Poonam Agrawal MBBS,MD,FIMSA,ACME is currently Professor and Head, Department of Biochemistry, and MEU Coordinator, Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Medical College and Hospital, New Delhi. She has been actively involved in teaching biochemistry to medical undergraduate and postgraduate students for the past 17 years. Teaching is her passion and she is popular among her students for simplified and fascinating approach towards the subject with strong clinical connections. Other popular books which she has authored are Concepts in Biochemistry based on CBME; Practical Biochemistry based on CBME and Review of Biochemistry for PGMEE,all brought out by CBSPD. She has completed Advance Course in Medical Education (ACME) conducted by MCI in 2017 and has completed and published many innovative projects in the field of medical education. She is actively involved in research and patient care and her areas of interest are diabetic complication, thyroid dysfunction, novel biomarkers and medical education. She has won a number of awards for her research work presentations at various national and international events.
<div class="short-description" style="margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", "Liberation Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; letter-spacing: 0.7px;"><div class="std" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">The main emphasis of the latest <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: bold;">CBME based curriculum</strong> is on developing the clinical correlation of biochemistry in medical student's mind in such a fashion that this complex subject becomes relevant in understanding and approaching the patients afflicted with various metabolic and genetic disorders. </p><div><p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.7px; text-align: justify;">The author's extensive experience of teaching biochemistry to medical students in an easy and focused manner is well reflected in writing the chapters of this textbook. A number of case scenarios are presented in an easy and interesting way and their biochemical basis is explained in a lucid manner. This approach not only makes the subject relevant and easier for student to learn, but also enhances the retention of the subject in the learner's mind.<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: bold;"></strong></p><p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.7px; text-align: justify;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: bold;">Highlights</strong></p><ul style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 37px; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: initial; letter-spacing: 0.7px; text-align: justify;"><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Covers all the competencies prescribed for biochemistry in CBME curriculum</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Clinical Scenarios related to important topics</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Exhaustive question bank</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Key points for revision</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Additional Study material available on CBSicentral APP which includes Basics of Biochemistry presentation</span></li></ul><p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.7px; text-align: justify;"></p><p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.7px; text-align: justify;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: bold;">Features of the book:</strong></p><ul style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 37px; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: initial; letter-spacing: 0.7px; text-align: justify;"><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The book is written in a way to make the subject relevant and easier for better retention in learner’s mind</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The book has a <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: bold;">Pan –India National Advisory Board</strong></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The book is divided in to <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: bold;">15 sections</strong> with <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: bold;">56 chapters</strong> each section <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: bold;">ends with exhaustive question bank</strong> based on the topics covered in respective sections which include: <p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px;">Long Answers questions <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: bold;"><em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">(LAQs)</em></strong></p><p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px;">Short Answer questions <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: bold;"><em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">(SAQs)</em></strong></p><p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px;">Multiple choice questions <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: bold;"><em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">(MCQs)</em></strong></p><p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px;">Multiple choice questions with answers and detailed explanations</p></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Each chapter <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: bold;">begins</strong> with Competency achievement for biochemistry, Specific Learning objectives and <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: bold;">ends</strong> with key points</span></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Key Points </span></strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">are given at the end of chapter to revise the primary concepts</span></span></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Lots of <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: bold;">Clinical case scenarios</strong> are given in easy and understanding manner with their biochemical basis which are explained in lucid manner </span></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">A separate chapter on commonly used Laboratory Instruments and equipment are given to upgrade the practical aspect also</span></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Text highlighted in yellow color provides important information of the topic under focus given as <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: bold;">Notes</strong></span></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">At the end of the book <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: bold;">MCQs for Revision & Practice</strong> are given which includes:</span><p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Case based question, Multiple choice questions,Image based questions with their answers and explanations</p><p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Around 4 sets of Sample question papers</p></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Glossary at the end provided to understand the complex terminologies of the subject.</span></li></ul></div></div></div>