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ogy of the human bodyafter their recently imple-mented preparatory year.One of them summarizeshis experience in the pre-paratory year for us. Thefirst class of the revampedsystem-based curriculumis entering the clinical(Continued on page 2)

In your hands, you holdthe very first issue ofKAU's Medical School

Newsletter. This newslet-ter is the result of thecollaboration of many tal-ented and exceptionalindividuals who workedhard for over a year torealize this dream.

Each issue will have atheme, an idea that mostof the articles and fea-tures revolve around. Forour first issue, we thought

what is best than to call itA New Beginning. Theold well-known Chineseverb says, "The journey ofa thousand miles beginswith a single step" andthis is our first step.

In addition to our youngnewsletter, many are tak-ing their first steps too .

The graduates of 2009have been two monthsinto their internship yearas we speak trying to fig-ure out where their ca-reers will take them. Thenew class of medical stu-dents has just started tolearn about the anatomy,biochemistry and physiol-

Its the Beginning of Many Things!

Featured in this Issue:

An interview with ournew Dean of Facultyof Medicine, Prof.Mahmoud ShaheenAl-Ahwal, in whichwe discuss with himmany interesting top-ics that directly af-fect you, medicalstudents.

Dr. Adnan Al-Mazrooa

is Vice President of KAU

Prof. Mahmoud Shaheen

is Dean of Faculty ofMedicine

Prof. Hassan Al-Zahrani

is VD of Clinical Affairs

Dr. Saad Al-Muhayawi

is VD of Higher Studies

and Scientific Research

Prof. Jameela Kari

isHead of Pediatrics

Department

Dr. Asif Fatani is Head ofMicrobiology Department

REPORTS 5

STATUSOF SWINEFLUIN SAUDI ARABAI

6

SPOTLIGHT 11

THE CULTUREOFRESEARCH

12

ETHICSFOR MEDICALSTUDSENTS

12

KNEE INJURIES 13

Sanjad-SakatiSyndrome

13

Your Talents 14

Opinion Poll 15

Your Say 15

Entertainment 16

Inside This Issue:

ISSUE 1, OCTOBER 2009 I T S A N E W B E G I N N I N G

Latest News:

A quick look back on some ofthe activities that KAU medi-

cal students have beeninvolved in during thepassing academic year.Hopefully, it will in-spire you so that thisyears activities surpass

their predecessors!

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years with a heavy load ofexpectations regardingtheir performance. Wepolled the opinion of over80 students from all levelswhether these expecta-tions are going to be metor not.

It's a new beginning for ourcollege too with all thelatest administrativechanges. We have a newDean, Prof. Mahmoud Al-Ahwal, whom we sat withand discussed many inter-esting topics.

All of these changes are

reasons to be thrilled andwe are right there withyou spreading and sharingthe excitement.

Within these pages, youwill find a quick overviewof last year's events andactivities hoping to inspireyou to get involved andmaybe pursue your ownproject.

You will also find medicalnews, educational infor-mation, articles, highlightsof students and facultymembers, an entertain-ment section, a talents

page, an opinion poll and apage dedicated to yourletters and comments inaddition to much more.

We cant wait for yourcomments and feedbackabout our work.

We wish you the best ofluck in this new year andwe hope that you will en-joy reading our first issue!

Sincerely,

Bassem Kurdi

Editor-in-Chief

Its the Beginning of Many Things! - Continued

Prof. Mahmoud Shaheen Al-AhwalDean of Faculty of Medicine

medical oncology. He haspresented and lectured in

over 50 local and interna-tional conferences. Healso has published 29 pa-pers in local and interna-tional journals whichgranted him the professor-ship degree. A graduate ofthis very own college in1983 and now the first ofits graduates to be ap-pointed dean. We had thisinteresting conversation

with him.

Prof. Mahmoud, congratu-lations on becoming thedean of faculty of medi-cine. What does this ap-pointment means to youespecially that you are thefirst dean of our schoolwho is also its graduate?

It's my honor that I havebecome the dean of my

beloved school. It is onlymy luck that I'm the first

of its graduates to be giventhis honor. I was a medical

student in it nearly 30years ago and now I'm thedean. I owe this school somuch and hopefully, Godwill help me repay mydebt.

Now that you have becomethe dean, you must haveplans for the future of ourcollege. What are thechanges and improvements

that we should expect dur-ing your reign?

The college has been im-proving a lot during thelast 5 to 10 years. Now thatthe hospital has obtainedthe international accredi-tation from the CanadianCouncil on Hospital Ac-creditation, we are in theprocess of earning the in-ternational academic ac-

creditation for our medicalschool. There is a strategic

For our first issue, wehave decided to interview

Prof. Mahmoud ShaheenAl-Ahwal, the newly ap-pointed Dean of Faculty ofMedicine at KAU. Prof.Mahmoud, who serves as aConsultant and Professorof Internal Medicine andMedical Oncology at KAUH,Faculty of Medicine, hasheld many administrativepositions before includingbeing the Chairman of theDepartment of Medicinefor 5 years and then theVice Dean for Clinical Af-fairs for 4 years. Cur-rently, Prof. Mahmoud inaddition to his new duty asdean holds the positionof Chairman of the SaudiSociety of Internal Medi-cine. He is an Americanboard certified physicianin internal medicine andFellow of the Canadian

Royal College of Physiciansin internal medicine and

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Editorial

Prof. Mahmoud Shaheen

Al Ahwal

Photo by: Asmaa Mohurji

IT IS ONLY MY LUCK

THAT I'M THE FIRST

OF THIS SCHOOLS

GRADUATES TO BE

GIVEN THE HONOR

OF BEING ITS DEAN

THE OLD CHINESE VERB

SAYS, "THE JOURNEY

OF A THOUSAND

MILES BEGINS WITH A

SINGLE STEP" AND

THIS IS OUR FIRST STEP


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taking place and the fu-ture is very bright.

