Melmaruvathur Adhiparasakthi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research

Melmaruvathur Adhiparasakthi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research

Melmaruvathur Adhiparasakthi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research

Melmaruvathur Adhiparasakthi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research was established on 2008. The Hospital attached to the College is being run from the year 1986, providing health care services to the surrounding villages for more than 30 years. People belonging to the poor socio economic group of the nearby 750 villages including agricultural labourers are getting various health care services from our Hospital.

The Institute is situated in Melmaruvathur near National Highway (NH-45), about 92 km from Chennai and about 70 km before Pondicherry. Since the Hospital is located in the middle, between Chennai and Pondicherry, various nearby towns are benefitted from our Institute. The Institute is managed by Adhiparasakthi Charitabale Medical, Educational and Cultural Trust, Melmaruvathur,Kanchipuram, Tamilnadu, India.

The Institute has slowly developed from a primary care into Tertiary care provider rendering all health care services including primary, secondary and tertiary care to the society. The hospital has various clinical specialities providing Outpatient and Inpatient services in which, all the services and facilities are provided free of cost. The Hospital is equipped with 700 beds and an extensive area of residential campus for the staff and students.

Various departments like General Medicine, Chest and TB, Psychiatry, Dermatology, General Surgery, Ophthalmology, ENT, Orthopaedics, Anaesthesiology, OBG, Radiology, Plastic Surgery,Nephrology, Urology, Neurology, Cardiology, Casualty, Blood Bank are available with well equipped, qualified persons and necessary infrastructure.

The department of Ophthalmology in addition to the routine and special procedures is conducting Mega Eye Camp every year for Cataract Surgery and other Ophthalmological disorders and refraction errors. In every Mega Eye Camp, more than 1400 Cataract surgeries are performed.

The department of Nephrology runs a Dialysis centre with latest haemodialysis machines, which provides Dialysis services round the clock, at a very low cost to the needy people.
The Laboratory and other Diagnostic services including Blood Bank are available round the clock with almost all modern equipments.

The Casualty, ICU, ICCU are functioning round the clock with all the life saving measures like Centralised Oxygen supply, Centralised Suction, Multi parameter Monitors, Ventilators,Defibrillators, etc,.

All Pre-clinical, Para-clinical and Clinical departments are fully equipped and maintaining the standards as per MCI and University norms.
The Institute is affiliated to TN Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai and all the academic activities are carried out as per the curriculum issued by MCI and the University.

The Institution at present, offers:

Medical Courses:

1.MBBS course,

2.MD/MS in different subjects

Allied Health Sciences:

1. BSc in Dialysis Technology,
2. BSc in Accident & Emergency Care Technology,
3. BSc in Operation Theatre and Anesthesia technology,

4. BSc in Critical Care Technology,

5. BSc in Medical Records Science
6. Diploma in Optometry Technology,
7. Diploma in Radiography & Imaging Technology,
8. Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology.

The Institute has a Library which caters to the need of reading, lending of reading materials to the students and staff of the Institution. It also provides consultation and search facilities with computer technology to the entire medical professionals working in the Institute. It has a vast collection of Books, Journals and Monographs in all medical secialities. The Library remains open from 8 AM to 8 PM on all working days. It also remains open from 10 AM to 2 PM on all Sundays and Holidays except: 1) New Year, 2) Pongal, 3) Republic Day, 4) Independence Day and 5) Christmas.

Hostel accommodation is available separately for Boys and Girls, with excellent facilities. Extra-curricular activities are encouraged regularly and facilities for the same are available like, Gym, Table Tennis, Throw Ball, Volley Ball, Basket Ball, Tennis, Cricket, Horse Riding, Indian & Western Music, etc.

The entire campus is fully covered with greeneries, trees and an excellent ecological atmosphere is made available to provide better education and Health care facilities to the society.

MAPIMS provided free medical aid to the rural poor like Diagnosis, Investigations, treatment and Medicines to one and all through its out patient department. On an average, 1200 out patients are being treated every day and free medicines are given to them. Medical and Surgical specialties in all branches (General physician, Medical Oncologist, Medical Gastroenterologist, Nephrologists, Throcic Medicine physician, General Surgeon, Neurology surgeon, Orthopedics Surgeon, ENT Surgeon, O&G unit with chief and infertility clinic and Family welfare clinic and 24 hours Operation Theater, ICU, Laboratory, Blood Bank, Ultra sound , X-ray, CT, EG, EEG, Audiogram, Endoscopy all services are available in this hospital , Apart from this senior medical professionals from Chennai visit the hospital every week to render expert medical advice to a large number of people from over 600 surrounding villages. Emergency, Ambulance services and casually medical services are also made available round the clock.

very year from 1986 onwards we are conducting free eye camp during the month o February / March on the occasion of his holiness Guru Amma’s birthday celebration, so for around 15000 Patients have benefited. Apart from the above camp regular eye surgeries are done thrice in a week from 2001 onward 50 patients are benefited every week.

