D M (GASTROENTEROLOGY)

SYLLABUS
Trainees should acquire an overall knowledge in Gastroenterology by reading standard textbooks, monographs and peer reviewed journals dealing with Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Pancreatology and related Basic Sciences and
Epidemiology. A core syllabus is however, recommended as in appendix 1, but it does not purport to be
either comprehensive or restrictive. Furthermore, it is likely to change from time to time.

Core Syllabus

Basic Sciences
1. Immune system of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) and its importance in various GI disorders
2. Molecular biology in relation to GIT
3. Genetic diseases of the GIT and the liver
4. Gene therapy

Miscellaneous
1. Upper and lower gastro-intestinal bleeding
2. Gastrointestinal tuberculosis
3. HIV and the GIT, hepatobiliary and pancreatic systems

Esophagus
1. Basic anatomy, histology and physiology
2. Congenital anomalies