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Courses of Study:
Family Medicine Course (MCOM 623): This course aims to introduce students to the importance of family medicine and the principles of primary health care, to discover and diagnose diseases in their early stages, to choose the appropriate analyzes and radiations, as well as to care for the healthy and improve their lifestyle. Clinical training and training in primary health care clinics and hands-on training in the clinical skills laboratory at the University Hospital.
Community Medicine Course (MCOM 431): This course aims at introducing students to the importance of community medicine, basic principles of epidemiology and infectious diseases, levels of disease prevention, environmental impact on family and community health, health planning and health education principles.
Initiatives and programs of the department (related to the initiatives and programs of the strategic plan in the college):
Learning and Education:
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Continuous improvement of the curriculum of family medicine and community medicine.
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Expanding students' awareness in family medicine and community medicine.
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Increase opportunities for students to participate in community health responsibility.
Scientific Research:
The department has carried out many medical researches that have exceeded 50 researches by members of the department individually and in research groups and partnerships with other departments in the college such as the Pediatric department, pathology dep. and the department of medicine, and many of these researches were participated by students.
The researches were carried out in various health fields and served the community, such as improving the lifestyle of the society, combating smoking, reducing obesity and chronic diseases such as diabetes, stress, asthma and complications. Also, researches to control infectious diseases and the health effects of the use of the Internet and social media on users, especially students and many other researches.
Social responsibility:
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First Campaign: Health Education and Awareness Rabigh Day (February 2014):
The Department of Family and Community Medicine conducted a health awareness campaign in Rabigh governorate to raise awareness about various common diseases in community such as diabetes, hypertension, obesity and Eye diseases, as well as the need to pay attention to healthy Life style, exercise, healthy eating and avoid bad habits such as smoking and late night sleep and non-exercise
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Second Campaign: Health Education in Rabigh Schools (February 2015):
Due to the spread of health problems in all societies and because they are common among all members of society, health awareness about these health problems has become important and a duty of us health experts to educate them and guide the community to prevent them from beginning to take care of treatment if it occurred and injured.
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Third campaign: Awareness and entertainment and the definition of Down syndrome in Jeddah (April 2016):
Where Down syndrome is a health problem that disturbs the parents and needs a particular health and training attention, Rabigh Medical College conducted an awareness campaign at the Mall of Arabia in Jeddah, where awareness was raised about this health problem and how to deal with it and what medical and health aspects that parents should have Learn it.
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Forth Awareness Health campaign for Yanbu Cement Factory (December 2017):
It was a festival for health awareness for the Yanbu Cement Company employees and their families. The awareness was about Obesity, Asthma, Diabetes, Hypertension, and Smoking. As well as a sports festival for adults and young people, in which sports games such as tug of war and running and other fun games were played.
Weight, height, body mass index (BMI), blood sugar level and blood pressure measurement were also taken to detect obesity, DM and hypertension.
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