There are marked differ-ences between the so-called previous/old cur-riculum and the new sys-tem-based curriculum.Now that the first class ofthe new educational sys-tem is entering the clinicalyears, what are your ex-pectations?

We are trying to cover thedefects and avoid the mis-takes and weak points inthe previous system. Don'tget me wrong, the previ-ous curriculum was good.However, internationallythe system-based curricu-lum is taking over. We ex-pect that 4th year studentsnext year will do better

than their older peers didback in 4th year. Becausein preclinical years, stu-dents are exposed to clini-cal scenarios and have agood background on clini-cal sciences that will makeit easier for them to un-derstand the new informa-tion. They will be able toconnect the preclinical

and clinical sciences. Inaddition, students aremore mature than theyused to be.

Moreover, the new cur-

riculum students will haveone full term in 4th yeardedicated to history takingand examination skills in afocused way. This aims toensure that their historytaking and clinical skillsare more than adequate.

What is your advice to thenew students who willstart medical school nextyear following the newlyimplanted preparatoryyear?

Focus on your studies anddon't let the work accumu-late on you. Study day byday and don't rely onspoon-feeding, Seekknowledge yourselves. Andof course, attendance isvery important. It's hard tocatch up if start falling

behind in studying.However, we believe that

plan that is being followedand it contains multiplestages. Everything is inmotion and things are pro-gressing. Inshallah in thenear future you'll be hear-ing good news.

In addition, as you know,the curriculum has beencompletely revamped andimproved in a way thatsimulates the best curricu-lums internationally and itwill be further developed.

We are also working tosecure partnerships withmultiple hospitals andmedical schools in Europeand North America thatwill benefit students withregards to curriculum de-velopment and improvingmedical education in addi-

tion to benefiting our newgraduate doctors in acquir-ing postgraduate trainingpositions to earn theirboards and fellowships.These collaborations willalso help advance scien-tific research in our uni-versity. Australia and NewZealand are new placesthat we are consideringestablishing partnerships

with their schools too.We have an eye on devel-oping e-learning and fur-ther utilizing the internetand information technol-ogy in education just likeschools abroad whichshould facilitate teachingand communications be-tween faculty and stu-dents. This is a great toolif it wisely used.

There are many develop-mental programs that are Page 3

THE PREPARATORY

YEAR IS AN EXCELLENT

IDEA. THIS WAY WE CAN

ENSURE THAT ONLY THE

BEST STUDENTS MAKE IT

INTO MEDICAL SCHOOL

Interview

Prof. Mahmoud Shaheen opening the Doctors Across HistoryExhibition last year accompanied by Prof. Hassan Jamal

Honoring excellent students

IN PRECLINICAL YEARS OF

THE NEW CURRICULUM,

STUDENTS ARE EXPOSED

TO CLINICAL SCENARIOS

AND HAVE A GOOD

BACKGROUND ON

CLINICAL SCIENCES THAT

WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR

THEM TO UNDERSTAND

THE NEW INFORMATION.

Interview with the Dean - Continued


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the preparatory year is anexcellent idea. This waywe can ensure that onlythe best students made itinto medical school andthis is a sign that they arewilling and capable ofhard-working and achiev-ing the highest grades.

They should utilize theschool's library, which hasbeen developed and sup-plemented with the latestbooks and technology in-cluding access to multipledatabases and journals.

We also want to enhancethe research culture in thenew students from thebeginning so that they be-come EBM oriented andlook for answers them-selves. And when they

don't find answers, theyexecute the appropriateresearch project to findthem.

We are trying to give themall the advantages that wecould so they can excelnow and later.

Let's talk about the otherend of the spectrum, thenew interns. What do you

say to the graduates of2009?

Our product is one of thebest in the country andthe region. Our graduatesachieve the highest scoresin local and internationalexams. Despite the pres-sure we put on them, theyexcel in whatever theydecide to pursue later. Wehear comments on our

graduates from abroadthat they are doing ex-

tremely well and makingall of us proud.

I wish the new graduatesall the best tin their livesand careers.

In the last couple of years,students' activities havebeen increasing steadily toimpressive levels. What'sthe administration's viewon those activities and

how much are you sup-porting them?

Our support is only in-creasing more and more.We will support all activi-ties be it athletic, social,scientific, academic, re-search or volunteer work.

The students themselveshave started most of theprograms. Our students

are creative and take ini-tiatives and the results ofthese programs are verygood.

We are opening the doorto all students to partici-pate. We want each stu-dent to be involved inthose activity because thiswill broaden their horizonsand enrich their academiclives. This is not exclusive

to some and others not.

