Description
CBS Publishers & Distributors Competency-Based Textbook of Biochemistry with Clinical Approach and Case Studies for MBBS Students by Poonam Agrawal
Competency-Based Textbook of Biochemistry with Clinical Approach and Case Studies for MBBS Students has been specially written and presented keeping in mind the requirements of undergraduate medical students studying biochemistry as per the CBME Guidelines | Competency Based Curriculum for the Indian Medical Graduate. The main emphasis of the latest CBME based curriculum is on developing the clinical correlation of biochemistry in medical student's mind in such a fashion that this complex subject becomes relevant in understanding and approaching the patients afflicted with various metabolic and genetic disorders. The author's extensive experience of teaching biochemistry to medical students in an easy and focussed manner is well reflected in writing the chapters of this textbook. A number of case scenarios are presented in an easy and interesting way and their biochemical basis is explained in a lucid manner. This approach not only makes the subject relevant and easier for student to learn, but also enhances the retention of the subject in the learner's mind.
Key features:-
• Covers all the competencies prescribed for biochemistry in CBME curriculum
• Clinical scenarios related to various topics are incorporated
• Exhaustive question bank includes LAQs, SAQs and MCQs with detailed explanations
• Keypoints at the end of the chapter for revising the primary concepts
About Editor
Poonam Agrawal MBBS, MD, FIMSA, ACME is currently Professor and Head, Department of Biochemistry, and MEU Coordinator, Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Medical College and Hospital, New Delhi. She has been actively involved in teaching biochemistry to medical undergraduate and postgraduate students for the past 17 years. Teaching is her passion and she is popular among her students for simplified and fascinating approach towards the subject with strong clinical connections. Other popular books which she has authored are Concepts in Biochemistry based on CBME; Practical Biochemistry based on CBME and Review of Biochemistry for PGMEE, all brought out by CBSPD.
She has completed Advance Course in Medical Education (ACME) conducted by MCI in 2017 and has completed and published many innovative projects in the field of medical education. She is actively involved in research and patient care and her areas of interest are diabetic complication, thyroid dysfunction, novel biomarkers and medical education. She has won a number of awards for her research work presentations at various national and international events.