Category: Academic

About the Department

Welcome to the Department of Pathology at NU- Sudan

The Department of Pathology is concerned with teaching pathology as the backboneof clinical practice. Pathology is an essential science for other colleges including: Dental, Pharmacy, MLS. and Nursing programs. Teaching pathology offers theoretical lectures and practical work, including microscopic examination of pathological specimens to be able to differentiate between the morphology of normal tissues and cells and the diseased ones.

The Pathology syllabus has three parts: The First part taught in the third year, is general pathology including an introduction to general microbiology and the infectious diseases that are a major source of morbidity and mortality. The Second and third parts are Clinical Systemic Pathology I &II, taught in continuity in the fourth year. These are concerned with understanding and correlating the pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, laboratory findings and the proper use of investigations to diagnose common disorders in different organs and systems.

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Resources

The department utilizes the resources of the pathology museum, digital library and the equipment provided in the pathology lab.

About the Department

Welcome to the Department of Physiology at NU- Sudan

Physiology is central in medicine and related health sciences. It describes the normal functions of the different parts of the body. It also describes how the human body is designed to resist changes in the external environment. This knowledge is vital to grasp the pathological changes in diseases and how they can be to bring back the normal state.

This knowledge is applied in understanding of symptom and signs of disease, as well as in interpretation of laboratory data.

Message from the Head of the Department

Physiology is best taught in an integrated problem-oriented way. This course, is fully integrated with the other basic sciences and its relevance to clinical application is highly emphasized. All clinical departments participate in the program to reflect this.

Courses Offered by Department

Physiology teaching is integrated within modules in semesters 2-6 of the medical curriculum. Different instruction methods are used including lectures, tutorials, problem solving sessions, seminars, assignments and practical.

Physiology in MBBS Curriculum

Semester 2	: Human Biology (BIO 121)
Semester 3	: Homeostasis (HOM 212), Blood and Immune (IMM 214), Cardiovascular 1     (CVS 213)
Semester 4	: Cardiovascular 11 (CVS 222), Respiratory system (RES 223),            Musculoskeletal System (MSC 224)
Semester 5	: Endocrine system (END 312), Renal system (REN 314), Digestive system(GIT 312), Central nervous system (CNS 313)
Semester 6		: Human reproduction (REP 322), The special senses (SPS 323)

Special Human Physiology courses are offered for the following degrees
Physiology for Dentistry, Pharmacy, Laboratory sciences and Nursing.

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Research activities

The staff of the department is conducting research in different fields that include: Nutrition, Pathophysiology of endemic diseases, Endocrinology, Cardiology and Nervous system.

Partnerships and external relations

Members of the department of physiology participate as consultants in activities of the other universities and Sudan Medical Council and The Ministry of Higher Education.

The newly established research facility opens the way to establish connections and partnerships with other international institutions.

About the Department

Welcome to the Department of Surgery at NU- Sudan

The Department Goals

• On graduation Students shall have acquired the ……. knowledge to care for surgical patients.
• Have motivation and basic skills to peruse a more advanced career in surgery.
• Attain a sense of responsibility for patient care and preservation of human life.
• Value the importance of research.

Main areas of study

• Basic and advanced clinical skills.
• Diagnosis common surgical conditions.
• Common surgical conditions.
• Life saving procedures for patients in critical condition.

Research interest and activities

Gastro-intestinal (GIT) cancer as reflected by the patients presenting to Ibn Sina Specialist Hospital:

*Is there any increase in the incidence of (GIT) cancer in Sudan?

* Is there any increase in the incidence of (GIT) cancer in children in Sudan?

There is a general feeling that the incidence of GIT cancer in Sudan is increasing. The research aims to look into this point as reflected in Ibn Sina Hospital by comparing the caseload between those in the early nineteen eighties and after 2010.
Also, there are numbers of very young children who had colonic and other GIT cancers, the youngest was twelve years old. This research has to be in cooperation with the Ministry of health statistics.

External relations

The department has several part-time staff from other universities and the Ministry of Health, who are experienced surgeons. They take students for clinical ward rounds. This forms an important link with other departments of surgery from other universities and the Ministry of Health. The students are exposed to different tutors from different institutes whichleads to the enrichment of their knowledge.

