Undergraduate • Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery

Study Plan — MBBS

Degree MBBS

Total Credit Hours 244

Duration 6 Years + 1-Year Internship

Structure Integrated, System-Based

Phase I Basic Sciences & Pre-Medical Foundations — Years 1 & 2

Year 1

32 Credit Hours

Code	Course Title	CH	Requirement
BIMD 1411	General Biology I with Laboratory	4	Required
BIMD 1412	General Biology II with Laboratory	4	Required
CHMD 1511	General Chemistry I with Laboratory	5	Required
CHMD 1512	General Chemistry II with Laboratory	5	Required
PMMD 1411	Algebra	4	Required
STMD 1411	Introduction to Statistics	4	Required
SBSC 1311	Social and Behavioral Sciences: Psychology	3	Elective
SBSC 1312	Social and Behavioral Sciences: Communication	3	Elective
Total Credit Hours		32

Year 2

33 Credit Hours

Code	Course Title	CH	Requirement
PHMD 2411	Introductory Physics for Life Sciences I with Laboratory	4	Required
PHMD 2412	Introductory Physics for Life Sciences II with Laboratory	4	Required
CHMD 2521	Organic Chemistry I with Laboratory	5	Required
CHMD 2622	Organic Chemistry II with Laboratory	6	Required
BCHM 2311	Introductory Biochemistry	3	Required
BIMD 2511	One Advanced-Level Biology: General Microbiology or Genetics	5	Elective
SBSC 2311	Social and Behavioral Sciences: Sociology	3	Elective
CMED 2111	Community Medicine (Longitudinal Years 1 & 2)	1	Elective
MEDP 2221	Medicine as a Profession (Longitudinal Years 1 & 2)	2	Required
Total Credit Hours		33

Phase II System-Based Modules in Medical Sciences — Years 3 & 4

Year 3

28 Credit Hours

Code	Course Title	CH	Requirement
BSHM 3511	Block 1: Body Systems & Homeostasis 1	5	Required
PATH 3611	Block 2: Pathogenesis	6	Required
MSKS 3512	Block 3: Skin, Muscle & Movement	5	Required
CRSP 3711	Block 4: Circulation & Respiration	7	Required
DGHM 3511	Block 5: Digestion & Homeostasis 2	5	Required
Total Credit Hours		28

Year 4

46 Credit Hours

Code	Course Title	CH	Requirement
BRNB 4811	Block 6: Brain & Behavior	8	Required
REPR 4411	Block 7: Regulation & Reproduction	4	Required
SYNT 4141	Block 8: Synthesis (Longitudinal Years 3 & 4)	14	Required
CLRK 4111	Block 9: Transition to Clerkship (Part 1 of Clinical Connections & Competencies)	1	Required
DCTR 4151	Doctoring and Clinical Skills (Longitudinal Years 3 & 4)	15	Required
MDCL 4411	Medical Colloquia (Longitudinal Years 3 & 4)	4	Required
SSMB 4011	Block 0: Optional Self-Study Modules	0	Optional
Total Credit Hours		46

Phase III Clinical Clerkships & Advanced Training — Years 5 & 6

Year 5

56 Credit Hours

Code	Course Title	CH	Requirement
FMED 5411	Family Medicine	4	Required
IMED 5811	Internal Medicine	8	Required
SURG 5121	Surgery	12	Required
PEDI 5811	Pediatrics	8	Required
PSCH 5811	Psychiatry	8	Required
OBGN 5811	Obstetrics & Gynecology	8	Required
NEUR 5411	Neurology	4	Required
CLNC 5011	Clinical Intersections (Part 2 of Clinical Connections & Competencies)	0	Required
POPH 5411	Population Health	4	Required
Total Credit Hours		56

Year 6

49 Credit Hours

Code	Course Title	CH	Requirement
SURG 6411	Advanced Surgery	4	Required
ELSR 6411	Surgery	4	Elective
IMED 6411	Advanced Internal Medicine	4	Required
ELIM 6411	Internal Medicine	4	Elective
PEDI 6411	Advanced Pediatrics	4	Required
ELPD 6411	Pediatrics	4	Elective
OBGN 6411	Advanced Obstetrics & Gynecology	4	Required
ELOG 6411	Obstetrics & Gynecology	4	Elective
ELEM 6411	Advanced Emergency Medicine	4	Elective
ELCR 6211	Emergency Medicine Clinical Research Associates	2	Elective
FMED 6411	Advanced Family Medicine	4	Required
ELFM 6111	Family Medicine	1	Elective
ELEC 6421	Elective	4	Elective
TRES 6211	Transition to Residency	2	Required
Total Credit Hours		49

Phase IV Post-Year 6

12 Months

Mandatory Internship Year

Upon completion of the six-year academic program, students undertake a mandatory 12-month clinical internship as required by the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCHS), prior to obtaining their MBBS degree and licensure to practice.

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Year 6

Mandatory Internship Year

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