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Jordan to Allow Private Medical Schools While Cutting Enrolments at Public Ones
The motivations and effects of two recent decisions have become a subject of debate among education leaders and student advocates.
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2 Iraqi Doctors Offer Advice to New Medical Students: ‘Be Patient’
As a new generation of young Arabs prepare to enter medical schools, two internationally successful Iraqi doctors remember their own…
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Brain Tissue on a Microchip Aids Iraqi Scientist’s Search for Better Stroke Treatments
Mootaz Salman, an Iraqi scientist at the University of Oxford, has won the “Young Scientist Lectureship Award” for his use…
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Moroccan Students Create a Tamazight Medical Guide to Bridge a Language Gap
To communicate better with patients from Amazigh communities, the students developed a manual of medical terms in the patients’ language.
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Lebanese Medical Student Devises Innovative Platform to Help Students Pass Exams
Edubolt uses virtual reality and other technologies to help students prepare for tough exams. The idea started with a student’s…
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Syrian Student’s Suicide Renews Concern over Campuses’ Lack of Psychological Services
Syrian academics and students say universities urgently need to restore mental health programmes to help people cope with the toll…
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AUC Seeks to Promote Mental Health and Well-Being Across Its Community
The campaign aims to create an environment conducive to mental health that protects and meets the needs of everyone in…
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Rana Dajani: Underrepresentation of Women in Science is a Global Issue
The Jordanian molecular biologist Rana Dajani discusses her career in science and a humanitarian project she started to get kids…
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Many Moroccan Medical Students Seek Outside Jobs to Cover Expenses
A survey of students of medicine, dentistry, and pharmacy in Morocco found that for many, financial need was affecting their…
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Jordan Acts to Cut Number of Medical and Engineering Students Abroad
The country’s Higher Education Council is raising admission grades to study abroad because Jordan has more graduates than it has…
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