A. Objectives relating to knowledge
Graduates completing our program will have sufficient knowledge in the following:
K1. Scientific method relevant to biological, behavioral and social sciences at a level sufficient to understand the basis for present medical practice and to assimilate the advances in knowledge that will occur over their working life.
K2. The normal structure, function and development of the human body and mind at all stages of life, the interactions between body and mind, and the factors that may disturb these.
K3. The etiology, pathology, symptoms and signs, natural history and prognosis of common mental and physical illnesses in children, adolescents, adults and the aged.nbsp;K4. Common diagnostic procedures, their uses and limitations.
K5. Management of common conditions including pharmacological, physical, nutritional and psychological therapies.
K6. Cultural and social factors affecting human relationships, the psychological well –being of patients and their families, and the interactions between humans and their social and physical environment.
K7. The principles of ethics that relate to health care and the legal responsibilities of the medical profession.

B. Objectives relating to skills
1Graduates completing our program will have developed the following skills to an appropriate level for their stage of training:
S1. The ability to take a tactful, organized and problem-focused medical history.
S2. The ability to perform an accurate physical and mental state examination.
S3. The ability to choose the appropriate and practical clinical skills to apply in a given situation.
S4. The ability to interpret and integrate the history and physical examination findings to arrive at an appropriate diagnosis or differential diagnosis.
S5. The ability to select the most appropriate and cost effective diagnostic procedures.
S6. The ability to formulate a management plan and to plan
S7. The ability to communicate clearly, considerately and sensitively with patients, relatives, doctors, nurses, other health professionals and the community.
S8. The ability to counsel sensitively and effectively and to provide information in a manner that ensures patients and
families can be truly informed when consenting to any procedure.
S9. The ability to recognize serious illness and to perform common emergency and life-saving procedures such as caring for the unconscious patient and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
S10. The ability to interpret medical evidence in a critical and scientific manner and to use libraries and other information resources to pursue independent inquiry relating to medical problems.

C. Objectives relating to attitudes
During basic medical education, students should acquire the following professional attitudes, which are regarded as fundamental to medical practice:
A1: Adherence to the Islamic ethical code in dealing with patients, relatives, and colleagues.
A2: Understanding the Islamic guidance surrounding health and illness
A3. Respect for every human being with an appreciation of the diversity of human background and cultural values.
A4. A desire to ease pain and suffering.
A5. An awareness of the need to communicate with patients and their families and to involve them fully in planning management of their condition.
A6. A desire to achieve the optimal patient care for the least cost to allow maximum benefit from the available resources.
A7. Recognition that the health interests of the patient and the community are paramount.
A8. A willingness to work effectively in a team with other health care professionals.
A9. An appreciation of the responsibility to maintain standards of medical practice at the highest possible level throughout a professional career.
A10.
An appreciation of the need to recognize when a clinical problem exceeds their capacity to deal with it safely and efficiently and of the need to refer the patient for help from others when this occurs.
A11. Adherence to the ethical code of research in Medicine.
Specific Objectives related to postgraduate Medical Education:
PG1: To run excellent postgraduate training programs that match international standards.
PG2: To equip our postgraduate students with skills necessary to practice medicine in the 21st century.
PG3: To attract trainees from all over the world to our postgraduate programs.
Objectives related to learning the learning environment:
I1: To provide a none threatening, learning enhancing atmosphere.
I2: To maintain a high standard relationship between learners and teachers based on respect and support.
I3: To provide all necessary learning facilities.
I4: To provide all necessary learning resources and tools including strong electronic resources.

Objectives related to research:
R1: To maintain an excellent research center capable of supporting researchers in the college.
R2: To maintain an efficient and high standard scientific research board and ethics committee.
R3: To provide appropriate infrastructure for basic and clinical research including facilities, supporting staff, and required references.
R4: To encourage research funding from the university, research funding governmental agencies, and private sector.
R5: To encourage research activities at graduate and undergraduate levels.
R6: To establish links and combined research programs with national and international research centers.
R7: To attract researchers from all over the world to participate in research projects conducted in the college.
