Condition of Participation for Basic Sciences Examination

Condition of Participation for Basic Sciences Examination

 

Eligible Students are those who passed successfully Basic Sciences subjects (one general Subject can be kept for after the exam) and gained cGPA above 12. 

 Medical Students as the Basic Sciences Comprehensive examination will be held as a reform type, therefore the eligibility to attend the above-mentioned examination is passing all below courses (theory and practical).

Row

Course Name

Basic Sciences examination
include / exclude

Row

Course Name

Basic Sciences examination
include / exclude

1

Principles of Epidemiology

include

14

Tissue, Dev. & Function block

include

2

Principles of Health Services

include

15

Cell & Molecules block

include

3

Parasitology & Mycology

include

16

Cardiovascular system block

include

4

Anatomy of limbs

include

17

Respiratory system block

include

5

Anatomy of Head & Neck

include

18

Gastrointestinal System block

include

6

Biochemistry Metabolism

include

19

Endocrine System block

include

7

Microbiology

include

20

Urinary system block

include

8

Virology

include

21

Reproductive system block

include

9

Medical Terminology 1&2

include

22

Nervous System block

include

10

Family Health

Exclude

23

Special Senses block

include

11

Immunology

Exclude

24

Pathology

Exclude

12

Medical Genetics

Exclude

25

Medical Physics

Exclude

13

Nutrition

Exclude

26

Psychology

Exclude

 

Note 1.

Those courses that are excluded from Basic sciences examination (for MD students Only) will be examined before the pre-internship phases.

Note 2.

Passing all courses of Basic sciences phases is required to entry the Physiopathology phase.

Dentistry Students the Basic Sciences Comprehensive examination will be held as before and all Basic Sciences subjects should be passed before the exam time registration (one general Subject can be kept for after the exam).

Row

Course Name

Basic Sciences examination
include / exclude

Row

Course Name

Basic Sciences examination
include / exclude

1

Pathology

include

9

Genetics

include

2

Parasitology and Mycology

include

10

Community & Oral Health

include

3

Immunology

include

11

Anatomical Sciences 1-2-3

include

4

Bacteriology

include

12

Medical Physics

include

5

Biochemistry

include

13

Physiology

include

6

Psychology

include

14

Virology

include

 

General note:

For The General courses; Persian Language, General English, Physical Training 1, Islamic Revolution of Iran and Introduction to religion 1, all of them should be passed before basic sciences examination and for Physical Training 2, Divine Texts, Introduction to religion 2 and Divine ethics, only one of course from them can be kept for after Basic Sciences examination.

If scores obtained in some courses that assigned by the student are not announced by the time of formal examination, the student will participate in the examination under conditions;

  • if the student fails in that course after the announcement of formal examination’s score or passes the course but the average does not reach 12, the result of formal examination will be considered null and void.

The student will not be allowed to participate in the next formal examination even under conditions unless s/he passes the failed course and obtain the necessary average GPA.

Participation in the formal examination of basic sciences is allowed up to three times. If the student does not obtain passing score in this examination s/he will be excluded from continuing the MD/DDS program.

Number of questions in the Basic Sciences Examination

Medical

Dentistry

Exam subject

No. of Questions

Exam subject

No. of Questions

Anatomy

54

Anatomy

42

Physiology

36

Physiology

28

Biochemistry

20

Biochemistry

25

Microbiology

12

Microbiology

19

Parasitology & Entomology

12

Pathology

15

Mycology

4

Immunology

15

Virology

4

Psychology

10

Public Health

11

Religion thought and Islamic Revolution

10

Epidemiology

9

Genetics

10

Medical Terminology

26

Oral Health & Community

10

Religion thought and Islamic Revolution

12

Medical Physics

5

Total Number

200

Virology

5

Parasitology

3

Mycology

3

Total Number

200

 

Students MUST be at the exam venue 30 min before the exam time. The entrance door will be closed 30 minutes before the exam start.

In the date of exam, students should bring their Examination Entry Card with Passport and the students ID card with themselves.