1. Master of Medical Science Medical Education Program (Ms. Med)
Dr. Lana A. Al-Shawwa,
BDS, MSD, PhD
Medical Education Department
Faculty of Medicine
King AbdulAziz University

2. Medical Education Program (Ms.Med)
King Abdulaziz University Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Education   Master of Medical Science
Medical Education Program (Ms.Med)
Dr. AbdulAziz Boker
Chairman of Medical Education Department
Dr. Lana Al Shawwa
Program Director

3. Program vision:
Better healthcare through effective and innovative educated health professions leaders.

4. Program mission:
To produce exemplary leaders and scholars who will advance the field of health professions education care locally, regionally and internationally.

5. Program objectives: The program is designed to :
1) Provide in-depth training in all aspects of health professions education.
2) Help applicants acquire the knowledge and skills to advance health sciences education at their own institution to the highest international standards.

6. Program objectives:
3) Provide health professions education leaders with a broad and rigorous foundation in the theory and practice of education. 4) Enrich the field of health professions education with scholars who will advance understanding and practice of education in the health profession.

7. Description of the program
Six core courses, 4 electives and a research thesis.
The program will be completed in two years.
4 semesters: 2-3 courses per semester.
3 weeks per semester

8. Description of the program
Attendance is MANDATORY.
Participants are required to complete all the assignments.

9. Program outline: 6 Core Courses:
ME800- Instruction and Assessment in Health Profession
Education.
ME801- Curriculum and Program Evaluation in Health Profession
ME802-Scholarship in Health Profession Education.
ME803- Leadership in Health Profession Education.
ME825- Assessment Methods.
ME894-Research Method.

10. Program outline: 4 Elective courses ME820- Medical Simulation.
ME820- Medical Simulation.
ME821- Introduction to Quantitative Data Analysis.
ME822- Program Evaluation.
ME823- Ethics and Professional Standards.
ME824- Faculty Development.
ME826- Using Standardized Patients for Assessment.
ME827- Biostatistics.

11. Program outline:
Research Thesis
ME898-Reasearch Thesis

12. Who will facilitate the program?

13. LOCATION
Courses are offered on King Abdulaziz University campus.

14. The role of the participants:
Participants attend from Saturday to Wednesday 9:00 a.m- 5:00 p.m during the 3 week(s) of the course.
Core courses last two weeks and electives one week during each semester.

15. The role of participants:
The instruction approaches are:
student-centered,
interactive,
collaborative,
group discussions and projects.
For papers and projects, students use their professional situation as laboratory, and are encouraged to use the class work and thesis as grist for scholarship.

16. The role of participants :
After the end of the course week(s), students complete a final paper.
They are encouraged to use their own institution as a laboratory in which to test theories and develop programs to be reported in their final paper.

17. Admission criteria: The applicant should be Saudi.
2. A bachelor degree in a health specialty.

18. Admission criteria:
3. Applicants are health professional leaders in any of the following areas:
Academia.
Health Organizations.
Professional Societies.
International Health Agencies.

19. Admission criteria: 4. English language proficiency:
TOFEL SCORES:
PBT 550
CBT 213
IBT 80
5. Priority will be given to applicants with a certificate in medical education.

20. Requirements: 1.Register online at: Deanship of Graduate Studies
Please fill the 2 forms
Dates: February 11th - March 20th , 2013

21. Requirements:
2. The interview:
Dates: April 10th-11th, 2013

22. Questions

23. Thank you