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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. 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.

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.

Definition of Terms. Immunity, immunisation, vaccination. Factors affecting immunity (age, nutrition, infection, cancers, radiation, drugs). National immunisation programme (NPI). Recent advances and development (GAVI). Role of family, community and NGOs in immunisation. Vaccination advocacy and diplomacy for international travel during pandemic. Travel medicine and medical tourism.

Basic concepts in immunology. Immunology of common infectious diseases (Malaria, TB, HIV). Hypersensitivity reactions. Autoimmune diseases. Immunodeficiency states.

Evaluation of the febrile patient. Epidemiology, prevention and control, aetiological agents in infectious diseases (incubation period, morphology), pathogenesis (acquisition and transmission), laboratory diagnosis, clinical presentation and management and socioeconomic relevance of infectious diseases. Systemic inflammatory response syndrome/sepsis, typhoid fever. HIV/AIDS including epidemiology, pathogenesis, features, asymptomatic or symptomatic infections. diagnosis, opportunistic infections such as tuberculosis and candidiasis, prevention, management and control. Emerging and remerging viral infections, Sars-Cov-2, viral haemorrhagic fevers, malaria, envenomation, snake and scorpion bites, bee stings.

Host-pathogen interactions. Sepsis, systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), and multi-organ dysfunction syndrome. Viral infectious syndromes. Anaerobic infectious syndromes. Non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections. Diagnosis and treatment of Fungal infections. Infections complicating animal bites.

Tissue-specific metabolism. The division of labour and hormonal regulation of fuel metabolism.