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MD. PHYSIOLOGY
Goal
The goal of postgraduate medical education shall be to produce a competent specialist and / or a medical teacher as stated in the Post Graduate Medical Education Regulations 2000 and its amendments thereof [May2018]
(i) Who shall recognize the health needs of the community, and carry out professional obligations ethically and in keeping with the objectives of the national health policy.
(ii) Who shall have mastered most of the competencies, pertaining to the specialty, that are required to be practiced at the secondary and the tertiary levels of the health care delivery system.
(iii) Who shall be aware of the contemporary advances and developments in the discipline concerned.
(iv) Who shall have acquired a spirit of scientific inquiry and is oriented to the principles of research methodology and epidemiology, and
(v) Who shall have acquired the basic skills in teaching of the medical and paramedical professionals.
General Objectives
At the end of the postgraduate training in the discipline concerned the student shall be able to:
(i) Recognize the importance of the concerned specialty in the context of the health need of the community and the national priorities in the health sector.
(ii) Practice the specialty concerned ethically and in step with the principles of primary health care.
(iii) Demonstrate sufficient understanding of the basic sciences relevant to the concerned specialty.
(iv) Identify social, economic, environmental, biological and emotional determinants of health in a given case, and take them into account while planning therapeutic, rehabilitative, preventive and promotive measures/strategies.
(v) Diagnose and manage majority of the conditions in the specialty concerned on the basis of clinical assessment, and appropriately selected and conducted investigations.
(vi) Plan and advice measures for the prevention and rehabilitation of patients suffering from disease and disability related to the specialty.
(vii) Demonstrate skills in documentation of individual case details as well as morbidity and mortality data relevant to the assigned situation.
(viii) Demonstrate empathy and humane approach towards patients and their families and exhibit interpersonal behavior in accordance with the societal norms and expectations.
(ix) Play the assigned role in the implementation of national health programs, effectively and responsibly.
(x) Organize and supervise the chosen/assigned health care services demonstrating adequate managerial skills in the clinic/hospital or the field situation.
(xi) Develop skills as a self-directed learner; recognize continuing educational needs, select and use appropriate learning resources.
(xii) Demonstrate competence in basic concept of research methodology and epidemiology, and be able to critically analyse relevant published research literature.
(xiii) Develop skills in using educational methods and techniques as applicable to the teaching of medical/nursing students, general physicians and paramedical health workers.
(xiv) Function as an effective leader of a team engaged in health care, research or training.
Statement of the Competencies
Keeping in view the general objectives of postgraduate training, each discipline shall aim at development of specific competencies, which shall be defined and spelt out in clear terms. Each department shall produce a statement and bring it to the notice of the trainees in the beginning of the program so that he or she can direct the efforts towards the attainment of these competencies.
Components of the PG Curriculum
The major components of the PG curriculum shall be:
Theoretical knowledge
Practical/clinical Skills
Training in writing thesis/research articles
Attitudes, including communication.
Training in research methodology, medical ethics & medicolegal aspects
Teaching skills to the undergraduates, juniors and support teams.
MD. PHYSIOLOGY
Goals:
The Postgraduate course in M.D. Physiology should enable a medical graduate to be:
i. A competent Physiologist, who would provide high quality health care and advance the cause of science through research and training.
ii. A good medical teacher in Physiology, Practicing the required skills of teaching and able to render appropriate advice/service to clinicians as and when required.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of training course, a Post graduate student should have thorough knowledge of body with respect to .
1. Cognitive domain :
a. All systems of body should be studied with respect to : Historical aspect,
Evolution and development, Comparative Physiology, Structure - Gross and Electron microscopic and function at cellular level, Quantitative and Qualitative aspects, Regulatory mechanisms, Variations in Physiological and pathological conditions, Applied physiology and Recent advances.
b. Able to teach the basic physiological mechanisms of human body with reference to their implications in the pathogenesis of diseases
(pathophysiology) and their management to undergraduate medical and paramedical students.
c. Conduct such clinical and experimental research, as would have a significant
bearing on human health and patient care.
d. Interact with other departments by rendering services in advanced laboratory
investigations and relevant expert opinion.
e. Participate actively in various workshops/seminars/journal
clubs/demonstration in the allied departments, to acquire various skills for
collaborative research.
f. Contribute to society by imparting physiological understanding of health
problems.
g. Plan a research study and conduct basic and clinical systemic investigations. 1.
Psychomotor domain :
h. PG students should be able.
i. a. To perform human experiments, Hematology experiments based on
biophysical principles and interpret observations of Animal (Mammalian and
Amphibian) experiments.
j. b. To acquire history taking and clinical examination skills.
2.Affective domain :
k. a. A Post graduate student should develop communication skills to interact
with students, Colleagues, Superiors and others staff members.
l. b. He / She should be able to work as a member of a team to carry out
teaching as well as research activities.
m. c. He /She should have right attitude (Medical ethics) towards teaching
profession.
n. d. Communicate effectively with peers, students and teachers in various
Demonstrate self-awareness and personal development in routine conduct.
(Self-awareness)
o. e. Concepts of Physiological norms range and variations, Transport across
Cell teaching-learning activities. (Communication)
p. f. Demonstrate
q. 1. Due respect in handling human body parts & cadavers during dissection
(Ethics & Professionalism)
r. 2. Humane touch while demonstrating living surface marking in
subject/patient (Ethics & Professionalism)
s. g. Acquire capacity of not letting his/her personal beliefs, prejudices and
limitations come in the way of duty.
t. h. Appreciate the issues of equity and social accountability while exposing
students to early clinical exposure (Equity and social accountability)
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