About the IFOM center

  • The International Foundations of Medicine (IFOM®) Program offers basic and clinical science exams to medical schools and other organizations worldwide.
  • The program was founded in 2007 and continues to enable medical schools to assess their students’ knowledge and compare their performance against international benchmarks.
  • The Faculty of Medicine at the Islamic University of Gaza has since 2013 been recognized as a regional IFOM testing center. As of 2021, the Faculty has also incorporated the IFOM Basic Science Examination (BSE) and Clinical Science Examination (CSE) in the academic program as graduation requirements.
  • Between 2013 and 2021, the IFOM center at the faculty held 34 examination rounds, through which 346 applicants took the BSE and CSE exams.
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