:Introduction

The idea of establishing a college of medicine in Thi-Qar governorate come after a ten-year formal dialogue and coordination between the ministry of higher education and scientific research and the ministry of health. This came after a decree made in 2002 to accept its first group in the academic year 2003-2004 but the break of war and what comes after it caused not to complete its parts. Thus, the program of establishing this college stopped. In January, 2003 another ministered decree gave the green light to open the college in its designed time.

The first undergraduate group admitted to the college was 50 students in the academic year 2004-2005. Then gradually raised the accepted group with the years to reach 150 students in the 2018/2019, in addition to post graduate students in higher diploma in family and community medicine, general surgery and emergency medicine. Eventually, our coordination with both Arabic and Iraqi counsels for medicine subspecialty yielded opening of board degree study in several specialty( internal medicine, general medicine, renal surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics, dermatology, surgery of chest and blood vessels and subspecialty in cardiac diseases).

.Period of study: 6years

(.Degree offered: Bachelor of medicine and surgery (M.B.Ch.B

:Course overview

The curriculum extends over a period of six years, by the end of which the student is granted the Bachelor degree in medicine and surgery  (M.B.Ch.B

The educational program is divided in to two phases, each of which has it’s specific objectives. By moving through successive phases the student is able to acquire progressive knowledge of the basic sciences as well as increasing clinical competence. The graduate then spends twelve months as a pre-registration house officer in the community hospitals before being licensed to practice medicine.

:(Phase I (preclinical phase

Extends over the first three years, the first two of which are dedicated to the study of five core basic medical sciences courses as an introduction to the science and practice of medicine emphasizing on normal structure and function. It includes

1. Medical and Biochemistry department

2. anatomy, embryology, histology department

3. medical physiology and medical physics department

4. medical biology and microbiology department

5. pathology and forensic medicine department

6. Pharmacology and toxicology department

7. Community medicine department

In addition behavioral sciences and humanities, foundation of medicine and medical terminology, English language and medical computer literacy

:(Phase II (clinical phase

Extend over the following three years and is dedicated to clinical learning, which includes rotations in the following departments:

1. internal medicine and its subspecialties

2. dermatology

3. psychiatric

4. orthopedics

5. neurology

6. general surgery and its subspecialties,

7. renal surgery

8. ophthalmology

9. otolaryngology

10. endoscopy surgery

11. orthopedics surgery

12. cardiovascular surgery

13. diagnostic radiology

14. plastic surgery

15. pediatric surgery

16. neurosurgery

17. obstetrics and gynecology department

18. pediatrics department

 By the end of this phase the student is able to critically evaluate patient problems with relevant and appropriate history and examination and show logical reasoning and decision making an option for management of common conditions

Issued by College of Medicine / University of Thi-Qar 

(Thi-Qar Medical Journal) 

:College address

Thi-Qargovernorate / Al- Nasseriah city /UR district /near Al-HussienTeaching Hospital