ENT Camp

Every year regular free Tonsillectomy camps are done during student’s vacation period. All students from poor income group in and around melmaruvathur and even far of places are benefited by this free Tonsillectomy camps. Free hearing aids are given to needy patients.

Rural Health Centre

Our doctors visit periodically (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) to our rural health centre at poraiyur and doing free services. Follow up treatment to the affected patients are given.

Family Welfare

We are doing regularly Family Welfare Surgeries (LSCS with sterilization, puerperal sterilization and TAT. From july 2002 approximately 10 - 15 cases are done per month.

Dental Camp

Regularly we are conducting free Dental camps in nearby villages as well as educational institutions since August 2001. Totally 64 such camps have been conducted upto july 2007. Total number of beneficiaries is 11634.

Management
Estd.
2008
Address
Melmaruvathur Adhiparasakthi Institute of medical Sciences and Research, Melmaruvathur Cheyyur Taluk, Kancheepuram
District
State
Pin
603319
Contact
09444259576 044- 27528302, 27528304 27528306
Fax
044- 27528305
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  • Melmaruvathur Adhiparasakthi Institute of Medical Sciences & Research
  • Melmaruvathur, Kancheepuram District Tamilnadu, India 603319
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Course

M.B.B.S.

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College & Hospital, Pondicherry

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (Latin: Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae; abbreviated in many ways, most commonly MBBS, but also MB ChB, BMBS, MB BCh, MB BChir), is the primary medical degree awarded by medical schools in countries that follow the tradition of the United Kingdom. The historical degree nomenclature states that they are two separate undergraduate degrees. In practice, however, they are usually combined as one and conferred together, and may also be awarded at graduate-level medical schools.

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), is a professional degree in medical science. A person holding the MBBS degree becomes a certified medical practitioner. The duration of MBBS course is five years and six months including one year of rotational internship at hospitals, health centres, and health camps organised by non-profit organisations (NGOs). MBBS course syllabus includes studies on anatomy, pharmacology, pathology as well as community health & medicine, paediatrics, and surgery. The syllabus, prescribed in such a way that MBBS degree holders can choose a specialisation for further majoring and practising medicine. The career specialisations for MBBS students are Nephrology, Cardiology, Gynecology, Anesthesiology, Organ Transplant, Endocrine, and General Surgery, etc.

MD - Anaesthesiology

The purpose of PG education is to create specialists who would provide high quality health care and advance the cause of science through research & training. A post graduate specialist having undergone the required training in anesthesiology should be able to recognize the health needs of the community. He or she should be competent to handle effectively medical problems and should be aware of the recent advances pertaining to his/her specialty. She/he should be highly competent anesthesiologist with broad range of skills that will enable him/her to practice anesthesiology independently. The PG student should also acquire the basic skills in teaching of medical/para-medical students. She/he is also expected to know the principles of research methodology and modes of consulting library. She/he should attend conferences, workshops and CMEs regularly to upgrade his/her knowledge. The purpose of this document is to provide teachers and learners illustrative guidelines to achieve defined outcomes through learning and assessment. This document was prepared by various subject-content specialists. The Reconciliation Board of the Academic Committee has attempted to render uniformity without compromise to purpose and content of the document. Compromise in purity of syntax has been made in order to preserve the purpose and content. This has necessitated retention of “domains of learning” under the heading “competencies”

MD - Microbiology

Bundelkhand Medical College, Sagar

MD - Pharmacology

Bundelkhand Medical College, Sagar

MD - Physiology

Bundelkhand Medical College, Sagar

MD - Radio Diagnosis/Radiology

Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bangalore

MD/MS - Anatomy

Bundelkhand Medical College, Sagar
Department

Anaesthesia

Many departments in the medical college, especially the surgical specialties, depend on the services provided by the Anaesthesiology Department. These include general surgery, orthopaedics, obstetrics and gynecology, otorhinolaryngology, dentistry, ophthalmology and super specialties such as plastic surgery, urosurgery and neurosurgery.