Now the next year, in Feb-ruary, the 7th ScientificConference for MedicalStudents in the GCC Coun-tries will be held for thefirst time in Saudi Arabiaand it will be hosted byKAU, Faculty of Medicine.It's a conference com-pletely organized by stu-dents for students and itserves to facilitate scien-tific exchange and encour-

age research among medi-cal students in the region.We are pleased with theefforts our students areputting into organizing thishuge and important event.

What do you think of ourmedical school finally hav-ing its own newslettersimulating other interna-tional schools and theirnewsletters / magazines?

We are very proud of thissignificant effort. This isthe best way to give thestudents, interns and jun-ior doctors a voice to rep-resent what they think andexpress their concerns. Itcould serve as a communi-cation tool between stu-dents, faculty membersand the administration. It's

a great method to docu-ment the various activitiesthat take place in our col-lege and to highlight thestudents and faculty mem-bers with outstandingachievements. I think eve-ryone will respond enthusi-astically and interact withit when it's released.

It's an excellent achieve-ment. I hope that this

young newsletter will besuccessful and continuesbeyond this year and liveson even after its originalcreators have moved on tofurther ventures. I wishyou the best of luck andthanks for doing the inter-view with me.And remember, this is onlythe begging, the best isyet to come.

Interview with the Dean - Continued

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OUR PRODUCT IS

ONE OF THE BEST INTHE COUNTRY AND

THE REGION. OUR

GRADUATES ACHIEVE

THE HIGHEST SCORES

IN LOCAL AND

INTERNATIONAL

EXAMS.

Interview

I HOPE THAT THIS

YOUNG NEWSLETTER

WILL BE SUCCESSFUL

AND CONTINUES

BEYOND THIS YEAR

AND LIVES ON EVEN

AFTER ITS ORIGINAL

CREATORS HAVE

MOVED ON TO

FURTHER VENTURES

Prof. Shaheen with KAU Presi-dent Prof. Tayeb and Mr. Hamad

Alharbi honoring Dr. AdnanAlmazrooa for being appointed

Vice President of KAU

By: Bassem KurdiIntern

And Osama Samargandi5th Y


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The purpose of the foun-dation course was to pre-pare the freshmen withsimplified portions of thebasic knowledge they needfor next year. Thanks go tothe Student Support Unitfor the sponsorship, and toMed08 students for tutor-ing the new medical stu-dents and answering theirqueries during the course,

which took place on 15-19August 2009. The closingceremony of the founda-tion course was honored bythe attendance of the Deanof the Faculty of Medicine,Prof. Mahmoud Shaheen,and the Faculty's VD forBasic Sciences, Dr. Abdul-monem Al-Hayani.

By: Mohammad AlHamrani

Foundation Course

Save a Life - Organ Donation Awareness Campaign

distributing multiple pam-phlets that includes reli-gious, scientific and socialinformation about organdonation and some usefulgifts. The campaign hasbeen well-received fromthe audience and most ofthem has showed theirsupport for the cause andhope to see more similarcampaigns in the future.

King Abdulaziz Universitymedical students haveadopted the Organ Dona-tion Awareness Campaignthat King Saud Universityin Riyadh has organized incollaboration with thePrince Fahad Bin SalmanCharity Association forRenal Failure PatientsCare. The campaign tookplace during the first twoweekends of the holymonths of Ramadan. Thestudents have worked ondelivering the campaign'sgoal in a number of mallsand shopping centers inJeddah in order to reachthe largest number of peo-

ple. The students havebeen trained regarding thescientific and religiousaspects of this issue.

The participants havebeen increasing awarenessamong individuals andfamilies about the causesand goals of this cam-paign, explaining the sci-entific facts and thefatwa, religious viewabout it, in addition to

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Reports

The dean with Dr. Al-Hayani, Dr. Boker and Mr. Hamad Al-

Harbi with a group from the new class of medical school

Up: Participants in theSave a Life campaign

Below: The organ donationcard that should be filledand kept in our wallets


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First of all, lets addressthe nomenclature. Therehave been a lot of debatethat Swine Flu is not anaccurate name to describethe condition caused bythe H1N1 virus, a subtypeof Influenza A virus. Thepandemic virus is nowcalled Novel H1N1 by theCDC to differentiate itfrom the seasonal H1N1.

Swine Flu virus is the as-sortment of 4 strains ofinfluenza virus infectingpigs two of which are en-demic in pigs. However,for easier reference,Swine Flu in this articlewill be addressed as such.

According to the Ministryof Health, there have beennearly 3500 reported casesof Swine Flu in Saudi Ara-

bia to this date with 26unfortunate fatalities.There could be even morethan 3500 cases docu-mented because the MOHhave decided not to pub-lish daily counts of thedisease unless there arespecific causes to do sobecause most of thosecases are considered mildand 95% of them have re-

covered completely. How-ever, the Ministry is keep-ing track of those numbersto monitor the progress ofthe disease.

The documented cases andfatalities are widespreadaround the kingdom withno specific localization toa region in the country.

These numbers are par-

ticularly alarming when weconsider the fact that Hajj

season is just around thecorner. Pilgrimage usuallytakes place one time ayear during Dhu al-Hijjah which the month ofHajj according to the HijriIslamic calendar. It is only2 months away and thosehoping to perform Hajjhave started visiting theholy cities since the pass-ing month of Ramadan.

