This annual event, dedicated to guidance and information provision, offers prospective students of the faculty the opportunity to exchange with professors, current students, and pedagogical advisors regarding various issues related to registration procedures, potential pathways, and options in case of reorientation.
Throughout the day, secondary school students and their parents flocked to the institution to discover the available infrastructure, particularly the simulation centre, lecture halls, research laboratories, practical work rooms, and specialized libraries.
On this occasion, booths were set up to provide detailed information to visitors about training paths, specific requirements for various tracks, and strategies to encourage academic success.
During these open days, participants attended several interactive workshops, notably medical demonstrations and the principles of using hospital equipment, which allowed students to immerse themselves in the daily life of medical and pharmacy students.
The Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy in Marrakech, Said Ait Benali, emphasized in a statement to the Maghreb Arabe Presse (MAP) the importance of this event in fostering dialogue between secondary school students, university students, and professors, highlighting new pathways proposed, such as medicine in English, which was launched this year, as well as modern pedagogical equipment and a vibrant associative life that contributes to student development.
He added that this event, which reflects the socio-economic openness strategy of this institution, also aims to introduce students to the faculty's advanced infrastructure, noting that the open days saw a large turnout from secondary school students thanks to the awareness and mobilization of relevant partners, particularly the Regional Academy of Education and Training and parents' associations.
For her part, the coordinator of the Openness Committee at the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy in Marrakech, Ahlam Belkho, highlighted in a similar statement that these open days, which have become an annual event awaited by secondary school students, university students, and their parents, help to "dispel fears regarding the duration of studies or the large amount of memorization required."
The program for these open days included various activities that combined creative and artistic elements (drawing, sculpture, and music), in addition to training and health awareness workshops for the benefit of visitors.
