The total duration of teaching Pharmacology in second prof. MBBS is 13 months which includes regular formative assessments, 2 internal assessments and a pre prof. examination.

The department conducts 262 hours of Trg (80 hrs lectures and 170 hrs small group learning, 12 hrs self directed learning) as per the new competency based medical education (CBME) guidelines of the NMC. Apart from this, the dept. conducts tutorials, case based learning, seminars and assignments for the students. The Departmental Trg progm is designed based on horizontal alignment with para clinical subjects and vertical alignment with clinical specialties. The practical skill based competencies are taught in the interactive DOAP sessions using drug formulations and state of the art manekins. Role play and tutorials are used to teach communication skills and AETCOM modules. The Dept is also involoved in integrated teaching with depts. like Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Medicine, Surgery, etc. Elective Training Programs on Adverse Drug Reaction Monitoring and Drug Utilisation Studies are also offered to the undergraduate students. The Dept. has published its 4th edition of log book cum lab manual. Co-curricular activities like poster making etc. make the learning student centric and comprehensive. Clinical case based learning and communication skills are emphasized to prepare the students for the real world scenario.