M D (Doctor of Medicine) : Laboratory Medicine

CURRICULUM

The Laboratory services by tradition are practiced under the heading of ‘Clinical Pathology’ in most of
hospitals / medical institutions in our country. These services are divided into 4 subdivisions: clinical
biochemistry, clinical pathology, clinical hematology, and clinical microbiology. This discipline encompasses three major objectives, namely, (1) Test Selection (2) Operational
Aspects, (3) Interpretation of results. However, at present throughout most of the country this discipline
is entrusted only with operational aspect i.e., performing the tests. However, it has been now becoming
evident that the discipline of Laboratory Medicine, in close and active collaboration with clinical disciplines,
has a larger role to play in terms of other two objectives namely test selection and interpretation of
results.

SYLLABUS:

1. Organization of Laboratory
2. Quality Assurance
3. Instrumentation
4. Clinical Biochemistry
5. Clinical Pathology
6. Clinical Hematology
7. Clinical Microbiology
8. Clinical Immunology
9. Clinical Physiology
10. Clinical Pharmacology
11. Technology
12. Clinical Medicine