This document provides opportunities and guidance for medical students. It discusses the importance of research, clinical skills, learning, and extracurricular activities for students. Research opportunities include ICMR short-term studentships, publishing in student medical journals, and pursuing senior research fellowships. Developing critical thinking, collaboration, and communication skills through clinical practice and learning modalities like e-learning and webinars is also emphasized. Understanding how each subject applies to future practice is stressed. Extracurricular activities are recommended for relaxation and holistic development.

1. OPPORTUNITY TO
STUDENTS
-Dr. Shubhi Saxena
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pathology

2. Knowing is not enough; we must apply.
Willing is not enough; we must do.
-Goethe

4. Qualities of a good student?
• A positive attitude towards study.
• A passion for the chosen course
subject.
• An ability to think and work
independently.
• An ability to persevere and
complete tasks.
• An inquiring mind.
• An ability to work well in groups.

5. Skills Students Need for Their
Future
• Critical thinking and problem-solving.
• Collaboration across networks and leading by influence.
• Agility and adaptability.
• Initiative and entrepreneurialism.
• Effective oral and written communication.
• Accessing and analyzing information.
• Curiosity and imagination.

6. Outcomes for Graduates
• Doctor as a scholar and a scientist
• Doctor as a practitioner
• Doctor as a professional

7. Medical Education
• A life long learning continuum
• Explaining how learner enter the continuum
• What they experience thereafter
• How medical practice can be made most useful to
society

8. The Medical Council of India
• MCI Regulations on Graduate Medical Education, 1997,
made it mandatory for al l medical colleges to establish
Medical Education Units (MEUs) / MET.
• In order to enable Faculty members to avail modern
education technology for teaching.

9. RECENT CURRICULUM OF MBBS DURATION
• FIRST YEAR MBBS 1 Month Foundation course
13 Months
• SECOND YEAR MBBS 12 Months 4.5 yrs MBBS
• THIRD YEAR MBBS 12 Months 1 yr Intern
• FOURTH YEAR MBBS 16 Months

12. OPPORTUNITIES TO STUDENTS
DURING THE MEDICAL DURATION

13. RESEARCH
• The word research is composed of two syllables, re and search.
– Re is a prefix meaning again, anew, over again
– Search is a verb meaning to examine closely and carefully, to test and try, or to
probe.
• Research and Academics are complimentary to each other. They
stimulate the interests in each other and doing research does not
affect the academics.

14. Indian Scenario
• Though, every year about 35000 students join
medical college, only a few motivated students-
about 2-5% are interested in research.
• A recent study from south India on undergraduate
medical research has shown that nearly 70% of
undergraduate students are unaware of research.

17. TYPES OF RESEARCH

18. ICMR Short Term Studentship
(STS)
• Indian Council of Medical Research Short-term Studentship
(ICMR-STS) is a very popular program among medical students,
which calls for application in January every year.
• Gives an opportunity to work in interested research areas.
• Enables recipients to work on project for 2 months and another
month in writing report after which they receive certificate and
stipend upon approval of report.
• From 2010, ICMR has doubled the stipend to encourage the UG
students.

19. Student Medical Journal
• Presentation of the work in conferences is important,
equally important is the publication in various journals.
• Exposes us to the art of writing; in addition to executing
the work guided by the guide and presenting the work.
• Once the research is conducted, evidence is generated
and it’s disseminated through the scientific publications.
• Without publication, students’ work will be
unrecognized and their potential will go waste.

20. International medical journals
encouraging the undergraduate medical
students
• Journal of Young Investigators
• McGill Journal of Medicine
• Student BMJ
• Student Lancet
• PLOS Medicine

21. INDIAN JOURNALS
• Indian Journal of Medical Research(IJMR) and
Journal of Postgraduate Medicine has
introduced students section
• Indian Journal of Medical Specialities(IJMS),

22. USMLE BENEFITS
• Apart from gaining the knowledge – the research
experience, paper presentation and publication will have
an additional advantage in getting residency through
USMLE (United States Medical Licensing Examination).
• Having a publication in a peer reviewed journal and
preferably Medline indexed journal increases the chance
of getting residency in US.

23. SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
(SRF)
• MBBS students are eligible to get SRF through which
they can work on a research project for 3 years and
can extend the work by registering to PhD.
• It is offered by :
– Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR),
– Central Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR),
– University Grants Commission (UGC).

24. THINKING vs DOING
• Most people associate research
with doing something:
– observing people, using
equipment or analyzing data.
• However, the most critical parts
of the research process are
associated with doing not
thinking.

25. CONFERENCES & CME’s
• Very important in any research to make the presentation of
the work and new findings.
• Emphasis should be laid to motivate student to present
their work.
• Presentation will boost their confidence and also provide
chance to enhance their thinking in many ways.

27. LEARNING
• Learning is the sharing or transfer of information between
two parties.
• A process resulting in some change or modification in the
learner’s way of thinking, feeling & doing
• More effective the learning experience, better is the
learning
• New experience is just a beginning step

29. LEARNING BY e-LEARNING
• E-learning is also called
Web-based learning
• online learning
• Computer assisted
instruction
• Internet-based learning

30. BENEFITS OF E-LEARNING
• Live Lectures & Less Paper Work
• Easy Communication with
Students & Parents
• Support by Audio, Chats , Videos
and White Boards
• Students can record lectures and
can used later
• Build self knowledge and self
learning
• Easy approach to online study
material

32. • Short for Web-based seminar, a webinar is a
presentation, lecture, workshop or seminar that is
transmitted over the Web using video
conferencing software.
• A key feature of a Webinar is its interactive
elements is the ability to give, receive and discuss
information in real-time.

34. CLINICAL PRACTICE
• The clinics play a crucial role in shaping and sharpening the
practical skills of a budding doctor.
• The routine evening clinics helps a medico to sew a correlation
between his/her theoretical knowledge and practical wisdom.

36. IMPORTANCE OF EVERY SUBJECT FOR
FUTURE ASPECT
• All the subjects play an integral
integrative role in enhancing the
clinical mindset of any student to
help him prosper in medical field
and improving the basic health
care facility available to our
countrymen.

37. • Anatomy gives detailed idea of internal organ system whose normal functioning is
studied by Physiology and Biochemistrry at molecular level.
• The derangment in internal homeostasis is elaborated by Pathology and etiology is
defined by Microbiology. The treatment aspect of any disease is hinted upon by
Pharmacology.
• The health care and health system of entire society and nation is studied by
Preventive and Social Medicine.
• Power to diagnose a disease at an early age by throwing the light on its clinical
features is hammered into the brains by Medicine. The diseases which require a
certain part to be removed or changed by instruements is taught by Surgery . The
childcare and the women care plays a discrete role in improving the health care
index of the country, is studied by Gynaecology and Pediatrics.

38. CLINICAL SKILL EDUCATION
• What is skill learning?
– Knowledge versus skills education

39. IN SKILL EDUCATION
• ….the accent is upon learner doing!
• ….upon the application of knowledge and
understanding to an intellectual, psychomotor or
affective activity

41. EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

42. • The role of extra co
curricular activities is also
very much needed in the life
of a medical student as these
sort of activities relax and
rejuvenate the tired mind
and soul and also refills the
energy