Surgery Departments

Functions & objectives.

1. A medical student after graduation may have different avenues of his/her professional career and may work either as a first contact physician in a private, semi private or public sector or may take up further specialization in surgery or other specialties.
2. He may have to work in different settings such as rural, semi-urban or urban which may have deficient or compromised facilities.
3. At the end of the teaching/training the undergraduate will be able to:
4. a) Diagnose and manage common health problems of the individual and the community appropriate to his/her position as a member of the health team at primary, secondary and tertiary levels.
5. b) Be competent to practice curative, preventive, promotive and rehabilitative medicine and understand the concept of primary health care.
6. c) Understand the importance and implementation of the National Health Programmes in the context of national priorities.
7. d) Understand the socio-psychological, cultural, economic and environmental factors affecting health and develop human attitude required for professional responsibilities.
8. e) Develop the ability for continued self-learning with a scientific attitude of mind.