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Adapting Premedical Post-Baccalaureate Approaches to Support US-style Medical Education in the United Arab Emirates
Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development Pub Date : 2020-01-01 , DOI: 10.1177/2382120520953119
Janah Shaya 1 , Sulafudin Vukusic 2 , Asli Hassan 3, 4 , Abdus Sabur Muhammad 5 , Guan Tay 6 , Habiba Al Safar 7, 8 , Peter R. Corridon 9, 10
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A recent academic paradigm shift in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) introduced US-style medical education to meet the nation’s growing need for medical practitioners. This newly established Doctor of Medicine (MD) program at Khalifa University of Science and Technology (KU) left gaps in student preparedness. To address this problem, KU simultaneously developed a post-bachelor’s premedical program, commonly known as a pre-medicine post-baccalaureate (PMPB) program, that prepared students for entry into the UAE’s first MD program. The authors adapted US-style post-baccalaureate approaches to create KU’s PMPB program that gave students unique opportunities to take coursework that filled gaps in previous knowledge and prepare for the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) exam. The 1-year bridging program harnessed academic strengths from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) post-baccalaureate premedical programs network and Kaplan, Inc. Overall, 19 (12 Emirati and 7 international) students achieved admissible MCAT scores (group’s minimum score = 485, average score = 492, and maximum score = 509) and gained research experiences that supported their entry into KU’s medical school. The PMPB program supplied two-thirds of the medical schools’ fall 2019 inaugural class, increased local awareness and interest in medicine and created a novel platform to help students pursue a career in medicine in the UAE.

中文翻译:

适应医学预科课程后教育方法,以支持阿拉伯联合酋长国的美式医学教育

阿拉伯联合酋长国(UAE)最近的学术模式转变引入了美式医学教育,以满足该国对医疗从业人员不断增长的需求。哈里发科技大学(KU)刚刚建立的这一医学博士(MD)计划在学生准备方面留下了空白。为了解决此问题,KU同时开发了学士后的医学预科课程,通常称为医学预科文凭课程(PMPB),该课程为学生进入阿联酋的第一个医学预科课程做好了准备。作者采用了美国式的学士学位后的方法来创建KU的PMPB计划,该计划为学生提供了独特的机会来参加弥补以前知识空白的课程作业,并为医学院入学考试(MCAT)考试做准备。这项为期一年的衔接计划利用了美国医学院联合会(AAMC)学士学位后的前医学计划网络和Kaplan,Inc.的学术实力。总体而言,有19名(12名阿联酋和7名国际学生)获得了MCAT分数(该组最低分数= 485分,平均分= 492,最高分= 509),并获得了支持他们进入KU医学院学习的研究经验。PMPB计划提供了医学院2019年秋季授课班的三分之二,提高了当地对医学的认识和兴趣,并创建了一个新颖的平台来帮助学生在阿联酋从事医学事业。19名(12名阿联酋和7名国际学生)获得了MCAT可接受的分数(组的最低分数= 485,平均分数= 492,最高分数= 509),并获得了支持其进入KU医学院学习的研究经验。PMPB计划提供了医学院2019年秋季授课班的三分之二,提高了当地对医学的认识和兴趣,并创建了一个新颖的平台来帮助学生在阿联酋从事医学事业。19名(12名阿联酋和7名国际学生)获得了MCAT可接受的分数(组的最低分数= 485,平均分数= 492,最高分数= 509),并获得了支持其进入KU医学院学习的研究经验。PMPB计划提供了医学院2019年秋季授课班的三分之二,提高了当地对医学的认识和兴趣,并创建了一个新颖的平台来帮助学生在阿联酋从事医学事业。
更新日期:2020-01-01
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