Goal	Longitudinal Patient Care; Health Care Team work; Hands-on care of patients in outpatient and inpatient setting
Activities	Learner-Doctor Method: History Taking, Physical Examination, Assessment of Change in clinical status, Communcation and Patient Education, Laboratory Medicine (Para Clincal)
Structure
Teaching	First Clinical Posting - orient learners to patient, their roles and the speciality
	Follow learner-doctor method of training
	No learner will be given independentcharge of the patient
	The supervising physician shall be responsible for all patient care decisions
	learner functions as a part of health care team
Responsibilities	Responsibilities of learner:
	Be part of unit's OP services on admission days
	Remain with admission unit until 6 PM except during designated class hours
	Be assigned patients admitted during each day
	Undertake responsibility of patient assigned but under supervision
	Participate in unit rounds on its admission day
	Present assigned patients to the supervising physician during rounds
	Participate in unit rounds on at least one other dayof the week excluding admission day
	Follow the patient's progress through out the hospital stay until discharge
	Participate in procedures, surgeries and deliveries according to learner-doctor program guideline
	Discuss ethical and other humanitarian issues during rounds
	Attend all scheduled classes and educational activities
	Document his/her observtions in a log book/ case record
Assessment	Designated faculty in each unit will coordinate
	learner activities
	monitor progress
	provide feedback
	review log book/ case record
Log Book	Submission to department is required for eligibility for final examination
	Includes written case records
	records of out patient assigned
	relevant investigations, treatment rationale, hospital course, family and patient discussion, discharge summary