The MOH has again con-firmed that it has a clearstrategy regarding thisyears Hajj season ofwhich the cases of SwineFlu are expected to esca-late. One of the first stepsof control is that the ArabHealth Ministries in theirmeeting in July in agree-ment with the Saudi MOHhas decided to prevent

certain vulnerable groupsfrom performing Hajj thisyear including but not lim-ited to: Men over 65 yearsof age, children under 12,patients with chronic de-bilitating diseases andpregnant women.

The MOH has signed a con-tract with a major phar-maceutical company tosecure 4 million doses ofH1N1 vaccine as soon as itsready for use, expectantlyin mid to late October ac-cording to the WHO. Prior-ity in receiving the vacci-

nation will be to Saudipilgrims, residents of Mak-kah and Madinah, thoseworking in Hajj programsthis season includinghealth care personnel, andsecurity forces .

WHO also has issued itsrecommendations for theSwine Flu vaccine, whichprioritize the followinggroups to receive it:Household contacts ofchildren younger than 6months, Children andyoung people between theages of 6 months and 24years, Health-care workersand emergency medicalservice personnel andthose with conditions thatincrease the risk of com-plications from influenza.It is also recommended to

take the seasonal flu vac-cine in addition, not thatit provides protectionagainst swine flu.

There have been reportsthat hospitals in Makkahare not well equipped todeal with the large num-ber of pilgrims expectedthis year, nearly 2 mil-lions, with insufficient

amounts of antiviral medi-cations and absence ofrequired vaccines. TheMOH is effectively workingto solve these issues withthe before mentioned vac-cines contract while pro-viding hospitals with Osel-tamivir and Zanamivir, thedrugs approved for treat-ment and prevention bythe CDC.

One of the main issues inSaudi Arabia is the lack of

Swine Flu in Saudi Arabia: Current Status

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Medical News

Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabea at apress conference addressing the

H11 Flu pandemic

ACCORDING TO THE

MINISTRY OF HEALTH,

THERE HAVE BEEN

NEARLY 3500 REPORTED

CASES OF SWINE FLU IN

SAUDI ARABIA TO THIS

DATE, 95% OF THEM

CURED WITH 26

UNFORTUNATE DEATHS

ACCORDING TO THE WHO,

AS OF SEPTEMBER 11,

3,593 DEATHS OCCURRED

IN 277607 CONFIRMED

INFECTED CASES, WHICH

REPRESENTS 0,013%

DEATH RATE, STILL LOWER

THAN THE NORMAL FLU

MORTALITY RATE (0,1%).


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public health awareness. TheMOH in collaboration withmedical colleges around thekingdom has launched a na-tionwide campaign to edu-cate the public about thesymptoms of swine flu andways of prevention and treat-ment in order to stop thespread of the disease.

Under the direction of HRHThe Custodian of the TwoHoly Mosques King AbdullahBin Abdulaziz and after re-viewing the reports submit-ted by the MOH and MOE re-garding the preparations tofight the Swine Flu pan-demic, it has been decidedto postpone the start of thenew academic year until Sat-urday 21/10/1430H for inter-mediate and secondaryschools and until 28/10/

1430H for elementaryschools, kindergartens andspecial needs schools. Thisdirections takes place in or-der to provide more time tofinalize the schools prepa-rations and complete thetraining for school teachersto handle this situation ef-fectively and contain the dis-ease according to the recom-mendations of the scientific

committee of preventivemedicine in the MOH. Thispostponement also hopes toenable the nationwideawareness campaign reachmore individuals. The MOEand the MOH have formu-lated and published a clearstrategy to face this pan-demic that can be found onthe MOE website.

6 million additional doses ofswine flu vaccine have beenscheduled for purchase to

vaccinate the students andvulnerable groups.

Now is there a reason topanic? Some of you are wellaware that the seasonal In-fluenza virus kills over tens ifnot hundreds of thousands ofpeople each year. Accordingto WHO, as of September 11,2009 update, 3,593 deathsoccurred in 277,607 con-firmed infected cases, whichrepresents 0,013% deathrate, which is still lower thanthe normal flu mortality rate(0,1%).

So why the worry from SwineFlu? Well, the fact that itsspread is more rapid than theusual strains leading theWHO to expect 2 billion in-fections over the course ofthe pandemic if not inter-

rupted by the vaccine. Inaddition, the fatalities thathappened to young men andwomen that were consideredhealthy otherwise becausethere is some evidence thatswine flu virus can infectdeep cells in the lungsthrough specific receptorswhich might explain the oc-casional severity of thesymptoms. However, you do

not need to panic.Just pay a visit to the CDCH1N1 Flu page or the MOHSwine Flu page and followthe required precautions andinshallah youll be just fine.May God keep you safe andhealthy!

PS. You are free to eat porksince its consumption doesnot lead to Swine Flu. How-ever, it is Haram you know!


Swine Flu in Saudi Arabia - Continued

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Medical News


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Under supervision of theCommunity and FamilyMedicine Department, thePremarital Counseling Sur-vey was done by 4th year

medical student(06).

The survey was heldin KAU in Jeddahand included 14 col-leges and some clin-ics of university hos-pital. The samplesize was 3650 stu-

dents, 450 clinic patients

The survey showed consid-erable percentage of thetargeted population hadfamily history of one he-reditary blood disease. Itdemonstrated poor knowl-edge about modes oftransmission and complica-tion of some diseaseswhich are screened in thepremarital examination.

