1- Program aims:

The overall aims of the program are:

1.1.To provide candidates with the background knowledge of academic basis of pediatrics including embryology, physiology, biochemistry, pharmacology, microbiology, community and pathology.

1.2.To provide candidates with the knowledge and practical skills necessary in clinical pediatrics

1.3.To provide candidates with the knowledge and skills necessary to practice neonatal medicine and child health care.

1.4.To interpret  basic laboratory and imaging data in pediatrics.

1.5.To provide graduate with essential knowledge and skills necessary to comprehend and apply clinical genetics

1.6.To provide candidates with the communication skills and attitudes towards patient care and ethics of treatment and research.

1.7. Orient graduate to principles of research methodology ,   interpretation and practice of basic research in pediatrics

1.8.To give graduate ability to acquire the competence and meet the need of our local community and respond appropriately to cultural and medical needs. )

1.9. Awareness of the contemporary advances and developments in medical sciences as related to child   health

1.10. To improve graduate skills by awareness of importance of  continuous  medical education

1.11. know medical ethics and legal rights of patient and his family.

1.12.To use available resources in his work efficiently.

1.13.To communicate properly  with his superior’s and other team members 

1.14. To act with integrity, credibility and work rules of noble medical profession with accept accountability.

1.15.to make proper decision in the accurate time of patients management