Faculty Details :

Professor: Dr. N. Jeyalakshmi Devi, MBBS, DGO, MD (Path),

Associate Professors:

Dr. Vennila. M, MBBS, MD (Path),

Dr. Gayathri. P, MBBS, MD (Path),

Assistant Professors:

Dr. Bavithra. V, MBBS, MD (Path),

Dr. Vinodhini. R, MBBS, MD (Path),

Dr. Mirunalini. K.A.T, MBBS, MD (Path),

Dr. Uma. V, MBBS, MD (Path),

Tutors:

Dr. Raja Selvam. M. R. K, MBBS, MS (ENT),

Dr. Subashree. S MBBS, MS (OG),

Dr. Bharathi. B, MBBS, MPH (HPEF), MD (Path),

Dr. Angeline Aishwarya. D, MBBS., DCP,

Non Teaching Staff :

Mrs. Sathya. D, DMLT

Mrs. Vanitha. S, DMLT

Mr. Sivakumar. R, DMLT

Mrs. Sangothi. R, DMLT

Mrs. Pramila Earlystar. S, DMLT

Mrs. Amsa. K, DMLT

Mrs. Sumathi. S, DMLT

Mrs. Poonkuzhali. R, DMLT

Ms. Malini.S, DMLT

Mr. Jegan. S, DMLT

Mr. Elango. P, DMLT

Mr. Babu. S, DMLT

Courses offered :

Courses on pathology for MBBS and DMLT students commenced in the years 2014 and 2015 respectively;

Currently 10^th MBBS and 8^th DMLT students are getting trained

Medical

o MBBS (100 students)

Paramedical

o DMLT (80 students)

Teaching Methods employed :

o Lecture                                                           

o Interactive Discussion  

o Small Group Teaching

o Debate

o Self Directed learning

o Seminar

o Integrated teaching – Horizontal and Vertical

o Role play

Honors and Distinctions (of last 3 MBBS Batches)

MBBS Batch	Pass percentage	Honours & Distinction
2018	100%	Honors – 16 Distinction – 19
2019	97%	Distinction -7
2020	97.9%	Honors -2 Distinction -11

Pass Percentage (of last 3 DMLT Batches) :

DMLT Batch	Pass percentage
2018	100%
2019	100%
2020	95%

Awards :

o 2^nd Year Student – Janaki. S got 4^th Prize for poster titled, ‘Unravelling the mystery in an acute abdomen’ in Poster Presentation for Institute Day CME 2023, Diagnostic Pearls in Pathology, conducted by, Madras Medical college and RGGH, Chennai

o 2^nd Year Student- Jothish. R – 2^nd Prize for meme on ‘Signs of Melanoma’ in the Meme Contest in Pathpulse 2023 conducted by Department of Pathology, Govt. Medical College and Hospital, Pudukkottai.

•Presentations

o 2^nd Year Student – Elakkian. S presented poster titled, ‘Hidden Blasts with Bicytopenia – an Enigma’ in Poster Presentation for Institute Day CME 2023, Diagnostic Pearls in Pathology, conducted by Madras Medical college and RGGH, Chennai

Rooms Availability :

o Demonstration room – 2 in number , 45sq. m each

o Histopathology/ Cytopathology Student Practical laboratory – 150 sq. m.

o Clinical Pathology/ Hematology Student Practical laboratory – 150 sq.m.

o Service laboratories – Histopathology, cytology, Clinical Pathology/Haematology – 25 sq.m each

o Museum – 60 sq.m , with 266 specimens

o Departmental Library – 30 sq. m, having about 118 books

o Research Laboratory – 50 sq. m

o Balance room

o High speed centrifuge room

o Store room

o Staff rooms – HOD room (1) – 18 sq.m.

                       Associate Professor room (2)  – 15 sq. m

                       Assistant Professors room (3) – 14 sq. m.

                       Tutor / Senior Resident room – 15 sq. m.

                       Non Teaching and Clerical staff room – 12 sq.m. 

Laboratory Services :

o To begin with, the patient care services were provided under ‘The Central Laboratory’ (2013) The designated ‘24×7 Pathology Laboratory’ under ‘Integrated Essential Laboratory Services’ commenced in the year 2017.

o The department offers 24×7 state of art histopathology, cytopathology, hematology and clinical pathology patient care services.

