Learning opens new vistas of knowledge in the life of student. The emphasis is on proper case-taking that serves as a bridge between doctor & patient. Use of different repertories & repertorising a case trains the budding doctors to arrive at a similimum or the constitutional homoeopathic remedy for the patient. The department is furnished with 10 computers having, the homoeopathic software to teach the students.
HOMOEOPATHIC REPERTORY and CASE TAKING - 1st Year
At the end of the course of the undergraduate studies, the homoeopathic physician must
1.Develop the knowledge, skills, abilities and confidence as a primary care homoeopathic practitioner
to attend to the health needs of the community in a holistic manner
2.Correctly assess and clinically diagnose common clinical conditions prevalent in the community from
time to time
3.Identify and incorporate the socio-demographic, psychological, cultural, environmental & economic
factors affecting health and disease in clinical work
4.Recognize the scope and limitation of homoeopathy in order to apply Homoeopathic principles for
curative, prophylactic, promotive, palliative, and rehabilitative primary health care for the benefit
of the individual and community
5.Be willing and able to practice homoeopathy as per medical ethics and professionalism.
6.Discern the scope and relevance of other systems of medical practice for rational use of cross
referrals and role of life saving measures to address clinical emergencies
7.Develop the capacity for critical thinking, self-reflection and a research orientation as required for
developing evidence based homoeopathic practice.
8.Develop an aptitude for lifelong learning to be able to meet the changing demands of clinical practice
9.Develop the necessary communication skills and enabling attitudes to work as a responsible team
member in various healthcare settings and contribute towards the larger goals of national health
policies such as school health, community health and environmental conservation.
At the end of course in Repertory, the Final BHMS student shall be able to
1. Describe the philosophical background, construction, utility and limitations of various
repertories
2. Demonstrate case taking and show empathy with the patient and family during case taking
3. Demonstrate various steps for systematic case processing viz. analysis of case, evaluation of
symptoms as per Homoeopathic principles to form Totality of symptoms
4. Choose the appropriate repertorial approach, Method and Technique to repertorize a case
5. Utilize Repertory as a tool to find out simillimum in all types of cases and in the study of Materia
Medica
6. Integrate other subjects in understanding the construction and utility of repertories
7. Utilize different software for Repertorization, patient data management and record keeping.
8. Demonstrate aptitude to utilize repertory for research in Homoeopathy and lifelong learning
COURSE OUTCOMES OF REPERTORY FOR I BHMS
At the end of IBHMS, the student should be able to,
1. Define Repertory.
2. Explain the need and utility of repertory to find simillimum and in the study of Materia Medica
3. Define various terminologies used in repertory and explain their utility
4. Locate different rubrics related to anatomy, physiology and psychology in Kent’s Repertory
5. Illustrate the construction of Kent’s Repertory as per the Hahnemannian Anatomical schema
HOMOEOPATHIC REPERTORY and CASE TAKING - 2nd Year
At the end of BHMS course, the learner will be able to:
i. Explain the need and utility of repertory as a tool to find the similimum and in the study of Materia Medica.
ii. Describe the philosophical backgrounds, construction, utility and limitation of Kent repertory, BTBP, BBCR, Boericke repertory,
other clinical repertories and modern repertories.
iii. Able to describe the various dimension of case taking and able to demonstrate case taking in moderate and difficult cases.
iv. Classify the symptoms, evaluate the symptoms according to their importance and construct the totality of symptomsbased on
different philosophies (DrKent, Dr Boenninghausen, Dr Hahnemann, Garth Boericke).
v. Choose an appropriate approach for the case, construct the Repertorial Totality and select the appropriate rubrics and technique
of repertorisation.
vi. Identify the medium, method, process and technique of repertorization.
vii. Display empathy with the patient and family during case taking.
viii. Communicate to the patient and attendants the need for sharing patient related information for a complete homoeopathic case
taking.
ix. Develop ability to apply different case taking skills.
x. Search for the appropriate rubrics in different repertory.
xi. Understanding and evolution of modern repertories, computerized repertories, operate and use software-based repertories for
repertorization.