Vision:
College of Medicine, University of Babylon aspire is to be one of the best ranking college in
Iraq with distinct standing excellence in education and scientific research.
:Mission
College of Medicine strives to improve health care and are committed to graduate safe
competent doctors with lifelong learners and have a good knowledge of their duties and rights
from the first day of graduation so they can continue their careers without problems.
:Objectives
The medical curriculum is outcome focused where the aim is to graduate physicians fulfill to work in Iraq
and elsewhere, considering medical ethics framework and continuous development of academic program
and professional training to improves skills for practice when they graduated. The college also
encourages scientific research and postgraduate studies to achieve the national and international
community health needs.
The courses are organized in a Competency subject based which provides an effective outcome-based
strategy where various domains ( knowledge, skill, attitude ) of teaching including teaching learning
methods and assessment form the framework of competencies.
Maximum efforts were made to encourage integrated teaching between traditional subject areas using a
small group learning approach starting with preclinical disciplines and exploring the relevance clinical
or community cases in both the understanding and resolution of the problem.
Students will acquire core knowledge of basic biomedical sciences and clinical sciences through an
interdisciplinary approach to understand normal development structure and function of the human.
Students are able to apply the acquired knowledge to evaluate patients and properly manage their
medical problems depending on comprehensive history, physical examination and application of
scientific critical thinking in using the development of diagnostic strategies ,formulation and
implementation of a management plan.
The curriculum provides the orientation and the skills necessary for life-long learning to enable proper
care of the patient and doing basic resuscitation and basic life support for all age groups and working
effectively as a part of emergency care team in the management of life threatening conditions whether
due to trauma or diseases.
The curriculum emphasizes the importance of ethical values, responsiveness to the needs of the patient,
acquisition of communication skills and serve diverse population without discrimination , work
harmoniously and respectfully as a member of health care team.
Students will be able to perform the functions required for public health and primary care programs and
identifying preventive and control measures necessary to solve community health problems.
Formative and summative assessments have been streamlined to achieve the objectives of the curriculum
and students achievement including assessment in all domains: knowledge, skills and attitudes.
Students will receive feedback regularly on their progress by teaching staff.
Dedicated time has been allocated for self directed learning and co-curricular activities.
Students on graduation will have the ability to enroll in different medical sciences specialties and can
develop themselves through enrollment in the continuous professional development programs.
The students on graduation will be able to evaluate published information and to apply scientific
evidenced based medicine as an approach to medical practice intended to optimize decision making by
emphasizing the use of evidence from well designed and well conducted research.
The curriculum will be led by the dean and managed centrally by curriculum committee in cooperation
with scientific committees in the department.
Medical college commits for a periodic revision of the college program depending on the needs of health
sector and community needs.
At the end of educational program, the Graduate will be able to do , feel , believe and value as a health
provider to people in general and patients in particular and are divided into three categories :
- ๏ Outcomes 1 - The doctor as a scholar and a scientist
- ๏ Outcomes 2 - The doctor as a practitioner
- ๏ Outcome 3 - The doctor as a professional ( Attitudes )