MBBS 2nd Year Syllabus & curriculum is essential for all MBBS students and similarly for those who want to get admitted to the MBBS course. Before enrolling in this course, all the students must know this phase and its basic information.
With this in mind, I have added the MBBS phase II and all the information on the academic courses. As well as the academic, professional examination, & mark distribution.
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MBBS 2nd Year Syllabus Details
MBBS phase two is a one-year course that comprises Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Forensic Medicine & Toxicology. For more, visit MBBS II.
Generic Topics on Medical Humanities to be taught in Phase-II
- Communication skill
- Doctor-patient relationship (DPR)
- Physicians’ / bedside manner, etiquette, and rapport building with patients
Integrated Teaching in phase II
- Electrocution and lightening
- Burn
- Drowning
- Death
- Poisoning
- Substance abuse
- Pulmonary Tuberculosis
- Malaria
Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Pharmacology & Therapeutics is the 4th subject in the MBBS course taught in the MBBS 2nd phase. Introduction to Pharmacology, Drug Compendia, Drug Administration, Drug Absorption, Bio-availability, Drug Metabolism, Clinical Pharmacokinetics, Quantitative aspects of drug action are the topic of this course. For more, visit Pharmacology.
Summary of the Pharmacology Academic Program
Here is the gist of information about the Pharmacology program. You will get lecture/revision, practical, tutorial, and integrated teaching-related details here.
2nd Professional Examination Detail
Marks distribution of Assessment of Pharmacology & Therapeutics:
Total marks – 300
Formative assessment marks=10
• Written = 90
[MCQ=20 (Multiple True False-10 + SBA-10),
SAQ+SEQ = 70
Making a total of 100 marks
• Structured Oral Examination (SOE) = 100
• Practical: 100
OSPE =40 (08 procedure stations, each having 05 marks]
Traditional =60 (Prescription writing 10, Drug interaction 05 x 02 =10,
Tracing and plotting = 10, Integrated teaching and Case report = (5+15) = 20,
Practical notebook =10)
Pharmacology Course Organization
From here, all will know more about the Pharmacology course organization. Some of the courses are under Term 1, and some are in Term 2.
| Term I | |
| Course | Hours |
| General Principles of Pharmacology | 12 hrs |
| Autonomic Nervous System | 10 hrs |
| Renal and Cardiovascular Pharmacology | 08 hrs |
| Hemopoietic Pharmacology | 07 hrs |
| Endocrine Pharmacology | 07 hrs |
| Gastrointestinal Pharmacology | 06 hrs |
| Practical | |
| Prescription writing | 05 hrs |
| Dosage Formulations & Drug delivery | 05 hrs |
| Pharmacokinetic Study | 04 hrs |
| Pharmacodynamic Study | 04 hrs |
| Exercise on ADR reporting form fillup | 04 hrs |
| Study of autonomic receptor function | 06 hrs |
| Study of drugs on Skeletal N-M junction | 02 hrs |
| Term II | |
| Central nervous system | 15 hrs |
| Autacoids and Dugs used in Inflammation | 06 hrs |
| Chemotherapy | 25 hrs |
| Clinical Pharmacology | 04 hrs |
| Practicals | |
| Drug information Sources | 05 hrs |
| Essential Drug List | 05 hrs |
| Exercise on the selection of “P” drugs | 04 hrs |
| Prescription Audit | 06 hrs |
Mark Distribution
It is very important to have an idea about the Mark distribution. Here is the detailed information about the Pharmacology mark distribution.
| Components | Marks | Total Marks |
| Formative assessment | 10 | 10 |
| Practical Examination Traditional Practical Examination OSPE |
20 70 |
90 |
| Practical Examination Traditional Practical Examination OSPE |
60 40 |
100 |
| Oral Examination (Structured) 2 Boards |
50+50 | 100 |
| Grand Total | 300 | |
➢There will be a separate Answer Script for MCQ
➢Pass marks 60 % in each theoretical, oral, and practical
Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
Forensic Medicine is the 5th subject of the MBBS course taught in the MBBS 2nd phase. This course mainly focused on ethical medical practice and maintaining a proper doctor-patient relationship. For more, keep reading the following information. For more, visit Forensic Medicine.
3rd Professional Examination
Marks distribution of Assessment of Forensic Medicine: Total marks – 300
• Written =100 (MCQ+ SEQ+ SAQ+ FA)
• MCQ-20 (50% SBA+50% MTF),
• SEQ(Structured Essay Question)-20,
• SAQ-50 (Short Answer Question) +
• FA(formative assessment) marks 10
• Structured Oral Examination= 100
• Practical=50, OSPE= 40 & Others (PM report, Injury certificate & Practical assignment)=10
Forensic Medicine Mark Distribution
Summative assessment of Pharmacology & Therapeutics assessment system and mark distribution is given here. This information will be helpful for all the Forensic Medicine- studied students.
| Components | Marks | Total Marks |
| Formative assessment | 10 | |
| Written Examination MCQ (50% Single Best Answer+50% Multiple True-False) SEQ (Structured Essay Question)-20 SAQ (Short Answer question) |
20 20 50 |
90 |
| Practical Examination | 100 | |
| ORAL EXAMINATION (Structured Oral Examination). 100 | 100 | |
| Grand Total | 300 | |
Forensic Medicine Courses & Time Schedule
The forensic Medicine course has about 12 sections and a number of topics. For the topics, there are fixed lectures and tutorial hours. In the following table, you will get the overall information.
Summary of the Forensic Medicine Academic Program
Forensic Medicine is a long and huge course. It is impossible to explain the detailed topic. But here is the summary of this course. Have a look here.
That’s all about the MBBS 2nd year curriculum. From this site, you will get details on the MBBS curriculum.
