Introduction | ×

✔ Undergraduate Courses- MBBS

✔ Certificate course in Dialysis Technician (One year course)

Academic schedule of department,

✔ Mondays to Fridays- MBBS clinics

✔ Mondays – Review of performances of previous week

✔ Tuesdays– Departmental mortality meetings

✔ Wednesdays– Review of a topic/Seminar for CRMIs

✔ Thursdays-. DRP PG case presentation to the faculty and residents.

✔ Fridays– Journal Club

General Info | +

✔ The Department of Medicine is the first point of contact for patients seeking medical care in the hospital. There are five units in the department, which provides daily outpatient services, specialty clinics, and manages ≥ 75% acutely sick patients in emergency services. The outpatient department runs on all week days while specialty clinics on Hematology, Geriatrics, HIV/AIDS and Master health Checkup are held once a week. The bed strength in the department is 150 for general wards, 10 beds in the Intensive Medical Care Unit (IMCU), and 10 beds in the Intensive Coronary Care Unit (ICCU).

✔ The Nephrology unit functioning with 8 dialysis machines offers haemodialysis free of cost. Moreover, separate dialysis machines are available for patients with Hepatitis B and C. The Cardiology unit is equipped with echocardiography and is managed by a highly qualified Cardiologist. The department takes pride in the implementation of various state and national health programs like NVHCP, PMNDP, SCRIPT, STEMI & Toxicology pillars of TAEI services.

✔ A well-structured teaching program for Undergraduates (UG) is the strength of the department, The 150 Undergraduates who enter the clinical side every year from the third semester onwards are rotated in various units for system based learning, to develop sound communication skills and ability to manage common medical disorders apart from theory classes. Emphasis is laid on practice of evidence-based medicine through seminars, topic reviews, and presentations in the journal club. The faculty are enabled to have research focus on locally prevalent conditions with the aim to improve patient outcomes.

Research

Publications, department of Medicine, 2023-2024

✔ S. Manikandan , S. Settu , U. Nagarajan, Lipid Abnormalities In Patients With Tuberculosis Along With Diabetes: A Prospective Study . Int J Acad Med Pharm 2023; 5 (2); 565-568

✔ S. Settu , U. Nagarajan , G. Bharathiraja . Correlation Of Chronic Pulmonary Disorder And Serum Magnesium Level: A Hospital-Based Study DOI: 10.47009/jamp.2023.5.2.139

✔ Sivakumaran K , Jacinth Preethi , Sinrasu P , Manikandan V Clinical and etiological profile of new-onset seizures in adult patients: A cross-sectional study , AJMS_14(12)_08_5704

Services | +

Clinical Services

✔ The inpatient, outpatient and specialty clinics statistics are as follows.

In-Patient Statistics 2022

In-patient	No. of patients 2022
Admissions	12,510
Admissions	12,510
Admissions	12,510

Medicine and Specialty Clinics Outpatient Statistics

Service	New Patients	Old Patients	Total
Medicine OPD	57259	15894	73153
Diabetes Clinic	1072	975	2047
Geriatric Clinic	7992	10366	18358
Hypertension Clinic	1449	1156	2605
Nephrology	54	509	563

Faculty | +

DAYS	UNITS	CONSULTANTS
MONDAY	UNIT-I	Dr. S. Settu M.D , Assistant Professor Dr. G. Arun Kumar MD, Senior Resident Dr. R.Jaisudha, Junior Resident
TUESDAY	UNIT-II	Dr. J.Jacinth preethi MD, Associate Professor Dr. G. Gowthami MD, Assistant Professor Dr. C. Shanthi MD, Senior Resident Dr. R.Vinoth MD, Senior Resident
WEDNESDAY	UNIT-III	Dr. U. Nagarajan MD, Associate Professor Dr. V. Manikandan MD, Assistant Professor Dr. A.Dinesh MD, Senior Resident
THURSDAY	UNIT-IV	Dr. K. Sivakumaran M.D, Assistant Professor Dr. M. Gogul M.D, Senior Resident Dr. M.Dhanalakshmi MD, Senior Resident
FRIDAY	UNIT-V	Dr. P.Sinrasu M.D, Assistant Professor Dr. V.Savitha MD., Senior Resident Dr. S.Divya Priya MD, Senior Resident
MONDAYS to SATURDAYS	CARDIOLOGY	Dr. Balamurugan MD DM, Assistant Professor
OFFICE STAFF		Mrs. K.Panchavarnam Mrs. J.Helan Preethi
DIALYSIS TECHNICIAN		Ms. R.Shalini Mrs. P.Manjula Mrs. V.Amsavalli Mrs. A.Thamarai Selvi Mrs. D.Anuradha Mrs. S.Swathy