Thesis/Dissertation Syllabus, Notes & PYQ for GGSIPU Master of Surgery Overview

Visits by rotation the Rural Clinic for community exposures/work experience.Does 24 hours-emergency duty once a week/ as per roster of the department.Attends lectures by visiting faculty to the department/college from India/abroad.Attends/participate/present papers in state/zonal national conferences.Actively participate/help in organization of departmental workshop, courses in specialized areas like Arthroplasty, Arthroscopy, Spine, Hand surgery from time to time.Research methodology / reporting on research: Learns the basics in research methodology and make the thesis protocol within 4 months of admission.Problem oriented record keeping including use of computerUse of medical literature search including through Internet use in the library,Attends bio statistics classes by arrangement,Research Report — writing including preparation of Protocol for Research/Thesis.Writing an abstract/short paper/presentation style (slide-making & audiovisual aids).Preparation of a report on a research project/Thesis.Humanity/Ethics:Lectures on humanity including personality development, team spirit and ethical issues in patient care and human relationship including, public relations, by Psychologist and public relation officers are to be arranged by the department/college.Teaching Methods:Journal club: 1 hrs duration — Paper presentation/discussion — once per week (Afternoon).Seminar: One seminar every week of one hour duration (Afternoon)Lecture/discussion: Lectures on newer topics by faculty, in place of seminar/as per need.Case presentation in the ward and the afternoon special clinics (such as scoliosis/Hand clinics).Resident will present a clinical case for discussion before a faculty and discussion made pertaining to its management and decision to be recorded in case files.Case Conference- Residents one expected to work-up one long case and three short cases and present the same to a faculty member and discuss the management in its entirety on every Monday afternoon.X-Ray Classes- Held twice weekly in morning in which the radiologic features of various problems are discussed.Surgicopathological Conference:Special emphasis is made on the surgical pathology and the radiological aspect of the case in the pathology department such exercises helps the orthopaedics/Pathology/Radiology Residents.Combined Round/Grand Round:These exercises are to be done for the hospital once/wk or twice/month involving presentation of usual or difficult patients. Presentations of cases in clinical combined Round and a clinical series/research data on clinical materials for benefit of all clinicians/Pathologists/other related disciplines once in week or forthrightly in the Grand round.Community camps:For rural exposure and also for experiences in preventive aspect in rural situation/hospital/school, patient care camps are to be arranged 2-3/year, involving residents/junior faculty.Emergency situation:Casualty duty to be arranged by rotation among the PGs with a faculty cover daily by rotation.Afternoon clinics:Special afternoon clinics for different subspecialities in orthopaedics.

• Presentation for the Thesis work:
• Selection of thesis topic: Subject of thesis will be selected by the candidate under guidance of faculty, which will be approved by the departmental guide and other faculty. The candidate will be asked to submit the protocol within 4 (Four) month of admission after it is scrutinized by departmental faculty. It is to be approved by the central thesis committee of the institute/college if such committee does exist, and the ethical considerations are also discussed in such Research Programme Committee.
• Once the thesis protocol is approved the candidate starts his research work under direct supervision of guide and co-guides.
• Three/six monthly progress of the thesis will be checked to know the outcomes/or difficulties faced by the candidate.
• Candidate will be asked to submit the thesis 6 months before the final exams. At the discretion of director/thesis committee one month extension may be given to a candidate for submission of the protocol and the final thesis for any valid reason for the delay.