Overview
College of Medicine at University of Sharjah offers a six-year MBBS program to be completed in three educational phases. Phase I is the Foundation Year and Phase II is the pre-clerkship phase, which includes years 1 to 3 and is followed by a comprehensive examination.
Key Features
- Students who pass this examination will be promoted to Phase III which consists of year 4 and 5. In the clerkship phase students undergo clinical trainings in various departments in public hospitals in Sharjah.
- Since its foundation, COM has adopted an innovative, student-centred, competency-based curriculum that used Problem-Based Learning (PBL) approach with integration between Basic, Behavioural and Clinical Sciences in all phases of the program.
Programme Structure
- The Foundation Year provides theoretical and practical aspects of subjects such as Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. It is offered as a 3-credit hour course that contains both theoretical and practical aspects.
- A total of 30 credit hours are taught over two semesters of 15 weeks each. During the Foundation Year, students also study elective courses and are expected to complete 30 credit hours of electives before the beginning of the third year of Medicine.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 72 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Disciplines
Biomedicine Human Medicine View 5 other Bachelors in Human Medicine in United Arab EmiratesAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any academic requirements for this programme.
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- Copy of student passport (valid).
- Copy of UAE National Family Registry for local students.
- Copy of residence visa for non-local students (valid).
- Certified copy of Secondary School Certificate or its equivalent.
- Four recent passport-size colored photographs.
- Health Fitness Certificate. The test must be done in University Hospital or university's clinic or any governmental authority in the UAE. Click here to download the form (Please write the student's name and University ID number and attach a picture on the form).
- Copy of Good Conduct Certificate (valid).
- Copy of Birth Certificate.
- Copy of UAE National Identity Card (valid).
- AED 360 cash application fees (Non-refundable).
- An English Language Proficiency Certificate (TOEFL, IELTS, PTE or EmSAT).
Tuition Fee
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International
25196 EUR/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 25196 EUR per year during 72 months. -
National
25196 EUR/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 25196 EUR per year during 72 months.
107,545 AED
Living costs for Sharjah
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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