The department is actively involved in teaching of undergraduates, post-graduates of surgery and gynecology and M.Ch. program for Urology. We have made a structured teaching program for the students and rely heavily on audio-visual aids and computers.
Undergraduate Teaching
The Undergraduates teaching program is conducted under various forms like ward teaching, short clinics, lectures. In ward teaching the students are shown patients and how to reach a diagnosis after history, examination and investigations. Short clinics have a structured program.
Post-Graduate Teaching
The department runs a formal teaching program which is conducted 4-days a week. This program includes a teaching ward round on Monday, seminar on Wednesday, journal paper discussion (journal club) on Thursday and Operative chat on Saturday. This program is run between 8 and 9 AM. The M.Ch. students maintain 'log book' about their academic program and also the operative program.
The M.Ch. students are encouraged to think independently, to develop the habit of reading journals and be sensitive to the patients.
There is a 'resident's competency evaluation system' and a theory test is conducted every year.
The department is trying to provide more journals so that the students have access to all available literature.
Educational Facilities
1. Departmental Library
Located on the first floor, close to resident's room, there is a large Departmental Library.
The faculty members have generously donated their personal books and numerous urology journals to the library. This library houses roughly 500 books and 1000 journals
There is a notice board is library which displays moral educational stories under 'Personality Building Programme' for residents.
2. Endoscopic Operation Recording System
The OT Complex has a mobile endoscopic operation video recording system, equipped with facility for editing and creating CD and DVD for video presentations in conferences.
3. Uro-surgical Information Station
A separate high speed computer is installed in 'Doctors room' and has many operative urology books and videos. There is a system to take digital pictures of operation and store it in disease wise folders for easy retrieval needed for making conference presentations.
4. Departmental Seminar Room
An air conditioned seminar room equipped with a dedicated computer and LCD Projector, having a seating capacity of 50 people is available. All the academic activities done by M.Ch. residents are regularly stored in this computer.
5. Video Endoscopy Facility
All operations are done using video camera system for easy learning of M.Ch. Students.
6. Dry Lab
Dry Lab for Laparoscopic Training. We have set up a laparoscopic training module wherein the residents can improve their laparoscopic skills.
7. Ph.D. Students
The department runs a robut PhD program also. Each year students enroll in this program that is co-ordinated by the Research Cell. A separate room with various lab facilities exists for the PhD students who usually work on basic research topics.
