Saudi Arabia Medical School

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Number of medical schools: 6 Duration of basic medical degree course, including practical training: 6 years (a further year of supervised clinical practice is required before the degree is awarded) Title of degree awarded: Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MB, BS) Medical registration/licence to practise: The licence to practise medicine is granted by the Ministry of Health, Riyadh, to graduates of a recognized medical school who have completed 1 year as an intern. Foreigners must receive authorization to practise. Work in government service after graduation: Not obligatory Agreements with other countries: — ABHA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE KING SAUD UNIVERSITY PO BOX 641 ABHA Tel.: +966 (7) 226 0711 Fax: +966 (7) 224 7570 Year instruction started: 1981 Language of instruction: English Duration of basic medical degree course, including practical training: 6 years Entrance examination: Yes Foreign students eligible: No COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND MEDICAL SCIENCES KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY PO BOX 2208 AL KHOBAR 31952 COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND MEDICAL SCIENCES KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY PO BOX 2114 DAMMAM 31451 Tel.: +966 (3) 857 5307/857 5528 Fax: +966 (3) 857 5329 Telex: 870020 faisal sj Year instruction started: 1975 Language of instruction: English Duration of basic medical degree course, including practical training: 6 years Entrance examination: Yes Foreign students eligible: Yes
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND ALLIED SCIENCES KING ABDUL AZIZ UNIVERSITY PO BOX 9029 JEDDAH 21413 Tel.: +966 (2) 695 2082/695 2036 Fax: +966 (2) 640 0855 Telex: 601141 kauni sj Year instruction started: 1975 Language of instruction: English Duration of basic medical degree course, including practical training: 6 years Entrance examination: Yes Foreign students eligible: No FACULTY OF MEDICINE, UMM AL QURA UNIVERSITY PO BOX 7607 MECCA Tel.: +966 (2) 528 1189 Fax: +966 (2) 528 1189 Year instruction started: 1996 Language of instruction: English Duration of basic medical degree course, including practical training: 6 years Entrance examination: Yes Foreign students eligible: No COLLEGE OF MEDICINE KING SAUD UNIVERSITY PO BOX 2925 RIYADH 11461 Tel.: +966 (1) 467 0878 Fax: +966 (1) 467 2650 Year instruction started: 1967 Language of instruction: English Duration of basic medical degree course, including practical training: 6 years Entrance examination: Yes Foreign students eligible: Yes Update through 31 December 2003 Change of affiliation: The following school, previously affiliated to the King Saud University (listed on page 335 of the seventh edition of the World directory of medical schools), since 1998 has been affiliated to the King Khaled University: Abha College of Medicine King Khaled University P.O. Box 641 Abha Year instruction started: 1981
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Updates through 30 June 2004 The Government of Saudi Arabia has asked WHO to list the following medical school: FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND MEDICAL SCIENCES UMM AL-QURA UNIVERSITY P.O. BOX 7607 MAKKAH Year instruction started: 1996

Added:  Sunday, March 27, 2005
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Related Link:  Saudi Arabia WHO