Monofeya

MONOFEYA




About

History

The Governorate Geography:

Shebin El Kom city considered the first city in El Monofeya province as there are the main administrations, the governmental authorities. Also, there are the main administration of El Monofeya University and the majority of colleges which ascribes to the university, the headquarters of the mayor. For so it is a great honor to be the first city and the capital of the province

Monofeya is triangle-like Governorate, situated in the middle of the River Nile Delta between the 2 branches of the River Nile - Rashid and Demietta -, its head in the south and its base in the north. It expands to the west of Rashid branch where the Sadat city is located. It is lies on 2 main roads connecting Cairo & Alexandria– the Desert Road to the west & the Agricultural Road to the east of the governorate.

Location & Environment

The total area:

2554 KM2

The population:

3 million (in 2001) the population of the rural areas represents 80%

The Capital:

Shebin El- Koom, 72 Km north to Cairo.

Governorate Day:

13th of June annually

Climate

In summer:

Fair to hot, temperature ranges between 29-30 degrees C, 20-30 % humidity, you can wear light cotton clothes.

In winter:

Cold to fair, rainy, foggy only in morning, temperature ranges between 8-20 degrees C, you can wear heavy wool clothes.

About Practice

Hospital Condition

Working Conditions: from Sunday to Thursday - 5 hours daily.

Hospital Teaching Departments

- Anesthesia

- Anatomy

- Biochemistry

- Cardiology
- Cardio-thoracic Surgery

- Chest

- Clinical pathology

- Community Medicine

- Dermatology

- E.N.T

- Forensic & Toxicology

- General Surgery

- Gynecology & Obstetrics

- Histology

- Internal Medicine

- Microbiology

- Neuropsychiatry

- Neurosurgery

- Ophthalmology

- Orthopedic Surgery

- Parasitology

- Pathology

- Pediatrics

- Pharmacology

- Physiology

- Radio diagnosis

- Radiotherapy

- Rheumatology

- Tropical Medicine

- Urology

Also in monofeya we have a Famous National Liver Institute it contributes in saving the medical care for citizens in simple circumstances in medical specialized belong to the liver diseases all over the country

Terms & Duration

To have the certificate you should spend 5 days for 3 weeks working, 5 hours a day.

Departments Doctors Language

English & Arabic

Required Equipments

- Please bring your white coat and stethoscope also a reflex hammer for neurology clerkships.

- Health insurance is required (A copy shall be attached with the application documents, or sent to NEO/LEO before arrival for the clerkship).

- Please bring your international students ID (ISIC) it is of great benefit especially in social programs

Board & Lodging

Accommodation Conditions

Monofeya University student hostel

Distance between Dormitory & the Hospital

3 km

Internet & Telephone

- Available

- (+2) is an international prefix if you dial from Egyptian mobile or Phone booth don't dial the (+2)

- It's better to buy an Egyptian mobile number since it's so cheap it's only will cost you just 30 pounds – approximately 5 Euros you could make and receive international and Local calls. Rechargeable cards are in either 50 – 100 -200 pounds

Boarding

2 meals, Breakfast, Lunch

Social Program

Where to Go & What to Visit

There are many tourist places in Shebin El Kom like:
- Khalil El Gazzar palace in Shebin El Kom
- Al Abbasy mosque
- Shebin El Kom Council Building
- Abd El Aziz Fahmy palace in Kafr Al Meselha
- The agronomists association building in Shebin El Kom
- Venesia village
- General/Zaky Badr villa in Monshat Esam
- General/Lotfy Badr in Monshat Esam
- General/Mohi Badr in Monshat Esam
- The church of Anba Sarabmon and Siedy shiple mousuq
- Set Medallela mosque in Batanoon.

Egypt is a country of tourism we have a lot of places to go in the weekends which started from the Wednesday afternoon till Saturday morning so we can spend about 3 days in our weekends visiting & get around all Egypt.

Our social program outside Monofeya can be in Cairo, Alexandria, Sharm al-shekh, Luxur, Aswan, Hurgada, Siwa…also you can arrange to add or remove with LEO

Transportation

Transportation to the Dormitory

- Menoufiya has neither airports nor ports, so, it's preferable to make your destination: Cairo International Airport Then you can take the bus or pick a taxi (50 L.E) to Ramsis square from where you can either:

1- Take a train (15 L.E) to Quesna from the Railway station then a taxi (15 L.E) to Shebin El-Koom.

2- Take an air-conditioned bus (4 L.E) to Shebin El-Koom directly from the other side of the Railway "Ahmed Helmy square" beside the Fire Station.

- Or direct Taxi from Cairo airport to Shebin El-Koom (150-200 L.E)

Important Information

Currency:

The currency of Egypt is called the Pound (pl. Pounds). Pound banknotes are issued in the following denominations: 0.25, 0.50, 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 Pounds. Smaller values are issued as coins (piaster’s) with 1 Pound = 100 Piaster’s.

Currency exchange facilities are available in most banks, hotels and airports and operate normal business hours.

Credit cards are accepted at most restaurants and shops, the most widely used being MasterCard, Visa and American Express.

By the way 1 Euro ~ 7 pounds!!

Local time:

GMT + 2 hours

Certification:

We will give you your certificate on the last day of your clerkship or on your day of departure and it will be signed and stamped by the supervisor doctor and the LEO.

Passport & VISA:

Visitors are required to be in possession of a valid passport. Entry visas may be obtained from Egyptian Diplomatic and Consular Missions Abroad.

It is, however, possible for most visitors to obtain an entry visa at any of the Major Ports of Entry while those from the following countries are required to be in possession of a pre-arrival visa: Afghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Macedonia, Malaysia, Moldavia, Morocco, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Russia, Serbia & Montenegro, Slovenia, Thailand, Tunisia, Ukraine and all African countries.

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Contact Us

LEO/LORE Name: Islam Abd El-Rahman Afify

Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Mobile number: +20105552516

LC website: http://www.mssa-mnf.org

See Also

Monofeya City Website:

http://www.monofeya.gov.eg/C0/HomePage/default.aspx

Monofeya University Website:

http://www.menofia.edu.eg/en/index.asp

Monofeya University Medical College Website:

http://www.mnfmed.org/