Scope of Services:

Turn around time

Haematology and Clinical pathology Laboratory Services :

External Quality Assurance Scheme (EQAS) :

o The laboratory is enrolled with the External Quality Assurance Programmes by Christian Medical College (CMC), All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and Tata Memorial Hospital (TMH), thereby ensures strict quality assurance.

Academic Initiatives :

o The department aims to provide high level academics by creating an interactive learning atmosphere that encourages students to actively participate and unleash their creativity

o The undergraduate teaching programs are being constantly updated and refreshed to meet knowledge and skill sets currently required of trainees based on Competence Based Medical Education (CBME).

Elective Posting in Pathology :

o In accordance with National Medical Council guidelines, Phase 3 Part I professional year students are posted for 1 week in each of Hematology, Clinical Pathology, Cytology and Histopathology (totally 1 month)

o The students are allowed to observe the various tests being done, assist the lab technicians in important tests and perform them under supervision 

o16 undergraduate medical students from 2017-18 were trained in pathology

o They were encouraged to present projects on CBC analyzer, Prothrombin Time (PT), Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT), Urine Analysis, Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology, Fluid Cytology, Peripheral Smear Examination and Histopathology.

Special academic achievements
of the Dept.

o CME on Tuberculosis Updates was conducted by the Department of Pathology on  15^th June 2023.

o Integrated CME included lectures from various broad specialties, comprising of 6 internal speakers & one external speaker from Government Vellore Medical College

o About 350 participants attended the CME & got benefitted from the programme which covered all aspects of Tuberculosis

o The CME was awarded with 10 credit points by TNMGRMU & 2 Credit hours by TNMC.

Special academic achievements
of the Dept. :

o As an attempt to provide a platform to unleash the potentials and ignite the young minds, the Department of the Pathology organized an workshop,  Haematology Exhibit Parade on 7^th Dec’ 2023 for the Undergraduates.

o The Undergraduate students were separated into 10 groups, with 10 members in each group.

o Haematology topics with clinical importance were selected and each group was allotted separate topics.

o The students showcased their posters, supported by charts and models.

o They were judged and awarded prizes based on their performance.

o The exhibit provided an opportunity for the undergraduates to exhibit their creativity and received immense appreciation from the dignitaries, judges, faculties of various departments and other students.

Haematology Exhibit Parade :

Academic Achievements by faculty members :

o Dr. Vinodhini. R, Assistant Professor, Pathology presented a case presentation on “KrukenbergTumour” in the 36^th City Pathologist Meet, conducted by “The Chennai City Pathologist Club and The Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry Chapter of IAPM”, on 28^th Oct 2023

o Dr. R. Venkateshwaran, Assistant Professor, Pathology presented a case presentation on “Gastrointestional Stromal Tumour” in the Clinical Society Meeting in Tiruvannamalai Medical College, May 2023

o Dr. K.A.T. Mirunalini, Assistant Professor, Pathology presented “An interesting incidental finding in a case of obstructed hernia ” in the Clinical Society Meeting in Tiruvannamalai Medical College, May 2023

o Dr. B. Bharathi, Tutor, Pathology presented, “A case of Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma” in the Clinical Society Meeting in Tiruvannamalai Medical College, held on 14.12.2023.

Research Publications :

o Jeyalakshmi Devi. N, Thangam. R, Veeraraghavan, Brigadheeswarar, Andal. N, 2023. Histopathological spectrum of associated Gynaecological Lesions in patients with Leiomyomas. IJMSCR, 6(2), pp.810-816.

Ongoing research projects :

o Histomorphological spectrum of endometrial lesions in patients with abnormal uterine bleeding in a tertiary care hospital, Jeyalakshmi. N¹, Vennila M², Vinodhini. R³

o Correlation of FNAC and histopathology in thyroid tumours – 3 years study, Jeyalakshmi. N¹, Gayathri P², Mirunalini. T³

o Histomorphological spectrum of ovarian tumours with associated pathology in endometrium, Jeyalakshmi. N¹, Vennila M², Uma. V³

o Histopathological correlation of cervical lesions with clinical presentation and VIA/VILI, Jeyalakshmi. N¹, Gayathri P², Bharathi. B³

o A clinicopathological study of patients with anaemia in a tertiary care centre, Jeyalakshmi. N¹, Vennila M²,Gayathri P², Angeline Aishwarya. D³