Background: Time Management is a set of principles, practices, skill, and systems that work
together to assist in getting more value out of one's time. For faculty students; it is an essential issue
as is associated with improving their performance. Aim of the study: To investigate the time
management habits and its related factors among medical sciences faculty students Subject and
method: A cross-sectional study was carried out at a private Faculty for girls at Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia, all students (190 female students) enrolled in the academic year 2018-2019 from different
specialties were investigated about time management habits. Tool: A self-administered
questionnaire which consisted of two sections was used; the first section included items about age,
specialty and the GPA while the second section included 23 items about time management
behaviors. Results: Students studying at the Clinical Laboratory department scored the highest
while students studying at Emergency and Radiology department scored the least regarding time
management skills with no significant difference. Regarding “time management skills " 82.1% of
students had good scores 75% and more, while 5.8% of them had poor score <60% which indicated
poor time management skills. Significant relation was found between good time management skills
and scholastic achievement. Conclusion: There is a strong significance between time management
skills and academic performance Recommendations: Effective time management skills should be
taught to under graduate students; teachers should incorporate time management concepts and
applications in their classes. Trainings and seminars on time management skills are highly
encouraged.