Department of Pathology - Teaching/Learning Activities
TEACHING AND LEARNING METHODS
Faculty based teaching/learning methods include lectures, practicals (gross pathology, histopathology and haematology) and small group discussions/tutorials. These will be conducted by the academic staff. Lectures will guide the students on the subject areas to study. Adequate resources will be provided for practicals to examine gross pathology specimens and histopathology & haematology slides according to the subject area. Virtual practical sessions will be carried out where relevant.
For tutorials the batch will be divided into small groups and subject areas will be discussed among the students while tutor/s will facilitate the discussion. There is a hospital laboratory-based clinical pathology appointment of 2 weeks which is included in the clinical rotation programme during the 6th & 7th semesters.
Course Structure
Year 2 Semester 4 to Year 4 Semester 7
- Lectures -106 hours
- Tutorials -17 hours
- Practical -30 hours
- Clinical appointment -2 weeks (48 hours)
Course Content
- General pathology
- Tumour pathology
- Systemic pathology
- Chemical pathology
- Heamatology
Teaching and Learning Methods
- Lectures, face to face and online
- Tutorials, face to face and online
- Practical, laboratory based and virtual
- Clinical Pathology appointment
New Assessment Format Implemented from Batch 02 in 2022
Continuous (In Course) Assessments
| Exam | Assessment Method | Allocated Time | Marks |
| End of Semester 4 | 20 MCQ (15 MTF type + 5 SBA) | 1 hour | 3 marks |
| End of Semester 5 | 20 MCQ (15 MTF type + 5 SBA) | 1 hour | 3 marks |
| End of Semester 6 | 20 MCQ (15 MTF type + 5 SBA) | 1 hour | 7 marks |
| End of Semester 7 | 20 MCQ (15 MTF type + 5 SBA) | 1 hour | 7 marks |
| Total | 20 marks |
End of Course Assessments( 3rd MBBS Part 2 Examination)
| Exam | Assessment Method | Allocated Time | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Written paper I | 15 MTF type MCQ + 3 SBA + 3 EMQ with 4 scenarios each | 1.5 hours | 25 marks |
| Written paper II | 6 SEQs | 1.5 hours | 25 marks |
| Objective Structured Practical Examination (OSPE) | 25 stations | 4 minutes for each | 30 marks |
| Contribution from Continuous ( In course) Assessments | 20 marks | ||
| Total Marks | 100 marks | ||
The Continuous Assessment marks out of 20, will be considered only for the first attempt at the end of course assessment (3rd MBBS Part 2 Examination). For subsequent attempts the marks out of 80 will be converted to a mark out of 100
Recommended Books
- Muir’s Textbook of Pathology C Simon Herrington. CRC Press.
- Basic Pathology, Cotron R, Kumar V, Robbins SL, Saunders. Philadelphia.
- General and Systematic Pathology, J.C.E. Underwood, Simon Cross. Churchill Livingston.
- Essential Hematology, Hoffbrand AV, Pettit JE & Moss PAH Blackwell Publishing. Oxford.
- Clinical Chemistry, Marshall WJ, Bangert SK, Mosby. Missouri.
Supplementary Reading (Optional)
- Hematology for the medical student, Schmaier AH, Petruzzelli LM Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Philadelphia
- Kumar and Clerk’s Clinical Medicine, Feather A, Randall D,Waterhouse M. Elsevier
- Davidson’s Principles and Practice of Medicine, Ralston S, Penman I, Strachan M, Hobson R. Elsevier