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GOAL
The Broad goal of the teaching of undergraduate students in surgery is to produce graduates capable of delivering efficient first contact surgical care.
Surgery Includes Orthopedics, Anesthesiology and Radio-Diagnosis & Dentistry as minor subjects
OBJECTIVES:

(A) KNOWLEDGE:
At the end of the course, the student shall be able to
1) Describe Etiology, Patho-physiology, Principles of diagnosis and management of common surgical problems including emergencies, in adults and children;
2) Define indications and methods for fluid and electrolyte replacement therapy including blood transfusion;
3) Define asepsis, disinfection and sterilization and recommend judicious use of antibiotics,
4) Describe common malignancies in the country and their management   including Prevention;
5) Enumerate different types of anesthetic agents, their indications, and mode of administration, contraindications and side effects.

(B) SKILLS:
At the end of the course, the student shall be able to:
1) Diagnose common surgical conditions both acute and chronic in adult and children.
2) Plan various laboratory tests for surgical conditions and interpret the result;
3) Identify and manage patients of hemorrhagic, septicemic and other types of shock;
4) Be able to maintain patent air-way & Assessment & management of
resuscitation:
5) Identify and manage a critically injured patient;
6) Manage patient with cardio-respiratory failure.
7) Manage a drawing case
8) Monitor patients of head, chest, spinal and abdominal injuries, both adults and children;
9) Provide primary care for a patient of burns.
10) Acquire principles of operative surgery, including per-operative, operative and post operative care and monitoring;
11) Treat open wounds including preventive measures against tetanus and gas gangrene;
12) Diagnose neonatal and pediatric surgical emergencies and provide sound Primary care before referring the patient to secondary/territory center.
13) Identify congenital anomalies and refer them for appropriate management.
In addition to the skills referred above in items (1) TO (13), he shall have
Observed/assisted/performed the following:
a. Incision and drainage of abscess
b. Debridement and suturing open wounds
c. Vene section
d. Excision of simple cyst and tumours
e. Biopsy of surface malignancy
f. Catheterization and nasogastric intubation
g. Circumcision
h. Meatotomy
i. Vasectomy
j. Peritoneal and pleural aspirations
k. Diagnostic proctoscopy
l. Hydrocele operation
m. Endotracheal intubation
n. Tracheostomy and cricothyroidotomy;
o. Intercostal Drainage
14) Diagnose with reasonable accuracy all surgical illnesses including
emergencies
15) (a) Resuscitate a critically injured patient and a severe burn patient
(b) Control surface bleeding and manage open wound.
16) (a) Monitor patients of head, spine, chest, abdominal and pelvic injury
(b) Institute first line management of acute abdomen.

(C) INTEGRATION:
The undergraduate teaching in surgery shall be integrated at various stageswith different pre and Para and other clinical departments.