Medical education in Saudi Arabia: a review of recent developments and future challenges

Autor:	Rania Zaini, Abdulwahab Telmesani, Hani O. Ghazi
Rok vydání:	2011
Předmět:	Government Medical education Higher education business.industry education MEDLINE General Medicine Private sector Health services Political science National commission business Curriculum health care economics and organizations Accreditation
Zdroj:	Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 17:703-707
ISSN:	1687-1634 1020-3397
Popis:	Medical education has been changing rapidly in Saudi Arabia. Within a decade, the number of medical colleges increased from 5 medical schools with traditional disciplined-based curricula to 21 medical colleges with varied curricula ranging from the traditional to more innovative, problem-based, community-oriented programmes. The private sector has started investing in higher education generally and medical education in particular. Also other government sectors that provide advanced health services have started established new medical colleges. The expansion of quantity in medical education has been associated with a drive for greater quality assurance. Accreditation of higher education institutes began with the establishment of the National Commission for Academic Assessment and Accreditation in 2005. This review focuses on documenting developments in Saudi medical education up to 2008 and discussing the future potential and challenges facing the sector.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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