Program Vision:

To be an international center of excellence for education of medicine, research, and clinical care in partnership with similar centers and stakeholders.

Program Mission:

The mission is to educate and equip students with the knowledge, skills and attitudes that are essential for a professional physician.

Program Objectives:

1. Education

The MBBS curriculum of ACST is designed to meet the rapidly expanding and rapid growing career of medicine. The curriculum includes all levels of objectives, all forms of content, all mechanisms of delivery, and all individual and group assessments that are organized to achieve the educational outcomes. The curriculum aimed at graduating doctors with up to date knowledge on medicine and medical practice who will be capable to deal with the community and meet its demands, as well, they will be capable of navigating their way in post-graduate studies.

2. Research

Both the staff and the students of ACST will be involved in conducting high caliber researches that will address nation-wide health problems. The research will also focus on current global health issues.

3. Service and Patient Care Teaching staff and graduates are anticipated to share in providing quality controlled service both at the level of specialized centers down to rural hospitals and health centers. The graduates will participate in national campaigns like eradication of polio, in the medical care of the displaced people and immigrants and at times of crisis. Our students will help develop local communities and solve the problems in these communities with appropriate interventions.

Academic Department:

Scientific: Arabic Language – English Language – Religious Education – Specialized Mathematics – Physics – Chemistry – Biology Minimum Competitive Grade (70%)

Year 1

Semester 1	Semester 2
Introduction to Study Medicine	Scientific English (2)
Basic Chemistry	Nutrition and Nutritional Biochemistry
Introduction to ANATOMY	Man and  Environment
Basics of  Molecular Biology and Medical Genetics	Occupational Health
Medical Physics	Growth and Development
Scientific English(1)	General Histology
Computer  Sciences	Health profession Jurisprudence
Professionalism and Professional Ethics	Biochemistry

Year 2

Semester 3	Semester 4
Blood & Immune system	Endocrinology and Metabolism
Musculoskeletal System	Gastro –Intestinal System GIT
Cardiovascular system	Neural sciences
Respiratory system

Year 3

Semester 5	Semester 6
Genito-Urinary’s System	Primary Health Care
Microbiology and Parasitology	Health Management and Planning
Introduction  to Pharmacology & Therapeutics	Communication & Clinical Skills
Introduction to Pathology	Family Medicine
Epidemiology.	Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
Endemic diseases and Vector control	Radiology and Medical Imaging
	Research  Methodology
	Biostatistics

Year 4

Semester 7	Semester 8
Internal Medicine	Pediatrics
Dermatology	Ophthalmology
Emergency medicine	Ear, Nose and Throat
	Graduation Project 1

Year 5

Semester 9	Semester 10
Surgery	Clerkship in Obstetrics & Gynecology
Anesthesia	Psychiatry
Orthopedics	Graduation Project 2
Rural Residency