Published date: Jun 30 2023

Journal Title: Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences

Issue title: Sudan JMS: Volume 18 (2023), Issue No. 2

Pages: 231–241

DOI: 10.18502/sjms.v18i2.13606

Mohammed Sarosh Khanmo.khan@psau.edu.saDepartment of Basic Medical Science, College of Medicine, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, KSA

Muhammad Musthafa PoyilDepartment of Basic Medical Science, College of Medicine, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, KSA

Medical or clinical microbiology has its importance in the curriculum of undergraduate degree programs of all medical colleges of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This review describes the preclinical medical microbiology teaching at Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University as a hybrid module, it is integrated into blocks or system-based courses. Various teaching and practical approaches were discussed and elaborated. Several challenges and potential suggestions were also emphasized for innovation in an integrated system of teaching.

Keywords: curriculum medical microbiology, integration, teaching

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