Sanaa university experience in medical education: a medical laboratory sciences educational programme

ABSTRACT

The need for establishing an institution in high education to graduate medical laboratory scientists was highly recommended by both political authorities and publicsectors in the Arab Republic of Yemen as early as 1970's. The decree of establishing such an institution as a section in the Faculty of Science was placed by the university of Sanaa, after which five students were enrolled as first batch in the program in 1987. In 1987/1988 the program was evaluated and reconstructured on the basis of a spiral approach of systematic course design recognized by the WHO. The suggested program of education in the field of medical laboratory scientists, able to deliver service efficiently in both hospital and private sectors in the field of medical laboratory investigations. The job description of the graduates and the educational program are discussed in the text