The need for national medical licensing examination in Saudi Arabia

被引：23

作者：

Bajammal, Sohail ^{[1
]}

Zaini, Rania ^{[1
]}

Abuznadah, Wesam ^{[2
]}

Al-Rukban, Mohammad ^{[3
]}

Aly, Syed Moyn ^{[4
]}

Boker, Abdulaziz ^{[5
]}

Al-Zalabani, Abdulmohsen ^{[3
]}

Al-Omran, Mohammad ^{[6
]}

Al-Habib, Amro ^{[6
]}

Al-Sheikh, Mona ^{[7
]}

Al-Sultan, Mohammad ^{[8
]}

Fida, Nadia ^{[5
]}

Alzahrani, Khalid

Hamad, Bashir ^{[8
]}

Al Shehri, Mohammad ^{[9
]}

Bin Abdulrahman, Khalid ^{[10
]}

Al-Damegh, Saleh ^{[11
]}

Al-Nozha, Mansour M. ^{[12
]}

Donnon, Tyrone ^{[13
]}

机构：

[1] Umm Al Qura Univ, Med Educ Unit, Fac Med, Mecca, Saudi Arabia

[2] Natl Guard Hlth Serv, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

[3] King Fahd Med City, Fac Med, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

[4] Taif Univ, Med Educ Unit, Fac Med, At Taif, Saudi Arabia

[5] King Abdulaziz Univ, Fac Med, Jeddah 21413, Saudi Arabia

[6] King Saud Univ, Fac Med, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

[7] King Faisal Univ, Med Educ Unit, Fac Med, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

[8] King Saud Bin Abdulaziz Univ Hlth Sci, Fac Med, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

[9] King Khalid Univ, Fac Med, Abha, Saudi Arabia

[10] Al Imam Mohammad Bin Saud Univ, Fac Med, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

[11] Qaseem Univ, Fac Med, Qasim, Saudi Arabia

[12] Taibah Univ, Fac Med, Madinah Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia

[13] Univ Calgary, Med Educ Unit, Fac Med, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada

来源：

BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION | 2008年 / 8卷 / 1期

关键词：

Medical School; Residency Program; Objective Structure Clinical Examination; Instructional Method; National Examination;

D O I：

10.1186/1472-6920-8-53

中图分类号：

G40 [教育学];

学科分类号：

040101 ; 120403 ;

摘要：

Background: Medical education in Saudi Arabia is facing multiple challenges, including the rapid increase in the number of medical schools over a short period of time, the influx of foreign medical graduates to work in Saudi Arabia, the award of scholarships to hundreds of students to study medicine in various countries, and the absence of published national guidelines for minimal acceptable competencies of a medical graduate. Discussion: We are arguing for the need for a Saudi national medical licensing examination that consists of two parts: Part I (Written) which tests the basic science and clinical knowledge and Part II (Objective Structured Clinical Examination) which tests the clinical skills and attitudes. We propose this examination to be mandated as a licensure requirement for practicing medicine in Saudi Arabia. Conclusion: The driving and hindering forces as well as the strengths and weaknesses of implementing the licensing examination are discussed in details in this debate.

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