DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION:

HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OVERSEES THE FUNCTIONING OF THE DEPARTMENT AND ENSURES SEAMLESS CO ORDINATION AMONG THE VARIOUS UNITS WHILE ALSO PRESIDING OVER ALL THE IMPORTANT EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES HELD. THE POSTGRADUATION COMMENCED IN THE YEAR 2002 WHERE 2 PG STUDENTS WERE ADMITTED PER YEAR WHICH WAS INCREASED TO INTAKE 6 PG STUDENTS PER YEAR SINCE 2010 AND PRESENTLY 12 POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS PER YEAR FROM THE YEAR 2017.

DEPARTMENT INFRASTRUCTURE :

THERE IS A SEPARATE SURGICAL BLOCK FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SURGERY AND A SEPARATE BLOCK FOR ALLIED SPECIALITIES UNDER PMSSY SCHEME . SEPARATE MALE AND FEMALE WARDS PROVIDE QUALITY CARE FOR THE PATIENTS PREOPERATIVELY AND POSTOPERATIVELY AND A SEPTIC OPERATION THEATRE IS ALLOCATED FOR DIABETIC WOUND CARE AND OTHER SEPTTIC CONDITIONS . APART FROM THE ELECTIVE OPERATION THEATRES , 24 HOUR EMERGENCY OPERATION THEATRE WITH A DUTY ANAESTHETIST TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE SURGICAL CARE TO PATIENTS WHO LAND UP IN SURGICAL EMERGENCY. WELL EQUIPED SICU , ROUND THE CLOCK ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ,SENIOR AND JUNIOR RESIDENTS AND WELL TRAINED STAFF NURSES CATER TO THE NEEDS OF POSTOPEARTIVE CARE FOR CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS . EMERGENCY WARD IN PMSSY FUNCTIONS TO ADMIT TRAUMA CASES , TRIAGE THEM , IMMEDIATE RESUSCITATION AND PRELIMINARY CARE ACCORDING TO THE SEVERITY OF THE CASE AND TREATED AND THEN SHIFTED TO RESPECTIVE DEPARTMENTS. APART FROM THIS ENDOSCOPIC SUITE IS ALSO FUNTIONING IN THE FIRST FLOOR OF GENERAL SURGERY DEPARTMENT.

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT:

UG TRAINING PROGRAMME :

LECTURE SESSIONS ON THE VARIOUS TOPICS OF SURGICAL SYLLABUS BY FACULTY OF THE DEPARTMENT.MBBS STUDENTS VISIT THE SURGERY WARDS, OPD AND CASUALTY FROM THE SECOND YEAR OF TRAINING FOR OBSERVER-SHIP. THEY ARE INITIALLY TAUGHT ABOUT THE BASICS OF HISTORY TAKING, CLINICAL EXAMINATION AND THE THEORY BEHIND COMMONLY SEEN SURGICAL CASES FOLLOWED BY DEMONSTRATION OF A FEW SURGICAL PROCEDURES.DAILY BEDSIDE CLINICS WITH DETAILED DISCUSSION FOR MBBS FINAL YEAR STUDENTS WITH PERIODIC INTERNAL ASSESSMENT (THEORY AND PRACTICAL) ARE CONDUCTED.WEEKLY LECTURES, SYMPOSIUM AND OPERATIVE SURGERY ARE METICULOUSLY PLANNED AND EXECUTED.

POST MBBS INTERNS ARE POSTED IN THE 6 SURGERY UNITS FOR DURATION OF ONE AND A HALF MONTHS WITH ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT IN DAY-TO-DAY ACTIVITIES OF THE UNIT ALONG WITH EXPOSURE TO MAJOR AND MINOR SURGICAL PROCEDURES.

POST GRADUATE TRAINING PROGRAM:

DAILY BEDSIDE DISCUSSION OF WARD CASES WITH DETAILED PLAN OF MANAGEMENT FOR INDIVIDUAL CASES IS DONE.

