STUDENT'S GUIDE
MANSOURA-MANCHESTER PROGRAMME FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION
(Problem -solving, student- centred learning programme).
Dear Students, welcome to the programme.
This guide will answer some of your questions about the programme. You will gain more information as you go through the first semester. If you need help, please contact the programme panel at the Dean's office or
Dr El-Said Abdel-Hady, Programme co-ordinator, Mobile 0122449336,
E-mail: .
MANSOURA-MANCHESTER PROGRAMME FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION
The Mansoura-Manchester problem based programme is different from the current subject based format used by MansouraMedicalSchool and all other medical schools in Egypt except Suez CanalUniversity. The main differences are:
Students will learn through medical problems from year one. The problem will highlight certain inter-related topics that can include subjects from both pre-clinical sciences (Anatomy, Physiology, Histology, Biochemistry, Pathology, Microbiology, Parasitology and Pharmacology) as well as Clinical sciences (Internal Medicine, Surgery, Paediatrics, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, ENT, Forensic Medicine and Community Medicine). There is not such division of topics into single field.
The programme is dependent upon the students (student -centred) in a sense that students will learn from different sources like internet, periodicals, library, from one another and lastly from tutors and teachers. Electronic (e)-Learning is an integral part of the programme and students should be computer competent and preferably have their own laptop.
The programme will run for 6 years, exactly as the ordinary programme. However, each year is divided into 2 semesters. Each semester consists of 12-14 weeks of study plus 2 weeks for exams.
Semester1 runs from Late September to early January.
Semester 2 runs from early February to late June.
Summer exams for unsuccessful students will be held in late July/early August.
How to apply for the programme?
Egyptian students must be accepted by MansouraFaculty of Medicine or transferred to it by the National Office (for equivalent degrees) according to the national scoring and distribution of the Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education. Applications are made to the dean of the medical Faculty in Mansoura.
Foreign students should apply through the Embassy of their country in Egypt. The Waffedin office ofMansouraUniversity now deals with their application to cut short the application process through the national office.
Tuition and bench fees (inclusive):
Egyptian students: 20000 Egyptian pounds/academic year.
Foreign students: 4000 sterling pounds for year one (two semesters).
: 3000 sterling pounds per academic year thereafter.
The curriculum is divided into 3 phases:
Phase 1 (years 1 &2): Mainly Pre-clinical sciences (about 20% clinical) and is conducted at the Medical school (4th floor).
Phase 2 (years 3 &4): Half-Clinical half-basic sciences and is conducted at both the medical school and the Medical Centres of Mansoura University.
Phase 3 (years 5 &6): Clinical sciences and is conducted at Medical Centres of Mansoura University.
Students wishing to move to the ordinary subject based programme of Mansoura or any other medical school in Egypt at any year, have to balance what they had studied with what ordinary students had studied and complete any missing topics.
Students wishing to move from the conventional subject based program to Manchester program can transfer within 8 weeks of the start of semester one. Students wishing to transfer after the midyear exam must pass that exam by 60% in all subjects. After the first year, they must pass the final exam with an overall score of Good (65% or more). All students have to start from semester one.
The curriculum
The curriculumis“designed as a spiral with horizontal integration that in Phase 1 forms a biomedical, clinical and behavioural science base, which is then revisited and expanded in Phases 2 and 3 from a clinical perspective.
Year 1: Semester 1,
The Foundation Semester which is designed to attract Widening Participation from students to the programme, and highlighted the importance of the correct approach to learning basic science subjects.
Year 1: Semester 2: Life cycle
Year 2: Semester 1:Cardio-respiratory fitness.
Year 2: Semester 2:Mind and movement.
Year 3 Semester 1: Nutrition,metabolism and excretion.
Year 3 Semester 2: Heart, lungs and blood.
Then3 years for clinical sciences in the form of 8-week rotation at each of Paediatrics, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, General and special Medicine, General and special Surgery as well as Community Medicine and Accident and Emergency .
The foundation semester (14 weeks) includes:
Course units using problem-based learning concepts.
These include: cell biology,microbes and infection,organs and systems, genes and heredity.
First week, meet the expert and introduction to PBL.Aim is to explain enquires regarding PBL.
