Intended for the undergraduate medical students, this book is based on the competencies, which the IMC expects from a pathology student. Based on the revised curriculum, this book is designed for undergraduate students. It will enable the medical students cope with competency in the cognitive, psychomotor and effective domains to meet all health needs of the Indian community. The book carries 40 chapters, divided on the syllabus outlined by the NMC. Each and every chapter has been designed in a manner to facilitate better learning and easy retention of the concepts. Throughout the book, theoretical and clinical aspects have been represented with an integrated approach. At the end of each chapter, clinical problem-based questions are given to test the student`s insight into the applied aspects of pathology. 500+ Histological slides, figures and images relevant to the topics are added generously to make the content student friendly. Clear and lucid text makes the learning easy and enjoyable. Complex and difficult topics have been supplemented with numerous tables and flowcharts for easy and quick understanding. Self-assessment review exercises with a variety of questions have been added in the respective chapters for self-evaluation, all based on the university pattern.
Special Features:
Thoroughly updated compendium with recent advancements Extensive coverage of Applied Pathological aspects
Unique amalgamation of theoretical and clinical features
50+ Basic histopathological slides with key points
20+ Clinical Case Scenarios covered with diagnostic key points
500+ Histological images and illustrations
Pathology instruments covered extensively
Special chapter on Mnemonics in Pathology Supplemented with chapter-wise subjective and objectives exercises
Dr. Shameem Shariff is a former Professor and Head of the Department of Pathology at St. John’s Medical College and Hospital and MVJ Medical College and Research Hospital, Bengaluru. She served as Chairperson of the Board of Studies for Paramedical (Postgraduate) Subjects at the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), Karnataka.
She graduated from Government Medical College, Bellary, and completed her postgraduation in Pathology from Bangalore Medical College in 1981. She was awarded a Ph.D. in Pathology in 1995 and served at St. John’s Medical College for 20 years (1982–2002). From 2002 to 2008, she worked as a Senior Consultant with the Ministry of Health in the University of Bahrain and the Sultanate of Oman.
Dr. Shariff has received several prestigious awards, including the Dr. V. R. Khanolkar Award (Young Scientist Award) from the Indian Association of Pathologists and Microbiologists (1984), the Excellence in Teaching Award (1996), and the Ernest Fernandez Award (1998). She has presented papers at major international conferences and trained at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Memorial Medical Center, USA, under an Endocrine Foundation Travel Fellowship.
She has over 110 publications in national and international journals and has authored and contributed to several pathology textbooks.
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