Syllabus

PRE – MEDICINE

Students with 10+2 years of education with a science background should first enroll in pre-medicine (ab psycholoy) course for 1 year 4 months (3 semesters). After completion of pre-medicine program, they will be enrolled in 4 year medical program.
The four-year medical course generally progresses from the study of the normal to the abnormal human being. Most of the subjects are yearly courses which are taken up for two semesters.

DOCTOR OF MEDICINE

FIRST YEAR

In the first year, Class lectures are delivered mostly through computers using LCD projectors complemented by slide/ film showing, laboratory work and group discussions. Pedagogy and Bioethics are incorporated in Principles of Medical Practice. I An introduction to medical Informatics is incorporated in Preventive Medicine and Community Health before the biostatistics session. Problem-based learning is gradually introduces in certain topics in Biochemistry and Physiology.

SECOND YEAR

In the second year, small groups of students begin to meet patients in the actual hospital setting where they are introduced to history taking and physical examination.

THIRD YEAR

The third year involves didactic lectures on common diseases encountered in clinical practice as well as interesting or rare conditions. Pathophysiology is reviewed while clinical features, diagnostic approaches and principles of management are emphasized.

FOURTH YEAR

The fourth year or clinical clerkship is mainly spent in actual patient care with the University Medical Center serving as the clinical laboratory. Hospital rounds and group discussions give the student a good perspective on bedside manners, diagnosis and management. The clerks rotate through the different clinical departments for 48 weeks with periodic evaluation.