Department  Activities

• Routine hospital activities e.g. ward rounds, out-patient clinics, operations.
• Weekly and monthly activities e.g. discharge, mortality, casepresentations, clinical audits etc.
• Departmental and inter-departmental meetings.
• Supervised Students’ Hospital emergency attachments.
• Presentations of Surgical case studies.

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Libraries & Links

• HINARI: who.int/hinari/faq/general_information/en/This a WHO site for research and publication access. It needs a code number from an institute.
• Centre for Health Evidence: http://www.cche.net

The following is copied from their site

(The Centre for Health Evidence (CHE) is not-for-profit organization based at the University of Alberta. We are dedicated to helping health organizations and associations find and apply the best evidence in daily practice. We work on a project basis, and use a variety of communication and information technologies to create decision support tools and services).

• Cochrane library: http://www.thecochranelibrary.com/view/0/index.html
  This is a site for different types of research. It needs a subscription.
• Medscape Reference: Diseases & Conditions: emedicine.medscape.com/

The following is copied from their site:
The Medicine point-of-care clinical reference features up-to-date,
searchable, peer-reviewed medical articles organized in specialty-focused textbooks.

NCBI PubMed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed.

 

About the Department

Welcome to the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at NU- Sudan

We welcome the new fifth year to the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, in addition to teaching and learning, the department provides services for women in hospitals and Health Centers.

Our specialty is a unique one. We care for mothers and newborns. We respond to obstetric emergencies and normal childbirth. The Gynecology part deals with disorders of the reproductive system in women and the problems of infertility and birth control, so our discipline is both exciting and lifesaving.

The courses

The courses of Obs/Gyn are offered in the fifth and sixth years.

Teaching and learning occur in classrooms, skills labs, Hospitals and Health centers.

Research interests

The departments’ members participate in activities of professional & Research locally and abroad. The department contributes regularly in supervising students research and projects. The following are some examples of these projects

Complications of teenage pregnancy.

Assessing Clients satisfaction regarding Family Planning. A cross- sectional study at 3 health centers in East Khartoum.

Pathophysiology and complications of Pre-eclampsia in a hospital setting.

Partners Social Responsibility

The members of the department serve in government hospitals, taking emergency duties and caring for inpatients as well as running outpatient clinics.

The department is responsible for antenatal care services at a semi-rural health center, where regular clinics are attended by pregnant mothers .

The Department Resources and Facilities

The department is well-equipped and uses modern methods of teaching. The lecturer rooms and skills laboratory are spacious and comfortable. The skill lab is equipped with the instruments and equipment necessary for practical and clinical skills training.

The Curriculum and Textbooks

The curriculum is updated regularly to show the changes in the undergraduate medical curricula internationally with the ongoing changes in diagnostic and management protocols in Obstetrics and Gynecology. The curriculum is delivered in four Semesters. Two semesters in the fifth year and two others completed by the end of the final year.

The textbooks recommended by the department include Obstetrics by Ten Teachers and Gynecology by Ten other Teachers for those want to pursue British postgraduate training and sit for British licensure exams. For those who want to sit for the American licensure exams (USMLE), we recommend that they become familiar with the American Textbooks Williams Obstetrics and its companion Williams Gynecology.

Students Assessment

In addition to the four semesters followed by the four exams, there are continuous assessment methods throughout the last 2 years including logbooks and portfolio tasks.

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About the Department

Welcome to the Department of Pediatrics at NU- Sudan

Nile University is rapidly accommodating more students in the Faculty of Medicine each year. We are proud graduating our 10^th Batch this year. Our goal is to continuously evolve as one of the leading academic departments of Pediatrics in Sudan focusing on excellence in teaching and training providing undergraduate students and clinical training for the next generation of pediatrics healthcare professionals with the necessary competencies.

Preservation of health through preventive interventions and health promotion activities are essential duties of doctors for keeping children, families and communities healthy. Child development and mental social empowerment are key goals to achieve optimal child health.

