Faculty of Medicine

Educate and produce competent and socially responsible physicians who are capable of providing the best care possible with dedication to lifelong learning, and an understanding of the vital role of research in health care.

Established:

1902

Location:

Abu Dis Campus

Registered Students

390

Academic Staff

Programs offered

Programs list

Master’s Degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Master

Doctor of Medicine (MD)

Bachelor

Strategic Plan 2025-2030)

Dr. Hani Abdeen

Dean of the Faculty of Medicine

Al-Quds Faculty of Medicine opened its doors to our inaugural cohort of medical students in 1994 following a presidential decree by the late President Yasser Arafat to establish the first Palestinian Medical School at Al-Quds University in Jerusalem-the future capital of Palestine state.

Faculty of Medicine

The Faculty of Medicine is the first medical faculty in Palestine, it was established in 1994. the Faculty total staff members exceed 190 including academic and administrative staff.

The Faculty of Medicine is one of the faculties in the Health complex at Al-Quds university., which comprises the other health related schools-Dentistry, Pharmacy, Public health, Nursing and Allied Health Professions
Although the Faculty of Medicine does not own a teaching hospital, it is affiliated with the main hospitals in the locality for the purpose of clinical training of its students. Together they make up a 700 bed secondary/tertiary care facilities.

The Faculty has recognized that biomedical and clinical knowledge, based largely on natural sciences, is of central importance in medical practice. In addition, medical students should consider health as a multi-factorial entity with cultural, psychological and social dimensions. Accordingly, the Faculty has reformed its teaching and learning philosophy and restructured the curriculum to guide changes in undergraduate medical education.

The purpose of the new education philosophy, is to educate experts of medicine, who are knowledgeable and responsible physicians for clinical work as well as for biomedical and clinical research and administration. It is suggested that the future physician has integrated competence and holistic view of patient treatment, in which scientific thinking, knowledge of behavioural science and ethics are integrated with clinical knowledge.

Our Faculty of Medicine carefully selects applicants who demonstrate the intellectual ability, personal attributes, and motivation to be successful in medical faculty, in postgraduate training, and throughout their professional careers. Our students enjoy an atmosphere of camaraderie and collegiality with each other and with their tutors. Beyond the academic experiences offered at our medical school, we encourage the development of our students as caring physicians dedicated to providing the very best care, professionally and personally, to all patients.

Faculty Vision, Mission and Programme Values

Faculty Vision

“To be a center of excellence in the teaching, training of medical students, research and healthcare development in close collaboration with the community stakeholders”

Faculty Mission

“As a socially responsible faculty, Al-Quds University Faculty of Medicine (AQUFM) is committed to advance health through modernized education paradigms, innovative research, visionary leadership and community engagement to develop competent clinicians and scientists.”

Programme Values

To achieve the goals of mission statement AQUFM is committed to acting in accordance with the following Values:

Collegiality
Fairness
Integrity
Excellence and Advancing Knowledge
Respect and Humanism
Collaboration
Accountability
Sustainability

Offered Programs

Faculty of Graduate Studies | Faculty of Medicine Master Programs

Master’s Degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Faculty of Medicine Bachelor Programs

Doctor of Medicine (MD)

Governance

Assistant Professor of Microbiology

Since the 1st of September 2008, I have been appointed as Assistant Professor of Microbiology at the Faculty of Medicine, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, Palestine. Educated at Al-Quds Medical School (MD) in 2001 and got PhD from University of Pierre and Marie Curie (Paris VI) in 2008

Research interests :

Evaluation of early and late bactericidal activity of new antitubrculosis drugs.
Evaluation of sterilizing activity of new antitubrculosis drugs.
Evaluation of sterilizing activity of multidrug resistant regimen recommended by World Health Organization.
Evaluation of bactericidal and sterilizing Activities of new drug combinations against Mycobacterium ulcerans in Mice.

Publications :

Ibrahim. M, K. Andries, N. Lounis, A. Chauffour, C. Truffot-Pernot, V. Jarlier, and N. Veziris. 2007. Synergistic activity of R207910 combined with pyrazinamide against murine tuberculosis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 51:1011-5.
Nicolas Veziris, Murad Ibrahim, Nacer Lounis, Aurelie Chauffour, Chantal Truffot-Pernot, Koen Andries, and Vincent Jarlier . A Once-weekly R207910-containing Regimen Exceeds Activity of the Standard Daily Regimen in Murine Tuberculosis. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009 Jan 1;179(1):75-9.
mURAD ibrahim, CHANTAL Truffot-Pernot, KOEN ANDRIES, VINCENT Jarlier and nicolas veziris. Sterilizing activity of R207910 containing regimens in the murine model of tuberculosis. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009 Sep 15;180(6):553-7. Epub 2009 Jul 9.
Baohong Ji, Aurelie Chauffour, Jerome Robert, Murad Ibrahim, Vincent Jarlier, Impact of Dosin Frequency of the combination Rifampin-Streptomycin on its Bactericidal and Sterilizing Activities against Mycobacterium ulcerans in Mice. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2009 Jul;53(7):2955-9. Epub 2009 Apr 13.
Nicolas Veziris Murad Ibrahim, Nacer Lounis, Chantal Truffot-Pernot, Koen Andries and Vincent Jarlier. R207910 is very active when administered once-a-week in murine tuberculosis. (Abstract) 45th Interscience Conference Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy ICAAC 2005 American Society of
Murad Ibrahim, Chantal Truffot-Pernot, Koen Andries, Vincent Jarlier and Nicolas Veziris. Early and late bactericidal activity of R207910 (TMC207) in murine tuberculosis. (Abstract) 48th Interscience Conference Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy ICAAC 2008 American Society of Microbiology (ASM), Washington, DC USA.

