This book from CBS Publishers & Distributors is an English medium (अंग्रेज़ी माध्यम) title by Pooja Rao, Sevitha Bhat, Avinash G and Sushrutha Academy, written for MBBS students preparing for the second professional examination in microbiology (माइक्रोबायोलॉजी). (cite index="484-1">Its main objective is to introduce the subject of microbiology to undergraduate students in a simplified manner in the form of questions and answers. The new CBME curriculum brings with it a finely structured method of learning both the theory and practical aspects of microbiology, and the upcoming pattern of evaluation is another considerable change a student must prepare for in NExT. Keeping these two developments in mind, the questions are framed using the competencies enumerated in the subject curriculum, and the answers are written in a structured format using bulleted points to ease learning, understanding and memorising. (cite index="483-1">Its salient features are that questions and MCQs are prepared as per CBME guidelines; contents are written structurally and arranged as per the CBME competencies; and the book includes traditional unstructured long essays, modified structured long essays, case-based questions, short essays, short answers, MCQs of various types and one-mark questions in the form of fill in the blanks. (cite index="489-1">Answers have been adequately supported with numerous diagrams, flowcharts and tables. The cover states the quantities plainly — 92 long essays, 221 short essays, 216 short answers and 355 MCQs. (cite index="483-1">Pooja Rao MD is Associate Professor in the Department of Microbiology at Kasturba Medical College, Mangaluru, Karnataka, and infection control officer of a 500-bed tertiary care hospital. The book is written as a companion to a standard textbook rather than a replacement for one: the authors themselves list the recommended textbooks students should read alongside it, including Ananthanarayan and Paniker and Apurba Sastry's Essentials of Medical Microbiology — both of which you stock. The whole book is written in English in the Roman script.
Key Features:
English medium book — complete content written in English (Roman script)
Written by Pooja Rao, Sevitha Bhat, Avinash G and Sushrutha Academy
Published by CBS Publishers & Distributors; first edition, around 324 pages
A question-and-answer companion, not a primary textbook
Compiled as per CBME guidelines and the competency-based undergraduate curriculum
Contents arranged directly against the CBME competencies
92 long essays, 221 short essays, 216 short answers and 355 MCQs
Includes traditional unstructured and modified structured long essays
Case-based questions reflecting the new evaluation pattern
One-mark fill-in-the-blank questions
Answers written in structured bulleted format for easier recall
Answers supported with diagrams, flowcharts and tables
Prepares for both university professional examinations and NExT
Written by faculty from Kasturba Medical College, Mangaluru
Designed to be used alongside a standard microbiology textbook
सीबीएस पब्लिशर्स एंड डिस्ट्रीब्यूटर्स द्वारा प्रकाशित 'Competency Based Questions and Answers in Microbiology' डॉ. पूजा राव, डॉ. सेविथा भट, डॉ. अविनाश जी एवं सुश्रुत अकादमी द्वारा तैयार की गई पुस्तक है, जो द्वितीय व्यावसायिक MBBS परीक्षा की तैयारी के लिए बनाई गई है। इसका मुख्य उद्देश्य स्नातक विद्यार्थियों के समक्ष माइक्रोबायोलॉजी को प्रश्न-उत्तर के सरल रूप में प्रस्तुत करना है। नए CBME पाठ्यक्रम तथा NExT की बदली हुई मूल्यांकन प्रणाली को ध्यान में रखते हुए प्रश्नों को पाठ्यक्रम की दक्षताओं (competencies) के आधार पर तैयार किया गया है, और उत्तर बुलेट बिंदुओं के संरचित प्रारूप में लिखे गए हैं, जिससे समझना और याद रखना सरल हो जाता है। पुस्तक में 92 दीर्घ निबंध, 221 लघु निबंध, 216 लघु उत्तर तथा 355 बहुविकल्पीय प्रश्न सम्मिलित हैं, साथ ही केस-आधारित प्रश्न एवं रिक्त स्थान भरने वाले एक-अंकीय प्रश्न भी दिए गए हैं। उत्तरों को अनेक आरेखों, फ़्लोचार्ट एवं तालिकाओं से पुष्ट किया गया है। यह पुस्तक किसी मानक पाठ्यपुस्तक का स्थान नहीं लेती, बल्कि उसके साथ पढ़ने के लिए बनाई गई है। ध्यान दें: यह पुस्तक पूर्णतः अंग्रेज़ी भाषा एवं रोमन लिपि में है, हिन्दी में नहीं।
