Department of General Medicine

About Us


  • The Department of General Medicine holds expert and experienced faculty who graduated from prestigious institutes who constantly update themselves and work to achieve the benchmark in the realm of knowledge and teaching.
  • If specialties form the cornerstones of medicine, then general medicine provides the fundamental base for the diagnosis and treatment of patients.
  • This department works round-the-clock, taking care of around 50,000 outpatients and 10,000 inpatients in the department of general medicine, and brings 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 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 and attend national and international conferences to exchange knowledge on the progress made in different areas of medicine.

Our Vision


  • The Department of General Medicine sees itself as setting benchmarks in the quality of patient care, training care doctors and physicians to international standards, and being a leader in meaningful, translational research that benefits the community and country

Our Mission


  • To provide affordable, quality health care and medical leadership for the community in which it is situated.
  • To impart excellent medical education to create a community of caring, ethical, and world-class physicians.
  • To encourage research that is relevant and original, thus furthering medical knowledge.
  • To contribute to the strength of the institution by developing strong communication across all departments.

Academics


  • MBBS - 250 students per year
  • Clinical class daily from 8.00 am – 11.00 am.
  • Early clinical introduction class for 1st-semester students on Saturdays
  • Elective posting in diabetology for the 6th semester
  • MD - 25 Students per year
  • Theory
  • Clinical (case presentation and discussion)
  • Symposium
  • Journal Club
  • Group Discussion
  • Clinico pathological class
  • OSCE
  • Viva
  • Seminar
  • Grand Rounds
  • Guest Lectures
  • 2 full-time scholars undergoing a Ph.D. program in diabetes and microbiota research under Dr J S Kumar.

Infrastructure


  • Lecture halls – 1
  • Clinical Demo rooms - 9 ( each 50 to 60 sq m )
  • Museum – 1
  • Library – 1 ( 100.17sq.m )
  • Live streaming with WIFI connection available
  • Audio-visual equipment available
  • Bedside Ultrasonography and Echocardiography
  • Flipped classroom - Small group teaching with prior study material
  • Simulation-based teaching: Mannequins and computer-assisted learning
  • Integrated Teaching - Vertical and Horizontal Teaching for MBBS Students
  • Group discussions - Regularly
  • Journal clubs and Seminars for PGs - Twice in a week
  • Video demonstrations - Journal Club – Discussion
  • Mentoring - Group of students assigned for all the faculties
  • Feedback and counseling - After every internal assessment test