The entire department of

Family and Community

Medicine in addition to theprevious dean, Dr. Adnan

Almazrooa and our current

dean, Prof. Mahmoud Sha-

heen attended the closing

ceremony.

Premarital Counseling Survey

2nd Medical Students' Research Day

by a number of scientificlectures to educate theattendees about the im-portance of research, waysto formulate hypothesisand how to and all kinds

of technical aspects ofresearch conduction andresearch paper evaluation.

Multiple announcementsand invitations for stu-dents to participate in re-search was made by Cen-ter of Excellence in Osteo-porosis Research (CEOR) ,

Shaikh Mohammad Al-Amoudi Chair for BreastCancer Research and Prin-cess Al-Jawhara Center ofExcellence in Research ofHereditary Disorders

The 2nd Medical StudentResearch Day was held on16 April, 2009 at KAUHmain auditorium.

The day consisted of twooral research presentationsessions in which medicalstudents from KAU, UQU,

KSA and KFUp r e s e n t e dtheir re-searches

The day wasalso enriched

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Last Year at a Glance

International Congress on Successful Aging For Women

as Prof. Hasan Jamal andDr. Amal Shobokshi werein attendance.

The College of Medicine atKAU has played a maternalrole in nursing this eventfor the first time. The con-ference covered all as-pects of care to Saudiwomen i.e. medical, surgi-cal, mental, social, cos-

metic and even sexual as-pects.

Dr. Amal Shobkshi, a mem-ber of the organizing com-mittee, said, in contraryto the developed countries,many of the developingcountries are rather late inaddressing the problems ofaging. In addition, in con-servative societies likeours, women health issuesare still not adequatelyaddressed and are fre-

quently neglected.

Under the patronage ofHRH, the Prince of MakkahRegion, Prince Khaled Al-Faisal and with the pres-ence of HE, the Presidentof KAU, Prof. OsamaTayeb, Successful Agingfor Women Conferencewas held at Intercontinen-tal Hotel on 21-24 April.Conference's President,Prof. Hasan Nasrat and

other members of the or-ganizing committee such

Osama Samargandi with Dr.Adnan and Prof. Mahmoud


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In October, 2008, Jeddah Young Doctorsgroup which functions under the umbrella of

the Saudi Society of General Surgery has or-

ganized the Breast Cancer Awareness Cam-

paign for the second year in a row. The cam-

paign was well received by the public who

stressed the importance of such campaigns.

Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign

Stop TB Campaign (A Million Youth March Against TB)

demic in Saudi Arabia. KAU

medical students partici-

pated in the campaign

that span many malls and

shopping centers in Jed-

dah. Jeddah Young Doctors

group assisted in organiz-

ing the campaign with

Serafi Mega mall, the part-

ner of EMRO.

During March 18-20, 2009,

the Eastern Mediterranean

Regional Office (EMRO) of

World Health Organization

(WHO) has launched the

Stop TB Awareness Cam-

paign entitled (A Million

Youth March Against TB) to

educate the public on TB

which is considered en-

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3rd Medical Students Volunteer DayOn March 5, 2009, the 3rd

Medical Students Volun-

teer Day was organized by

the Developmental Stu-

dent Consulting Commit-

tee and took place in one

of KAU Ceremony and Con-

ference Hall auditoriums.

The day showcased some

of the successful volunteer

activities in our collegeand presented the oppor-

tunities to join them. An

accompanying exhibition

for volunteer groups was

organized in which Med05

Podcast display won first

place prize. The late Dr.

Adnan Amin Award for Re-

alization of Projects was

also presented to the win-

ning new volunteer pro-

ject. Words to Inspire,

United Hands Team, MED-

KAAU, MKS Group, Jeddah

Young Doctors and

Zamzam Charity groupwere of the participants.

Male volunteers in Red Sea Mall with Prof. Adnan Merdad, Head of SSGS

and our previous dean, Dr. Adnan Almazrooa


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On Tuesday 28-10-2008,Artophilia I - 1st TalentedDoctors Exhibition wasopened under care of thethen Dean, Dr. Adnan Al-Mazrooa at the main lobbyof KAUH. The exhibitionwas organized by MED-KAAU and showcased someof the talents of medicalstudents in photography,poetry, crafts, calligraphy,

graphic design, movie

making and painting.

Artophilia I

Doctors Across History

the main lobby of KAUH.The exhibition was organ-ized by MEDKAAU and itincluded pictures and bi-ographies of famous Araband foreign doctors acrosshistory who left theirthumbprints in different

fields of medicine. Theexhibition also includedmany other features andwas admired by all thoseattended, students anddoctors alike. It also in-cluded a corner dedicatedto the late Dr. Adnan Amin

who was loved and re-spected by most studentsand colleagues, may Godhave mercy on his soul.The exhibition was re-peated in UQU too.

On Monday 16-3-2009,Doctors Across History Ex-hibition was opened undercare of the Saudi Obstetric& Gynecological Society in

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CEOR Youth Development Program

than 300 students at-tended the launchingevent.

This program serves as oneof CEORs goals to encour-age research among medi-cal students.

Cash prizes, research as-sistance and subsequentpublication of best re-searches were promised.

