General Medicine

The Department of Internal Medicine aims to provide highest standard of Medical excellence in comprehensive preventive, diagnostic & curative medical services for all patients in order to provide quality & specialty care to adults.

MISSION:

Comprehensive, compassionate, holistic health care for all patients with due importance to the aspects of disease prevention & health promotion.

To provide continuous in-house training for health care professionals for enhancing their clinical competence and improving the standards of health care.

Customized treatment protocols for patients with due consideration for their economical, socio-psychological, cultural and spiritual requirements in addition to management of the disease.

VISION:

To provide patient-centered, time-bound, ethical, accessible and advanced healthcare at an affordable cost to meet the health care needs of our community.

To provide critical care services with advanced technologies.

To project preventive medicine as an inseparable & invaluable component of General Medicine.

Dr. K. Suresh,   Professor &  HOD   

OP services:  All days from 8.30am to 4.00pm. Saturday & Sunday 8.30am to 1.00pm.

IP services:    Patient requiring admissions are admitted in wards depending

on medical conditions which is handled by the respective     consultant.

ICU:  A well equipped ICU with anesthetist & Physician are available  

24 x 7  hours.

Department library has 300 books for the benefit of faculties &  post graduates

          Monday                –        Geriatric

          Tuesday                –        Hypertension & Gastroenterology

          Wednesday          –        Neurology

          Thursday              –       Endocrinology 

          Friday                   –         Hematology

Academic activities for under graduates include bedside clinics, theory classes, symposium, integrated teaching, CME programme & ICMR projects.

Academic activities for Postgraduate students include lecture classes, bed-side clinics, symposium, seminars, journal clubs, guest lecture & mortality review meeting. PG students are actively involved in CME programme, oral and poster presentation in conferences, publications, e-journal publications in addition to their Dissertations.

1. Elango G, Ramesh C, Venkataraman D D. Association between chronic kidney disease and tuberculosis – A prospective study form a tertiary care teaching hospital. IAIM.2017;4(9): 164-170.

2. Suresh K. Evaluation on ECG Training Programme for Interns and Postgraduate Evolution Med. Dent.Sci./eISSN-2278-47/Vol.7/Issue 04/Jan.22.2018.

3. K, Charan Neeradi, Moneshaa. S.S. Study of Cardiovascular morbidity and dyslipidemia Chronic Kidney Disease – a cross-sectional study. IJAM.2018;5():  in April 2018 Vol. 5 Issue

ONGOING RESEARCH :

1. “Correlation between fasting blood glucose, serum Ferritin and Glycated haemoglobin (Hb Alc) level in patient of type 2 Diabetes Mellitus” Razook Fareedh

2. “A Cross Sectional Study To Assess Inducible Ischemia In Asymtomatic Diabetes Patients Using Tread Mill Test “ Dr.Gopinath

3. ‘Association of vitamin D levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus’ – Dr.Mellisa Sathyan.

4. ‘Correlation of Serum uric acid level and microvascular complication in patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus”- Akita Gopinath.

5.  “Assessment of the effect of Body mass index on the severity of bronchial asthma” – Poovitha.

“A study of thyroid abnormalities in chronic kidney disease patients in a tertiary care hospital” –Dr.  Ilandevan.

Dr.K.Suresh – Times health care achievers award [Rising Star, 2020]

Dr.Kasipandian – Best Doctor award 2008

Free multispecialty camps are being conducted at nearby villages every Monday, Wednesday & Friday between 9.00am and 11.00am.

CME conducted on Inexpedient and undesirable shift on 4^th March 2019

CME conducted on Recent advances in the management of stroke on March 10, 2020.