College/Institution:  CHS

Department/School/Center: School of Medicine

Program title: Doctor of Medicine

Program duration (in years):  Six for regular

Study Language: English

Credits and the equivalent ECTS:     ECTS – 364

Mode of delivery: Regular

Program Objectives:

General objectives – to produce competent, compassionate and community oriented doctors for Ethiopia with internationally recognized standard.

Specific Objectives

• To teach and train medical students to become not only highly competent doctors but also people who appreciate the value of lifelong learning, to equip them with good communication skills and to make them understand the importance of resource management;
• To enable graduating medical students provide the highest standards of clinical service;
• To train medical doctors who behave according to ethical and legal principles’
• To enable graduates conduct scholarly research in the clinical, biomedical and public health spheres;
• To train medical students who will be active in community health activities.

Admission requirements: The admission to the program will be based on students’ interest and her/his performance (scores) in the EHEECE. Female applicants are encouraged and will be given priority for admission.

• Students must at all times be physically and mentally capable of completing the training and subsequently practicing as a medical doctor;
• Applicants with significant physical disabilities such as complete loss of vision, complete loss of hearing, and serious musculoskeletal disabilities incompatible with the routine practice of medicine and severe psychiatric or mental problems that can be detrimental to safe practice may not be accepted to the program;
• Physical and metal capability shall be determined during a screening procedure performed by a special medical board set up by the Ministry of Education (MoE) and the school of medicine academic commission during admission;
• Advanced standing applicants with B.Sc. in related areas and CGPA of >0 are eligible to compete and their cases will be decided by AC standing committee of the school of medicine. This is subject to the availability of space in the school;
• Applications of foreign citizens or Ethiopians living abroad holding B.Sc. degree in related fields of study will be evaluated by AC standing committee and decided by the AC. These applicants are expected to pay tuition fee as foreign students.

 

1. Pre-medical modules (16 weeks)

 

S.N	Module number	Module		ECTS
1	Basic English SkillsENLA1013	Communicative Skill	Enla 1011	5
		Basic Writing skills	Enla 1012	5
2	CAIM1034	Computer Application in Medicine		5
3	PSYC1044	Medical Psychology		5
4	MSAN1054	Medical Sociology and Anthropology		5
5	CESt-M1023	Civics and Ethics		5
		Total		30

 

Vacation: 2

1. Pre-clinical Year I (Year 1)

S.N	Module number	Module	ECTS
1	BSOF1011	Body structure, Organization and Functions – I	6
2	BSOF1012	Body structure, Organization and Functions – II	6
3	MHMG1021	Metabolic Homeostasis and Molecular Genetics	8
4	BCDT1031	Basic concepts of Disease and Therapy	6
		Total	26

 

Vacation: 2 weeks

S.N	Module number	Module	ECTS
1	COMH1012	Measurment of Health and Diseases	10
2	BLIM1041	Blood and Immunity	6
3	NMBC1051	Neoplasia and Molecular Basis of Cancer	5
4	MICF1061	Musculoskeletal, Integumentary and Craniofacial Regions	10
		Total	31

 

III. Pre-Clinical Year II (Year 2)

 

S.N	Course number	Course	Total ECTS
1	CAPU2071	Cardioipulmonary System	13
2	NMDG2081	Nutrition, Metabolic diseases and the GIT	8
3	USTX2091	Urinary system and Toxicology	5
4	INFD2121	Infectious Diseases	6
		Total	32

 

 

Vacation: 2 weeks

 

S.N	Course number	Course	Total ECTS
1	COMH2022	Determinents of Health and Disease and research Methodology	6
2	ENRP2101	Endocrinology and Reproduction	13
3	NSBE2111	Neurosciences and Behavior	10
			29

 

1. Clinical Year I (Year 3)

 

S.N	Module number	Modue	ECTS
1	CLMT3012	Clinical Methods	4
2	MELW3012	Medical ethics and law I	4
3	IMED3011	Internal Medicine I	14
4	SURG3011	Surgery I	14
5	OBGY3011	Obstetrics and Gynecology I	14
6	PAED3011	Paediatrics and Child Health I	14
		Total	64

 

 

1. Clinical year II (Year 4 and 5)

 

S.N	Module number	Module	ECTS
1	COMH4012	Health Promotion and Disease Prevention	5
2	COMH4022	Health Management and Policy	3
3	ORLY4012	Otorhinolaryngology (ENT)	4
4	OPTH4012	Ophthalmology	4
5	DENT4012	Dentistry	4
6	DERM4012	Dermatology	4
7	ITGN4014	Introduction to Gender	2
		Total	26

 

Vacation: 2 weeks

S.N	Module number	Course	ECTS
1	PAED4021	Paediatrics and Child Health II	8
2	OBGY4021	Obstetrics and Gynecology II	8
3	DIRA4012	Diagnostic Radiology	4
4	MELW4022	Medical Ethics and Law II	4
5	COMH4052	Rural community Health Practice	8
			32

 

Vacations: 2 weeks

 

 

S.N	Course number	Course	Total ECTS
1	IMED4021	Internal Medicine II	8.5
2	SURG4021	Surgery II	8.5
3	PSYC4012	Psychiatry	8.5
4	EMRM4012	Emergency Medicine	8.5
		Total	34