PATHOLOGY

The subject of Pathology deals with abnormal changes seen in our organs affected due to various diseases. Changes observed are noted down and confirmed under the microscope thereafter – which is what ‘Morphology’ is all about. Changes documented are studied and a final diagnosis is made which is conveyed to the clinician. This will help the clinician plan an appropriate treatment regimen. A Pathologist also performs FNAC, Bone marrow aspiration, and Peripheral Smear reporting. In addition, teaching MBBS students and students of other courses where Pathology and Laboratory Medicine is part of the curriculum.

Demonstration rooms have TV monitors with internet facility. Museum is moved to a more spacious area on the first floor and is shared with Forensic medicine. Our labs have binocular microscopes. Many of our faculty have completed ‘Revised Basic Medical Education Technology Course’ and AETCOM courses and CISP training

VISION

From the year 2019, emphasis is on CBME syllabus that is expected to produce high quality IMGs in the coming years. This new scheme also allows teachers to reorient and reinvent themselves.

Major Sections in the Department

• Histology
• Cytology
• FNAC

Courses taught

• MBBS
• DMLT
• Proposed course –BSc., MLT
  Blood bank and Central lab too are controlled by the department of Pathology. A separate report on these two critical units will be submitted

BLOOD BANK

The Blood Bank at SNIMS has been functioning since 2010 and a component separation facility was added in 2013. The blood bank is licensed under Drugs Control Department, Govt. of India and undergoes external quality assurance from CMC Vellore. SNIMS blood bank caters to outpatients and inpatients in the hospital as well as those of nearby hospitals also. We ensure safe collection of blood from healthy donors in a clean and pleasant ambience. All donor units are screened for transfusion transmissible diseases using current technology. Safe storage and timely issue of quality assured components including Packed Red cells, Fresh Frozen Plasma, Platelet Concentrate and Cryoprecipitate is ensured. Blood bank is manned by qualified and experienced technicians and functions 24x7 on all days including Sundays and public holidays. Indoor blood donation camps are organized at intervals to promote voluntary blood donation.

Tests done in Blood Bank

• Blood Grouping
• Cross matching
• Direct Coombes Test

CENTRAL LAB

The central lab of SNIMS was established in 2007. Central lab now functions 24x7 to cater to the needs of inpatients and outpatients. Patients are received in the lab reception area and immediately directed to the sample collection room where samples for tests in the different departments are collected. The lab has state of the art equipment which helps in issuing quick and reliable reports. Routine and special investigations are carried out by qualified personnel under supervision of doctors from the respective departments. Internal and External Quality Assurance programs are carried out ensuring the quality of the reports. Reports are issued at the Lab reception counter and also uploaded electronically to the hospital data system within appropriate turnaround time. Electronic records of patient records are maintained in the hospital data management system long term.

• Hematology
• Cytology
• Clinical Pathology
• Biochemistry
• Bacteriology
• Virology
• Parasitology
• Mycology
• Rapid Antigen test for Covid
• Emergency Lab

FACULTY