Teaching & Learning Methods | CMC

Teaching & Learning Methods

Chittagong Medical College, abbreviated as CMC, is a public medical college located in Chittagong, Bangladesh. It is the second-oldest and second-largest medical educational institute and hospital in Bangladesh. It is affiliated with the Chittagong Medical University.

Teaching & Learning Methods

The following teaching and learning methods will be followed:

Large Group Teaching

  • Lecture
  • Seminar

Integrated Teaching (102 topics)

Phase Number of Topics
Phase I 12 topics
Phase II 7 topics
Phase III 10 topics
Phase IV Common 42 topics + Departmental 31 topics = 73 topics
  • Medicine: 10 topics
  • Surgery: 11 topics
  • Gynae & Obs: 10 topics

Small Group Teaching

  • Problem Based Learning (PBL)
  • Tutorial Demonstration
  • Student Interaction

Practical Session

  • Use of practical manual
  • Performing the task/examination by the student
  • Writing the practical notebook

Field Placement (Community-Based Medical Education)

In small groups for performing activities by the students themselves.

Clinical Teaching

  • In ward, OPD, ED, ambulatory care teaching, OT, POW, ICU, etc.
  • By concerned persons

NB: Ambulatory care teaching should follow a ratio of 1:4 (25% ambulatory care teaching and 75% indoor teaching).

Encourage students to learn ICT through the college computer lab.