Microbiology Practical Record Book for MBBS Phase Iind

This Record Book is designed on the sound principles of Revised Competency Based Medical Education (CBME) Curriculum. The approach is System based rather than traditional Organism based. Authors had conducted and have incorporated the results/inputs from a national survey of Microbiology faculty members across 58 medical colleges of India on ‘Strengthening clinical microbiology skill acquisition’ in designing the practical teaching sessions. Practical topics are selected from “shows how” and “does” levels of competencies, certifiable skills and AETCOM competencies from NMC’s Curriculum document.

Practical exercises are designed to help the students to correlate the knowledge acquired in lectures with applied microbiological concepts in a case-based/problem-based manner so that they should be able to practice as competent doctors.Each topic is dealt under the headings of (1) Competencies covered (as per NMC curriculum document), (2) Specific Learning Objectives (SLO), (3) Case/Problem based discussion, (4) Activities and exercises in the form of DOAP and recording of observations in the book, (5) Certifiable Skill assessment and AETCOM competency assessments (in relevant topics), and (6) Feedback to students.

• Content updated as per the CBME Guidelines 2024, the latest guidelines by the National Medical Commission(NMC)
• New exercises are added in Healthcare-Associated Infections, Antimicrobial Resistance, and Stewardship sections
• Competency-based structured format that allows conducting classes in any sequence that is considered suitable at the institutional level
• Clear learning objectives that provide proper direction for learning, and outcome measures to track learning of the students
• Problem-based learning approach that enables learning of practical skills with clinical relevance and enhance analytical skills
• Exercises of certifiable competencies are provided as per the minimum requirement of the curriculum. Effective yet simplified rubrics are provided to assess the acquisition of the competencies.
• OSPE exercises with checklists on important skills
• Exercises of AETCOM competencies are provided as per the AETCOM module, and NMC’s competency table of microbiology. Appropriate format and space for reflection writing by the students is available.
• Flexibility for the teachers to frame cases as per the availability of resources at the institution, instead of providing one standard case, is a hallmark of this book.
• Teachers Guide is a handy supplement provided along with the book to hand-hold and help the teachers in making best use of this book.