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Definitions and principles of health education. Roles, methods and media, steps in planning a health education programme. Health education strategies (communication process, use of interpersonal communication skills). Evaluation of health education programme.

Oral health promotion and education. Oral health planning. Smoking cessation. Learning methods in dental education.

Health research ethics, history of the evolution of medical ethics, Belmont report, Helsinki declaration, Geneva declaration. Ethics of medical research involving human subjects, principles of research ethics. Ethics of good medical practice. International code for medical ethics, reports and certification, medical documentation. The doctor and the law, judicial, coroner’s court, physician and patient relationship, including female patient, professional conduct including industrial actions/activities. Hippocratic oath and end of life issues, (euthanasia). Informed consent and confidentiality. Human rights instruments related to health. Aspects of drug treatment. Aspects of sexuality and reproduction. Genetic disorder. Organ transplant. Cloning and genomics, parental diagnosis. The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN), composition and functions, education and discipline. Code of conduct of MDCN.

Components of the cell. Cell cycle. Chromosomes. Protein secretion and transcription of DNA. Introduction to light microscopy. Electron microscopy and units of measurement. Basic tissues of the body. The epithelial, connective and endothelial tissues. Muscle and nervous tissue. Lymphoid organs.

Components of the cell. Cell cycle. Chromosomes. Protein secretion and transcription of DNA. Introduction to light microscopy. Electron microscopy and units of measurement. Basic tissues of the body. The epithelial, connective and endothelial tissues. Muscle and nervous tissue. Lymphoid organs. 48

Neurohistology. Spinal cord, brain stem, cerebrum and cerebellum. Organs of special senses, sensory receptors, eyes, ear and nose. Histology of endocrine organs. Principles and techniques of histochemistry including immunocytochemistry.

Neurohistology. Spinal cord, brain stem, cerebrum and cerebellum. Organs of special senses, sensory receptors, eyes, ear and nose. Histology of endocrine organs. Principles and techniques of histochemistry including immunocytochemistry.

History, landmarks of medicine. Sociology of medicine, the patient as a person. Communication, interviewing skills. Literature and medicine and manuscript writing skills. Medicine as a Profession, to give students a broad-based knowledge in applied medical sciences and an early orientation to medicine as a profession. Computer in medicine, components of computers. Computer techniques in Medicine. Hospital information system. Data analysis in medicine. Computer assisted decision making. Care of critically ill patients, computer assisted therapy. Medical imaging, telemedicine. Robotic surgery. Computer-based simulation and applications in medical education. Limitations.

Fundamental human genetic principles. Variation in gene expression in man. Patterns of inheritances in families (autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, X-linked dominant, X- linked recessive, Y-linked and sex influenced). Cytogenetics, types and classification of human chromosomes. Methods of preparation of human chromosomes and Karyotyping. Types of numerical and structural chromosome aberrations and their causes. Gene hybridisation. Human genomic studies. 199

Fundamental human genetic principles. Variation in gene expression in man. Patterns of inheritances in families (autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, X-linked dominant, X- linked recessive, Y-linked and sex influenced). Cytogenetics, types and classification of human chromosomes. Methods of preparation of human chromosomes and Karyotyping. Types of numerical and structural chromosome aberrations and their causes. Gene hybridisation. Human genomic studies.