DESIGN OBJECTIVES
SPECIAL RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Personality development of student in the context of social behaviour expected from him. Following steps are advised:- a) Repeated reminder of Hippocratic oath, Declaration of Geneva
and injunctions of Quran and Sunna relevant to basic human rights. This can be done in the following manner.
i) At the start of each academic year, Hippocratic Oath and Declaration of Geneva be read in Joint College Assembly, Chaired by the Principal and attended by members of the faculty and students.
ii) Thrice an year a noted scholar, lawyer should be called and asked to address students. He shall talk on Islam and rights of people, medical and social ethics in Islam and contemporary world.
iii) At the end of first year the student shall submit a paper on medical ethics of about 2000 words.
iv) Present lectures on Islamiat should be converted into behavioural science lectures with special reference to our social and cultural scenario.
v) Students shall practically involve themselves in social work in affiliated hospitals and community centres for a period of at-least 14 hours each year to create in them the awareness about problems and difficulties being faced by patients.
2. INTEGRATION OF BASIC SUBJECTS WITHIN THEMSELVES AND WITH CLINICAL SUBJECTS.
a. This will enhance the coordinated and integrated learning, continually building on knowledge and experience in a progressive and successive manner.
b. Clinical teachers shall integrate teaching with the basic science teachers during the 1st and 2nd years in accordance with the prescribed syllabus to create clinical orientation from the beginning of the studies.
c. The content of the syllabus shall be more rationalized to avoid unnecessary details, duplications and overlapping of topic in the different clinical and basic subjects.
d. Clinical, communication, and learning skills shall be initiated starting from the 1st year of MBBS course.
3. METHOD OF EXAMINATION
A) Internal Assessment of the student shall carry 10 marks in each subject in practical. The OSCE system in practical examination shall be introduced.
B) Theory – 25% marks shall be allocated for MCQs and 75% for the short essays for the first five years. After five years 50% shall be for MCQs and 50% for short essays.
C) The practice of factitious roll numbers must be enforced by the university.
D) Full secretariat support shall be provided to all the Professors by the concerned institution to help in record keeping and planning of teaching and assessment.
4. RE-ALLOCATION OF SUBJECTS DURING DIFFERENT YEARS OF STUDY.
a. Portion of Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry shall be examined at university level after Ist year. Special study module i.e. Medical ethics in light of Hippocratic, Quran and Sunnah relevant to the Medical profession shall also be included. Student shall submit 2000 words paper on Medical ethics and personal development which should carry the weightage for internal assessment. Other special studies modules shall include Bio-Statistics and Computer Literacy. There shall be University Examination at the end of first year in that portion.
b. In the 2nd year the remaining parts of Anatomy, Physiology, and Biochemistry be taught & University examination shall be held at the end of 2nd year. Special study modules shall include introduction to primary care, epidemiology, research orientation, self learning and art of reference material consultation, including literature search.
c. In the 3rd year, General Pathology, General Microbiology, Parasitology, Forensic Medicine, and Community Medicine be taught and University examination be held at the end of 3rd
year. The lectures on six major clinical subjects must be integrated with the said subjects to be examined in the third year. Special study modules include introduction to Hospital/Health Care Management.
d. The 4th & 5th year should be one integrated clinical period. In the 4th & 5th year clinical subjects (six) be taught, in addition
lectures on special Pathology and Clinical Pharmacology (Therapeutics) shall continue up to fifth year to be examined (theory) in the final university professional examination. There
shall be mandatory completion of clinical rotation/attachment of one hundred and twenty (120) hours in the affiliated Community Health Centres/Hospitals. There shall be only internal examinaion of fourth year. Special study modules shall include Communication Skills development regarding patients, staff and doctors relationship. Optional studies may include history of Medical Profession, topics chosen from prevention and promotion of health with particular reference to national health issues and global issues e.g. Tuberculosis, Malaria & AIDs.
e. The Community Oriented Clinical teaching shall be made integral part of clinical teaching in year 4 & 5.
f. 4th and 5th years shall be designated intensive clinical years meant for developing clinical skills and treatment of the patient to achieve the desired level of International and institutional objectives. In final year, special study modules shall include Medical Audit, clinical governance and global health issues. A short research paper of 3000 words on the special modules shall be prepared for internal assessment and additional credits.
g. Eighty (80) hours of intensive clinical attachment in Accidents & Emergency department covering all the clinical specialties including Paediatrics and Gynaecology and Obstetrics shall be mandatory part of the requirement.
6. TEACHING HOSPITAL AND COMMUNITY BASED ATTACHMENTS Students shall spend allocated days a week on hospital attachment AS MENTIONED ABOVE. The community attachment gives the student an opportunity to experience community based clinical medicine and study determinants of health other than those normally considered within the scope of the high Tech Hospital Health Services. Students shall work in a variety of settings including Rural, Tehsil, District Health Facilities and Community Health Trusts, Statutory and Voluntary organizations in small or larger groups. Teacher one from Medicine, Surgery, ENT, Eye, Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology shall accompany alongwith the teachers from Community Medicine.
7. ADDITIONAL CRITICAL ASSESSMENT TOOLS THE LOG BOOK/CLINICAL CARD RECORD
The student is expected to make a reflective record of his/her achievements in the log book. The log book is a collection of evidence that learning has taken place, it is a reflective record of achievements. The log book shall also contain a record of the procedures which student would have performed in 3rd , 4th & 5th year.