Under the new system of medical educationcompetency based medical educationthe first month of MBBS is exclusively devoted to the Foundation Course, covering the lectures on orientation, skills module, professional development and ethics, language and computer skills in addition to the classes on sports and extracurricular activities and field visits. This logbook will help the students in maintaining a record of all the sessions conducted in the foundation course. It will also help the students in building and developing basic skills of writing which are necessary for any future doctor.

The manual is especially designed to cover the competencies recommended by Medical Council of India for the first professional MBBS students. It has been written by highly experienced, dynamic and devoted medical academicians and clinicians who are well versed with the latest trends in medical education, training and clinical practice.

Bio-Medical Ethics - E-Book

This is a unique and groundbreaking collection of questions and answers coming from higher education institutions on diverse fields and across a wide spectrum of countries and cultures. It creates routes for further innovation, collaboration amidst the Sciences (both Natural and Social) and the Humanities and the private and the public sectors of society. The chapters speak across socio-cultural concerns, education, welfare and artistic sectors under the common desire for direct responses in more effective ways by means of interaction across societal structures.

Unit 1: Introduction of Clinical Biochemistry 1. Laboratory Apparatus and Equipment, Good and Safe Laboratory Practice, and Waste Disposal Systems in Laboratory Unit 2: Qualitative Experiments and their Clinical Applications 1. Analysis of Carbohydrates 2. Analysis of Proteins 3. Analysis of Physical and Chemical Composition of Physiological Urine 4. Identify, Perform and Interpret Pathological Urine Analysis and Correlate it with Pathological States Unit 3: Quantitative Experiments and their Clinical Interpretation 1. Principle of Colorimetry 2. Principle of Spectrophotometry 3. Estimation of Blood Glucose 4. Glucose Tolerance Test and Glycated Hemoglobin 5. Liver Function Test 6. Kidney Function Test 7. Lipid Profile (Atherogenic Profile) 8. Estimation of Serum Calcium and Serum Phosphorus Unit 4: Self-Directed Learning Exercises 1. pH Meter 2. Water Homeostasis and Estimation of Na+ and K+ with ISE Analyzer 3. Arterial Blood Gas Analyzer 4. Chromatography 5. Electrophoresis 6. Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay 7. Antigen-Antibody Interaction (Immunodiffusion) 8. Quality Control in Clinical Laboratory 9. DNA Isolation from Blood and Tissue Unit 5: Early Clinical Exposure Exercises and Reflective Writing 1. Analysis of Cerebrospinal Fluid 2. Thyroid Function Test 3. Pancreatic Function Tests 4. Disorders of Acid-Base Balance Unit 6: Attitude, Ethics and Communication (AETCOM) Modules 1. Introduction of Clinical Methods 2. What does it Mean to be a Doctor? 3. What does it Mean to be a Patient? 4. The Doctor-Patient Relationship 5 The Foundations of Communications Unit 7: Biochemical Calculations and Reference Range 1. Preparations of Buffers and Solutions 2. Reference Value of Various Biochemical Parameters Integration with Medicine Unit 8: Practical Spots in Biochemistry 1. Practical Spots in Biochemistry Unit 9: Competency-Based Assessment for Practical Biochemistry 1. Competency-based Assessment for Practical Biochemistry Index