RESUMEN
Al-Azhar Faculty of Medicine for Girls [FMG], microbiology department designed and implemented a Model Training Program [MTP] throughout the academic year [2006/2007] using some methods and new approaches to promote students courseand maximize their activities. Assess the effect of the MTP in microbiology teaching course on student's self motivation. satisfaction. and on the results of the final examination. During the time of laboratory section each day the students were divided into two groups [60 students in each]. One group attends the laboratory section as usual and the other joins the tutorial class and then they exchanged after one hour. They were subdivided into two groups as a tutorial class teaching. The tutor had divided the group into four subgroups to work as a team. A self administered questionnaire was conducted to assess the students view and attitude towards the MTP. Also, assessment was by comparing the results of the final exam of the intervention year with the previous academic year to evaluate the impact of intervention for MTP reform. The students' satisfaction by the staff was 57.4%, 54.9% by the curriculum and educational program and 48.5% by the way of their assessment. Results of the final exam in both intervention and the previous academic years showed improvement indicators. Failure rate was reduced from 20.8% in the previous academic year to 12.6% in the intervention year. The results obtained indicated that MTP achieved better results and addressed student's need to such intervention. Still there is a chance for improvements in undergraduate medical education and to help students to acquire a self directed style of studying