Chengalpattu Medical College

Chengalpattu Government Medical College
The official logo of Chengalpattu Govt. Medical College (Estd. 1965)
Established 1965
Parent institution
Students 500
Undergraduates 100 per year each in medical and nursing
Postgraduates 22 per year
Location Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India
12°40′15″N 79°58′48″E / 12.670871°N 79.980128°E / 12.670871; 79.980128Coordinates: 12°40′15″N 79°58′48″E / 12.670871°N 79.980128°E / 12.670871; 79.980128
Website http://www.chengalpattumedicalcollege.org
The New Surgical and Medical Block with Radiology, Lab, OT and in-patient services.

Chengalpattu Government Medical College is an educational institution located in Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India, 54&nbsp,km south-west of Chennai.

History

The Examination Block which includes the Departments of Pathology, Microbiology, Forensic Medicine and Community Medicine

The history of the Chengalpattu Medical College dates back to days before 1965 when this was a district headquarters hospital with its building in the town. In 1965, the Government of Tamil Nadu upgraded this District Headquarters hospital to function as a teaching institution with 250 beds for clinical training. Vedachalam Mudaliar, the then Chairman of Chengalpattu Municipality, donated a vast area of land, which is in possession of this institution today. To begin with, this institution had an annual admission of 50 students, which the institution maintained till 2012. 100 students have been admitted from the academic year 2012-13 onwards.[1] This 50-year-old institution was the 6th of its kind to be started in Tamil Nadu. The college initially trained D.M. & S. students, who had passed out of Kilpauk Medical College, for the Condensed MBBS Course. Girls students were first admitted in the year 1970 and the first batch of M.B.B.S.graduates of the college left in 1972. The hospital, at its dawn, was functioning with the basic departments which included medicine, surgery, obstetrics and gynaecology, pediatrics, orthopedics, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, psychiatry and chest clinic. As days went by, other departments started functioning one by one, making the hospital a tertiary care center with a multi specialty approach. The specialties presently functioning are neurology, cardiology, nephrology, pediatric surgery, plastic surgery, urology, neurosurgery, etcetera.[2][3][4]

Affiliation

This college is affiliated to the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Guindy, Chennai.[5] It is recognized by the Medical Council Of India.

About

The Anatomy Block of Chengalpattu Government Medical College(Estd. 1965)

Chengalpattu Government Medical College Hospital is the District Headquarters Hospital of Kancheepuram District, Tamil Nadu. It is the only governmental tertiary health care centre in this district and serves as the referral unit for several secondary care centres and Primary Health Centres (PHC's) in the area. The college along with the associated hospital is spread over 265 acres of land, making it the largest medical college campus in Tamil Nadu.

There are 2 main blocks in the college side - 1) the Anatomy Block, which houses the Departments of Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology and 2) the Examination Block, inside which the Departments of Pathology, Microbiology, Forensic and Community Medicine are found. The college also boasts of an air-conditioned, well-equipped and updated library, with MEDLAR and internet facilities. Apart from these, the college has an auditorium with a capacity of 750 seats and a Central Lecture Hall (CLH), capable of seating 300 students.

On the hospital side, there are three main functioning blocks - the old OP block, the new OP block and a third modern state-of-art 2 storey building which now houses the surgery and medicine wards. The old OP block has the Casualty wing, the OP's of Urology, Nephrology, Neurosurgery and other super specialties. The new block houses the Out-patient Departments(OPD) of General Surgery, Dermatology with STD wing, ENT and Dental Surgery departments. Apart from these, separate buildings are available for Orthopaedics, Obstetrics & Gynaecology(OG), Ophthalmology, Cardiology, Psychiatry, Trauma ward, Paediatric OP and Thoracic Medicine OP. A connecter runs between the old OP and OG block. A new 2-storey Neonatology block has also been recently inaugurated.

