• Curriculum is based on a more vertically and horizontally integrated model with more clinical input from inception.
• students in the first, second and third years apart from the fourth and final years particularly promoting
  • Problem based learning
  • Self learning
  • Community oriented learning
• formative and summative assessments

• Lectures
• Use of technology in education ; IT
• Actively promote an environment with opportunities for self learning, self direction and self discipline.
• The motivation amongst students is maintained by appropriate assessment at the end of appointment and course

• Blood & Circulation/Respiration & Gas exchange module
• Lecture – Basic Life support
• Practice sessions – 03 sessions

• Nervous control, Behaviour & Special senses module
• Seminar – Physiological, clinical and psychosocial aspects of pain

• Integrated Applied Medicine 1 – Student seminars and integrated discussion

Objectives 

Time Table 

• Lecture- Emergency Life support
• Practical session - Emergency Life support
• Skills training

• Introduction to Anaesthesia
• Drugs used in General Anaesthesia & Regional Anaesthesia
• Medical disorders & Anaesthesia I
• Medical disorders & Anaesthesia II
• Preoperative patient assessment & preparation
• Regional Anaesthesia
• Post operative care & complications
• Monitoring techniques I
• Monitoring techniques II
• Respiratory failure & Management
• Shock
• Fluid and electrolyte balance
• Intra Venous fluids & Parenteral Nutrition
• Assessment of blood loss and blood transfusion
• Oxygen Therapy

• Trauma I
• Trauma II
• Management of Head injuries
• Emergency Management I
• Emergency Management II
• Respiratory function tests ABG
• Acid base abnormalities
• Cardiac Support and Inotropes
• Respiratory support including mechanical ventilation
• Acute Renal Failure
• Sepsis
• Fluid management in different conditions
• Management of Pain
• Acute Liver Failure
• Transport of Critically ill
• Ethics in Critical Care & Anaesthesia
• Management of unconscious patient
• Anaesthesia Questions
• Critical Care Questions

• The students are allocated to small groups (3-4 in each) and rotated to various assignments within hospital with clear objectives of learning.
• The clinical placements
  • THP- Intensive Care, Operating Theatre Emergency Treatment Uni
  • THK - Operating Theatres Cardio Thoracic Unit, NeuroSurgical Intensive Care Unit, Surgical Intensive Care Unit and Dialysis Unit

A comprehensive student log book is provided to ensure they undergo thorough training on clear objectives of both anaesthesiology & Critical Care. Each group is exposed to formal teaching course in Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation. In the afternoon activities include small group discussions, teaching/learning with simulation at Skills Lab and Ward teaching.

• Attendance
• Daily Schedule
• Objectives of the Assignment
• Essential knowledge : Anaesthesiology
• Essential knowledge: Critical Care
• Essential Clinical Skills: Critical Care
• Topics to be covered as small group discussions
• OSCE and the pass marks

• CPR
• Endotracheal Intubation
• NG Tube insertion
• Venesection
• IV Cannulation
• Transfusion
• Blood gas analysis
• CVP measurement
• Chest physiotherapy
• Airway management in recovery
• Ambu ventilation
• Setting up ventilator
• Urinary catheterization
• IV drug administration
• Priming IV lines without air bubbles
• Taking a 12 lead ECG
• Setting up an infusion pump

• Lectures
• Student seminars
• Clinical training program
  • Skills training – during clinical appointment
  • Simulation mannequin skills lab
  • Direct observation of procedural skills
  • Case based discussions in the theatre & ICU-  on a schedule
  • Bedside Teaching
  • Practise viva sessions  within the student group
  • Practise of setting of question method within the student group
  • Short student presentations
  • Interactive sessions
• Student centered teaching
  • Pre-op Assessments and critical care admissions
  • Case Presentations

• Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCHE). 3 mi
• Five questions until 1017 changed to 10 from 2018
• Blue print
  • Emergency
  • Calculation
  • Identification of equipment
  • Data interpretation
  • Clinical decision
• Obtained 50% pass mark at the end of appointment

• MCQ – 4 (MCQ,SBA)
• Theory ; SAQ – 1
• Viva (10 min )
• OSCE 1-2 (1 Min each )

• MCQ- Common MCQ All island
• SAQ
  • Setting question based on the department decision on rotation
  • Double marking by the owner of the question and nominee by the Head (Combination of internal and external examiner )
  • Marks 50/100
• Viva – 10/10
  • Two examiners
  • Marks 10/10
• OSCE – 1 Each

• Scrutiny
  • At departmental level (Anaesthesia and CC followed by dept of surgery )
  • At Faculty level
• Results
  • Pre results board at Dept. of Surgery
  • Results board FOM

• Internal
• External
• Approved at the department and faculty level

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