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Most experts believe that future flu pandemics are inevitable and may be imminent. And no one can expect what morbidity, mortality and economic impact it will cause. Is to addresses the importance of updated medical education strategy worried about national health problems particularly those with multidimensional aspects. Assessment of some aspects of medical student's awareness about avian flu. A stratified [academic class] random sample composed of about 10% of the total number of students enrolled in each academic year [1[st]-6[st]]. A self-administered questionnaire. About 98% of students were found to hear about the problem, Broadcasting media was the main source [72%], Migrating birds incriminated by about 84% as the source of infection, contact with infected birds [80%] was the main circumstances for infection to occur, the clinical presentation was reported to be similar or more severe than human flu by about 92%. Possibility of cure by drugs 47.4% and prevention by 89%, through avoiding bird contact 72%, by vaccination 25% and by avoiding eating birds by 10%.Medical education curriculum should be updated to include the different aspects related to avian flu as an impending pandemic