Mission of FAST program:

To provide high quality education of international standard to our students in order to build a motivated character equipped to face global challenges while maintaining our Islamic values.

All Bachelor Degree Programs at BMC except Nursing and Healthcare Administration begin with the Foundation Year or FAST (Foundation Academy for Sciences & Technology).

This year includes two terms that offer the mandatory courses listed below which are intended to prepare students to meet the challenges of their future major.

• Human Biology
• Chemistry
• Physics
• Mathematics
• Computer Science
• English
• Arabic
• Islamic Medical Ethics

The Foundation Year recognizes that certain students need more intensive English in order to proceed to their major. Students are placed in different levels. The students with low language skills are given additional English courses and their Foundation Year might be stretched with a summer semester based on their needs.

After the successful completion of the Foundation Year, students will enter one of several medical programs offered at BMC according to their grades and preference.

Students holding a secondary school certificate in Arts or Shari’a are limited to entering the Healthcare Administration Program only which does not require the Foundation Year.

International school students may bypass the Foundation Year if they pass a comprehensive extra-curricular examination.

FAST students are very active in frequent extracurricular activities and an annual Science Fair.

Mission of the College of Medicine:

To provide an institute at the forefront of medical science education in patient care, health promotion, community services and research according to international standards, by providing undergraduate courses of international merit in the medical and allied health sciences through basic and applied health care education.

The Medicine Program issues a Bachelor Degree in Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) to highly skilled graduates upon successful completion of a prestigious international and national based curriculum thus attaining global standards while preserving Islamic identity and traditions.

The Medicine Program was established in 2005 and started in 2006 in response to the BMC vision of providing the region with well-trained qualified healthcare professionals to serve the increasing demand for quality healthcare graduates.

After successfully passing the Foundation Year, students are admitted to the Medicine Program according to their grades. The Foundation Year is followed by five years of theoretical courses with practical and clinical training. Community service is also incorporated throughout the program as a vital part of the curriculum. One year of Internship completes the program.

The Medicine Program utilizes modern, well-equipped state-of-the-art laboratories in its practical instruction showcasing cadavers, plastacine models, and virtual training manikins.

The newly opened OSPE (Objective Structured Practical Exam) & OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Exam) Center with computer technology offers state-of-the-art training & examinations.

Medicine exams are conducted on-line in the newly developed Computer Testing Center.

Mission of the College Dentistry:

To provide high quality education to the students in the Dentistry Program through quality courses along with practical and clinical knowledge & skills.

BMC offers a Bachelor Degree in Oral & Dental Medicine after the successful completion of a curriculum based on the highest international and national standards.

The curriculum of the Dentistry Program has been designed and modified to reflect the changing needs of the dental profession and public. The Dentistry Program promotes dental practitioners being able to utilize the acquired basic principles of human biology and behavior in conjunction with their technical skills in diagnosing, treating and preventing oral dental diseases.

BMC offers a variety of integrated educational programs in the field of oral and dental medicine. BMC is also fully equipped with the most recent and sophisticated dental practice laboratories and also an impressive state-of-the-art student dental clinic.

A student enters the Dentistry Program after successful completion of the Foundation Year and according to his grades. The Foundation Year is followed by five years of theory, along with practical and clinical training. One year of Internship completes the Program.

BMC also allows students to show their skills through hosting different experts from outside the college and the formation of activities. The BMC dental students have set up an extremely popular and active group called JADES (Jeddah Association of Dental Elite Students), which is considered a first in the Kingdom. JADES publishes a magazine which highlights the activities of the group.

Mission of Mission the College of College of Health: The commitment to unrelenting pursuit of excellence in teaching and research through the use of up to date technology, constant development, and implementation of innovative academic courses that are attuned to the changing need of the healthcare industry all over the world.

The Healthcare Administration Program awards a Bachelor Degree in Healthcare Administration after successful completion of four years of a curriculum based on high international and national standards with strong emphasis on:

• Management of Healthcare
• Economics & Finance of Healthcare
• Accounting of Healthcare

In the Internship Practicum taken during the final semester of the program, students rotate through nine major hospital departments.

The Program contributes in qualifying competent individuals with high skills in the various fields of the healthcare sector and industry in accordance with the updated international standards of education with full attention at keeping the identity, values and traditions which characterize our society.

The Healthcare Administration Program graduates have a high employability rate and are also encouraged to pursue higher degrees after graduation.

Students are highly motivated to attend conferences, seminars and workshops as in the Heartsaver Course at IMC on Oct. 26, 2011 and the SEPCO Environmental Workshop on Hospital Waste given at BMC on April 23, 2012.

The Program of Healthcare Administration was founded in 2005 and started in 2006. It had the honor of producing the first BMC graduating class in 2010.

The college of radiology offers a bachelor degree in the technical imaging and radiology in cooperation with the German university of Tubingen. By establishing a specialized study program that is based on an advanced scientific and international standards in the field of X-ray diagnostics and treatment, the degree contributes to graduating knowledgeable, skillful, qualified and competent individuals who posses a positive attitude towards the field of radiology.

About the Faculty:

The College of Radiology looks forward to teach undergraduate and graduate students. The units included in the program include:

• Traditional diagnostics unit rays (ionizing x-rays)
• The Ultrasound unit
• The Magnetic Resonance unit
• The Nuclear Medicine unit
• The department of therapeutic radiology unit.
• The regulation and Administrative functions for the technical specialists.
• The unit of digital recording and electronic checks

Duration of program:

The program starts with a preparation or foundation year where the student takes certain courses that enable him or her to continue with his/ her futuristic study. After the student complete the foundation year successfully, he/she begins to study the bachelor of medical imaging technology which takes four years followed by a couple of years of training (concession). Education and training are integrated to develop practical skills in one of the three specialties: 1) Radiography 2) Nuclear medicine 3) Radiation therapy