Undergraduate


Training Objectives in Obstetrics & Gynaecology

  1. To introduce the student to women’s health care.
  2. To build upon previous undergraduate training in pre and para clinical years.
  3. To train the student to counsel and manage all aspects of normal pregnancy, labour, delivery and puerperium without any further resident training.
  4. To train the student to counsel and manage common gynaecological problems without further resident training.
  5. To train the student to manage common obstetric & gynaecological emergencies without further resident training.
  6. To train the student in the recognition of common abnormalities of pregnancy, labour, delivery and puerperium and to understand the principles of management of such abnormalities.
  7. To train the student in the principles of early diagnosis of gynaecological malignancies and other important gynaecological problems.
  8. To train the student to function as an intern house officer in obstetrics & gynaecology when he/she graduates.
  9. To train the student who does not have the opportunity to undergo an internship in obstetrics & gynaecology to function as a DMO/MOIC/MOH in the periphery later on.
  10. To encourage students to broaden their knowledge by further reading & research.

Learning Resources

  1. Fully equipped Clinical Skills Laboratory.
  2. Computer Aided Learning Programmes.
    • Mechanism of Labour
    • Obstetrics examination techniques (video)
    • Gynaecological examination techniques (Video)
    • The WHO Reproductive Health Library
    • Interviewing & examining a patient and presenting a case in obstetrics & gynaecology.
    • Learning obstetrics & gynaecology in community.
    • Evidence Based Medicine.
    • Antenatal, intrapartum and gynaecological management guidelines and flowcharts