Year II 
The second year of the
MBBS program, is exciting for most students. This is simply
because of the adjustment to the transition into the study of Medicine.
Additionally this year is less stressful for students and past
foundation courses reveal their usefulness. Year II is taught at the School of Medicine, located in
the Faculty of Health Sciences, Turkeyen Campus, UG. Semesters:
2 (19 weeks each) Courses:
Morphological and Biomedical Sciences and FHS Core Courses. Credits:
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Year
2 |
| Semester
I |
17 |
| Semester
II |
16 |
| Total |
33 |
Other
Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) Core courses are required to gain the total
credits in this year. See Below for Detailed Courses.
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Regional
Anatomy |
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The
course is well defined and has many variant
laboratory practices. Students
get to learn and appreciate the
structure and function on a regional level, to gain a better handle on surgery.
An External Oral Examination
(EOE) follows the end of tjis semester of Anatomy.
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Embryology |
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A compliment
to Anatomy, Embryology defines the "developing human"
from conception to birth and exposes students to a complete
development of normal and abnormal infants. Embryology
marks the end of the Morphological Sciences of the preclinical
years.
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Physiology
II |
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Students gain complete
appreciation of the intense biochemical and metabolic changes that
occur normally and in diseased states.
There is an EOE at the end of the second semester.
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Epidemiology |
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One of the
two FHS Core Courses, "Epi." as it is commonly
referred to, combines simple analysis of Epidemiological
principles and a bit of Biostatistics to give a working
knowledge for students pursuing research or just reading study
findings for drugs or disease research.
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Management |
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Designed to challenge all
health professionals in the workings of health management from
budgeting to conflict resolution. Another FHS Core Course.
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Human
Nutrition
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An age old
concept of 'good eating gives good health' is promoted in this
course. Students are given applicable knowledge of healthy diets
and development. Along with this, presentation on various foods
and groups are presented by students to colleagues to reinforce
the practical knowledge. |
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Community
Medicine |
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essential part of the UGSM goal, interaction between
doctors and the community is forged with the community research
projects.
Recently upgraded CFA I
now has a well defined theoretical outline that covers issues
from prenatal to geriatric issues. This gives the budding
physician an all rounded outlook on the needs and dangers for
his/her patients.
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Human
Genetics |
| New
discoveries and concepts in this emerging field of medicine
creates the need for this course. Genetics in medicine plays a
very key role in diagnosis and management of many conditions and
thus the need for the essentials of Human Genetics. |
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Legal
& Ethical Issues |
| Essential
for all students in the health profession. This very interactive
course presents with cases and issues warranting tense debating
on various, critical, health, issues among students. |
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Computer
Science |
| Designed
to enlighten students of all faculties, this course displays the
general working of basic computer literacy (spread sheets, text editors
and programming) along with a few fun items such as web
designing. |
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Courses
Semester
summaries are listed below with short course description in the right
column.
Semester
1
| Course
Name |
Code |
Cr. |
| Regional
Anatomy |
MED
211 |
3 |
| Embryology |
MED
212 |
3 |
| Physiology
II |
MED
214 |
5 |
| Epidemiology |
HSC
312 |
3 |
| Management
for Health Professionals |
HSC
313 |
3 |
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Total
Credits |
17 |
Semester
2
| Course
Name |
Code |
Cr. |
| Human
Nutrition |
MED
222 |
3 |
| Community
Field Assessment I |
MED
224 |
3 |
| Human
Genetics |
HSC
222 |
3 |
| Legal
and Ethical Issues |
HSC
321 |
3 |
| Computer
Science |
CSI
121 |
4 |
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Total
Credits |
16 |
Courses
are generally:
-
40%
Course Work
-
60%
Examination
External
Oral
Examinations
(EOEs) usually account for about 5 to 10% of the Total course
marks.
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Semesters End at Year II (Two) ***
Please
Click Here for the link to the Book List or Recommended Reading.
These
courses are taken from student's program 2002/2003.
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