Diploma in Clinical Medicine & Community Health

 

DIPLOMA IN CLINICAL MEDICINE & COMMUNITY HEALTH

COURSE UNITS

 

First Year

CODE UNIT NAME NO. OF HRS NO. OF UNITS
DCM 121 Behavioural Sciences and Medical Ethics  60 4
DCM 154 Basic Life Support and First Aid 30 2
DCM 113 Computer applications 30 2
DCM 131 Human Anatomy 180 12
DCM 132 Human Physiology 180 12
DCM 133 Introduction to Medical Biochemistry 45 3
DCM 134 Medical Parasitology and Laboratory Techniques 45 3
DCM 135 Medical Microbiology and Laboratory Techniques 75 5
DCM 141 Community Health and Nutrition 45 3
DCM 142 Environmental Health 45 3
DCM 151 General Pathology 150 10
DCM 152 Pharmacology & Therapeutics 75 5
DCM 111 Communication skills advocacy and social mobilization 45 3
DCM 160 Clinical Methods 90 6
DCM 171 Skillslab, Junior Clerkship, and  Nursing Skills 330 10
TOTAL 1425 83

Second Year

CODE UNIT NAME NO. OF HRS NO. OF UNITS
DCM 221 Epidemiology, Demography and Biostatistics 45 3
DCM 241 Community Health 30 3
DCM  251 Clinical Pathology 60 12
DCM  252 Pharmacology and Therapeutics 180 8
DCM 261 Medicine 120 11
DCM 262 Child Health and Paediatrics 165 12
DCM  263 Surgery and Orthopaedics 135 9
DCM  264 Reproductive Health 135 9
DCM 222 Research Methodology 75 5
DCM 242 Health Service Management (HSM) and Medico-legal Issues 90 6
DCM 271 Skillslab and Intermediate Clerkship 600 20
TOTAL 1755 96

Third Year

CODE UNIT NAME NO. OF HRS NO. OF UNITS
DCM  341 Community Health 30 2
DCM  361 Medicine 60 4
DCM  362 Child Health and Paediatrics 60 4
DCM  363 Surgery and Orthopaedics 90 6
DCM  364 Reproductive Health 90 6
DCM  366 Special Subjects: Ophthalmology, Dentistry, ENT, Mental health, anaesthesia 105 7
DCM  370 Community Attachment 240 8
DCM  Research Project 30 1
DCM 371 Senior  Clerkship 840 28
TOTAL 4725 245