Key Topics in PSM for PGMEE

Indicative list by Dr Vivek Jain

NEET/ NBE pattern AIIMS

Epidemiology Cohort-RR, Adv/ Disdv Retrospective/ Mixed cohort
Case control-OR, Adv/ Disdv Nested case control
RCT RCT
Clinical trials Meta-analysis
Evidence Based medicine
History of medicine Theories of disease causation -
Names of Scientists
Names of epidemiologists
Health & Disease PQLI/ HDI HPI/ Multidimensional poverty
Levels of prevention
ICD-10
Types of epidemics
Vaccines & Cold chain Types of vaccines AEFIs
National schedule
Contraindications
Cold chain
Screening of disease Sensitivity/ Specificity Validity/ Reliability
Names of Screening tests Likelihood ratio
Names of diagnostic tests ROC curve
Bayes theorem
Communicable diseases Measles, Rubella, Influenza, TB TB, H1N1
Typhoid, Cholera, ORS Cholera epidemic
Hepatitis A/ E Hepatitis B
HIV STDs/ HIV
Malaria/ Dengue Malaria/ Dengue
Rickettsial diseases
Non-communicable Blindness Blindness
diseases Obesity
Cancers
National health RNTCP, NVBDCP, NLEP, NHM, NRHM, RNTCP,
programs & policies & NACP NVBDCP, NLEP, NACP,
legislations MTP NPCDCS
RBSY
NREGA, MTP, PNDT
Social sciences Definitions Theories of diseases (Sociology)
SES scale - Kuppuswami
Health economics Definitions GDP, NNP, GNI Values GDP Growth, Health
expenditure
Demography Definitions & values Data collection systems
Formulae Definitions
Census
Fertility Indicators
Contraception Methods in RCH program Newer methods
Pearl index
Composition, Adv/ Disadv
Preventive Obstetrics, Values RCH program components
Paediatrics RCH program components JSSK
Pneumonia control School health
School health, IQ level
ICDS
Nutrition RDA of nutrients Uncommon nutrient deficiencies
References man/ woman
Vitamin deficiencies
Midday meal program
Environment Values Water - Chlorination, Quality
Water - Chlorination, Quality Air - Quality
Air - Quality Waste disposal
Entomology - Vectors Entomology - Vectors, Control
Health communication Didactic/ Socratic methods Health propaganda
Definitions of methods
Health care system Health centres Primary health care Definition,
Health workers Elements, Principles
Primary health care Definition
Health planning & H. committees Universal health coverage
management H. management techniques
International health International health regulations Bioterrorism agents
WHO, UNICEF International surveillance
Biomedical waste Wastes segregation, disposal Newer methods
management
Occupational health Pneumoconioses ESI act
Lead poisoning Occupational cancers
ESI/ Factory act
Genetics ABO system -
Hardy Weinberg law
Mental health Epidemiology in India Mental health care act
Suicide
Biostatistics Central tendency Central tendency
Dispersion Dispersion
Normal distribution Normal/ skewed distribution
Statistical graphs Statistical graphs
Variables Scales
Chi-square test/ Paired t-test Sampling Methods/ Size
 Correlation/ Regression
Statistical tests
Statistical errors
Confidence level/ intervals
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Best wishes for Exam

Dr Vivek Jain