Weeks 2-12: a classical week consists of:
Problem Based Learning sessions: 2-3 times/week.
Lectures in related topics: 3-5 times/weeks (1 hour each).
Practical sessions for 4 hours: twice weekly.
Student's presentations in a related theme: Once weekly.
English for academic purposes:2 times/week.
Computer skills and literature search:2 times/week.
Assessment:
A combination of ongoing (formative) and final (summative) assessmentsare used to measure student's performance in the form of MCQ, Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE), Short essay on seen and unseen cases and Assignments of student selected components (SSC).
Mansoura-Manchester Programme for Medical Education,
Generic Weekly Timetable for Semester 1 (Foundation).
February 08-June 08.
Time / Sunday / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday9-10 / Student's Presentations / PBL
Session 2 / Computer / PBL
Session 3 / PBL
Session 1
10-11 / Theater event 3 / Theatre event 1
11-11:30 / Break / Break / Break / Break / Break
11:30-12:30 / Tutor Availability / Tutor Availability / English / Tutor Availability / Theater event 2
12:30-14:30
14:30-16:30 / English. / Practical
Session 1 / Practical session 2
Mansoura-Manchester Programme for Medical Education,
Timetable for Semester 1 (Foundation).
February 08-June 08.
Date / Title of Problem / Thursday Theater Events / Sunday Student's Presentations / Sunday Theater event / Monday/Wednesday Practical/skillsWeek 1 / Active & passive movement / 1-Blood components (Histology)
2-Blood functions (Physiology) / The miracle of Cellular membranes / Cell membrane
(Physiology) / Blood film & Blood groups
(Histology)
Week 2 / The structure of cells / 1-cell structure (Histology)
2-Nephrons
(Physiology) / Kidney functions / Urine physical and chemical characters
(Biochemistry) / Urine analysis
(Biochemistry)
Week 3 / Inherited traits / 1-chromosomes & genes
(Biochemistry)
2-Cell division
(Histology) / Genetic disorders / Types of genetic disorders
(Genetics) / Blood Clotting
(Physiology)
Week 4 / Transcribe & Translate / 1-Types of Bone
(Anatomy)
2-Cells of bone
(Histology) / Protein Synthesis / Transcription
(Biochemistry) / The Skeleton
(Anatomy)
Week 5 / Vitamins, fat and water / 1-Fat soluble vit
(Biochemistry)
2-Water soluble vit (Biochemistry) / Sources & roles of vitamins / Calcium metabolism
(Physiology) / Catalysts and Chemical reactions
(Biochemistry)
Week 6 / Changes in electrical activity caused by damage / 1-The heart and BV (Anatomy)
2-The cardiac cycle (Physiology) / Heart attack / Enzymes released by myocardial damage (Biochemistry / The heart and great vessels
(Anatomy) and
ECG
Week 7 / Lung function, environment &epidemiology / 1-The lung
(Anatomy)
2-Respiration
(Physiology) / Occupational lung diseases / Buffers &Acid/Base balance
(Biochemistry) / Pulmonary function tests
(Physiology).
Week 8 / Digestion & Absorption / 1-Digestive tract
(Anatomy)
2-Digestion &absorption
(Physiology) / Malabsorption syndrome / Digestive enzymes
(Biochemistry) / The digestive tract
(Anatomy) and cut section of ileum
(Histology)
Week 9 / The chemistry of sugar / 1-Charbohydrates
(Biochemistry)
2-Blood sugar control
(Physiology) / Diabetes Mellitus / Neurophysiology and sensation
(Physiology) / Types of receptors
(Histology)
Week 10 / Light, vision & perception of vision / 1-The eye and visual tract
(Anatomy)
2-How humans see? (Physiology) / Lasers in Medicine / The Pituitary gland and optic chiasma
(Anatomy) / Eye and the Globe
(Anatomy)
Semester 1 Exam is scheduled for June the 15TH 2008.
Exam takes the format of MCQ, OSCE and short essay questions on seen and unseen cases.
Best of luck,
Dr El-Said Abdel-Hady,
MSc, PhD, MRCOG,
Programme co-ordinator.
Last update February 2008.
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