M D (Doctor of Medicine) : Biophysics

The course aims to impart to the students :

1. a sound theoretical perspective of biophysics
2. practical skill to use biophysical techniques
3. capability to evaluate any published work
4. capability to carry out independent research

MOLECULAR PHARMACOLOGY:

Definition and determination of important pharmaco-kinetic, parameters, pharmacokinetic basis of
individual difference in response to drugs, pharmacokinetic properties, pharmacophore identification,
influence of structural modifications on pharmacokinetic properties. Mode of action of drugs, quantitative
structure-activity relationship, present and future aids to drug-design.

BIOMECHANICS:

Basic concepts of fluid dynamics, Bernoulli equation and its applications, streamline flow, Reynolds
number, viscous flow, effects of gravity and external acceleration on circulation.

BIOSTATISTICS:

Mean, Mode, Dispersion, SD, Correlation & Regression, T-Test, chi-square test, F-test and ANOVA
(theory) how to enter data, edit/modify data, transform data, descriptive statistics i.e. how to calculate
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mean, SD, range etc., Frequency distribution, Hypothesis tests for means and proportions, ANOVA,
scatter plot, correlation matrix, Regression, probability dist.

MEDICAL INFORMATICS:

Medical data collection, storage and analysis of hospital data using computers, computers in medical
instrumentation and diagnosis.