Administering anaesthesia requires skill. And who better to instruct students than our faculty who have more than 25 years of experience. The academic and clinical team comprises several able assistants and qualified anaesthesiologists. Students will be witnessing our expert team that caters to 8 operation theatres and extends ancillary services to the surgical ICU and expertise to the respiratory ICU. The extensive academic program in the department organizes discussions and debates on interesting cases and case presentations.

Hospital services

The Anaesthesiology Department meets the needs of several medical procedures. Our anaesthesiologists handle both elective and emergency cases on a daily basis. Several of these cases involve the fields of obstetrics and gynaecology, orthopaedics and general surgery. Every patient is given an assessment before anaesthesia is administered.

The department also provides assistance in the management of ventilator patients and in the immediate post-operative management of patients in the surgical ICU. Along with the team of specialists and teaching faculty, students are exposed to all types of anaesthesia techniques such as regional, general, airway anaesthesia, total intravenous, hypotensive anaesthesia and nerve blocks, as well as combinations of these techniques.

Anatomy

Anatomy is a fundamental subject of the medical curriculum. Anatomy department of our MAPIMS has a A/C Lecture hall, excellent Practical labs, Dissection hall, Research lab and Seminar hall with all modern teaching & learning facilities.

DISSECTION HALL

Our department has a spacious, well ventilated dissection hall with adequate number of instruments, dissecting tables and cadavers to give proper training to the students. To gain a sound anatomical knowledge all students are compulsorily made to dissect the cadaver everyday to make the subject lovable and interesting.

HISTOLOGY LAB

Histology lab is well equipped with all instruments, microscopes, slides and chemicals. Additionally we have 11 binocular camera attached microscopes connected with computer and one connected with CCTV. All students are given histology slide and microscope individually during practical hours to gain a good histological knowledge in addition to theory classes.

RESEARCH LAB

It is well arranged with Hot air ovens, Refrigerator, Weighing machine, microtome and all necessary chemicals.

MUSEUM

As it is an attractive section of Anatomy Department, due care has been taken to develop the museum. Our Museum hall is spacious and well ventilated with very good light source. More than 150 Specimens which are carefully dissected and mounted in glass jars. They are well displayed on the tables under different sections as dry & wet. Adequate number of catalogues are prepared and kept to enable the students to learn the specimens easily.

Adequate number of embryology and gross anatomy models are displayed with brief explanatory notes for each model. To gain a thorough knowledge of Osteology, we have 10 articulated skeleton and more than 30 sets of disarticulated bones. To train them in Radiology, more than 100 X-rays are made available.

FACULTIES

Our department is fulfilled with eminent, well qualified, experienced and dedicated teachers who are students friendly and more approachable. Anatomy is taught by them by a balanced approach with a combination of lectures, practicals, seminars & symposia with multimedia device.

Biochemistry

Biochemistry, the soul of medicine is an excellent and an ever growing discipline having extensive teaching and research activities. It encompasses a versatile knowledge with clinical correlation.

The first year students learn about the chemistry and biological aspects of medical biochemistry in their theory and demonstration and orient them towards health and disease by various problems based learning methodology.

By doing some routine clinical investigation in the practical laboratory, we are familiarizing the student to correlate; clinical finding in disease condition and the student are also oriented towards seminars, case studies and discussion in tutorial biochemistry classes.

By conducting internal examination and giving regular assignments the academic performance of the students are assessed.

Community Medicine

Community Medicine is the branch of medicine concerned with the health of populations. It strives to protect and promote the health and well-being of the community through the Primary Health Care approach

Health needs of populations are measured and appropriate strategies are developed to improve the health status of the community through health promotion, disease prevention and health protection.

Training in Community Medicine aims ate nurturing Primary Care Physicians who can recognize and mange common health problems in the community. The Community-oriented Primary care Physician will have the ability to identify, prioritize and manage the health problems of the community. He/she would be an effective leader of the health team at primary care levels.

The Community Physician demonstrates excellence in academics, health research, and leadership skills. He/she is instrumental in development of public health policy, design, implementation and evaluation of health programs and applies them to a broad range of community health issues.

Students of this subject will have to apply the knowledge they have gained in several areas of medicine for the benefit of the community. They are taught the preventive, curative and promotive aspects of every illness. They are also encouraged to involve in the community, during their Compulsory Rotatory Residential Internship (CRRI).

