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Journal of Postgraduate Medicine, Vol. 47, Issue 2, 2001 pp.147-148 Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry – 605006, India Devinder Mohan Thappa,
Department of Dermatology and STD, JIPMER, Pondicherry
- 605006. Code Number: jp01044 Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) is located in the Western entrance of Pondicherry on the high way leading to Tindivanam. Its campus is spread over 197 acres of sloping land that is a hillock, known in vernacular as “Gorimedu”. The campus contains well laid out roads, green trees and plants. The campus consists of the hospital, college buildings, hostel buildings named after medical scientists like Harvey, Lister etc., and residential quarters for various categories of employees. The campus is self sufficient in many ways. The water supply is maintained by CPWD (Central Public Works Department). Post office, Bank, Shopping complex, Community Hall, temple etc., are situated within the campus. The hospital is under the direct control of Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi. Historical Background JIPMER traces its origin to November, 1956, when the ‘ECOLE DE MEDICINE DE PONDICHERY’ established in 1823 and maintained by French Government, was taken over by the Government of India, in the wake of the ‘de facto’ transfer of Pondicherry and this medical school was set up as a medical college in line with the policy of having uniform minimum standard of medical education throughout the country. On 13th July, 1964, the college buildings were inaugurated by Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, the then President of India. This hospital is named after the then first Prime Minister of India, Mr. Jawaharlal Nehru and it was inaugurated by the then Health Minister of India Hon’ble Sushila Nayyar on 24.04.1966. The third phase was opened by Mr. K.K. Shah, the then Governor of Tamil Nadu on 23.06.1971. Aims and Objectives of The Hospital
Aims and Objectives of The Institute
Courses Offered
Various courses offered are in the undergraduates [M.B.B.S. and B.Sc. (M.L.T.)],
postgraduates [Degree of Doctor of Medicine (MD) in physiology, biochemistry,
pathology, microbiology, pharmacology, general medicine, obstetrics and gynaecology,
paediatrics, radio-diagnosis, anaesthesiology, dermatology, venereology and
leprosy, community medicine, tuberculosis and respiratory diseases, and psychiatry,
Degree of Master of Surgery (MS) in anatomy, general surgery, orthopaedic surgery,
ophthalmology, and ENT, Diplomas in orthopaedics, ophthalmology, medical radiodiagnosis,
leprosy, child health and M.Sc. (medical biochemistry)] and higher speciality
areas like M.Ch.(urology, cardio-thoracic and vascular surgery), Ph.D anatomy,
physiology, biochemistry, pathology, microbiology, pharmacology).Other courses
run in this institute are B.M.R.Sc.(Bachelor of Medical Record Science), M.R.O.(Medical
Record Officer), and M.R.T.( Medical Record Technician). The candidates are admitted for all the above courses on the basis of Common All India Entrance Examinations. For M.D., M.S. and Diploma courses the entrance examination is conducted at Pondicherry and Chennai. For the Undergraduate MBBS, the entrance examination is conducted at Pondicherry, Chennai, Hyderabad, New Delhi, Calcutta and Tiruvananthapuram. The results are published within a week and the selection is made purely based on the marks obtained in the entrance examination. Library
JIPMER is having a fully air-conditioned library. It
consists of four sections, i.e., book Section with reading hall of reading capacity
for 175, bound volume section with reading facility in the basement, periodical
section in the first floor and a magazine section. In view of the initiative taken by JIPMER in the field
of medical education, the first National Teacher Training Centre was established
in JIPMER, Pondicherry, in the year 1975. The first National Course was held
in March 1976. The faculty development
process continued and today there is a team of ten faculty members belonging
to pre, para and clinical disciplines plus a full time Associate Professor of
Educational Technology. The National Courses on Educational Science for Teachers
of Health Professionals are held twice a year during the months of Fepuary and
September. These courses are meant to sensitize the medical teachers and make
them aware of the modern concepts of educational science and technology. Eight
hundred and ninety-three participants from various medical colleges in India
have participated in the 41 national courses conducted so far. Medical teachers
from developing countries, e.g., 8 from Bangladesh, 8 from Nepal, one from Mangolia
and two from Afghanistan have also undergone training in NTTC, JIPMER.
This centre has
provided consultancy services or technical guidance to various institutions
in India and Bangladesh. The medical teachers trained in this centre have taken
keen initiative in establishing sister NTTCs in India, viz., NTTCs at P.G.l.,
Chandigarh, B.H.U., Varanasi and MAMC, New Delhi. This centre also assisted
active ME cells at JNMC, Belgaum, KMC, Manipal, Medical College, Trivandrum,
Medical College, Viskhapatnam, to achieve their goals. The centre has diversified
activities. This has been designated as one of the collaborating centres for
disaster preparedness training of health professionals.
Achievements
and Awards
JIPMER continues to be a premier medical institute in
the country. It is known for both quality of medical education and health care
offered to the people of Pondicherry and surrounding areas of Tamilnadu. It
is ranked as the topmost medical institution offering undergraduate medical
education and ranked number three as far as postgraduate medical education is
concerned in our country. A number of scientific
conferences/workshops/seminars are held in the Institute throughout the year.
To encourage students in their academic endeavors, a number of awards have been
instituted. The prestigious award for the undergraduate is best outgoing graduate
student award. These awards are given annually on Institute day. Besides curricular
activities for the students, extracurricular activities are organized in the
campus in the form of annual inter medical and sports meet.
As a part of infrastructure
development, recently new Emergency Block and Administrative Block have been
added and proposal are underway for Maternal and Child Health Block, Super specialty
Block, and Auditorium of 1000 individuals capacity.
Contribution to
medical education in India can be judged from a number of books written by faculty
members of JIPMER. Members of the staff of JIPMER had received several awards
and recognitions for their scientific contribution to the profession and research,
a glimpse of this can be had from the Institute Annual Day Report from our website.
A number of faculty members are editorial board members of prestigious national
and international journals. Indian Journal of Pharmacology, official publication
of Indian Pharmacological Society, is edited and published from this Institute.
Our present Director, Dr R Sambasiva Rao is taking all out efforts to make this
Institute a role model for other institutions to follow, though it had been
so in the past too.
How To Get Treatment
In This Hospital
This hospital is rendering patient care services both
as out-patients and in-patients. For regular visits (not in emergency) patients
are requested to wait in queue at the entrance of Medical Records Department
to get Short Term Card (S.T.C.). Those desiring consultation with Obstetrics
& Gynaecology, Psychiatry and those referred from outside for diseases like
tuberculosis and cardiovascular diseases may get Comprehensive Case Record (C.C.R.)
at O.C.R. counter. Registration Timings are from 8 AM to 10.30 AM on all working
days. After registration, the patients will be directed to the concerned OPD
by the Medical Records Clerk (M.R.C.) and the patients may wait in a queue to
see the doctor. When the patient’s turn comes, the doctor will attend and suitably
advise him/her for further management. Comprehensive health care is provided through Rural
Health Centre at Ramanathapuram and Urban Health Centre at Kuruchikuppam. The
major focus of these health centers is around family as a unit to receive total
health care. To achieve this objective a ‘Family Folder’ is maintained for each
family in these centers. The status of health, episodes of illness and all services
rendered to the family both in the centers and in the homes are carefully documented
in the individual health cards maintained for each member of the family in those
folders. Both centers have already reached all the ‘Health for All’ targets
set for 2000 AD. Consultancy services of various specialties are being provided
at door steps through mobile clinics. This article is also available in
full-text from http://www.jpgmonline.com/
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