KUHS – Kerala University of Health Sciences – MD (Hom - Similima

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The learning outcomes to be assessed should include
1) Personal attitude
2) Acquisition of Knowledge
3) Clinical skills
4) Teaching skills
5) Dissertation
1) Personal attitudes: - The essential items are:
Caring attitude towards patient
Initiatives
Organizational ability
Potential to cope with stressful situations and undertake responsibility
Trustworthiness and Reliability
To understand and communicate intelligibly with patients and others
To behave in a manner which establishes professional relationship with patients and
colleagues
Ability to work in a team
A critical enquiring approach to the acquisition of Knowledge
The methods used mainly consist of observation. It is appreciated that these items require a
degree of subjective assessment by Guide, Supervisors and Peers.
2) Acquisition of Knowledge
The methods used comprise of “Log book” which records participation in various teaching
training activities attended and the number in which presentations are made are to be recorded.
The logbook should periodically be validated by the Supervisors. Some of the activities are listed
and the list is not complete or final. Institutions may include additional activities if so desired.
A) Journal review/ Website review meetings
The ability to do literature search, in depth study, presentations skills and use of audio visual
aiders are to be assessed. Faculty members and peers attending the meeting using a checklist
make the assessment.
During the P.G. course each P.G. students shall make 10 journals club presentation and 5 website
reviews and maintain the copies of journals on which presentation is make and maintain a record
of journal club presentations.
B) Seminar/ Symposia:
The topics should be assigned to the students well in advance to facilitate depth in study. The
ability to do literature search, in depth study, presentation skills and use of audio-visual aids are
to be assessed using a checklist.