From Ridhwan Nordin

salam..
pagi tadi salah seorang ahli medClick telah berjumpa dgn HOD.

ada tajuk yang perlu ditekankan,tapi jgn bergantung 100% sebab kemungkinan akan keluar soalan lain jugak.

-management
-planning,implementation,evaluation

HEALTH SERVICES


-NHI (Natural health insurance)
-BBP

-function of PHC &related health problem in Egypt
-primary health care and family practice

-reproduction health
-MCH
-outcome of pregnancy

-school children
-adolescent Health

-food health
-waste and hazard

NON-COMMUNICABLE

-hypertension
-DM
-cancer

OCCUPATIONAL

-physical agent
-biological hazards
-inorganic dust
-occupational cancer
-occupational accident

SELAMAT STUDY :)

From Fatini Zubir

During meeting with Prof Dr.Ahmed Niazy between me and Nur Shazlin today 2/6/2012.Generally Doctor just stress on the thing he said before. He claims that he almost gives the exam question paper to us.heh
  Nevertheless, we managed to collect some points to be pondered during the last 3 days before Commed Exam.

**believing these facts 100% are at your own risk**

Paper 1-
 General and special epidemiology(40 M)
Chain of infection very important. Any one of them (prevention,control,clinical picture-not important)
special epidemiology
infection( epidemiology not include C/P,Investigation,diagnosis)
droplet--viral droplet NOT important
parasite--malaria and schistosome(prevention)
food borne--Cholera,typhoid,gastorenteritis
contact borne--Tetanus,rabies (prevention) ,Anthrax.


Medical biostatistics (16 marks)

Population pyramids
overpopulation
Death statistics
Morbidity statistics

 Nutrition (12 Marks)
Deficiency disease( Health hazards)
prevention  (new question)

 Communication and health behaviour (7-8 marks)
Please stress on page 29 -32
Human health behaviour NOT INCLUDED

Paper 2 (75 Marks)

Health system
Planning and implementation (88-92)
Pre-conceptional, natal care
School children
EXCLUDED
- family planning
-Family health records
-Assessment of family practices and PHC services
-Mental health

Environmental and Occupational Health 
-Physical agents -VERY IMPORTANT


Non communicable—no stressed topic

Regarding MCQS question
the case questions are on topic of non communicable (risk factor and prevention)

Please don’t believe this thing 100%.I may write down or heard it wrongly.
Before u stress on these important topics make sure u already finish the entire syllabus.
Btw. Doctor really hopes he can help us during marking the written paper  insyaAllah.

Last but not least I’m so sorry if these info not satisfying ur need or any left points that if forgot to write down during the meeting.
And let us pray that we all succeed in commed with flying colours insyaAllah.
Good luck and all the best medclickers :)

From  Mansoura Doctors 2014's graduates page
Q of epidemiology
Ans : def , public health significance , causitive agent , reservoir , exit , communication period , mode of transmision , portal of entry , IP , susceptibility .

Q of prevention
general prev - specific prevention ( immunization , seroprophlaxis , chemoprophlaxis )

Q of control
( case , contacts , epidemic , international measures )

important in general
(immunity , chain of infection )

round topics with us
(water , MHC , PHC , diarreal diseases , meningitis , TB , communication & health behaviour , population pyramid , rates & ratio , obesity , caloric requirment )

survies are important .. schistosoma , malaria , TB

in nutrition ditatics not with us

family planning only not with us , while family practice ( important) with us

feeding of infant with us

mental health with us
الدكتور مقلهاش صريحه انها مش معانا , فنقرأها وخلاص

people with special needs not with us

reproductive health include maternal health care , child health care

all things with us in oral , mcq

exam time : each paper 1 hour and half

From an unknown source:

Exam scheme 2012:

Paper 1: 75 marks.

1. General epidemiology and Special epidemiology (40 m).
 2. Medical Biostatistics (16 m).
3. Nutrition (12 m).
4. Communication and Health Behaviour (7-8 m).

Paper 2: 75 marks.

1. Primary Health Care Service (PHC), MCH and Reproductive, Health Care Management, Family Practice, Rural Health, Geriatric Health, School Health, Adolescent health (45m)
2. Environmental and Occupational Health (20 m).
3. Non communicable disease (10 marks)

Question Epidemiology of Communicable Diseases: (40 m).

