7TH GCC Medical Colleges Conference, 17-19 November 2009, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Abstract

The 7 th GCC Medical Colleges Conference was held at the Dammam Campus of King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia from 17 th to 19 th November 2009. The theme of the conference was "Medical Education: Research and Applications" and it was organized by the Medical Education Unit, College of Medicine, King Faisal University-Dammam (KFH-D), Saudi Arabia. The Medical Education Unit at KFU-D is committed to promote faculty development activities that support the mission of KFU-D. It also strives to provide facilities and services of highest order to improve assessment in particular and quality of medical and health professional's education in general. The Journal of Family and Community Medicine has allotted a section for Medical Education. Considering the importance of the conference, our commitment towards medical education, and to the interest of our readers, we have included the abstracts of the scientific presentations of the 7 th GCC Medical Colleges Conference in this issue.