About the Program
Program Mission
To graduate highly competent physicians in an enthusiastic environment that supports education, scientific research, and community engagement.
Program Goals
- Offering high standard education and training to medical students
- Providing an enthusiastic learning environment
- Promoting excellent scientific research
- Building effective partnerships with community institutions
Graduate Attributes
- Competent physicians
- Effective communicators
- Experienced collaborators
- Investigative
- Ethical practitioners
- Community-engaged
Degree Awarded by The Program
Bachelor’s Degree of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS).
Program Level According to The National Qualifications Framework (NQF)
Seventh level.
Program Requirements
Vision College awards Bachelor’s Degree of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) to students who successfully complete the 212 required credit hours and complete one-year internship training program.
The 212 credit hours are distributed as follows:
| Year | Credit Hours |
| First year (Basic Sciences) | 35 hours |
| Second year courses | 33 hours |
| Third year courses | 36 hours |
| Fourth year courses | 36 hours |
| Fifth year courses | 36 hours |
| Sixth year courses | 36 hours |
| Total | 212 hours |
Program Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
| K1 | PLO1. Describe the basic, clinical, behavioral, and social concepts related to medical sciences |
| K2 | PLO8. Recognize the regulations of the Saudi healthcare system in the Kingdom |
| K3 | PLO9. Identify the principles of health promotion and disease prevention |
Skills
| S1 | PLO2. Practice evidence-based health care |
| S2 | PLO3. Demonstrate the essential clinical skills |
| S3 | PLO4. Demonstrate clinical reasoning, decision making, and problem-solving skills in medical practice |
| S4 | PLO5. Manage patients with life-threatening medical conditions |
| S5 | PLO6. Formulate and implement appropriate management plans for patients with common medical problems |
| S6 | PLO10. Communicate verbally and in writing with patients, their families, colleagues, and other health professionals |
| S7 | PLO12. Apply medical informatics in the healthcare system effectively |
| S8 | PLO16. Demonstrate basic research skills |
Values
| V1 | PLO7. Establish patients’ needs and safety at the center of the care process |
| V2 | PLO11. Practice teamwork and inter-professional collaboration |
| V3 | PLO13. Demonstrate professional attitudes and ethical behaviors of physicians |
| V4 | PLO14. Apply Islamic, legal, and ethical principles in professional practice |
| V5 | PLO15. Demonstrate the capacity for self-reflection and professional development |
| V6 | PLO17. Demonstrate scholarly activities related to health sciences research critically |