Courses

Focus of Community Medicine as a branch of medicine follows the age old saying that “Prevention is better than Cure”. Preventive medicine is only one part of Community Medicine, which deals with preventing disease, prolonging life and improving physical health and well-being of the community at large. At the national level, study of Community Medicine […]

Medical education, over a period of time, has evolved beyond discipline-based curriculum and traditional assessment methods. It is now evolving into competency based curriculum, student centered learning, continuous assessment and feedback. The Department of Medical Education focuses on meeting the educational needs of the medical faculty by developing a pool of trained faculty members conversant […]

Pharmacology is an important field of medicine and to be a good physician, a doctor needs to have a sound knowledge of Pharmacology. In this department students are exposed to knowledge of medication, routes of administration, mechanism of action, pharmacokinetics, adverse and side effects of drugs, dosage and timing of administration. When a physician is […]

Pathology is a branch of medicine that deals with the nature of disease, its causes, processes, development and its consequences. Pathology covers both clinical and non-clinical subjects and as such it is very important for students to develop a clear understanding of it. It has four main branches i.e. Microbiology, Histopathology, Hamatology and Chemical Pathology. […]

Biochemistry, as one of the basic sciences, is just as important as Anatomy and Physiology. It invites the budding doctors to delve deeper into the chemical substances and vital processes occurring in living organisms. Biochemistry holds out a vast canvas for the students ranging from study of DNA to development of biochemical products and processes. […]

Medicine has always been an aid in establishing facts of law and justice. New developments in Forensic Medicine, however, have immensely contributed to investigative capabilities of medical sciences and to the cause of law and justice. Medical Jurisprudence and Medico-legal cases have become an important part of Police investigations. The Department of Forensic Medicine has […]

Study of Physiology opens new vistas for students in understanding the fascinating and intricate structures within the human body. Physiology explores how organs and systems within the body work, how they communicate and how they reinforce and combine their efforts to make conditions favorable for survival. The scope of study of Physiology is vast and […]