Department Mission

The Community Medicine Department is committed to educating medical students to be community responsive primary care physicians who meet the health care needs of the community and the country as a whole particularly the rural and medically underserved communities and to work constantly for quality improvement to make our Institution’s vision of “HEALTH FOR ALL “.

Department Goal

The goal of undergraduate teaching/training in Community Medicine is directed towards achievement of “HEALTH FOR ALL”. Aim of undergraduate training is to prepare the students to become Primary Care Physicians competent to handle & manage commonly occurring health problems in the community

Forensic Medicine

It is one of the 21 teaching departments of the institute. It has the require infrastructures and staffs as prescribed by Medical Council of India.

Well experience Faculty members of the department is giving training to the students so that at the end of the course, the students shall be able to apply his medical knowledge to solve medico-legal problems related to injuries, unnatural deaths, sexual-offences etc. for the cause of justice.

The students shall be able to appear in a court of law as a Registered Medical Practitioner and give evidence in cases of Homicide, Assault, Sexual offences, Alcoholic intoxication, Drug dependence and other cases requiring medical opinion

The students shall be able to distinguish between ethical and unethical conducts of the medical practitioners and practice medicine in the society following medical ethics and etiquette as prescribed by the Indian Medical Council.

Faculty members are regularly attending Work-shops, Conferences, CME etc. Some of them are also working for as Honorary members of some National Journals. They have published a good number of papers in different journals.

Dr. A. Momon Singh Professor of the Department & Dean of the institute has been awarded Fellowship of Indian Academic of Forensic Medicine in 2008.

The department has organized State level CME on “Legal hurdles in medical practice” on 8th October 2010 in the institute

Medicine

If specialties form the cornerstones in medicine, then general medicine provides the fundamental base for the diagnosis and treatment of patients. This department works round-the-clock, taking care of both inpatients and outpatients at the hospital and bringing students in vital medical contact with patients.

Here students gain sound knowledge of the various systems in use in the hospital for patient monitoring and care. This exposure is supplemented by the theoretical sessions with the help of advanced teaching techniques and learning aids that are present in all the lecture halls. These facilities are put to good use by the practicing faculty that make up this department. The faculty members, besides practicing medicine, conduct Continuing Medical Education (CME) programs .

Curriculum

The undergraduate program trains students in medical skills and inculcates in them respect for human life. Their curriculum takes the form of regular bedside clinics followed by frequent assessments. Students are thrown into problem-oriented teaching sessions during outpatient clinics, challenging them to use their knowledge to come up with a diagnosis and treatment.

Microbiology

The department of microbiology at MAPIMS possesses a faculty & training programme that is one of the best in the field. State of art facility, including all equipments students lab, demonstration halls, bacteriology, virology, & immunology lab, research lab exist in the department.

The student’s lab as well as diagnostic lab is provided with digital microscope. For practical work each student will be allotted with binocular microscope. The department library is furnished with text books of several international & national authors. To add on to its pride, there is department museum with charts, model & various parasite specimens etc.

The routine diagnostic work will be done in the diagnostic lab which also caters to all the practical necessities of the students. Apart from routine curriculum, the student will have to take active part in seminars; problem based learning, short project work & quiz.

Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Students need to be prepared to bring new life into the world, regardless of their specialty. The obstetric team handles antenatal and gynaecological cases, including normal deliveries and caesarean section. It also handles all obstetric and gynaecological emergencies round the clock. Standing alongside a full-fledged team comprising of a duty obstetrician, a junior resident and well-trained staff nurses, students gain a flair in taking care of deliveries including caesarean sections and other emergencies. Faculty members are trained and highly motivated.

Curriculum

The undergraduate program imparts medical students with a base in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology. The curriculum has a fine balance of lecture classes, clinical case demonstrations, discussions, tutorials and practical classes.

Community outreach Regular camps are conducted in surrounding villages along with the Community Medicine Department to provide good antenatal care and to screen for high-risk pregnancies and cancer.

Ophthalmology

The eye is sometimes called the window to the soul. But people rarely admit to deficiencies in their eyesight until it's too late. The Ophthalmology Department of MAPIMS Medical College gives students the knowledge to diagnose and treat the eye of its maladies. an experienced and qualified ophthalmologist, and his team of faculty.

Operation theater

The hospital has a fully equipped exclusive ophthalmic operation theater to perform intra-ocular and extra-ocular surgeries for all age groups, under both local and general anaesthesia. Around 1008 cataract surgeries were done in the year 2011.

