About the Department
The Department of Internal Medicine is one of the largest clinical departments at the College of Medicine, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University. The department consists of six core units (Internal Medicine Unit, Diagnostic Radiology, Psychiatry, Dermatology, Emergency Medicine, and Forensic Medicine and Toxicology). The Department of Internal Medicine encompasses various specialties such as Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nephrology, Hematology, Respiratory Medicine, Neurology, Endocrinology and Diabetes, Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, and Rheumatology. Each unit supervises consultation clinics in their respective field and follows up on inpatients.
Objectives:
The primary objective of the Internal Medicine Department is to prepare graduates to become self-directed learners, eager to apply modern scientific methods to enhance both individual and community health, and cultivate clinical proficiency. This is achieved through various means, such as improving lectures and teaching facilities, utilizing audio-visual aids, engaging in scientific research, broadening students' perspectives via research and interactive education, and fostering their capacity to make sound professional decisions. Additionally, the department focuses on enhancing students' clinical, diagnostic, and patient management skills through hands-on clinical education within the hospital setting.
Curriculum and Courses:
The department's curriculum aligns with the college's general education system, emphasizing problem-solving methods. Students are exposed to diverse medical cases encountered at the university hospital, spanning both the internal department and clinics. Clinical teaching is offered to third, fourth, and fifth-year medical students, facilitating hands-on learning experiences.
Activities:
1. Clinical Activity
• Providing therapeutic, medical, and early diagnostic services to patients at the university hospital.
• Monitoring patients clinically to evaluate treatment responses.
• Developing and implementing training plans for students at the university hospital or affiliated training hospitals.
2. Educational Activity:
The department delivers lectures to undergraduate students in various specialties.
3. Research Activities:
• Conducting numerous research projects led by faculty members, either individually or through college research projects.
• Many research findings are published in international conferences, specialized medical journals, and internationally indexed journals.
