Undergraduate teaching:
As a teaching institute we are committed to train the students both undergraduates and postgraduates so that they become competent, skilful, ethical, knowledgeable and on whom a society can rely.
1. Goal
- The broad goal of teaching pharmacology to undergraduate students is to inculcate in them a rational and scientific basis of therapeutics.
2. Educational objectives
(a) Knowledge
At the end of the course, the student shall be able to :
- i. describe the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of essential and commonly used drugs
- ii. list the indications, contraindications, interactions and adverse reactions of commonly used drugs
- iii. indicate the use of appropriate drug in a particular disease with consideration of its cost, efficacy and safety for : individual needs,
- iv describe the pharmacokinetic basis, pharmacotherapy of common poisonings
- Integrate the list the drugs of addiction and recommend the management
- vi. Write the prescription for common emergency clinical disorders.
- vii. Explain pharmacological basis of prescribing drugs in special medical situations such as pregnancy, lactation, infancy and old age
- vii explain the concept of rational drug therapy in clinical pharmacology
- viii state the principles underlying the concept of Essential Drugs
- ix evaluate the ethics and modalities involved in the development and introduction of new drugs
(b) Skills
At the end of the course, the student shall be able to :
- i. prescribe drugs for common ailments in experimental pharmacology (pharmacy).
- ii. identify adverse reactions and interactions of commonly used drugs
- iii. interpret the data of experiments designed for the study of effects of drugs and bioassays which are observed during the study
- iv. be well:conversant with the principles of pharmacy and dispense the medications giving proper instructions:ability to write the label of medicinal preparation
- v.active learning in pharmacology: presentation of seminar ,microteaching (public speech ability) quiz,(immediate recall ability) CME topic and research methodology(problem solving ability, rational use of medicines,analytical skill development)
Postgraduate Teaching
1. Goal
- The broad goal of teaching pharmacology to Postgraduate students is to inculcate in them a rational and scientific basis of therapeutics,clinical pharmacology ,experimental pharmacology and others.
2. Educational objectives
(a) Knowledge
At the end of the course, the student shall be able to :
- i. describe the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics principles and applied aspect of essential and commonly used drugs
- ii. list the indications, contraindications, interactions and adverse reactions of commonly used drugs
- iii. indicate the use of appropriate drug in a particular disease with consideration of its cost, efficacy and safety for :individual needs,
- iv. describe the pharmacokinetic basis, pharmacotherapy of common poisonings and disorders.
- v. Integrate the list the drugs of addiction and recommend the management
- vi. Write the prescription for common emergency clinical disorders.
- vii. Explain pharmacological basis of prescribing drugs in special medical situations such as pregnancy, lactation, infancy and old age
- vii explain the concept of rational drug therapy in clinical pharmacology
- viii state the principles underlying the concept of Essential Drugs
- ix evaluate the ethics and modalities involved in the development and introduction of new drugs
- vi.Pharmacovigilance :ADR monitoring reporting related
- vii.Researh methodology
- viii.Drug utilization study
- x..Pharmacoeconomics
- x.Pharmacogenomics and pharmacogenetics
- xi.Therapeutic drug monitoring
- xii. Medical stores functioning in relation to drug procurement for ward and opd patients and patients under sheeshu janani suraksha karyakram, rajiv gandhi jeevandayi yojana,local health camps
- [ xiii Animal housekeeping related knowledge (presently animal experimentation, dissection and sacrificing has been banned by central govt.)