MBBS - SAPTHAGIRI NPS UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

MBBS

Distribution of subjects in each Professional Phase

Phase & year of MBBS training	Subjects & Teaching Elements	Duration (Months)	University Examination
First Professional MBBS	(i) Foundation of course – 1week, remaining spread over 6 months at the discretion of college (ii) Anatomy, Physiology & Biochemistry Introduction to Community Medicine, including Family Adoption Programme (FAP) through village outreach (iii) Early Clinical Exposure (iv) Attitude, Ethics and communication Module (AETCOM) including Humanities	12 months	1^st Professional
Second Professional MBBS	(i) Pathology, Microbiology, Pharmacology (ii) Introduction to clinical subjects (iii) Clinical postings, Family visits for FAP (iv) (AETCOM)	12months	2^nd Professional
Third Professional part I ,MBBS including Electives 1 month	(i) Community Medicine, Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Medicine & allied, Surgery & allied, Pediatrics, Obstetrics & Gynecology (ii) Family visits for FAP (iii) Clinical Postings (iv) (AETCOM) (v) Electives – 1month, 2blocks, 15 days each	12months	Final Professional – Part I
Third Professional part 2,MBBS	(i) General Medicine, Dermatology, Psychiatry, Respiratory Medicine, Pediatrics, General Surgery, Orthopedics, Oto-rhinolaryngology, Ophthalmology, Radiodiagnosis, Anesthesiology, Obstetrics & Gynecology, (ii) Clinical Postings (iii) (AETCOM)	18 months	Final Professional – Part II

Foundation Course

(one week + spread over 6 months at the discretion of college)

Subjects /Contents	Teaching hours
Orientation	30
Skills Module	34
Field visit to Community Health center	08
Introduction to Professional Development & AETCOM Module	40
Sports, yoga and extra – curriculum activities	16
Enhancement of language / computer skills	32
Total	160

Distribution of subject-wise Teaching Hours for 1st MBBS

Subject	Lectures	SGL	SDL	Total
Foundation Course				39
Anatomy	210	400	10	620
Physiology	130	300	10	440
Biochemistry *	78	144	10	232
Early Clinical Exposure *	27	–	0	27
Community Medicine	20	20		40
FAP			27	27
(AETCOM)	–	26	–	26
Sports and extracurricular activities	–	–	–	10
Formative Assessment and term examinations	–	–	–	60
Total	464	918	30	1521

Distribution of subject-wise Teaching Hours for II MBBS

Subjects	Lectures	SGL	Clinical Postings*	SDL	Total
Pathology	80	165	–	10	255
Pharmacology	80	165	–	10	255
Microbiology	70	135	–	10	215
Community Medicine	15	0	0	10	25
FAP	0	0	30		30
Forensic Medicine and Toxicology	12	22	–	08	42
Clinical Subjects	59		540	–	599
AETCOM	–	29	–	8	37
Sports, Yoga and extra – Curriculum activities	–	–	–	2	35
Pandemic module				28	28
Final total	316	516	585	104	1521

Pl. note : Clinical postings shall be for 3 hours per day, Monday to Friday .

There will be 15 hours per week for all clinical postin

Distribution of Subject-Wise Teaching Hours for Final MBBS part I

Subject	Lectures	SGL	SDL	Total
Electives	0	156	0	156
Gen Med.	30	50	10	90
Gen Surgery	30	50	10	90
Obs. & Gyn.	30	50	10	90
Paediatrics	25	30	10	65
Orthopaedics	15	20	10	45
For. Med. & Tox.	40	70	20	130
Community Med	55	70	20	145
FAP (Visits + log book submission)	–	21	10	31
Otorhinolaryngology (ENT)	15	20	10	45
Ophthalmology	15	20	10	45
Clinical posting			540	540
AETCOM	0	19	12	31
Pandemic module	18	0	0	18

Total	273	546	672	1521

Distribution of subject-wise Teaching Hours for Third professional part -2/ Final MBBS

Extra hours may be used for preparation of NEXT or SDL

Clinical Posting Schedules in weeks

Learner – Doctor Programme (Clinical Clerkship)

Year of Curriculum	Focus of learner – Doctor programme
Year 1	Introduction to hospital environment, early clinical exposure, understanding perspectives of illness, family adoption program
Year 2	History taking, physical examination, assessment of change in clinical status, communication and patient education
Year 3	All of the above and choice of investigations, basic procedures and continuity
Year 4	All of the above (except Family adoption Programme ) and decision making management and outcomes