Orthopaedics

The Orthopaedic Surgery Department at MAPIMS Medical College Hospital has already made a niche for itself and people from the city and even far off places make a beeline for it. Department is a highly experienced teacher and a skilled surgeon with special interest in spine and joint replacement and experienced surgeon who heads the second unit in the department

Curriculum

A streamlined teaching program has been designed for the undergraduates who are posted to the Orthopaedic Department in rotation. Clinical demonstration classes take place in the outpatient department, and the students are trained through clinical examinations and presentations. Students are encouraged to interact with the faculty members to create an atmosphere of trust. Orthopaedic cases of clinical interest are discussed at the CME programs. The students are exposed to pre-operative planning where surgical cases are discussed in great detail.

Oto-Rhinolaryngology (E.N.T.)

The ENT Department has qualified and experienced faculty members. This being one of the most complex sciences, students need to build their medical knowledge of the latest treatments that have met with success in the world. Faculty members too, continuously update their knowledge

Specialized services

The department is one of the few in the state that is equipped with electronystagmography for assessing patients with vertigo. Other features include:

Outpatient department equipped with diagnostic endoscopy laboratory
Audiology wing with a sound-treated room
Facilities for pure tone audiometry, speech audiometry, special tests audiometry
Speech therapy and stammering clinic
Rehabilitation clinic in coordination with the Paediatrics Department

Community outreach

The department actively takes part in the health camps conducted by the medical college. Rural area camps are conducted in and around Chengalpet and Sriperumpudhur.

Paediatrics

Paediatrics tunes a student's medical skills towards the health of infants, children and adolescents, their growth and development, and their opportunity to achieve full potential as adults. Paediatricians who care for the young are also concerned with social and environmental influences along with the health and well-being of children and their families. The young are often the most vulnerable in society and so their needs require special attention. With this in mind, Paediatricians at MAPIMS Medical College Hospital and Research Center provide child healthcare with utmost care and affection, especially to the poor and needy belonging to the surrounding 80 and odd villages.

The well-qualified faculty includes senior and experienced paediatricians and dedicated nursing staff are always at hand to provide guidance.

Curriculum

Over the course period, you will be part of organized teaching programs that comprise of lectures, clinical postings, evaluation tests and more.

Community health Students are involved in the frequent health camps conducted by the department for rural children. The department uses these clinics to spread awareness on child healthcare. The department also adopts villages and provides healthcare for them.

Pathology

Pathology is a unique medical specialty as diagnosis is the foundation of all patient care. It is a branch of medicine dealing with the study of diseases and its underlying mechanisms and provides diagnosis for the treatment and management of patients.

CURRICULUM

The study of pathology is divided into general pathology and special or systemic pathology. In recent years with the advent of modern advances in genetics and molecular pathology, we at MAPIMS, strive to impart abundant knowledge to the budding doctors .We are striving to achieve this goal with the help of state of the art laboratories, modern equipments, audio visual aids and museum, under the supervision of experienced and well qualified teaching staff. Students get adequate exposure to the different subspecialties of pathology like Surgical pathology, Clinical pathology, Cytopathology, Hematology and Molecular pathology at our institution .We also have a separate department of Transfusion Medicine which consists of modern Blood Bank with Component separation to cater to the needs of ill patients.

RESEARCH

Weekly journal clubs and projects, seminars and symposiums are held at the institute regularly. The academic wing has two practical halls capable of training 90 students at a time. The hospital laboratories are well equipped with advanced facilities which help to provide accurate diagnosis to the patients. We thus train the students to understand the pathology of diseases and provide the final diagnosis in all clinical ailments to the patients.

We also conduct the following projects in our department :
- Regular pap screening of all female OPD patients and organize camps in surrounding villages.
- Regular screening of pediatric and anemic patients for hemoglobinopathies.
- Immunohistochemistry studies for soft tissue and lymphoid malignancies.

Pharmacology

A good physician has to be a good pharmacologist. Students gain a thorough knowledge of medications, such as various routes of administration, mechanisms of action, pharmacokinetics, adverse drug reactions and dosage schedules.

With well-qualified and experienced faculty guiding them, students can look forward to an interesting course. The faculty keep themselves up-to-date by participating in national and international conferences and presenting scientific papers. This in turn keeps students updated.

Curriculum

The curriculum is a healthy mix of theoretical and practical work. Students are expected to take up projects and attend clinical classes. They are also given the opportunity to learn new concepts through seminars, group discussions and CME programs. Interactive sessions encourage students to present their understanding of the subject. Faculty members put the audiovisual facilities of the lecture halls to good use in keeping the sessions lively.

