Pathology

Pathology

This fascinating branch of medicine is a bridging discipline between the clinical and non-clinical subjects within the medical curriculum. Pathologists are usually called upon to diagnose and confirm many ailments and play a key role in prevention of communicable disease. Pathologists can expand into forensic medicine and other areas as well.

The academic wing has two practical halls capable of training 90 students each at a time. The faculty makes good use of the demonstration / tutorial rooms that are equipped with modern audio visual aids to argument their lectures and sessions with the students.

Services Provided
The department is fully equipped with state of the art machines like Haematology analyser, coagulometer urine automated analyser with 10 parameters HPLC,Cryostate, automated Histokinet,Rotary microtome, wax embedding station and HC molecular retrieval system.

Following services are provided:

  1. Routine Haematology, Advanced hamatology , Clinical pathology
  2. Routine Histopathology and Histochemistry including IHC for cencer workup
  3. Cytology – Screeing for quick and early diagnosis of cancer
  4. Frozen Section:- For diagnosing intraoperative Cancers

Academic activities
The teaching program consists of didactic lectures, supported by clinical training. These are further supplemented by modern teaching methods like problem-Based Learning , where the students are encouraged to think for themselves and find solutions.

For M.B.B.S. Students, pathology is taught during the third, fourth and fifth semesters for a total period of 18 months. Students are evaluated internally, twice a semester. The program involves some of the best professors and has the backing of good facilities to experiment in.

5 seats of M.D Pathology has been sanctioned by MCI starting from acadmic year 2017.

BSC MLT has also been sanctioned by paramedical council of H.P.

Seminars, slides seminars and practical training is provided to P.G students regularly. For this purpose pentadhead and deccahead microscopes have been provided

Research Activities
Regular research activities are carried out on regular basis.