On the 1st of April, 2009,Professor MSM Ardawi(Executive Director ofCenter of Excellence inOsteoporosis Research)together with his team atCEOR announced the FirstCycle of YDP for SeniorHealth Students includingmedicine, dentistry, phar-macy and applied medicalsciences at the Main Audi-

torium of King AbdulazizUniversity Hospital. More

Dr. Adnan Mazrooa and fel-low doctors with the organiz-

ing team of Artophilia I

Prof. Mahmoud Shaheen,Prof. Hassan Jamal, Dr.

Amin Jifry and some of theorganizers of the exhibition

Prof. Ardawi talking to theenthusiastic audience aboutthe Youth Development Pro-

gram of CEORPart of the audience.Dr. Mohammad Gari and

Dr. Khalid Balto are seen


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Our Lense

Taken by: Asma Muharji5th year Medicine


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Our Lens

2nd Research day

Main Adutarium

Artophilia 1

MEDKAU

Student Activity

Premarital Counseling Awareness Video

Doctor Across

History

MEDKAU

Student Activity

Main Loby


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Dr. Talal Bakhsh is a Con-sultant and Associate Pro-fessor of General andTrauma Surgery at KAU,Faculty of Medicine.

Dr. Talal has earned hisBachelor of Medicine andSurgery Degree from theUniversity of Hamburg,Germany then completedhis training in General andTrauma Surgery there toreceive the German Cer-tificate of Specialization(FACHARTZ).

He has held many aca-demic and administrativepositions in KAU including

Chairman of Surgery De-partment and Dean ofMedical College.

He has multiple researchpublications and an inter-est in medical education.

Dr. Talal has retired aftera long and honorable ca-reer as a physician andmost importantly to us, asa teacher and a mentor.

Most of those who knowhim know of his completededication to the patientand to the student. He is arare breed of doctors thatis hard to find these days.

There is so much to sayabout Dr. Talal and what aremarkable person he isbut it will not do him jus-tice. That is why we sim-ply decided to feature himin our first ever Spotlightsegment.

To Dr. Talal we say, "Youmay not know any of uspersonally but we wishthat one day we could be-come to our patients andour students what youwere to us and hundredsof students and patientsthroughout the years."

Prof. Talal Bakhsh

Dr. Alwaleed Al-Sawaf

students to initiate and

get involved in student

activities. A Member ofthe Saudi Scientific Club,

United Hands Team, De-

velopmental Students Con-

sulting Committee at KAU,

and a member of Gifted

Students Center at KAU.

Involved in countless vol-

unteer activities but still

Dr. Alwaleed is a shining

example of how medical

students are supposed tobe. He is well known and

respected by most stu-

dents, colleagues and

teachers. Hes a fresh

graduate of KAU and just

started his career as a

Plastic Surgery resident in

KFGH. One of the early

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Spotlight

Med05 Podcast - Learn Out Loud

makes the time to dive

and write poetry in Arabic.

Hes our first student spot-light for many reason!

King Abdulaziz university

medical students of

med05.com proudly pre-

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been introduced in the1990s. However, researchin its simplest form hasbeen the corner stone ofall medical developmentsince the midst of the 20thcentury with resourcessaying it has roots in an-cient Chinese and Egyptianmedicine.

Today, it is nearly impossi-ble to make a statementwithout citing its refer-ence. The world is de-pending heavily on re-search to ensure the best

possible outcome in allsituations.

Saudi Arabia is still lacking

in research development,advancement and publica-tion. However, this ischanging. In the last fewyears, multiple centers ofexcellence in research hasbeen established all overthe kingdom in order toadvance research in all ofits forms.

Our own medical collegeat KAU harbors severalcenters of excellence inresearch in addition toKing Fahd Medical Re-search Center. Academicinstitutions should focusheavily on the encourage-ment and support of re-search if they want to re-main relevant in this eraof science. One of themain objectives it shouldpursue is stimulating the

students to do researchfrom an early start.

Research has gained a lot

of interest among medicalstudents. It is most evi-dent in the initiation ofthe Evidence-Based Medi-cine and Research Club atKAU's College of Medicine.The 2nd Medical Students'Research Day was held lastyear successfully. Multipleresearch "contests" arealso initiated as a way tostimulate more students.

The opportunities to doresearch are endless. Itjust requires a little bit ofimagination, hard workand interest to find a suit-able topic and a supervisorwho is willing to give youtime and advice.

So, what are you waitingfor? Start working on yourresearch today. Maybe

next time well be talkingabout YOUR groundbreak-ing research here!


The Culture of Research

Ethics for Medical Students!

When did this happen?Cheating is normal. Lyingis fine. Disrespect is usual.Integrity is a luxury. Ab-sence is acceptable.Studying is unnecessary.

All of these foreign con-cepts are finding their wayinto our conscious.

It is a common consensusthat medical students arethe crme de la crme.Society holds us to ahigher standard than oth-ers, whether we want toor not. Through out thecenturies, physicians werethe beacon of light that

people turned to forknowledge and healing. It

is one of the most re-spected jobs in the entireworld. We have a responsi-bility to honor that publicperception of us. We mustadhere to a strict code of

conduct in our daily lives,or at least, in the hospital.

