Diploma in Clinical Medicine & Community Health

 

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CLINICAL MEDICINE & COMMUNITY HEALTH

COURSE UNITS

 

First Year – Trimester I

CODE UNIT NAME NO. OF HRS NO. OF UNITS
EEN 111 Communication Skills 45 1
BIT 111 Introduction to Computer Sciences 45 1
EEN 113 Introduction to Critical and Creative Thinking 45 1
HSN 425 Entrepreneurship 45 1
BCM 115 Introduction to HIV/AIDS 45 1
BCM 116 Medical ethics and Medico-legal issues 45 1
BCM 117 Cell Biology and Genetics 45 1
BCM 118 Medical Anthropology 45 1
BCM 119 Physiology I 45 1
TOTAL 405 9

First Year – Trimester II

CODE UNIT NAME NO. OF HRS NO. OF UNITS
BCM 121 Human Physiology II 82 2
BCM 122 Basic Life Support and Emergency Response 45 1
BCM 123 Primary Health care and Community Health Care 45 1
BCM 124 Medical Biochemistry 45 1
BCM 125 Human Anatomy 45 1
BCM 126 Nursing skills 45 1
BCM 127 Behavioural Sciences 45 1
BCM 128 Health Economics 45 1
TOTAL 440 9

First Year – Trimester III

CODE UNIT NAME NO. OF HRS NO. OF UNITS
BCM 131 Medical Microbiology 42 1
BCM 132 Community Health Services I 42 1
BCM 133 Human Anatomy II 42 1
BCM 134 Embryology 42 1
BCM 135 Immunology 42 1
BCM 136 Medical Parasitology 42 1
BCM 137 General Pathology I 42 1
TOTAL 395 7

Second Year – Trimester I

CODE UNIT NAME NO. OF HRS NO. OF UNITS
BCM 211 General pathology II 45 1
BCM 212 STI’s and HIV/AIDS 45 1
BCM 213 Biostatistics 45 1
BCM 214 Haematology 45 1
BCM 215 Human Nutrition 45 1
BCM 216 Epidemiology 45 1
BCM 217 Clinical methods I 85 2
BCM 218 Research Methodology 85 2
TOTAL 440 10

Second Year – Trimester II

CODE UNIT NAME NO. OF HRS NO. OF UNITS
BCM 221 Clinical Methods II 82 2
BCM 222 Tropical Medicine 45 1
BCM 223 Internal Medicine 1 45 1
BCM 224 Palliative Medicine 45 1
BCM 225 General Pharmacology 45 1
BCM 226 Skills Lab Methodology 45 1
BCM 227 Complimentary Medicine 45 1
BCM 228 Essentials of Disaster Management 45 1
TOTAL 400 9

Second – Trimester III

CODE UNIT NAME NO. OF HRS NO. OF UNITS
BCM 231 Internal Medicine II 85 2
BCM 232 Community Diagnosis 42 1
BCM 233 Clinical Pathology I 85 2
BCM 234 Social Work and Community Development 42 1
BCM 235 Health service Management 42 1
BCM 236 Clinical Pharmacology I 42 1
BCM 237 Environmental and Occupational health 42 1
BCM 238 Medical Education 42 1
TOTAL 400 9

Third Year – Trimester I

CODE UNIT NAME NO. OF HRS NO. OF UNITS
BCM 311 Clinical Pathology II 45 1
BCM 312 Medicine II 85 2
BCM 313 Child Health 45 1
BCM 314 General Surgery I 85 2
BCM 315 Orthopaedics 45 1
BCM 316 Reproductive Health 45 1
BCM 317 Obstetrics and Gynaecology I 45 1
BCM 318 Junior Clerkship and Practicum I 45 2
TOTAL 440 11

Third Year – Trimester II

CODE UNIT NAME NO. OF HRS NO. OF UNITS
BCM 321 Orthopaedics II 45 1
BCM 322 General Surgery II 85 2
BCM 323 Obstetrics and Gynaecology II 85 1
BCM 324 Forensic Medicine 45 1
BCM 325 Intermediate Clerkship 45 1
BCM 326 Emergency Paediatrics 85 2
BCM 327 Mental Health and Substance Abuse 45 1
BCM 328 Clinical Pharmacology II 45 1
TOTAL 480 10

Third – Trimester III

CODE UNIT NAME NO. OF HRS NO. OF UNITS
BCM 331 Clinical Pharmacology III 45 1
BCM 332 Dental Health 42 1
BCM 333 Ear, Nose and Throat 45 1
BCM 334 Ophthalmology 42 1
BCM 335 Senior Clerkship 82 2
TOTAL 250 6

Fourth – Trimester I

CODE UNIT NAME NO. OF HRS NO. OF UNITS
BCM 411 Senior Clerkship 85 2
BCM 412 Community Rural Attachment 270 6
BCM 413 Research Project 45 1
TOTAL 391 9

Fourth Year – Trimester II

CODE UNIT NAME NO. OF HRS NO. OF UNITS
BCM 421 Anaesthesiology 45 1
BCM 422 Dermatology 45 2
BCM 423 Imaging Sciences 85 1
BCM 424 Senior Clerkship II 180 4
TOTAL 355 9

Fourth – Trimester III

CODE UNIT NAME NO. OF HRS NO. OF UNITS
BCM 431 Ward Rotations 270 6
TOTAL 270 6