floor First floor & Second floor - Exam hall 1 Immunology assembly hall - Banhawy lecture hall - Community Medicine Fourth floor department - Activities hall - Medical clinic department - V3 lecture hall Third floor - Small group activities rooms - Community Medicine lecture - Exam hall 2 - Pharmacology - Youth care office hall - Small group department First floor Sector (7) activities room Fourth floor - Banhawy lecture hall (upper Ground floor Fifth floor - Pathology level) - Dissection ward - V3 lecture hall department Second floor First floor (upper level) Fifth floor - Library - Anatomy department - Exam hall 3 - Parasitology Sector (4) - Histology department - Patient examination department Ground floor - Histology lecture hall room 2 - Skills lab Sector (8) - Small group activities rooms Ground floor First floor - Physiology department - Medical Education First floor department - Biochemistry department - Small group activities rooms 7 Attributes of the graduate of Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University What do we educate our students to do? • The Medical Graduate must: 1. Work to maintain health and promote human wellbeing. 2. Behave professionally and adhere to medical ethics. 3. Provide quality and safe patient-centered care, focusing on primary health care and dealing with common health problems in his/her community. 4. Value the importance of a good doctor/ patient relationship, and work to establish and maintain it. 5. Work effectively with other health care professionals respecting their roles and their contribution to the team. 6. Recognize his/her role as a part of health care system, respecting its hierarchy and rules and using his managerial and leadership skills to add value to