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MEDICAL EDUCATION

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The?? Directorate of Medical Education is functioning from July 1966.? The prime objectives of the Directorate can be broadly classified as follows:

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1)?????? Development of Medical Education.

2)?????? Administration of? Medical? Colleges and Teaching? Hospitals.

3)?????? Effective supervision of the Selection Committee.

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MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS

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??????????? At present 11 Government Medical Colleges, 1 Government Dental College, 2 Physiotherapy colleges and 2 Nursing Colleges are being run by the Government.? The total bed strength in the 43 hospitals under this Directorate is 21238.???? The daily average inpatient and outpatient strength are??? 19802 and?? 69381 respectively.????????????????

Number of seats available in each course in Government sector

a. Number of seats available in under graduate/diploma courses

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b. Number of Specialities and intake capacity under Post Graduate Courses

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c. Number of self-financing Medical and Para Medical Institutions functioning in the Private Sector.

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SELECTION PROCESS

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??????????? Selection to MBBS/Bachelor of Dental Surgery/ Bachelor of Science (Nursing) Bachelor of Physiotherapy//Bachelor of Occupational Therapy/Bachelor of Pharmacy courses is done under the single window system by the selection committee under the chairmanship of the Director of Medical Education in accordance with the policy of the Government announced every year.? Admission to post graduate diploma, degree, MDS and Higher specialties courses is done by the Selection Committee through a common entrance examination followed by counselling, adopting the rule of reservation.? Admission to diploma courses in nursing is also done by the selection committee on Merit basis (+2 marks) followed by counselling,? adopting the? rule of reservation.

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THREE NEW MEDICAL COLLEGES

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??? ??????? The Government have decided to start a new medical college at Theni.? The land for the proposed college has been located at Shanmughasundarampuram village at Andipatti Taluk measuring 19.27.0 hectares.? Construction of a 300 bedded hospital for the college with the HUDCO loan of Rs.12 crores is under progress.? The proposal for getting the approval of Government of India will be sent during August 2004.

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??????????? The Government of India, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare have issued the Letter of Indent for starting a new medical college at Asaripallam at Kannyakumari District.? The State Government is taking all efforts to get the approval of Government of India for starting the new medical college at Vellore.

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INCREASE OF M.B.B.S. SEATS IN FIVE MEDICAL COLLEGES

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???????????? The Government have accorded sanction for the creation of an additional 315 seats in the MBBS Course.? The existing intake of M.B.B.S. seats is increased in five Government Medical Colleges at Kilpauk, Chengalpattu, Tirunelveli, Coimbatore and Salem.???? A sum of Rs. 1.00 crore has been released by the Government towards the purchase of equipment and furniture.? Regarding construction of additional buildings in the five Medical Colleges, HUDCO has sanctioned a loan of Rs. 10.00 crores. The Medical Council of India has inspected the facilities in all of the above five Medical Colleges. The Government of India have conveyed their approval for the increase of seats in MBBS course from 110 to 150 in Coimbatore Medical College, Coimbatore from the academic year 2004 - 2005. Approvals for the remaining Medical Colleges are awaited.

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NURSING EDUCATION

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??????? The Government have ordered starting of 11 new Nursing Schools in the hospitals given below with an intake of 50 students? for each institution:-

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1.?????? District Headquarters Hospital, Kancheepuram.

2.?????? District Headquarters Hospital, Cuddalore.

3.?????? District Headquarters Hospital, Ramanathapuram.

4.?? District Headquarters Hospital Dindigul.

5.?? District Headquarters Hospital, Udhagamandalam.

6.?? District Headquarters Hospital, Tirupur.

7.?????? District Headquarters Hospital, Nagapattinam.

8.?????? Government Kasturba Gandhi Hospital for Women and Children, Chennai.

9.?????? Government Chengalpattu Medical College Hospital, Chengalpattu.

10.?? Government Thoothukudi Medical College Hospital, Thoothukudi.

11.?? Government Kanyakumari Medical College Hospital, Nagercoil.

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The Government have also increased the intake of students in the Nine existing Nursing Schools given below:-

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1.?????? Government General Hospital, Chennai.

2.?????? Government Stanley? Hospital, Chennai.

3.?????? Government Kilpauk Medical College Hospital, Chennai

4.?????? Government? Rajaji Hospital, Madurai.

5.?????? Government Thanjavur Medical College Hospital, Thanjavur.

6.?????? Government Tirunelveli Medical College Hospital, Tirunelveli.

7.?????? Annal Gandhi Memorial? Government Hospital, Trichy.

8.?????? Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College Hospital, Salem.

9.?????? Government Coimbatore Medical College Hospital, Coimbatore.

