Teaching schedule for first year B.Sc.

Physician Associate students

Classes : Monday and Wednesday

Time : 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Date Topics Faculty/ student

Week 1:
Class 1: Introduction to General
03\05\2023 Medicine
Wednesday  Role and responsibilities of a Somasundharam. K
Physician Associate in the hospital
Settings
 Patient assessment and diagnosis
Class 2: Vital Signs and Physical
Examination
 Temperature measurement: types,
techniques, and interpretation
 Pulse measurement: types,
techniques, and interpretation
 Respiration rate measurement:
8/05/2023 types, techniques, and V.Priyadharshini
Monday interpretation
 Blood pressure measurement:
types, techniques, and
interpretation
 Oxygen saturation measurement:
types, techniques, and
interpretation
Week 2:
Class 1: Diagnostic Tests
 ECG: indications, types,
interpretation
 ECHO: indications, types,
10/05/2023 interpretation Mohammed Fazith T
Wednesday  CBC: indications, types,
interpretation
 RFT: indications, types,
interpretation
 LFT: indications, types,
interpretation
Class 2: Diagnostic Tests (Continued)
 Culture and sensitivity: indications,
types, interpretation
 Blood glucose: indications, types,
15/05/2023 interpretation S.A.Vaishnavi
Monday  Cholesterol: indications, types,
interpretation
 CRP & ESR: indications, types,
interpretation
  Cardiac enzyme: indications, types,
interpretation
Week 3:
Class 1: Diagnostic Tests (Continued)
 Electrolytes (Sodium, Potassium,
Chloride, Magnesium,
17/05/2023 Bicarbonates): indications, types, V.Priyadharshini
Wednesday interpretation
 X-ray: indications, types,
interpretation
 Blood testing tubes: types, uses,
and handling
Class 2: Medical Procedures
 Oxygen therapy: types of oxygen
masks, use of oxygen cylinder
 Intravenous (IV) injection:
indications, techniques, and
22/05/2023 precautions Somasundharam. K
Monday  Intramuscular (IM) injection:
indications, techniques, and
precautions
 Subcutaneous injection:
indications, techniques, and
precautions
Week 4:
Class 1: Medical Procedures
(Continued)
 Dressing tray: components, uses,
24/05/2023 and handling Nancy P
Wednesday  Wound and ulcer management:
principles and techniques
 Route of drug administration: oral,
topical, inhalation, injection
Class 2: Medical Procedures
(Continued)
 Duration mean in prescription: S.A.Vaishnavi
29/05/2023 interpretation and examples
Monday  Commonly used solutions in IV
therapy: NS, DNS, 5% Dextrose,
RL
Week 5:
Class 1: Hospital Operations and
Documentation
31/05/2023  Biomedical waste management: Nancy P
Wednesday principles and practices
 Electronic Medical Record (EMR):
features and benefits
Class 2: Hospital Operations and
Documentation (Continued)
05/06/2023  Clinical documentation: types, Rajesh R
Monday purpose, and principles
  Different forms used in the
hospital: admission, discharge,
consent, etc.
Week 6:
 Recap of the main topics covered
07/06/2023  Practice questions and cases for Hamsa veni (Faculty)
Wednesday review
 Final assessment and feedback