Syllabus for Associate Professor/ Reader in Obstetrics and Gynaecology

DETAILED SYLLABUS FOR THE POST OF ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR/ READER IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY IN GOVERNMENT HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGES- DIRECT RECRUITMENT

Obstetrics & Gynaecology

OBSTETRICS (50 Marks)

1. Gametogenesis fertilization, implantation and early development of embryo
2. Anatomical and Physiological changes in female genital tract during pregnancy.
3. Pharmacology of drugs used during pregnancy, Labour, Post-partum period.
4. Development of placenta and membranes & placental functions
5. Fetal skull and Maternal pelvis
6. Diagnosis and differential diagnosis of pregnancy
7. Anatomy of fetus, fetal growth & development, fetal physiology & circulation
8. Immunology of pregnancy
9. Pre-conceptional Care
10. Antenatal Care
11. Early pregnancy complications
12. Normal labour & management
13. Malpresentation & malposition
14. Labour Dystocia
15. Induction and augmentation of labour
16. Antepartum Haemorrhage
17. Complications of 2nd & 3rd stage of labour
18. CPD & its management
19. Obstetric Analgesia
20. Multiple pregnancy
21. Amniotic fluid
22. PROM, Poly-Hydramnios, Oligo-Hydramnios
23. Preterm labour &PPROM
24. Fetal growth disorders
25. Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy
26. Medical disorders in pregnancy
27. Infections in pregnancy.
28. Special cases- Rh Negative, BOH, Obesity, post-dated pregnancy, Grand-Multigravida,
29. Elderly primi, Previous CS
30. Puerperium – Normal
31. Abnormal Puerperium
32. Emergency Obstetric Care (Intensive Obstetrics)
33. Fetal Medicine
34. Antepartum & intrapartum fetal monitoring.
35. Obstetric operations
36. Gynaecological disorders in pregnancy.
37. Recent Advances in Obstetrics.
38. Imaging in Obstetrics.
39. Newborn
40. Safe Motherhood, Epidemiology of Obstetrics, and evidence based care in Obstetrics, SDG,
41. MDG, RCH Care, near miss mortality auditing Maternal mortality, perinatal mortality.

GYNAECOLOGY (50 Marks)

1. Anatomy of female pelvic organs.
2. Development of female genital organs and congenital malformations
3. Gynaecological evaluation.
4. Physiology of menstruation, ovulation & menopause.
5. Colposcopy & vaginal and cervical cytology
6. Endometrial Hyperplasia, DUB, Abnormal bleeding.
7. Fibroid uterus
8. Endometriosis, Adenomyosis
9. Endocrine abnormalities, Menstrual abnormalities Amenorrhoea, PCOD
10. Lower genital tract infections
11. Pelvic infections & Tuberculosis of the female genital tract
12. Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology
13. Disorders of Sex development
14. Hirsutism, Hyperprolactinemia, Thyroid disorders.
15. Infertility.
16. Endocrinology related to reproduction
17. Menopause
18. Laparoscopy & Hysteroscopy.
19. Benign & Premalignant lesions of vulva, vagina, cervix & endometrium
20. Benign disease of ovary
21. Cancer vulva & vagina
22. Cancer Cervix
23. Cancer Endometrium
24. Carcinoma Ovary & Fallopian tube
25. Gestational Trophoblastic diseases
26. Benign and malignant disease of the breast
27. Genital Fistulae / Urinary Incontinence
28. Pelvic organ Prolapse
29. Contraception / Family Planning / Sterilization methods
30. Hormone therapies in gynaecology
31. Recent Advances in Gynaecology
32. Imaging in Gynaecology

NOTE: – It may be noted that apart from the topics detailed above, questions from other topics prescribed for the educational qualification of the post may also appear in the question paper. There is no undertaking that all the topics above may be covered in the question paper.