The First Step to words the integration of teaching in a way that medical College

Background:- Integration has been accepted as an important educational strategy in medical education , and its introduction to the curricula of Medical schools in Iraq , together with the Problem Based Learning PBL and Objective Structured Clinical Examination OSCE, is regarded as the pavement of the way to gain the accreditation for Iraqi Medical Colleges and to update the curriculum in such away to prepare the medical students to fulfill the requirements to provide the best health service for our patients . A total and sudden change in the curricula of the medical schools , which had been the same since their foundations , seems to be inconvenient . So a gradual integration can give the teaching staff a good idea and experience to achieve a complete shift toward the ideal program and can clarify the possible difficulties in the future implementations. Methods:-This paper presents a preliminary version of a proposed schedule for the next academic year , which completely fits the contents of the previous syllabus , arranged by a coordinator under direct supervision of the dean of Kufa Medical College . The draft was discussed by the concerned departments followed by the formation of one committee for each class consisting of representatives from all departments participating in the teaching process of that class to approve the application of the schedule for the next year. Results:- What is done in this syllabus is the rearrangement of the same topic in the different departments to be given in the same period .so the horizontal integration could be achieved and here is an example: Neurophysiology , Neuroanatomy , Neurohistology , Neuroembryology are being taught for the second-Year students at the same time .This can give the student a complete idea about the topic and make the task of teaching much easier by inter-disciplinary cooperation . Conclusion:-the schedule can put Kufa Medical College on the first step of integration ladder.