M.D (Hom) Course of study , syllabus , examinations etc
Amendment based on Homoeopathy { post graduate degree course } M.D.(Hom) amendment regulations 2001, issued by CCH 

PART I   PRELIMINARY 
1.Short title : These regulations may be called the Homeopathic Post Graduate Degree Course M.D. (Hom) Amendment Regulations of the University of   Calicut2001 
2. Definitions: In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires.
a) 'Act' means the Homoeopathy Central Act, 1973 (59 of 1973).
b) 'C.C.H.' means the Central Council of Homeopathy; New Delhi constituted under the Act.
c) 'Course' means the following courses of study in Homoeopathy namely :

1. M.D. (Hom) Doctor of Medicine in Homeopathy - Materia Medica
2. M.D. (Hom) Doctor of Medicine in Homeopathy – Homeopathic Philosophy.
3. M.D. (Hom) Doctor of Medicine in Homoeopathy – Repertory
3  M.D (Hom)  Doctor of medicine in Homoeopathy – Practice of medicine
4. M.D.(Hom) Doctor of medicine in Homoeopathy – Homoeopathic pharmacy 
5. MD.(Hom) Doctor of medicine in Homoeopathy- Pediatrics
6. MD.(Hom) Doctor of medicine in Homoeopathy- Psychiatry  

d) A Post graduate degree in Homoeopathy means M.D. (Hom) recognized by the C.C.H.
e) A Degree in Homoeopathy means 'BHMS' or its equivalent declared there to by the C.C.H.
f) A Diploma in Homoeopathy means DHMS or its equivalent declared there to by the C.C.H.
g) 'Homoeopathy College' means a Homeopathic Medical College or an institute affiliated to a university and recognized by the C.C.H.
h) 'Teaching experience means the teaching experience in the subject concerned in a College or an institution recognized by the University or C.C.H. or Medical council of India.
i) Clinical Experience means experience in clinical practice in a recognized institution/Hospital .
j) Board of Examiners' means the Board of Examiners constituted by the University for each examination with a Chairman from among the examiners of the examination concerned. 

PART II COURSES OF STUDY
3. (1) Post Graduate degree Courses shall be in the following subjects:
a. M.D. (Hom) Materia Medica
b. M.D. (Hom) Homeopathic Philosophy
c. M.D. (Hom) Repertory.
d. M.D (Hom).Practice of Medicine
e. M.D (Hom) Homoeopathic pharmacy

(2) Each year shall be of three years duration including one year of house job during which the candidate shall be a resident in the campus
(3)a.Candidates shall pursue a regular course of study and research in the respective departments of a Homeopathic College under the guidance the of a guide recognized by the University, emphasis being on practical training, participation in Seminars, Group discussions, Clinical meetings, Journal Clubs etc. The candidate shall be a resident in the Hospital campus and shall be given graded responsibility in the management and treatment of patients entrusted to his care. He shall participate in teaching and training of under graduate students or internees.
b.Candidates are required to write a Thesis or dissertation on a subject approved by the University of Calicut or not less than, 10,000 words (Ten thousand) with detailed commentary which should provide the candidate with necessary background of training in research methods and techniques along with the art of writing research papers and learning and making use of library.

(4) Each course shall comprise of the following subjects: 

a). General subjects:
i. The Man in health – ( Holistic concept )
ii. The Man in disease ( Holistic concept).
iii. History of medicine , scientific methodology, including research methodolgy and statistics
b). Special subjects
i. Organon of Mecine with Homoeopathic Philosophy
ii. Homoeopathic Materia medcia including applied aspects
iii. Reperotry
iv. Homoeopathic Pharmacy
v.  Practice of Medicine

A candidate for M.D. (Hom ) shall opt one of the special subject as his specialty at the time of admission and the degree shall be awarded in that specialty

