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..::.:Five Years MBBS Course:..::.
Goals
Medicine is a science with human understanding and warmth; and
embraces man, his environment and society. The practice of medicine
involves the core of men and women through successive stages of
their lives from conception to death as individuals; in families and
in society; of home and at work; in health and in mental and
physical illness of infinite variety and origin. The delivery of
appropriate care in these various situations and the multiplicity of
clinical specialties which have developed for the purpose, demand
that basic graduate education in Medicine should be of sufficiently
high standard in order to enable graduates not only to address
priority health concerns of the community but also to acquire a firm
basis for future training and studies.
The process of graduate education in Medicine involves the study of
many different subjects, but the practice of medicine involves more
than mastery of those subjects. It requires this development of
certain attitudes and skills and the ability to synthesize and apply
them. He must learn to work as part of a Health Term and to function
effectively in the society in which he finds himself.
Objectives
At the end of the Course students shall:
1. Acquire knowledge and
understanding of
a) The sciences upon which Medicine depends and the
scientific and experiments methods.
b) The structure, function and normal growth and development
of the human body and the workings of the mind and their
interaction, the factors which may disturb these, and the disorders
of structure and function which may result;
c) The etiology, natural history and prognosis of the common
mental and physical ailments. Students must have experience of
emergencies and a good knowledge, of the commoner diseases of the
community and of ageing processes.
d) Normal pregnancy and childbirth, the commoner obstetric
emergencies, the principles of ante-natal and post care, and medical
aspects of family planning and psycho-sexual counseling;
e) The principles of prevention and of therapy, including
health education, the amelioration of suffering and disability,
rehabilitation, the maintenance of health in old age, and the care
of the dying.
f) Human relationship, both personal and
communal, and the interaction between man and his physical,
biological and social environment;
g) The organization and provision of health care in the
community and in hospital, the identification of the need for it,
and the economic, ethical and practical constraints within which it
operates; and
h) The ethical standards and legal responsibilities of the
medical profession.
2. Develop the professional skills
necessary to;
a) Elicit, record and interpret the relevant medical history,
symptoms and physical sings, and to identify the problems and how
these may be managed.
b) Carry out simple practical clinical procedures;
c) Deal with common medical emergencies;
d) Communicate effectively and sensitively with patients and
their relatives
e) Communicate clinical information accurately and concisely,
both by word of mouth and in writing. To medical colleagues and to
other professional involved in the care of the patient; and
f) Use laboratory and other diagnostic and therapeutic
services effectively and economically, and in the best interests of
his patients.
3. Develop appropriate attitudes to
the practices of medicine, which include;
a) Recognition that a blend of scientific and humanitarian
approaches is needed in medicine.
b) A capacity for self education, so that he may continue to
develop and extend his knowledge and skills throughout his
professional life, and recognize his obligation to contribute if he
can to the progress of medicine and to new knowledge.
c) The ability to assess the reliability of evidence and the
relevance of Scientifics knowledge, to reach conclusions by logical
deduction or by experiment, and to evaluate critically methods and
standards of medical practice. d) A continuing concern for
the interests and dignity of his patients;
e) An ability to appreciate the limitations of his own
knowledge, combined with a willingness, when necessary, to seek
further help; and
f) The achievement of good working relationships with members
of the other health care professions
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