Laboratory Diagnostics syllabus in China

Laboratory Diagnostics syllabus in China

• The contemporary development of science and technology has made laboratory diagnostics an unavoidable segment of modern medicine.
• Laboratory diagnostics is a starting point in discovering illness, finding its treatment, and monitoring and curing a sick person.

Course Description:

• The field of laboratory diagnostics deals with an examination of the blood and other body fluids, to collect data involving their clinical chemistry, coagulation, clinical immunology and clinical microbiology etc.
• The data are used for the diagnosis and management of illness and for the investigation of the mechanisms and pathogenesis of the disease.

Teaching methods

1. Case studies:
   • The significant and common diseases are discussed in the form of a representative clinical case in which the clinical features, the course of the disease in those particular patients, and relevant laboratory investigations are discussed by a clinical faculty in an interactive manner in small groups.
   • This is followed by a demonstration of the features of the disease in that case by the supervisor.
2. Didactical lectures: discussing a particular topic at length in a one to two hours lecture

• By a combination of all kinds of modalities/tools, the student learns applied aspects of the disease diagnosis.

Teaching hours distribution

Examination pattern & marks distribution

1. Theory Papers: Fill in the blanks, explain the terms, answer the questions, multiple choices, T or F questions, etc.
2. Experiment

• • Written examination: Fill in the blanks and answer the questions.
  • Practice

Sample Exam Questions

References

1. A Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Test, 7^th Edition, Frances T Fischbach RN. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Publisher, 2003

Also Read:

1. New Indian MBBS Syllabus (CBME Based)
2. Russian Medical Syllabus/curriculum