Applied Microbiology
Welcome to the Applied Microbiology course where we have put together curriculum specifically designed for medical professional working in prehospital, A&E departments and remote clinics.
The textbook is Microbiology: A Systems Approach which is: Microbiology: A Systems Approach 2nd edition.
Over the next few weeks, you will use the lectures on PDF, the textbook, flashcards, videos and audio lectures that can help you to learn about microbiology as it relates to a healthcare professional. All of the content can be downloaded for offline study.
Once you have a fundamental understanding of microbiology you can start your patient assessments with Dr Grech, who will grade them and give you feedback on your knowledge of microbiology as applied to healthcare scenarios.
The final exam can be taken once you have completed all of your study options and have received satisfactory results from your patient assessments. The final exam is 50 questions and is multiple choice. You must receive 80% in order to pass your microbiology.
Aebhric O’Kelly, Course Director
Microbiology Textbook
Click on the textbook picture to download the PDF textbook and take some time to read through it.
We would like for you to focus on the following chapters of the textbook:
Chapter 1: Main themes of Microbiology
Chapter 6: Intro to Viruses
Chapter 11: Physical and Chemical Control of Microbes
Chapter 12: Drugs, Microbes, Host—The Elements of Chemotherapy
Chapter 17: Diagnosing Infections
Chapter 18: Infectious Diseases of the Skin and Eyes
Chapter 19: Infectious Diseases of the Nervous System
Chapter 20: Infectious Diseases of the Cardiovascular & Lymphatic Systems
Chapter 21: Infectious Diseases of the Respiratory System
- Chapter 22: Infectious Diseases of the Gastrointestinal Tract
- Chapter 23: Infectious Diseases of the Genitourinary System
Course Requirements
In order to pass this course, you must pass the final exam. You will have one hour to answer 50 multiple choice questions. You must correctly answer 40 questions or more to pass. If you fail the exam you will be given remedial work and given one final chance to pass the exam. If you fail a second time you fail the Microbiology course and must enrol into the course again.
Email info@corom.org for the password to the exam.
PDF Lesson Study Resources
Everyone has a different way of learning. Therefore, we have included several different resources and study tools for you to use as you develop your knowledge of microbiology.
Click on the picture to the left to download the 23 PDF documents and take some time to read through them.
We have created lectures that will give you a solid foundation of Microbiology.
Introduction to Applied Microbiology – Video Lecture Series
We would like for you to watch fifteen videos to familiarise yourself with the basic concepts of microbiology.
Each of the videos are from ten to twenty minutes in length.
Here’s the introduction:
View the whole lecture series on YouTube:
Download the whole lecture series here:
(180mb)
Quizlet Study Resources
Everyone has a different way of learning. Therefore, we have included several different resources and study tools for you to use as you develop your knowledge of microbiology.
Quizlet is a free smartphone application that will allow you to study whilst on the move. Download it by clicking below.
You can download these Quizlet flashcards into your smartphone for offline study by downloading the Quizlet application on Google Play or iTunes.
Microbiology Set 1 Microbiology Set 2
Click on the Quizlet logo to be taken to the webpage where you can download this to your smartphone.
Microbiology Podcast
Everyone has a different way of learning. Therefore, we have included several different resources and study tools for you to use as you develop your knowledge of Applied Microbiology.
Here are two audio lectures that you can download and listen to whilst driving, exercising or doing other offline activities.
These are entertaining as well as educational.
Microbiology Podcast 1 Microbiology Podcast 2
