Department of Pathology - Teaching/Learning Activities

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 CONTENT
  • General pathology
  • Tumour pathology
  • Systemic pathology
  • Chemical pathology
  • Haematology

 

COURSE STRUCTURE
  • Year 2 Semester 4
    • Lectures - 30 hrs
    • Tutorials - 8 hrs
    • Practicals - 7 hrs
  • Year 3 Semester 5
    • Lectures - 26 hrs
    • Tutorials - 3 hrs
    • Practicals - 9 hrs
  • Year 3 Semester 6
    • Lectures - 29 hrs
    • Tutorials - 3 hrs
    • Practicals - 8 hrs
    • Clinical appointment (2 weeks) - 40hrs
  • Year 4 Semester 7
    • Lectures - 21 hrs
    • Tutorials - 5 hrs
    • Practicals - 6 hrs
 
ASSESSMENTS

Continuous (In Course) Assessments (CA) 

Semester Number of Questions Time Allocated Marks Allocated
End of semester 4 15 MTF type MCQ + 5 SBA 1 hour 15 minutes 10
End of semester 5  15 MTF type MCQ + 5 SBA 1 hour 15 minutes  05
End of semester 6 15 MTF type MCQ + 5 SBA 1 hour 15 minutes  05
Total Marks 20

 

End of Course Assessments( 3rd MBBS Part 2 Examination)

Type of Assessments Number of Questions Time Allocated Marks Allocated
Written paper I 32 MTF type MCQ + 8 SBA 2 hours 30
Written paper II   6 SEQs 2 hours 30
Objective Structured Practical Examination (OSPE) 20 stations  4 minutes for each 20
Contribution from Continuous ( In course) Assessments     20
Total Marks 100

 

* MTF = Multiple True False, MCQ= Multiple Choice Questions, SBA = Single Best Answer SEQ= Structured Essay Question               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). For subsequent attempts, the marks out of 80 will be converted to a mark out of 100