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CANCER CONTROL PROGRAMME

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The following Hospitals have been provided with Cobalt Therapy Units to treat the cancer patients with Government of India assistance.?

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1. ?? Government Royapettah Hospital, Chennai.
2. Institute of? Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Government Hospital for Women and Children, Chennai.
3. Government General Hospital, Chennai.
4. Government Stanley? Hospital, Chennai.
5. Government Thanjavur Medical College Hospital, Thanjavur.
6. Government Tirunelveli Medical College Hospital, Tirunelveli.
7. Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai.
8. Government Coimbatore Medical College Hospital, Coimbatore.
9. Government Arignar Anna Memorial? Cancer Hospital, Kancheepuram

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A sum of? Rs. 2.00 crores has been provided as Central assistance for installing Cobalt Therapy Unit? in Government ?Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College? Hospital, Salem.

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MAMMOGRAPHY UNITS

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??????????? During? the year 2003-04, Tirunelveli Medical College Hospital, Coimbatore Medical College? Hospital and Thanjavur Medical College Hospital were provided with Mammography units (a vital equipment to detect the breast cancer at the beginning stage).? The equipments have already been installed and functioning.

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MENTAL HEALTH? CARE

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??????????? ?The Institute of Mental Health, Chennai? has been strengthened and the functional facilities improved.? A new administrative building at a cost of Rs. 1.50 crores has been sanctioned and construction is nearing completion.? The diet charges? for the patients at the above Institution have been increased from Rs. 9.64 to Rs. 13.70 per day per patient.? Three new De-addiction centres were sanctioned with the help of Government of India grant of Rs. 8.00 lakhs each.? At present, 8 De-addiction centres are functioning.

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BLOOD BANK

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??????? There are 22 licensed Blood Banks? functioning in? Teaching Hospitals under the control of? the Director of Medical Education as detailed below:

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1.?????? Government General Hospital, Chennai.

2.?????? Government Stanley? Hospital, Chennai

3.?????? Government Kilpauk Medical College Hospital, Chennai.

4.?????? Institute of Child Health & Hospital for Children, Chennai.

5.?????? Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Government Hospital for Women and Children, Chennai.

6.?????? Government RSRM Lying in Hospital, Chennai.

7.?????? Government Kasturba Gandhi Hospital for Women and Children, Chennai

8.?????? Government Royapettah Hospital, Chennai

9.?????? Government Peripheral Hospital, Anna Nagar, Chennai

10.?? Government Peripheral Hospital, K.K.Nagar, Chennai

11.?? Government Peripheral Hospital, Tondiarpet, Chennai

12.?? Government? Hospital for Thoracic Medicine, Tambaram,? Chennai.

13.?? Government Chengalpattu Medical College Hospital, Chengalpattu.

14.?? Government Raja Mirasdar Hospital, Thanjavur.

15.?? Government Thanjavur Medical College Hospital, Thanjavur.

16.?? Annal Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital, Trichy.

17.?? Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College Hospital, Salem.

18.?? Government Coimbatore? Medical College? Hospital, Coimbatore.

19.?? Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai.

20.?? Government Tirunelveli Medical College Hospital, Tirunelveli.

21.?? Government Thoothukudi Medical College Hospital, Thoothukudi.

22.?? Government Kanyakumari Medical College Hospital, Kanyakumari.

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PAYING WARD

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The? Government? constituted? a Committee as indicated below to advise Government for setting up of paying wards in all the Government? Hospitals in the State:

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The Committee recommended setting up of paying wards? in the following? Hospitals? under the control of the Director of Medical Education.

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1.?????? Government Royapettah Hospital, Chennai.

2.?????? Government Kasturba Gandhi Hospital for Women and Children, Chennai.

3.?????? Annal Gandhi Memorial Government? Hospital, Trichy.

4.?????? Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai (Preferably 40 beds).

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Accordingly a 40 bedded payment ward has been opened in the Government Kasthurba Gandhi Hospital for women and children, Chennai.? Action is being taken to establish payment wards in the other three hospitals.

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KING INSTITUTE OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

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The King Institute of Preventive Medicine, Guindy is one of the premier Institutions of this country.? This Institute is manufacturing Vaccines and serum.?? It is also a teaching and research centre.?? The Virology Department of this Institute is recognised by the Government of India and the World Health Orgamisation as the National Polio Laboratory for South East Asia Region of the World Health Organisation. Two Scientists have been trained in Laboratory Diagnosis of Measles at the World Health Organisation Workshop in 2003.? Steps will be taken to achieve the target production of three million doses of Tetanus Toxoid Vaccine in the Year 2004-05.?

