GCC countries have witnessed a rapid and major sociocultural and economic transformation in the recent decade. The progress of medical education in the region is relatively new. An important goal among the medical colleges in the region is to graduate national physicians who can increase the number of healthcare professionals in the healthcare services. The aim of this article is to highlight the current challenges faced by GCC countries to attain their desired goals.
Medical education is pivotal to a high-quality health care. In this regard, the GCC countries are committed to the international concept of health for all in the 21 st century with a target date of 2020 adopted by the WHO in 1998. The total number of universities and degree awarding institutes are 126 out of which 40 are medical universities . Despite a large number of medical colleges, there are several problems faced by…