The following departments are functioning in the teaching Hospital:

Non-clinical departments

  1. Anatomy
  2. Physiology
  3. Biochemistry
  4. pharmacology

Para-clinical departments

  1. Pathology
  2. Microbiology
  3. Pharmacology
  4. Forensic Medicine
  5. Community Medicine

Clinical departments

Surgical departments

  1. General Surgery
  2. Orthopaedics with Physiotherapy
  3. Ophthalmology
  4. Otorhinolaryngology
The old Out-Patient block of the Chengalpattu GH.

Medical departments

  1. General Medicine
  2. Paediatrics
  3. Obstetrics and Gynaecology(OG)
  4. Anaesthesiology
  5. Thoracic Medicine
  6. Dermatology, Venerology and Leprosy
  7. Psychiatry
  8. Radiology
  9. Blood Bank

Super specialties

Surgical

  1. Plastic Surgery
  2. Paediatric Surgery
  3. Urology
  4. Neurosurgery
  5. Dental Surgery

Medical

  1. Nephrology
  2. Neonatology
  3. Neurology
  4. Cardiology
  5. Diabetology

Hospital facilities

The total bed strength of the hospital is 610. The General Medicine and General Surgery departments have 4 units each, while the Orthopaedics and OG departments(including family welfare) function with 3 units each. The paediatrics department runs 2 units.

There are 4 main operation theatres(OT) and several minor OT's. The orthopaedics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and ophthalmology departments have separate OT's, while the ENT and the surgical super-specialities share a main OT. An emergency OT exists, close to the casualty and labour wards. Intensive Care Units for Surgery, Medicine, Paediatric, Neonatology are present in the respective departments.

The Radiology department is equipped with CT-scan, MRI-Scan, Ultra-sound, Doppler, and digital X-ray facilities. The Cardiology department has echocardiography and computerized treadmill electrocardiography(ECG) alongside other facilities. A 16 channel electroencephalography(EEG) is housed in the neurology department. Dialysis is carried out regularly in the Nephrology wing of the hospital.

Courses

Selection to the MBBS course is based on performance in the Higher Secondary (School) Certificate, for 85% of the seats. Admission is based strictly on merit and the reservation policies enforced by the Government of Tamil Nadu. Cut-off's more than 198 are usually required for admission into this college through the open category.[6] The remaining 15% of the seats are filled based on selection through the AIPMT (All India Pre-Medical Test).

For the Post Graduate (PG) and Super-specialty courses, 50% of the admission is through the Tamil Nadu PG/SS Entrance Exam (TNPGEE), while the remaining 50% is through the All India Post-Graduate Medical Exam (AIPGME).

Medical courses

Under graduation

MBBS - 100 seats

Post graduation

Medical branches:

  1. M.D. General Medicine - 3 seats
  2. M.D. Obstetrics and Gynaecology - 2 seats
  3. M.D. Paediatrics - 2 seats (Increased to 4 from 2016–17)
  4. M.D. Anaesthesia - 3 seats
  5. M.D. Dermatology, Venerology and Leprosy - 1 seat
  6. M.D. Physiology - 2 seats
  7. M.D. Pharmacology - 2 seats
  8. M.D. Microbiology - 2 seats
  9. M.D. Pathology - 2 seats
  10. M.D. Psychiatry - 3 seats (From academic year 2016-17)[7]>

Surgical branches

  1. M.S. General Surgery - 4 seats.[3]

Speciality courses

  1. M.Ch. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - 1 seat.[4]

Paramedical courses

  1. B.Sc. Nursing - 50 seats
  2. B.Sc. Radiology - 20 seats
  3. Diploma in Nursing
  4. Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology (D.M.L.T.)
  5. Emergency Technician Course - 4 seats/yr
  6. Orthopaedic Technician - 2 seats/yr
  7. MHW/FHW/MNA/FNA Training