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TAMIL NADU?? DR.M.G.R.? MEDICAL UNIVERSITY

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??????????? The Tamil Nadu Dr.M.G.R.? Medical University was established in July 1988, to promote academic excellence, to provide for research and advancement of knowledge in the field of Medical and Paramedical Education.?

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a.????? DEPARTMENT OF TRANSFUSION MEDICINE

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??????????? This department is concerned with the collection, testing, storage, processing and transfusion of blood and also supplies blood products like packed cells, fresh frozen plasma, platelet concentrate, Cryoprecipitate etc., round-theclock.? Regular blood donation camps are being conducted every month.? This Department plans to start M.D., course in Transfusion Medicine and Immunology.

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b.????? REGIONAL MEDICAL LIBRARY

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???????? A Digital library at a cost of? Rs. 34.00 lakhs by obtaining financial assistance from Planning Commission, Government of India is implemented in the Regional? Medical Library.? The virtual library at a cost of? Rs. 85.00 lakhs by seeking assistance from the Planning Commission, Government of India is under process.??? Under this Scheme, libraries of all affiliated Institutions are decided to be connected with the digital library of this University.

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c.????? DEPARTMENT OF CURRICULAM DEVELOPMENT

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The aim of this Department is to develop? a need?? based curricula for medical and Para Medical Courses and introduce innovations in Medical and Para Medical Education.? 45 Faculty Members from the Government Medical Colleges were trained in two batches at JIPMER, Pondicherry.? The World Health Organisation and the Indian Council for Medical Research will? be supporting the University for future activities towards training in Ethics.??

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d.????? DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

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??????????? Developing a primary care strategy for chronic diseases like Diabetes and Hypertension in a population of 25,000 in Maduramangalam block is allotted by the Director of Public Health.? M.Sc., (Epidemiology) Course? has been started.??? It is proposed to study various means for improving medical certification of death through the field practice centres of the Medical Colleges affiliated to the University.

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e.????? DEPARTMENT OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE

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???????? This Department serves as a National referral centre for quality assessment in H.I.V. testing.? Also serves as a Co-ordinator for NACO, Government of India, MTCT study in South India involving 5 centres, 3 in Chennai, 1 in Karnataka and 1 in Andhra Pradesh respectively.? Pregnant women visiting these hospitals for antenatal check up are offered counselling and H.I.V. testing.

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NEW SCHEMES FOR 2004-2005

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1.?????? Provision of equipment and furniture to the following Government Medical Colleges at a total cost of Rs. 100.00 lakhs .

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1. Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai.
2. Chengalpattu Medical College, Chengalpattu.
3. Coimbatore Medical College, Coimbatore.
4. Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College, Salem.
5. Tirunelveli Medical College, Tirunelveli.

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2.?????? Construction of one additional floor over the existing first floor of the P.G. Block at Tamil Nadu Government Dental College and Hospital, Chennai at a total cost of Rs. 80.00? lakhs.

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3.?????? Construction of steam laundry in Chengalpattu Medical College Hospital, Chengalpattu at a total cost of Rs. 70.00 lakhs.

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4.?????? Provision of 160 KVA Generator to the Thoothukudi Medical College Hospital, Thoothukudi at a total cost of Rs. 15.00 lakhs.

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5.?????? Construction of Compulsory Rotatory Residential Internship quarters at Thoothukudi Medical College Hospital, Thoothukudi at? a total cost of Rs. 150.00 lakhs.

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6.?????? Construction of additional Hostel for Ladies at Thoothukudi Medical College, Thoothukudi at a total cost of Rs. 160.00 lakhs.

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7.?????? Provision of Intensive Care Unit at Thoothukudi Medical College Hospital, Thoothukudi at a total cost of Rs. 11.00 lakhs.

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8.?????? Construction of Gallery type Lecture Hall at Coimbatore Medical College, Coimbatore at a total cost of Rs. 60.00 lakhs.

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9.?????? Renewal and replacement of one Lift in the Surgical block of Kilpauk Medical College Hospital, Chennai at a total cost of Rs. 20.00 lakhs.

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10.?? ?Strengthening of the Department of Anaesthesia? at Government Royapettah Hospital, Chennai at a total cost of Rs. 20.00 lakhs.

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11.?? Extension of out-patients block of Government Hospital for Thoracic Medicine, Tambaram, Chennai at a total cost of Rs. 6.50 lakhs.

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12.?? Construction of Animal House to K.A.P. Viswanatham Medical College, Trichy at a total cost of Rs. 10.00 lakhs.

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13.?? Construction of Animal House to Thoothukudi Medical College, Thoothukudi at a total cost of Rs. 60.00 lakhs.

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