Radiology syllabus for MBBS in India (Competency based Education/CBME 2019) including Radiodiagnosis & Radiotherapy
Radiodiagnosis: Topics & competencies as per the CBME
Topic | Competencies | Practicals | Procedures for certification | Integrations |
1. Radiological investigations and Radiation safety | 13 | NIL | Nil | V-1 / H-0 |
Total: 1 | 13 | NIL | NIL | V-1 / H-0 |
Radiotherapy: Topics & competencies as per the CBME
Topic | Competencies | Practicals | Procedures for certification | Integrations |
1. Principles of Radiation Oncology (Radiotherapy) | 3 | NIL | Nil | V-1 / H-2 |
2. Radiation Protection | 1 | NIL | Nil | NIL |
3. Radiobiology & Chemoradiation | 2 | NIL | Nil | NIL |
4. Radiation Treatment Delivery & outcome | 9 | 3 | Nil | V-4 / H-4 |
5. Cancer Prevention & Registries | 1 | NIL | Nil | V-1 / H-1 |
Total: 5 | 16 | 3 | NIL | V-6 / H-7 |
Sample of the detailed description of the competencies:
No | Competency | DLC | Teaching | Assessment | V/H |
RT4.5 | Describe and discuss role of radiation in management of common malignancies in India (region specific) | K-KH-Y | Lecture and Bed side clinics | Written/ Viva voce | V: Pathology
H: General Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynaecology |
RT4.6 | Describe and discuss radiotherapy for benign disease | K-KH-Y | Lecture | Written/ Viva voce | V: Pathology
H: General Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynaecology |
RT4.7 | Counsel patients regarding acute and late effects of radiation and supportive care | K/A/S-KH-Y | Bed side clinic, group discussion | Written/ Viva voce | V: Pathology
H: General Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynaecology |
- Abbreviations & details:
- No & Competencies: No – serial number of the competency with subject/topic coding, & Competencies – description of competencies
- Domain/level-Core (DLC):
- Domain (Identifies the domain): K- Knowledge, S – Skill, A – Attitude/professionalism, C- Communication.
- Level (Identifies the level of competency): K – Knows, KH – Knows How, SH – Shows how, P- performs independently.
- Core: Y – must achieve/compulsory, N – non-core/desirable/optional
- Skills required to certify: P – many procedures must be done independently for certification/ graduation.
- Integration: V – Vertical Integration, H – horizontal integration.
Teaching and learning methodology in Radiology for MBBS
- Details of the competencies, lectures, practicals & skills to be acquired are mentioned in the table given above.
- Teaching Learning Method:
- Learner centric didactic lectures with Vertical/horizontal integrations (CBME).
- Tutorial & Seminars
- Problem-based Learning (PBL) & Small group discussions (especially focus on practical & clinical implications of the knowledge through cases)
- Conventional Practical classes & DOAP session (Demonstrate, Observe, Assess, Perform),
- Self-directed learning +/- multimedia aids (Audiovisual presentations).
- Seminars, symposia & quizzes.
Distribution of approximate teaching hours in Radiology for MBBS
- NBE provided the particulars of competencies, teaching methodology, Vertica/.horizontal integrations, AETCOM & Exam methodology however the distribution of hours per class/tutorial & practicals are left for the individual universities to be handled therefore subjected to inter-university variability.
- Total number of teaching hours: approximately 150 hrs (teaching hours & distribution might differ slightly per university).
- Theory:
- Practicals:
Examination pattern & marks distribution in Radiology for MBBS
Exam pattern:
- The formative or internal assessment will not be added to the university examination marks.
- Should score 50 % & in theory and practical combined to be eligible to sit for university exams.
- University exam: Each subject will have two papers.
- 200 marks will be reserved for the theory of two papers.
- Another 100 will be reserved for either practical, oral, or clinical exam.
- Should secure 50 % in theory and practical to pass in university examinations
Formative Assessment:
- Theoretical assessment: clickers, one-minute papers, and muddiest point
- Practical/clinical assessment: one-minute preceptor (OMP) and/or viva voce.
- Scheduling: during teaching-learning activities & planned by the teachers on a day to day basis and modified depending on the tasks at hand.
Internal assessment
- Theory: Written tests, should have essay questions, short notes, and creative writing.
- Practical / Clinical: practical/clinical tests, Objective Structured Clinica/Objective Structured Practical Examination (OSPE) and/or viva voce.
- Scheduling:
- Minimum Number of tests during the year: 2
- Clinical subjects should also be tested at end of each posting (EOP)-Theory and Practical
- There should be at least one short question from AETCOM in each subject
- One of the tests in Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology/Forensic Medicine & Toxicology/ Community Medicine should be prelim or pre-university examination
Summative assessment (For Universities)
- Theory Papers: 2 papers for 200 marks
- Suggested combination of various types of question:
- Structured essays (Long Answer Questions – LAQ)
- Short Answers Questions (SAQ)
- Objective type questions (Various type of MCQs: < 20% weightage)
- Distribution of the competencies: The examiner must sample the contents appropriately from competencies.
- Suggested combination of various types of question:
- Practicals for 100 marks:
- Application-oriented exercises (Should not be simple tests of knowledge).
- Objective Structured Practical Examination (OSPE), One- Minute Preceptor (OMP), Directly Observed Procedural Skills (DOPS) etc. can be suitably modified for this purpose and/or viva voce.
- Scheduling:
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