This is simply a reminder toall of us that we shouldlook up to those among uswhom we respect and tryto become what madethem earn our respect.Consider this thought,"Being a physician is not aright and is not an obliga-tion. It's a privilege that

should be earned everysingle day."

me a hand motion thatcould only mean,"Whatever. You're makinga big deal out of nothing"

Do you think that I ammaking a big deal out ofnothing? During our medi-cal school years, we aretaught about Medical Eth-ics. However, every oncein a while, I think, do weneed to teach a courseentitled: "Ethics for Medi-cal Students" instead? Ibelieve it is rather insult-ing to all of us if such athing was to be imple-mented but I can't say that

I don't see the justification

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Articles

According to the Centrefor Evidence-Based Medi-cine, "Evidence-basedmedicine is the conscien-tious, explicit and judi-cious use of current bestevidence in making deci-sions about the care ofindividual patients"

We live in the EBM era.Long gone are the dayswhen we can manage pa-tients depending solely onour preferences or experi-ence. While such factorsare still influential in themanagement of disease,most medical conditionshave guidelines for man-agement that are well es-tablished and based onsound scientific methodsthat do not leave muchroom for questioning or

personal opinion.

Evidence-based medicineas a clear concept has

It was the last day of ourfinal exams. A fellow stu-dent said to me,"Alhamdillah cheating wasso easy! I cheated the en-tire exam A-Z and Inshal-

lah I'll get a passinggrade." He said it with awide smile. I told him thathe shouldnt be proud orbrag about the fact thathes a cheater and make itpublic knowledge and thathe should thank God forconcealing his cheatingrather than thanking Himfor facilitating it! His smiledisappeared but he gave

By: Bassem Kurdi


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Sanjad-Sakati Syndromethe middle east were be-ing discovered. The syn-drome was coined Sanjad-Sakati syndrome but it isalso known as Richardson-Kirk syndrome. Its a veryrare Inherited autosomallyrecessive disease that re-sults due to mutations inchromosome area 1q42-q43.

Signs associated with theSanjad-Sakati syndrome

In 1988, Dr. Sakati and Dr.Sanjad from King FaisalSpecialist Hospital & Re-search Center in Riyadhpublished a paper describ-ing the condition of Saudichildren characterized bycongenital hypoparathy-roidism associated withgrowth and mental retar-dation and a pattern of

facial anomalies. Later,more cases from around

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Education

can also include:

beaked nose, deep-seteyes, depressed nasalbridge, feeding difficultiesin infancy, long philtrum,microcephaly, microg-natia, small hands andfeet, phosph./calcium me-tabolism abnormalities andseizures of any type.

By: Nebras Abu Al-Hamayel

- Intern

As most people know,sports injuries are a greatburden on the person him-self and his team. Theycost time, money, lossesand can even end a careerin sports. That is whysports medicine was pre-sented as a new specialtyin the field of medicine inthe 1950s. The largest ofall sports medicine organi-

zations, the American Col-lege of Sports Medicine,was established in 1954.The field of sports medi-cine has had vast expan-sions in recent years. Itcontinues to grow.

There are many commonsport injuries, e.g. spasm,sprain, strain, but our fo-cus here is on knee inju-ries. Knee injuries are

quite common. Femaleathletes are 5-6 timesmore likely to have a kneeinjury than males. Thereare many types of kneeinjuries such as CartilageInjuries (Tearing or dam-age of the cartilage suchas medial or lateral menis-cus injury), Ligament Inju-

ries (Anterior and posteriorCruciate ligament injury,medial and lateral collat-eral ligament injury), Ten-don Injuries (Tendinitis andruptured tendons) andpost-traumatic Arthritis ofthe knee. The most fo-cused injuries are cartilageand ligament injuries thatare caused by blows to theknee area or excessive ro-

tation of the knee joint.The patient usually com-plains of excruciating painand swelling alongside de-creased mobility or evencomplete loss of functionin severe cases. Theremight be redness and hot-ness of the joint if there isan associated inflamma-tion. Patients might de-scribe a feeling of the jointgiving out or buckling. Pa-tients also often say theyhear a "pop" when theymobilize their injuredknee.

The immediate manage-ment of any sports injuryusually follows theP.R.I.C.E.R protocol. Pro-tect, Rest, Ice, Compress,

Elevate and then Refer toexpert medical help. Todiagnose a knee injury, sev-eral steps are taken including amedical history, physical examand x-rays. Other specific testsare done to confirm the diagnosiswhen needed such as a comput-erized axial tomography (CAT)scan, magnetic resonance imag-ing (MRI) scan and even a diag-nostic arthroscopy. After the di-

agnosis is confirmed, treatmentis initiated. If there is minimaldamage to the components ofthe knee, conservative treatmentw i t h p a i n k i l l e r s , a n t i -inflammatory drugsfollowed by appropri-ate physiotherapy isthe preferred course ofaction and is usuallysufficient. In the caseof internal damagesuch as a ligament tear, surgeryis the best option.

Many well-known football playerscontracted knee injuries; someare the English player DavidBeckham, The Brazilian Ronaldo,The Italian Gattuso and our veryown Saad Al-Harthi.

By: Ahmad Zugail

Knee Injuries

FEMALE

ATHLETES ARE

FIVE TIMES MORE

LIKELY TO HAVE

A KNEE INJURY

THAN MALES

Children affected withSanjad-Sakati syndrome

showing characteristic facies

P.R.I.C.E.R PROTOCOL:

- PROTECT

- REST

- ICE

- COMPRESS

- ELEVATE

- REFER

FOR MAMAGEMET

OF AY SPORT IJURY


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creative writing, photography,graphic design, painting justdont exceed 300 words limit.

