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Education and Training  

(i) UG teaching - 100 students per year

(ii) PG teaching - 10 students each year in postgraduate MD degree course.

(iii) The Medicine department runs a program under Public Health Foundation of India [PHFI].

Patient Care

 (i) OPD serViCes

PG department of Medicine has five daily OPDs conducted by various faculty members. There are specialist OPDs in specialties of endocrinology, nephrology, neurology and psychiatry. For Diabetic patients the department runs a special clinic 2 days a week where comprehensive diabetic care and education is rendered. Total OPD attendance between January 2010 and December 2010 was 54. Total OPD attendance from January 2011 till March 2011 was 14450.

(ii) ipD serViCes

Medicine department has a well equipped ICU consisting of 36 beds. Each bed has central oxygen, suction and multipara monitors. There is a semi dependency (step down) ward for patients being shifted from ICU to ward. One female and 4 male functioning wards are available. Total number of beds in Medicine department is 180.the bed occupancy in 2010 was 84.12 percent. The nephrology unit under department of medicine has 3 dialysis machines rendering support to kidney disease patients. From January 2010 to November 2010 a total of 729 patients were provided dialysis support with bed occupancy of 72.32 percent. Isolation units for patients of swine flu, Dengue and other infectious diseases are present.

(iii) art Centre
The anti retroviral therapy(art), centre caters to patients infected with HIV and has facilities for CD 4 count. Prof. Sarita Bajaj as the nodal officer, assisted by Dr. Kamlesh Kumar Sonkar. The department of Medicine is fully involved in the art centre through its faculty members, residents and paramedical staff.

 (iv) laBoratory tests/ procedure undertaken
Neurology procedure lab is equipped with EEG and NCV facilities. The department has its own endoscopy unit, bronchoscopy unit and usG unit providing better diagnostic facilities to patients. Facilities of bedside ECG are available round the clock to the patients.