5 questions :
1st from general epidemiology of communicable diseases (6-7 m).
- chain of infection.
- immunity.
- sero and chemoprophylaxis.
- emerging and re-emerging diseases.
- excluded
:: disinfection and sterilization.
:: surveillance.
:: hospital infection.
:: diseases and elimination.


the rest of questions (4 Q) from selected communicable diseases:

- large diseases
write their epidemiology (def, public importance, causative org, reservoir, portal entry and exit, IP, susceptibility)
-  Hepatitis B & C excluded.
-  Prevention & Control of selected diseases: toxoplasma, malaria schistosoma, plague, STI, tetanus, yellow fever, anthrax.
- TB and Schistosoma Survey (VVIQ).

Non- Communcable Diseases:
- Prevention & Control of diseases.
- Risk factor (*cancer, smoking).

Medical Biostatistics:
- Demography (8m).
- Vital Statistics (8m) : give an account in causes, prevention.

Communication and Health Education (VVIQ).
Nutrition: 2 questions, 12 marks. malnutrition, definition, problem.d health education (VVIQ).
Human Health Behaviour, excluded.
Health Care Management: Planning, Implementation, Evaluation (VVIQ).
Primary Health Care (VVIQ).
Health System and Health Service in Egypt : Basic Benefit Package (VVIQ).
School Children Health. component of maternal, child and adolescent.
Elderly Health (VVIQ).
Environmental Health: Waste, Housing and Food (VVIQ). 8 m
Occupational Health: (12 m) 2 questions.
: Physical Agent (VVIQ).

Excluded Topics:

- Special needs.
- Mental Health.
- Family Planning.
- Human Health Behavior.
- Viral Hepatitis B & C.
- Quality Management.

* no equation in medical biostatistics.

For Oral (30 marks, 1 professor, by using question cards)

example:
:: Food Borne Diseases (Cholera & Typhoid VVIQ).
:: All  Prevention & Control.
:: Contact Diseases.
:: Biostatistics : infant & maternal, morbidity.
:: Nutrition : Vitamins, Vitamin D deficiency.
:: Environmental & Occupational Health.
:: Gen Epidemiology; definition (important for oral).
*listed topics untuk oral ni yang paling banyak ditanya, make sure baca yang lain jugak ye.For MCQ (60 marks)- strictly MCQ- 50 questions from Department's MCQ book
- 5 MCQ based on problem solving of a case (not coming from Department's book)- 5 MCQ (not coming from Department's book)

credit to: farhah nabilah.

p/s: InsyaAllah ni hasil gabungan info dari farhah dan rakan-rakan lain, kalau ade pertambahan lagi, dipersilakan tambah di ruang 'comment' di bawah tu.

All the best!. Al- Mukminun: 1-2.
"Man jadda wa jada wa man zara' a hasoda."
"Sesiapa yang berusaha akan berhasil, sesiapa yang menanam akan menuai".  :)

Assalamualaikum. we are sorry to inform you that the meeting with the HOD of Com Med that's supposed to take place today has been postponed to this Saturday, May 26th. spread the news k? thank you :)

Assalamualaikum,

From Fatini Zubir

These are the newly released subgroups for presentation in Com Med round. For your information, presentations are going to take place starting from April 4, 2012. Please take note of which group you belong to. Should you have any inquiry, kindly refer it to the assigned doctors. 

From Ridhwan Nordin

1. End of round 60marks
• Practical book activities:6marks
• Problem solving exam (quiz):14marks (31MARCH and 21APRIL)
• Multistations exam:10marks
• MCQ:30marks (3MAY)
2. Final written exam (2papers) 150marks
3. Final oral exam : 60marks
4. Final mcq exam: 30marks

From Saiful Aqmal

1. COMMED's round will be held for 5 days a week for 7 consecutive weeks until 3 May 2012.

2. COMMED's round start at 10 am - 12 pm, with the first hour is dedicated for a mass lecture for Vol 3/Practical COMMED's book and the following hour will be for practical session.

3. The 12 pm lecture for Vol 1 and 2 of COMMED's text book will be held as usual.

4. The whole lecture-practical-lecture sessions will be held in the Hall A of the Old Pharmacy Building.

5. Of 30 days of classes to be conducted throughout the whole COMMED's round, attendance of 75% is COMPULSORY (without doubt) for all students.

6. Students are required to bring their own identification cards issued by the University to enter the round, as attendance is recorded by showing the cards to the department's clerks.

7. Attendance is recorded for only a period of 5 minutes after 10 am. Attendance for students coming to round after that time will not be recorded.

8. Students who have attendance record below 75% will be banned from taking the end-of-round examination. This has been imposed for the other groups which have taken the COMMED's round.

THANK YOU