MBBS

The broad goal of the teaching of undergraduate students in Medicine is to
have the knowledge, skills and behavioral attributes to function effectively as the first
contact physician.

Course Content:

(ii) OBJECTIVES :
(a) KNOWLEDGE :
At the end of the course, the student shall be able to :
(1) Diagnose common clinical disorders with special reference to
infectious diseases, nutritional disorders, tropical and environmental
diseases;
(2) Outline various modes of management including drug therapeutics
especially dosage, side effects, toxicity, interactions, indications and
contra-indications;
(3) Propose diagnostic and investigative procedures and ability to
interpret them;
(4) Provide first level management of acute emergencies promptly and
efficiently and decide the timing and level of referral, if required;
(5) Recognize geriatric disorders and their management.
(iii) SKILLS :
At the end of the course, the student shall be able to :
(1) develop clinical skills (history taking, clinical examination and other
instruments of examination to diagnose various common medical disorders
and emergencies;
(2) refer a patient to secondary and/or tertiary level of health care after having
instituted primary care;
(3) perform simple routine investigations like hemogram, stool, urine, sputum and
biological fluid examinations;
(4) assist the common bedside investigative procedures like pleural tap, lumber
puncture, bone marrow aspiration/ biopsy and liver biopsy.