Photo by: Asmaa Mohurji5th Year Medical Student

It has won the award forBest Photograph at Arto-philia I - Talented DoctorsExhibition.

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Better The same Worse I don't know

Each issue will include anopinion poll. Well ask you aquestion and youll have tochoose from several an-swers. In the next issue, thepoll results will be publishedand a few selected opinionswill be featured.

Now that the first class ofthe new system-based cur-riculum will start the clinicalyears this upcoming aca-demic year, how do you thinktheir performance will becomparing to those of theprevious/old curriculum?

Opinion Poll

My Take on the Preparatory Yearstudents get like 100%.You get to improve yourEnglish language slightly.

Disadvantages are thatbecause its new, manythings are still unclear. Itsstill disorganized and a lotof things were changed.Students are not used tothis system. Good students

with bad English could notget good grades. We didntget taught medical termi-nology and were supposedto start studying anatomyand physiology immedi-ately next year.

All in all, preparatory yearwasnt the best decisionthey made but maybe withimprovements this couldchange and it proves bene-

ficial to all students.Hassan Kurdi2nd Y

I just got accepted intomedical school and Imgoing to start my first yearin a couple of weeks. How-ever, this is my 2nd year incollege.

Unlike my older brotherwho was accepted imme-diately into medicalschool, I had to go through

the preparatory yearwhich was implementedfor the first time last year.

There are many advan-tages and disadvantages Ithink.

The advantages are thatyou get to have an entireyear to figure out whatyou want to study later.

You screen students more

effectively than highschool grades in which all

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YOUR Say

This space is reservedfor YOUR opinion.Send us commentsabout anything you

see within the pagesof the newsletter orwhat you think abouta certain issue andwell publish it righthere in this page.

The QuestionThe Results

81 Answered the question

45% thought it will be better

I Dont Know

We can't judge before they start

their first clinical year as grown up

hospital studentsSuhaib Khayat, 5th Y

Better

You learn the anatomy, physiology, and medi-

cine for each system year by year, Its onlyobvious that your basic science will give you a

deeper and better understanding off the dis-

ease or pathology.

Ahmed Alzimaity, InternWorse

worse, because the same content and

the way of teaching in shorter time

Hasan Al Aidarous,

Graduate

Same

Because it depends on the student

not on the system

Khalid Garout, 2nd Y

NEXT ISSUES QUESTION:

What do you think of male

physicians marrying female

physicians?

1. With 2. Against

3. Doesnt matter

Letters: Send your answers to our e-mailor Facebook group


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Entertainment

Postcircumcision epidermoid inclusioncyst of the vulva containing multiple stone

J. Al-Maghrabi, H. Kanaan, N. Bondagji

When you first come to read the beginning

of the title you come to think Ok, no big

deal, epidermoid cyst after female circum-

cision. Which in fact is common among the

Middle Eastern and parts of the African soci-

ety, but as you read the last few words you

get surprised and confused at the same

time. Yes, multiple stones inside an epider-

moid cyst of the vulva. The only reportedcase in the world and where? In our very

own hometown at the King Faisal Spe-cialist Hospital.

This 35 year old lady came 4 years agoto the outpatient clinic complaining ofa pelvic swelling. After examination itwas revealed that she had an inclusioncyst and that she was circumcised. Thegolf ball sized cyst was excised andsent to histopathology revealing withinnumerous stones measuring from 2 to 7mm with no dysplasia microscopically.A follow up was conducted after 1 year

showing no evidence of recurrence.By: Ahmed Zugail.

Special thanks to Dr.J.Al-Maghrabi.

An Unusual Case!

Caricature!

Alaa Khayat

QUIZ: How Well Do You Know Our Schools Faculty Members?

This is a quiz made just foryour entertainment. Each

issue well feature a quiz

that has nothing to do with

medical knowledge and you

get to test yourself, for fun!

1. Dr. Adnan Marzouki

2. Dr. Anas Marzouki

3. Prof.. Khalid Al-Marzouki

4. Dr. Zohair Al-Marzouki

5. Dr. Samir Jamal

6. Prof. Yaser Jamal

7. Prof. Tarek Jamal

8. Prof. Hassan Jamal

A. Cardiology

B. Obstetrics & Gynecology

C. Pediatric Surgery

D. Biochemistry

E. Ophthalmology

F. Otorhinolaryngology (ENT)

Note: There are 2 ophthalmolo-

gists and 2 obstetricians!

With all due respect and love to our doctors

and teachers, match each faculty member

from the left column with his respective spe-

cialty in the right column!

Photo of the multiple stonesfound within the post-

circumcision epidermoidinclusion cyst

Male! Female!

Answers can be found on page 17Page 18


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Mark Your Calendar

8 October: Saudi License Examination

12-14 October: International Symposium on ChildHealth - King Fahd Medical Research Center, KAU

15 October: Neurological Emergencies Symposium -

KAUH

19-21 October: 5th Scientific Meeting for SaudiGeneral Surgery Society - King Fahd Medical Re-search Center, KAU

27-29 October: 1st International Conference forSaudi Pain Society

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