PART III ADMISSION TO COURSE
4. 1) No candidate shall be admitted to M.D. (Hom) Course unless he has passed BHMS Degree in Homoeopathy or Graded BHMS , included in the second schedule to the Act
2) A Candidate on admission to the course shall apply in the prescribed form for registration to the University with remittance of fees prescribed  

PART IV  SYLLABUS 
5. The following shall be the syllabus for general and special subjects in M.D (Hom) courses, namely:-

A. General subjects: (1st one and half year- Common to all branches)

1.The man in Health ( Holistic concept) – Structural, functional and psychological organisation of Man and his adaptation to the environment, in health and includes an integrated study of Anatomy; Physiology; Biochemistry; Biophysics; Psychology; for practical application of the knowledge in clinical medicine
a. Anatomy: Applied anatomy
b. Physiology: Applied and clinical aspects of Physiology
c. Bio chemistry: : Clinical biochemistry, immuno-chemistry, Molecular Biology
d. Bio physics: Passive transport; Simple diffusion; Facilitation; diffusion; ; osmosis; ultrafiltration; dialysis; active transport; solute – solvent interaction; Gibbs Donnan equilibrium; surface tension; adsorption; colloid; hydrotropy; acid – base- hydrogen ion concentration and pH; Atoms; isotopes; physiological application of isotopes
e.Basic psychology of Human being:
1. Introduction & Definition of Psychology.
2. Branches of psychology
3. Attention, Perception, Intelligence, Learning, Memory, Emotion, Thinking, Personality.
4. Different approaches of psychology Freud, Jung, Adler, Cattel, Horney.

ii.The Man in disease ( Holistic concept )- Structural, functional and psychological organisation of sick and his deficient adaptation to environment and includes the study of Pathology , evolutionary phenomena of disease, paying attention to the cause - effect relationship [ viz : the effects of extrinsic ( micororganism, parasites, viruses or other external factors )and intrinsic ( susceptibility based on miasms / immunology) factors along with their current interpretations and abnormal expression of sick pervading his whole being.

Pathology : Clinical pathology, Histopathology; Diagnostic molecular pathology; Molecular basis of human diseases; Immuno histo biochemistry and related marking techniques; Immunopathologic mechanism;
Microbiology : Background to infectious disease; entry, exit and; Natural defence; ; spread and replication; Parasitic survival; epidemiological aspects of the control of infection and diseases; Hospital infection , sterilisation and infection, 
Immunology : Clinical aspects; hypersensitivity; Immunodeficiency; Auto immunity; autoimmune diseases; immunodiagnosis; allergy and skin tests; molecular techniques; immunological investigation to diagnosis of diseases. 

iii. a. History of Medicine - Evolution with special emphasis on Hahnemann’s contribution to medicine in general. 
b. Basic concepts of Logic , Philosophy:;
1. Introductory analysis - Subject matter and scope - question for philosophy- The Branches of Philosophy.
2. Philosophy and the Sciences - Logic, metaphysics and theory of causation (Note: Emphasis should be given to Aristotle's philosophy)
3. Science and Inductive method - Philosophy of man - Empiricism (note: should be taught from the point of view of Francis Bacon and J.S. MILL)
4. The doctrine of Force - The doctrine of monads -Life force - (note: should be dealt in the context of Leibniz and Bergson).
5. Part and whole relation - Organic view - Philosophy of nature and Philosophy of mind - (Note: should be taught on the basis of Hegal).
6. An outline treatment of the following recent trends: Existentialism, Realism and Phenomenology, Pragmatism, Positivism and Analytic Philosophy 

