GENERAL WARD

The department of General

Medicine forms the nucleus of the
clinical departments. This provides
the base for inculcating clinical
knowledge to the students giving
them an edge to survive in the ever
changing, rapidly progressing field
of medicine. The field of medicine
may be as vast as the universe, and
here at SRM, we focus on
encompassing this universe and
push students to widen their
horizon, acquire clinical acumen and
skill based knowledge.

The department provides 24x7 quality services for both inpatients and out patients. The faculty here
is well trained in clinical teaching. Their vast experience is put to use to guide the younger generation.
The faculty attends national and international seminars to update their knowledge and keep them up
to date on current protocols, standards for the teaching and clinical knowledge.

Curriculum -The curriculum is according to MCI recommendations and exams are conducted twice a
year in February and in July. The students are exposed to the subject of medicine starting from their
second year of MBBS (one and half year duration) where they are posted for ten weeks (6+4 weeks):
Four weeks in their third year and twelve weeks in their final year. At the end of each posting an
internal assessment test is conducted to assess the knowledge acquired. The process of learning
medicine is interesting and continuous, and is kept aligned with recent advances in diagnosis and
treatment of diseases. The interns are taught to evaluate a patient as a whole and not to
compartmentalize systems. They critically evaluate the case, and from a provisional diagnosis form a
protocol for evaluation and treatment. They learn to follow up the patient and assess them
periodically. They are trained to manage emergency, BLS, ACLS, airway and toxicology. The
department offers MD in General Medicine also.

Facilities The department has in addition to 180 beds for inpatients, separate isolation ward for
infectious diseases, intensive medical care unit, respiratory intensive care unit, and special wards. A
separate clinic for evaluation of diabetic patients is conducted, and a nutrition clinic focuses on their
dietary needs. It is ably assisted by The department of Radiology with state-of-the-art MRI, round the
clock CT and ultra sonogram. ECHO, PFT, Treadmill, EEG, & EMG are done on patients if required.
Bedside procedures like plural fluid aspiration, lumbar puncture with CSF analysis, bone marrow
aspiration and paracentesis are done in the wards with students being trained to do the same under
supervision during internship. The department assists students in getting basic ECG interpretation.
Research studies The department has initiated a research profile on thrombocytopenia and has been
actively guiding fellow researchers from department of pharmacology and biochemistry. Community
Health The department is actively involved in conducting various camps in and around SRM University.
It handles specialty camps at unban health centre of Maraimalainagar. In a nutshell, this Department
trains you to become a better doctor and a better human, ready to embark on a wonderful journey.
Research studies The department has initiated a research profile on thrombocytopenia and has been
actively guiding fellow researchers from department of pharmacology and biochemistry.

Community Health The department is actively involved in conducting various camps in and around
SRM University. It handles specialty camps at unban health centre of Maraimalainagar. In a nutshell,
this Department trains you to become a better doctor and a better human, ready to embark on a
wonderful journey.