About :

Assistant Professor of Pathology

Is the chairman of the Pathology/Histology Department at Al-Quds University Medical School. Educated at Al-Quds Medical School (MD) in 2002 and got his PhD from the University of Paris 6 in 2008. Got the Palestinian board in pathology in 2009.

Research interests :

Studying the plasticity of monocytes/macrophages and monocyte-derived cells in situ on histological slides.
Phenotypic analysis of these cells in human lymph nodes and bone marrow biopsy specimens.

Lectures / class :

Pathology I for medical, dental and pharmacy students
Pathology II for medical students
Pathology I and II Labs
Histology I for medical and dental students
Histology II for medical students
Histology II Labs

Publications :

Marwan Qubaja, Josée Audouin, Jean Claude Moulin, Thierry Jo Molina, Agnès Le Tourneau, Philippe Gaulard, Pierre Straub, Bruno Audhuy, Jacques Diebold. ” Nodal follicular helper T cell lymphoma may present with different patterns”. Human Pathology 2009;40:264-9.
Dawidowicz K, Ea HK, Lahalle S, Qubaja M, Lioté F. “Unexplained polyarthralgia and celiac disease”. Joint Bone Spine. 2007;75:325-328
Dray X, Medeau V, Qubaja M, Lavergne-Slove A, Guillausseau PJ, Marteau P. “Colonic colonisation with Giardia lamblia in a patient receiving fibrates”. Gut. 2007;56:1639-40.
Mohib Morcos, Fan Zhang, Marwan Qubaja, Marie-Christine Charpentier, Jacques Diebold, Sophie Camilleri-Broët, Jean-François Regnard, Josée Audouin and Thierry Molina. Apport Du Dossier Numérisé Dans La Prise En Charge Macroscopique Et Histologique D’Une Pièce Opératoire D’Exérèse De Carcinome Bronchopulmonaire. Revue Francophone Des Laboratoires 2005; N°377:35-40.
Marie-Christine Charpentier, Marwan Qubaja, “Agnès Le Tourneau, Jacques Diebold, Josée Audouin, Thierry Molina.Critères diagnostiques et facteurs pronostiques des carcinomes neuroendocrines à grandes cellules broncho-pulmonaires”.Revue Francophone Des Laboratoires 2008; N°398:59-63.

The EPC is a key operational and academic committee within the Faculty of Medicine at Al-Quds University, tasked with managing the daily implementation of the undergraduate medical program. Unlike higher-level policy-making bodies, the EPC plays an essential executive and administrative role, addressing the day-to-day needs of curriculum execution, teaching coordination, and academic problem-solving across departments and affiliated hospitals.

The EPC is chaired by the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, which reflects its direct connection to the executive leadership of the faculty and its critical role in ensuring academic continuity. Its proceedings are reported to the Faculty Council, and its actions are informed by institutional policy, national academic standards, and the immediate logistical and academic needs of the faculty.

Assistant Professor of Microbiology

Research interests :

Evaluation of early and late bactericidal activity of new antitubrculosis drugs.
Evaluation of sterilizing activity of new antitubrculosis drugs.
Evaluation of sterilizing activity of multidrug resistant regimen recommended by World Health Organization.
Evaluation of bactericidal and sterilizing Activities of new drug combinations against Mycobacterium ulcerans in Mice.

Publications :

Ibrahim. M, K. Andries, N. Lounis, A. Chauffour, C. Truffot-Pernot, V. Jarlier, and N. Veziris. 2007. Synergistic activity of R207910 combined with pyrazinamide against murine tuberculosis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 51:1011-5.
Nicolas Veziris, Murad Ibrahim, Nacer Lounis, Aurelie Chauffour, Chantal Truffot-Pernot, Koen Andries, and Vincent Jarlier . A Once-weekly R207910-containing Regimen Exceeds Activity of the Standard Daily Regimen in Murine Tuberculosis. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009 Jan 1;179(1):75-9.
mURAD ibrahim, CHANTAL Truffot-Pernot, KOEN ANDRIES, VINCENT Jarlier and nicolas veziris. Sterilizing activity of R207910 containing regimens in the murine model of tuberculosis. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009 Sep 15;180(6):553-7. Epub 2009 Jul 9.
Baohong Ji, Aurelie Chauffour, Jerome Robert, Murad Ibrahim, Vincent Jarlier, Impact of Dosin Frequency of the combination Rifampin-Streptomycin on its Bactericidal and Sterilizing Activities against Mycobacterium ulcerans in Mice. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2009 Jul;53(7):2955-9. Epub 2009 Apr 13.
Nicolas Veziris Murad Ibrahim, Nacer Lounis, Chantal Truffot-Pernot, Koen Andries and Vincent Jarlier. R207910 is very active when administered once-a-week in murine tuberculosis. (Abstract) 45th Interscience Conference Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy ICAAC 2005 American Society of
Murad Ibrahim, Chantal Truffot-Pernot, Koen Andries, Vincent Jarlier and Nicolas Veziris. Early and late bactericidal activity of R207910 (TMC207) in murine tuberculosis. (Abstract) 48th Interscience Conference Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy ICAAC 2008 American Society of Microbiology (ASM), Washington, DC USA.