iv. Scientific Methodology, including Research methodology and Bio- statistics
1. Definition and scope of Statistics.
2. Sources and Presentation of Statistical Data.
Primary data-Secondary data - Classification - Tabulation - Presentation of Statistical data by diagrams - graphs - Charts etc.
3. Measures of Central Tendency or Averages:
Introduction -Difference Averages- Definition - Merits and Demerits - Partition values - graphical location of the partition values.
4. Measures of variation or Dispersion.
Introduction - definition of different measures of variation, Merits and Demerits- Coefficient of variation - Skewness, Kurtosis.
5. Correlation and Regression.Scatter Diagram - Correlation coefficient - Limits of Correlation Coefficient - Rank Correlation - Lines of Regression Coefficient.
6. Sampling Theory.
Introduction - Advantages of sampling - Principal steps in a sample survey - Different methods of sampling - Sampling and Non-sampling error.
7. Theory of Probability:
Introduction - definition of various terms - Law of Addition of Probability - Multiplication - Law of Probability - Conditional Probability.
8. Theoretical Distributions.
Introduction - Binomial Distribution - Normal Distribution, Chi-square Distribution and T-Distribution - Standard error.
9. Tests of Significance.
Introduction - Null Hypothesis - Alternative Hypothesis - Level of Significance of Test - Type I Error - Type II error - Test for single proportion -Test of significances for difference of proportions - Test of Significances for single means - Test of Significances for differences of means- Chi-Square Test- T-test etc.,
10. Research Methodology.
Introduction -Defining the research problem - Research Design - Epidemiological studies - Clinic Trials - Writing of Research Reports

PAPER DIVISION:
 Paper I - - Anatomy– Physiology- Biochemistry- Biophysics-Psychology
 Paper II- Pathology, Microbiology, Immunology
 Paper III-Section – A- Logic and Philosophy
             Section – B-Bio - statistics

 B. Special subjects  (2nd one and half year)

1.ORGANON OF MEDICINE WITH HOMOEOPATHIC PHILOSOPHY: 
i. Hahnemannian concepts of Homoeopathy ( Principles and practice): A deep understanding of the subject is essential for making a critical and analytical appreciation and evaluation of it. This attempt has to be made by resources and references to all relevant writings of Hahnemann on the subject.
ii. Homoeopathic philosophy: A study of the interpretations and views by J.T.Kent, H.A.Robert, Stuart close, Dunham. Richard Hughes, and J.H.Allen on Homoeopathic concepts and fundamentals of Homoeopathy . A comparative study of various philosophies with a view to bring out relative merit of the individual contribution to the Hahnemannian concepts of Philosophy. 
Introduction, evolution, manifestations, identification, Hahnemanian concept and comparative study of Miasms 
iii. Practice of Homoeopathy in Medicine
A systematic study of common diseases in internal medicine and its Homoeopathic management 
iv. Practice of Homoeopathy in surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology

PAPER DIVISION: 
Paper - I- Organon of Medicine
Paper II - Homoeopathic Philosophy - Miasm –
Paper III. Practice of Homoeopathy in medicine, surgery, Gynecology and obstetrics  

II. HOMOEOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA INCLUDING APPLIED ASPECTS:
 i. Basic Materia medica
a. Sources of materia medica, drug proving and collection of symptoms – classification of symptoms, construction of materia medica and types of materia medica
b. Science and philosophy of Materia medica.
c.To study pure effects of homeopathic drugs from all the sources, books and to interpret the same.
d. The element involved in the application of Materia Medica, Homeopathic Philosophy, Clinical Medicine, Homeopathic Repertory and Materia Medica pura.
e ). Homeopathic management of iatrogenic diseases 
c. Study of Materia medica. Different approaches of study of Materia Medica, i.e. psycho-clinico-pathological, Synthetic, comparative, analytical and remedy relationship
d. Scope and limitation of Materia medica. 
e. Sources of drugs, family or group characteristcs and drug relationship. 
ii. Comparative Materia Medica: Comparative study of symptoms, drug pictures and therapeutic indications of all drugs 
iii.Practice of Homoeopathy in Medicine
  A systematic study of Common diseases in internal medicine and its homoeopathic management
 iv. Practice of Homoeopathy in Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology
 
PAPER DIVISION:
Paper I – Plant kingdom and sarcodes and imponderablia
Paper II - Mineral Kingdom and nosodes
Paper III- Practice of Homoeopathy in Medicine, Surgery , Obstetrics and gynecology

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