Abstract
This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. Introduction and aim: Medical Education journey in Saudi Arabia started from about 50 years ago, however, it witnessed a lot of changes and rapid development in the last 10 years especially with the increase the number of medical colleges. Medical Education in Saudi Arabia seems to follow the same international pattern regarding the change process. There is a great need for a rigorous approach for evaluating the effectiveness of this changes and the process of its management. The aim of this study is to evaluate medical education change in Saudi Arabia from Faculty Staff Members' point of view. Method: The research was conducted through a cross-sectional study using a survey and grounded theory, as a mixed methods strategy. Results: The challenge that has the highest perception was the shortage of well-trained Faculty Staff Member. The strategies for implementing change are categorized into three categories: Curriculum reform, faculty development and improving learning environment. Conclusion: Change could be implemented through curriculum reform with the help of qualified Faculty staff members in presence of an enabling learning environment and supportive organizational measures. In Saudi Arabia, a variety of strategies was used for implementing change in medical education, without any preference to specific one.
Highlights
Introduction and aimMedical Education journey in Saudi Arabia started from about 50 years ago, it witnessed a lot of changes and rapid development in the last 10 years especially with the increase the number of medical colleges
For more than fifteen years, there was no more establishment of new medical college, till the year of 1996 when Umm Al-Qura University established its medical college which is considered the last medical college to be established in the first phase of medical education in Saudi Arabia
The aim of this study is to evaluate change in medical education in Saudi Arabia from Faculty members’ point of view, with an emphasis on the challenges and strategies related to its implementation
Summary
Introduction and aimMedical Education journey in Saudi Arabia started from about 50 years ago, it witnessed a lot of changes and rapid development in the last 10 years especially with the increase the number of medical colleges. Medical Education in Saudi Arabia seems to follow the same international pattern regarding the change process. There is a great need for a rigorous approach for evaluating the effectiveness of this changes and the process of its management. The year 1967 witnessed the establishment of the first medical school in Saudi Arabia in King Saud University with the partnership with London College of Medicine. Two more medical schools were established at King Abdulaziz University and King Faisal University. In 1980 the fourth medical college was established in Abha by King Saud University. The five medical colleges followed to a great extent the same traditional curriculum of six years duration with an internship year. The first phase of medical education in Saudi Arabia lasted for about thirty years. A teacher centred approach of teaching was common among the five former medical colleges (Bin Abdulrahman, 2011)
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