The IIME Core Committee has developed the concept of 'Global Minimum Essential Requirements' (GMER) and defined a set of global minimum learning outcomes, which students of the medical schools must demonstrate at the point of graduation. The 'Essentials' are grouped under seven broad educational...

At the end of the course, the learned shall be able to : 1. Know the principles of collection, handling, storage and dispatch of clinical samples from patient, in a proper manner, 2. Perform and interpret in a proper manner the basic clinico- pathological procedures. 3. Have an understanding of...

There has been a global shift in the emphasis from discipline based curriculum to more integrated and problem based curriculum. However, considering the logistics of implementation and constrains in terms of time and resources, it is recommended to adopt a discipline based curriculum with an...