College of Medicine University of Tikrit

Tikrit University College of Medicine (TUCOM) is a government medical school in Tikrit, Iraq. It is part of the University of Tikrit.

History
It was established in 1987 alongside colleges of Education and Engineering. The first semester was in 1989.

Curriculum
The college adopted a community-oriented problem-based learning curriculum from its establishment. This was the first in Iraq and followed examples globally and in the Eastern Mediterranean Region e.g. Ismailia and Gezira.

Deans

 * 1) Ghanim Alsheikh Sep 1988-Jan 2000
 * 2) Abul-Ghani Mohammed Ali Feb 2000-May 2003
 * 3) Abid Ahmad Salman May 2003-Jun 2010
 * 4) Wisam Suhail Najim Jun 2010-Feb 2017
 * 5) Salih Attiyah Allaw Feb 2017-Mar 2019
 * 6) Usama Ghad Abul-Qadir Mar 2019-?
 * 7) Wisam Suhail Najim (current)