01960nas a2200397   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653002400055653002600079653002800105653001500133653002300148653002800171653002100199653001100220653001100231653000900242653002700251653002100278653001000299653001300309100002000322700001400342700001900356700001600375700001600391700001800407700001400425245009000439856007300529300001100602490000700613050002100620520090700641022001401548       2012                            d  c2012 Mar10aClinical Competence10aCommunicable Diseases10aCross-Sectional Studies10aCurriculum10aEducation, Medical10aEducational Measurement10aEndemic Diseases10aFemale10aHumans10aMale10aProblem-Based Learning10aSchools, Medical10aSudan10aTeaching1 aAbdelrahman S H1 aMalik A M1 aMohamedani A A1 aMohamed M E1 aAlfadil S M1 aElhasan T D A1 aAhmed H S00aTeaching of major communicable diseases in Sudanese medical schools: a critical look.  uhttp://applications.emro.who.int/emhj/v18/03/18_3_2012_0265_0273.pdf  a265-730 v18  aABDELRAHMAN 20123 a<p>This descriptive, cross-sectional study of Sudanese medical schools aimed to describe and analyse the proportion of their curricula currently allocated for teaching of communicable diseases and to assess the teaching methods and student assessment tools. Qualitative and quantitative data were collected from heads of departments and students in 20 of the 27 medical faculties and from ministry of health staff at federal and state levels. Curriculum designs ranged from traditional to innovative, community-oriented programmes. Problems regarding student evaluations were identified. Major limitations included shortages of staff, reference materials and teaching aids. Poor knowledge of students about different aspects of diseases endemic in Sudan was found. Recommendations include curriculum development, staff recruitment and training, and improvement of teaching and training of students.</p>  a1020-3397