A Study to Assess the Need for Proper Maintenance of Medical Discharge Summaries
ABSTRACT: Introduction: A medical record is a systematic documentation of a patient’s medical history and future care for medico-legal use. A poor medical record maintenance can negatively affect patient care and safety. This study aims to assess the proper maintenance of medical records in Victoria Hospital, a tertiary care teaching hospital attached to a Medical […]
Biochemistry in Medical Education
Biochemistry forms the basis of all life sciences including clinical sciences. Physiological functions are indeed the manifestation of the underlying biochemical reactions. The advances in the field of Medical Science is simply overwhelming and obviously, biochemistry occupies the central place in this endeavour. The Profession of clinical chemistry is rapidly merging with other disciplines in […]
Drug Abuse Pattern in Youth – An Observational Study
ABSTRACT: Objective: Drug abuse is use of drugs that causes physical, psychological, legal or social harm to the individual user or to others affected by the drug user’s behavior. Youth substance use and the resulting damage are recognized as significant global public health issues in society today and the loss in terms of human potential […]
Introduction of Horizontal Integration and Comparison With Traditional Teaching Methods in Physiology
Abstract : Introduction: Today’s medical education system aims at imbibing new Teaching-Learning methods so as to fulfill the national goal of health for all under MCI Vision 2015. Physiology is the backbone of medical knowledge and a better understanding of the subject can be achieved when integrated with Anatomy and Biochemistry. Aim and Objectives: The […]
Study of Anxiety Levels in Young Female Adolescents
ABSTRACT: Background: Anxiety can be a general feeling of worry, a sudden attack of panicky feelings, or a fear of a certain situation or object. Children and teens have anxiety in their lives and like adults, they can suffer from anxiety disorders too. Aim: To assess the degree of Anxiety levels in young female adolescents […]
Optimal Use of Multiple Teaching Aids in Biochemistry Lectures: A Student Feedback Study
ABSTRACT: Context: Medical biochemistry explains the molecular mechanisms of diseases. It has many ‘subject components’ like ‘definitions, classifications, structures, pathways, mechanisms and diseases’. To assist the biochemistry teaching learning process, teaching aids are used by teachers. Many studies have been conducted regarding the optimal use of teaching aids and have focussed importance of using teaching […]