List of batches from the year 1993 till date

  1. Flinstones '93
  2. Tempest '94
  3. Daffodils '95
  4. Phoenix '96
  5. Titanz '97
  6. Trail Blazers '98
  7. Millinneurs '99
  8. Scintillators '00
  9. Falcons '01
  10. Salubrions '02
  11. Samaritans '03
  12. Patricians '04
  13. Colossians '05
  14. Celestians '06
  15. Stalwartz '07
  16. Zenfoz '08
  17. Krenoviantz '09
  18. Tritonz '10
  19. Rovanzers '11
  20. Centronz'12
  21. Kruciantz'13
  22. Midasciantz'14

Student activities

Chemfest

Chemfest is an annual inter-collegiate cultural extravaganza held tentatively in second week of September. More than 150 colleges all over Tamil Nadu and India are invited and students from these colleges participate in the fiesta with great gusto. The 22nd Chemfest is set to take place in 10–12 September 2014.

Chemsports

It is an annual inter-collegiate sports event held in parallel with CHEMFEST. It is a very popular and prestigious sporting activity in Tamil Nadu, involving medical, engineering, arts, science and law colleges. ChMC, Chengalpattu will be hosting the 26th Chemsports on 9–12 September 2014.

CHARM

CHARM is the annual academic meet held at Chengalpattu Medical College. It started as Chemfios in 2008 and was expanded to include many other events like workshops, case presentations,poster presentations etc. The best brains from several medical colleges, in south India, battle it out here to bag the title. The 2nd edition of CHARM is all set to happen in 17–20 September 2014.

Chemmag and Chemvibes

Chemmag is the college magazine of Chengalpattu Medical College, where the CHEMCO's portray their literary, linguistic and artistic skills.

Chemvibes is the college's monthly newsletter, which has a wide readership among the medical students of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. The foundation for Chemvibes had been laid in 2003, which latter on evolved into its current form - a 30 page booklet - brought out yearly. The first Chemvibes newsletter was released in April 2007. Currently the 6th volume of the Chemvibes is brought out by the magazine committee of the college. Now, you can catch the android app form of the newsletter, released in the month of April, 2014. This new development is in line with the "Go-Green" initiative which had been doing the rounds among the editorial boards of the magazine association for the past three years.

Tamil Mandram and Tamil Theni

In order to nurture and identify proficiency in the Tamil language, every year, intra-collegiate competitions are held, both on and off stage.

Tamil Theni is the Tamil equivalent of Chemvibes (see above).

NSS, Rotaract and the Red Ribbon Club

With the purpose of encouraging social activities in the college, a NSS unit of 50 students headed by a NSS programme officer functions in the college. Regular blood camps and health awareness rallies and programmes are taken up in Chengalpattu District. The Red-Ribbon Club was set up in 2009, to promote AIDS/HIV awareness among the public.

TEDxChMCollege

TEDxChMCollege, a University-type TEDx Event took place on 17 August 2013 at Depuy Institute, Mahindra World CIty, Chengalpattu. It had “Dream-Believe-Achieve” as the theme. Attendance at the event was by invite only and the audience consisted largely of a hand-picked students, with priority given to the health sciences field. Speakers at the event included Ms. Lekha Washington, Dr. Suresh of MEDISCANS, Mr. Santosh Sivan and Ms. Padmini Chettur.[8]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article3550728.ece?homepage=true
  2. ↑ "Chengalpattu Medical College - Alumni Association". Chemcoalumni.org. Retrieved 2012-03-17.
  3. 1 2 "Home". Tnmgrmu.ac.in. Retrieved 2012-03-17.
  4. 1 2 "Home". Tnmgrmu.ac.in. Retrieved 2012-03-17.
  5. ↑ "Welcome to the Official Website of the Tamilnadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai". Tnmgrmu.ac.in. Retrieved 2012-03-17.
  6. ↑ http://www.collegesintamilnadu.com/Medical-Counseling-2010/Chengalpet-Medical-College-Chengalpet/1
  7. ↑ http://web.tnmgrmu.ac.in/index.php/seat-matrix-post-graduate-degree-courses-for-the-academic-year-2014-2015
  8. ↑ https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/7437

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