Attitude, Ethics and Communi-cation Manual Nitin Ashok John CBS Publishers & Distributors Pvt Ltd. Pages: 178; Price: Not mentioned.

This manual on Attitudes, Ethics and Communication (AETCOM) modules for MBBS first professional students is as per the guidelines provided by Medical Council of India. The best thing about the manual is the last section where Anatomy act, Cadaveric poem, history of anatomy dissection etc are provided as a way to understand the background of medical teaching. The manual has many blank pages to write students’ notes, which is making this manual thick, otherwise whole exercise content is a replication of the original AETCOM manual provided by MCI. This book is small in size so may be easier to carry by students during AETCOM sessions. The idea of providing few questions or examples of role play at the end of every exercise is also laudable. What I liked most is the chapter on‘Cadaver as our first teacher.’ The foundation of communication-1 has 5A’s Behavior model, and author has lucidly explained the reasons to make this chapter worth reading and practicing. 　Overall I liked the reading part and easy to use manual. If students also write their reflections in this manual, it will become their memoirs of first year MBBS.