Faridpur Medical College
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
The department of obstetrics and gynaecology teachers the students the regarding two subspecialties of obstetrics (covering pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period) and gynaecology (covering the health of the female reproductive system – vagina, uterus, ovaries, and breasts).
Departmental Objectives:
At the end of the course of obstetrics & gynaecology the undergraduate medical students will be able to:
- provide proper care in managing women’s health including pregnancy, labour and puerperium and to ensure maternal and neonatal health and well being and give proper
- diagnose and manage patients with common obstetrical and gynaecological
- describe the basic concept of Counselling and counsel the women in the field of Obstetrics and
- refer high risk cases
- resuscitate new born babies and impart proper
- initiate & promote infant & young child feeding practices including exclusive breast feeding
- demonstrate appropriate attitude required to practise obstetrics and
- demonstrate an understanding about the impact of socio-cultural beliefs and environmental factors on women in pregnancy, labour and puerperium including their overall reproductive health.
- counsel and motivate women about contraception and family planning, and women’s
- be acquainted with ongoing programme to reduce maternal mortality &
- value the ethical issues in obstetrics and
List of Competencies to Acquire:
- History taking, communication skill, obstetrical examination, gynaecological examination.
- Diagnosis of common clinical problems
- Preparation of a patient before anaesthesia
- Writing a discharge certificate after
- Normal delivery
- Caesarean section
- D & C
- Evacuation of mole
- Hysterectomy
- Care of antenatal patients
- Care of postnatal patient
- Appropriate technique of breast feeding including position and
- Demonstation of complementary feeding- amount, frequency, content of food
- Management of normal labour
- 1st stage, 2nd stage & 3rd stage (AMTSL)
- Skill about Episiotomy
- PPH management
- Management of Eclampsia
- Shock management
- Writing a BT order
- Blood transfusion note
- Insertion of a cannula
- Catheterization
- Drawing of blood
- Hand washing
- Wearing of gloves
- Identification of instruments/suture materials
- Trolly preparation for major & minor surgery
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Distribution of Teaching - Learning Hours:
Lecture | Tutorial / Demonstration | Integrated Teaching | Total hours | Clinical bed side teaching in 3rd & 4th phase | Block placement | Formative Exam | Summative exam | ||||
Preparatory leave | Exam time | Preparatory leave | Exam time | ||||||||
3rd Phase | 4th Phase | ||||||||||
30 hrs | 70 hrs | 85 hrs | 15hrs | 200 hrs | 16 weeks (8+8) | 4 weeks | 15 day | 15 day | 15 day | 30 day | |
(Time for exam. preparatory leave and formative & summative assessment is common for all subjects of the phase) | |||||||||||
Teaching - Learning Methods, Teaching Aids and Evaluation:
Teaching Methods | Teaching aids | In course evaluation | |||
Large group | Small group | Self learning | Others | ||
Lecture (video presentation) | Bed side teaching, Tutorials PBL (Problem based learning) OPD- teaching Teaching in Family planning clinic Demonstration in Operation theatre Demonstration in wards/ skill room (video presentation) Field side teaching |
Assignment, Self study |
Integrated | Laptop, Computer & Multimedia OHP, Transparency & Marker White board & Marker, Black board & chalks, Flip Chart, Slide projector Video, Dummy, Ultrasonography report, X-ray plate, View Box Model, Television, VCR, Cassette, Specimen, Analysis report | · Item Examination · Card final · Term Examination · Term final (written, oral+ practical+clinical) |
Final Professional Examination:
Marks distribution of Assessment of Obstetrics & Gynaecology Total marks – 500 (Summative)
- Written =200 ( Formative =20, MCQ=40, SAQ & SEQ=140)
- SOE=100
- Clinical=100
- Practical=100
Assessment in Obstetrics & Gynaecology:
Components | Marks | Total Marks | |
WRITTEN EXAMINATION | |||
Paper – I –SBA & MCQ | 10+10 =20 | ||
SAQ | 35 | 100 | |
SEQ | 35 | ||
Marks from formative assessment | 10 | ||
Paper – II- SBA & MCQ | 10+10 =20 | 100 | |
SAQ | 35 | ||
SEQ | 35 | ||
Marks from formative assessment | 10 | ||
PRACTICAL EXAMINATION OSCE / OSPE | 100 | ||
CLINICAL EXAMINATION | |||
Obs. Case | 50 | 100 | |
Gynae. Case | 50 | ||
ORAL EXAMINATION (Structured) | |||
Obs | 50 | 100 | |
Gynae | 50 | ||
Grand Total | 500 | ||
- Pass marks 60 % in each of theoretical, oral and practical
- There will be separate answer script for MCQ & SBA