The MBBS curriculum includes four courses in semesters (IX, X, XI, XII). In previous semesters there were courses that addressed important aspects of pediatrics such as nutrition, growth and development and an introduction to various common pediatrics problems. The curriculum addresses the aforementioned perspective as well as empowering graduates with the necessary attitudes, knowledge and skills to deal with children and their families and to keep children healthy, promote their growth and development. We aim to graduate competent doctors to deal with sick children and priorities childhood health problems.

The courses

On completion of the courses offered during the 5^th and 6^th years of the curriculum, the graduates will be expected to have acquired the following knowledge, skills, professional behaviors and attitudes:

• Identify the demography, childhood phases and definitions, major causes of childhood mortalities and morbidities, and social determinants of child health.
• Take a structure and focused pediatric history and perform a competent clinical examination of new-borns, young infants, children and adolescents and document it.
• Develop a clinically oriented problem-solving approach including relevant differential diagnosis and evidence based relevant management plans focusing on emergency and priority childhood health problems.
• Competently perform certain pediatric procedures.
• Identify and offer necessary child health preventive interventions at individual, family and community levels.
• Competently counsel children and their parents on management plans, preventive measures and advocate for health through promotive child health activities.
• Promote himself through self-learning activities.

The major course content is as follows

• Pediatrics history taking & examination.
• Growth & Development.
• Infant feeding & Nutrition.
• Malrutrition
• Immunization & Immunizable diseases.
• Infectious diseases.
• Tropical diseases.
• IMCI
• Respiratory system diseases.
• Cardiovascular system diseases
• Central nervous system diseases.
• Hematology
• Renal diseases
• Gastrointestinal diseases
• Endocrine glands diseases
• Malignancy
• Musculoskeletal disorders.
• Common demagogical conditions.

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Curriculum Implementation & Monitoring

We take good care to implement the pediatric components of the medical curriculum efficiently according to provided time tables for both 5^th & 6^th years and the progress was monitored by a weekly progress report, many thanks to our hard-working team.

Students feedback

We are privileged and proud to state that we have favorable feedback from students regarding our staff performance throughout the previous years.

Students Assessment

We also received excellent feedback from our external examiners, regarding the academic level of final MB BS Students, their attitude and their professional conduct (last year the pass rate was 86.5%).

Community accountability & Hospital work

With regard to our responsibility towards the community, the department has two pediatric units in Ahmed Gasim Specialized Hospital for Children providing health services for pediatric patients and contributing to the training of residents and house officers, and cooperating with the administration in many committees in the hospitals, in addition to covering extra duties at the time of crises.

In these two units each unit is led by a senior consultant and 2 specialists.

Our workload is as follows

Weekly unit activities

• Once weekly 24 hours on-call duty.
• Grand round.
• Discharge clinic & tutorial
• Referral clinic
• Our specialists actively fulfil their unit activities in the hospital including morning reports, mortality meetings, teaching pediatric residents and junior staff.

Also as part of community accountability, we provide pediatrics service in a specialized pediatric clinic in a semirural are at Gerif Sharg Health Centre.

Research activities

The staff of the department is conducting research in different aspects of pediatrics and medical education. They also supervise the research of 5^th year medical students and research of MD pediatrics students at Sudan Medical specialization Board (SMSB).

Other activities

• One of our staff is the convener of the Faculty Curriculum Committee.
• One of our staff is a member in the Task Force of Self-Study for accreditation of Medical Schools in Sudan.

Partnerships & External Relations

• The chief coordinators for Bahri track (MD, Sudan Medical Specialization Board, SMSB), since 2015 and up to date, are from our hard working team in Ahmed Gasim Hospital.
• All of our staff are regular examiners for the final MB BS exams in Sudanese Universities & promotion exams for pediatrics residents (MD, SMSB).
• Some members of our staff participate in the pediatrics MD exams & MRCPCH training.
• One of our staff is a member of the executive committee of the Pediatrics council / SMSB.
• Two of our staff were executive members in the Sudanese association of Pediatricians (SAP from 2016-2018) and actively participated in the organization of SAP conferences.

At the end, I would like to thank Nile University for its endless support and all our team in the Pediatrics Department for working hard for the benefit of our students and for their patience to work under all the surrounding hardships in hospital based clinical work.

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