Undergraduate students are made familiar with the usage of medications commonly prescribed in dentistry. Since prescribing drugs is an important daily routine for a medical professional, training in writing a proper prescription is also part of the curriculum. Research

Both faculty and students are encouraged to attend research programs to come out with better medications and investigate existing prescription drugs. The Animal House is attached to the department as much of the research involves testing we are also conducting a pharmaco vigilance program in our institution.

A vital role

The department plays a pivotal role in the MAPIMS Medical College Hospital by providing other clinical departments with a variety of services:

Drug information for clinical departments
Patient treatment assessments by monitoring drug levels
Complete drug formulary for clinical reference
Clinical trials conducted in collaboration with
pharmaceutical companies

Physiology

Students interested in this area of body science are guided by a team of dedicated faculty members with excellent teaching resources. The sessions are a mix of both theoretical/practical training and pre-clinical knowledge instruction. Regular symposia, seminars and journal club meetings create forums for the exchange of ideas. Faculty members use both vertical and horizontal methods of lecture and demonstration classes so that students can have a deeper understanding of applied physiology.

Curriculum

The undergraduate students are given a sound grounding in the basics of physiology. The curriculum is comprised of lectures backed by practical classes where students apply concepts in real time. The postgraduate program imparts to students a detailed look at physiology, instructing them through tutorials, seminars and group discussions and motivating them in research activities of their interest under the guidance of expert faculty.

Psychiatry

The P.G. course in the Department of Psychiatry at Katuri Medical College & Hospital was started in 2009. Since then, the department has been actively involved in clinical care, training students from various streams, research and community work.
Professionals from Psychology and Psychiatric Social Work are involved in management of each patient, so that the care provided is holistic. Treatment approaches used are according to the various international standard guidelines. The students are benefited from this approach of care and are better skilled
 

Key Features 

  • The department has been part of Katuri Medical College & Hospital for the last 8 years.
  • Involved in treating patients with mental health problems and also liaises with other departments of the hospital in managing psychological issues in medically ill.
  • Involved in training undergraduate and postgraduate students.
  • The faculty in the department are experienced and involved in imparting skills and knowledge to the students and dedicated to patient care.
  • The curriculum and training in this department is on par with national institutes.
  • Faculty are actively involved in research

Area of Study :

Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the study, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental disorders. These include various affective, behavioral, cognitive and perceptual abnormalities.
Human body and mind are interrelated, and illness of body affect the mind and vice versa. There can be no health without a healthy mind. The combined treatment of psychoactive medication and psychotherapy has become the most common mode of psychiatric treatment in current practice, but current practice also includes widely ranging variety of other modalities. While the focus of psychiatry has changed little over time, the diagnostic and treatment processes have evolved dramatically and continue to do so. Over the years the field of psychiatry has evolved and has become less conceptually isolated from other fields of medicine.

Human body and mind are interrelated, and illness of body affect the mind and vice versa. There can be no health without a healthy mind. The combined treatment of psychoactive medication and psychotherapy has become the most common mode of psychiatric treatment in current practice, but current practice also includes widely ranging variety of other modalities. While the focus of psychiatry has changed little over time, the diagnostic and treatment processes have evolved dramatically and continue to do so. Over the years the field of psychiatry has evolved and has become less conceptually isolated from other fields of medicine.
 

Radio Diagnosis

Radio imaging and diagnosis generates vital information for the treatment of many diseases, including cancer. The Radiology Department of the MAPIMS Medical College Hospital has advanced imaging facilities and a team of qualified and experienced faculty.

The department provides 24-hour service to the hospital and also involves students in the diagnostic procedures. The teaching faculty, completely dedicated to this area of expertise, train biomedical engineers from surrounding engineering colleges, including the engineering faculty. The faculty members present topics in Continuing Medical Education programs, Indian Radiological Association meetings, as well as state and national conferences.

Curriculum The department instructs undergraduate medical students in all aspects of radiology. Plans are in place to start other courses in radiology including a diploma in radiological assistance, M.D. and D.M.R.D programs.

Surgery

This field has been revolutionized by cutting edge techniques that make surgery painless both pre-and post-operation. The faculty team consists of professors, asst. professors and junior residents who will take students' knowledge and skill in surgery to a higher level. Undergraduate students are trained by senior and assistant professors who believe that clinical observation and practice shape the skills of their students.