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Department oF Anatomy

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About us

  • The Department of Anatomy is located on the ground floor in the faculty block of the Government Medical College, Nagapattinam. It has all the facilities to teach 150 medical students. Anatomy department has the responsibility of teaching first year medical students the structure of the human body in the macroscopic and microscopic scale. It is one of the core subjects taught in the first-year medical curriculum according to the new CBME curriculum. The sub-disciplines of anatomy include embryology (development and maturation of the embryo, fetus and its clinical importance), gross anatomy (scientific study of the macroscopic structure of the human body and its organs), histology (scientific study of the microscopic structure of the human tissues and organs) and neuroanatomy (study of the brain, spinal cord and all the related neural systems). Anatomy is now taught in a clinically oriented manner that is integrated with other disciplines. It is provided with a spacious dissection hall where students dissect the carcass on 10 tables. Regular study and seminars are conducted for the students. The histology lab has enough microscopes and slides for students. The public avails the facility of body donation in our department.Embalming services are also done in the Anatomy department. Departmental meetings are held regularly to update schedules and non-academic matters.

Facilities

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  • DEMONSTRATION ROOMS       

         Department has 2 Demonstration Rooms with well equipped technology and has modern facilities to                          take  classes with  OHP Projectors and Audio-Visual equipment . It has a Capacity of 60 students at a time.​​

  • Histology Laboratory

        It has a Spacious Hall with 75 Microscopes and accommodates 90 students at a time.

  • ​ MUSEUM

       Catalogues of the specimens- 2

       Charts/Diagrams-30

  •  Practical Laboratories

        Dissection hall with 25 big tables and 5 small table adequate bodies for dissection. 4 Cadaver tanks and 2                common rooms for students

  • RESEARCH LABORATORY

       This Lab is well equipped with modern facilities and accommodates 60 students at a time.

  • Office room

       Professor and HOD-1

       Associate Professors-2

       Asst. Professors/s-2

       Tutors/Demonstrators/Senior Residents - 3

       Non-teaching and clerical staff - 1

       Department Office cum clerical room - 1​

  • Department library

       A library containing 92 books and 5 Journals it has a capacity of 20 members at a time. It is well ventilated.

FacultyList

S NO
NAME OF THE FACULTY
QUALIFICATION
DESIGNATION
REGISTRATION NUMBER
PHOTO
1
DR P.R PREFULLA
MD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
42946
2
DR B.VIDHYA
MD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
93211
3
DR T.C. FROEBEL GIFTLY
MD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
101328
4
DR S. SATHISH KUMAR
MD
SENIOR RESIDENT
73326
5
DR E. MANIKANDAN
MD
SENIOR RESIDENT
83177
6
DR M. RAJANAND
MD
SENIOR RESIDENT
88739
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