NEW ARTICLES ARE DISCUSSED FROM THE HIGH INDEXED REPUTED JOURNALS IN OUR WEEKLY JOURNAL CLUB EVERY WEEK ALONG WITH THE DISCUSSION ON THE LATEST ADVANCES IN THE FIELD WITH OUR SURGICAL RESIDENCE.EVERY WEEK POSTGRADUATE LECTURES ARE CONDUCTED WHERE EVERY RESIDENT WILL PRESENT ON A PARTICULAR TOPIC IN DETAIL.EVERY WEEK CASE PRESENTATIONS ARE CONDUCTED IN POSTGRADUATE CLINICS. HERE THE INDIVIDUAL SURGICAL RESIDENT TO THE FACULTIES DOES A DETAILED CLINICAL CASE PRESENTATION. FOLLOWED BY EXTENSIVE DISCUSSION ON WORK UP AND MANAGEMENT OF THE SAME INCLUDING LATEST ADVANCES IS DONE.ALL THESE ACTIVITIES WILL BE ASSESSED BY THE FACULTIES ON AN INDIVIDUAL ASSESSMENT SHEET.RESEARCH WORK WITH ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN WRITING CASE REPORTS, CONDUCTING OBSERVATIONAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES. NUMEROUS PUBLICATIONS ARE MADE EACH YEAR FROM THE DEPARTMENT IN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS OF REPUTE .

JUNIOR RESIDENTS ARE EVALUATED EVERY YEAR WITH WRITTEN AND PRACTICAL EXAMINATIONS (OSCE) TO ENSURE CONSTANT PROGRESS AND IMPROVEMENT IN SKILL ACQUISITION. A DETAILED LOGBOOK IS MAINTAINED BY EACH TRAINEE CARRYING THE LIST OF SURGERIES PERFORMED/ASSISTED AND MISCELLANEOUS PROCEDURES PERFORMED. THE BOOK IS PERIODICALLY INSPECTED AND SIGNED BY THE FACULTY OF THE DEPARTMENT WITH INSIGHTS ON AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT.

JUNIOR RESIDENTS AND SENIOR RESIDENTS PARTICIPATE IN VARIOUS NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES WINNING A NUMBER OF ACCOLADES AND PRIZES FOR THEIR PRESENTATIONS EVERY YEAR.

MONTHLY TEACHING STRUCTURE FOR PGs

Ist SATURDAY – JOURNAL CLUB
IInd TUESDAY – PG SYMPOSIUM
IInd THURSDAY – TUMOUR BOARD (SURGERY, PATHOLOGY, RADIODIAGNOSIS, R.T, MEDICAL ONCOLOGY)
IIInd WEDNESDAY – CLINICAL SOCIETY MEETING
IVth FRIDAY – PG SEMINAR
IVth SATURDAY – GUEST LECTURE

LIST OF CME PROGRAMMES CONDUCTED:

FACULTY DETAILS

DEPARTRMENT CENSUS

CMCHIS CENSUS

FUTURE GOALS

1 4K HD LAPROSCOPIC SURGERIES
2 COLONOSCOPY

UNDERGOING RESEARCH WORKS

2020 – 2021 BATCH – THESIS TOPICS

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES AND PUBLICATIONS

AWARDS BY OUR FACULTY AND POST GRADUATES

1] DR.M.ARULKUMARAN, ASICON 2016 AUG 2016- BEST PAPER ABOVE 40 YEARS CATEGORY
2] DR.S.S.MEERA, ASICON 2016 AUG 2016 – BEST PAPER AWARD BELOW 40 YEARS CATEGORY
3] DR.PADMALAXMI
5] DR.MADHAVA MANOJ --- ASICON 2018 – CHENNAI
POSTER – DUODENAL NECESSITUDE A MASQUAREDE BOX
6] DR.VIJAYA BHASKAR--- ASICON 2019 –BHUVANESHWAR
PAPER - COMPARATIVE STUDY OF FASCIOTOMY WOUND CLOSURE BY SHOELACE TECHNIQUE VS VAC THERAPY