Baroda Medical College
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| Established: | 1949 |
| Type: | State University[1] |
| Endowment: | INR 13.4 million as yearly grant from Government [2] |
| Dean: | Pathak Kamal, MD Update, if any |
| Faculty: | 318 |
| Students: | 900 approx. 600 under-graduates 300 post-graduates or residents 180 fresh students entering in 1st year MBBS each year |
| Location: | Vadodara (Baroda), Gujarat, India |
| Campus: | Urban |
| Website: | www.mcb.in |
Baroda Medical Collage in India is the college for MBBS and MD under the Faculty of Medicine of Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda.
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[edit] Mission
- To empower the students for the state of the art
- - competent clinical practice with accurate and advanced knowledge
- - appropriate community based general practice
- - managerial and clinical skills for the national programs
- At the end of the graduation, the students should be able to
- - perform general practice with holistic approach demonstrating complete understanding of human behavior
- - independently run all the health programs at the Primary Health Center level besides clinical care
- - handle the situation of disasters and epidemics when required
[edit] History
Envisaged by the late His Highness Sir Sayajirao Gaekwad III as a seat of learning, Medical College Baroda and Shri Sayajirao General (SSG) Hospital was founded in the city of Vadodara by the late Maharaja of Baroda, Major General Sir Pratapsingh Gaekwad Jan 1946. Due to the efforts of Dr. Jivraj Mehta, the then Advisor to Government of India and Bombay State on Baroda matters, the ground floor was completed in the year 1949. Dr. M. D. D. Guilder, the Health Minister of Bombay State, inaugurated it on 16th June 1949. The first batch of comprised of 40 students. For initial development, the institute was entrusted to Late D. A. N. Deodars - the first Dean and Medical Superintendent of S. S. G. Hospital. The first final MBBS examination was held in April 1954. The Medical Council of India and General Medical Council of Britain recognized the degree awarded. The illustrious ruler of Baroda Late Sir Sayajirao Gaekwad III initiated medical aid to the public of Baroda by starting a few bedded hospital - Dufferin hospital at Varasia in 1865. That hospital was later expanded to the present S. S. G. Hospital with capacity of 1500 indoor admissions.
As Baroda changed its status from lethargic and beautiful “Pensioners Paradise” to “Industrial City” with Gujarat Refinery and Gujarat State Fertilizer Company coming up, the Medical College and S. S. G. Hospital, also changed in terms of student intake, departments addition, increased facilities and the number of beds. Now the medical college houses the Departments of Medicine, Social and Preventive Medicine, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Physiology, Anatomy, Pathology, Pharmacology, Forensic medicine, Blood bank, Cytogenetic Laboratory and Ayurvedic Research Unit. Encircling the main college buildings there are separate buildings which house postmortem room, the physiotherapy college, Departments of Surgery, Pediatrics, Orthopedic, Skin & V. D., Psychiatry and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Radiology, Radiotherapy and Urology.
[edit] Teaching Affiliates
- Shri Sayaji General Hospital, Vadodara
- Community Health Center, Padra
Apart from these hospitals, the students can rotate through various hospitals for their internship training.
[edit] Departments
Following different departments [3] are available:
- Department of Anesthesiology
- Department of Anatomy
- Department of Biochemistry
- Department of Forensic Medicine
- Department of Medicine
- Department of Microbiology
- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Department of Ophthalmology
- Department of Orthopedics
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology (ENT)
- Department of Paediatrics
- Department of Pathology
- Department of Pharmacology
- Department of Physiology
- Department of Physiotherapy
- Department of Preventive and Social Medicine
- Department of Psychiatry
- Department of Radiology
- Department of Skin and Venereal Diseases
- Department of Surgery
[edit] Courses Offered
The college admits a class of 180 students for the MBBS program annually. This is a 4.5 years of training program equivalent to MD degree in the US and Canada.
The college also provides post graduate education [4] in the following areas:
- MD in Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Psychiatry, Radiology, Physiology, Pathology, Microbiology, Pharmacology
- MS in General Surgery, Ophthalmology, ENT, Orthopedics and Anatomy
- MCh in Plastic Surgery
- Diploma in Anesthesiology, ENT, Pediatrics, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Skin & Venereal Diseases, Pathology, Radiology, Ophthalmology
- MSc in Pharmacology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Anatomy, Physiology
- All the departments are recognized for PhD training programs.
Medical College, and affiliated SSG Hospital, also serve as a nodal training center by providing continuing education to physicians and health care staff in the state health department. It is a major reproductive and maternal health training center.
[edit] Admissions
The college follows the universally recognized quota system in the admission. Annual intake is 180 students who usually start in the month of September. Out of the total, about 15% come after passing the All India Entrance Examination, 49% from the combined reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Socially and Educationally Backward Castes while 2% seats are reserved for students with disabilities. The rest are from Gujarat State and the Central Board and as per merit calculated from marks obtained in Board examination.
Medical College:-
- 1st MBBS 1 yr duration
- Anatomy, Biochemistry, Physiology, Preventive and Social Medicine (PSM)
- 2nd MBBS 1-1/2 yr duration
- Pathology, Microbiology, Pharmacology, Forensic medicine, PSM
- 3rd MBBS 2 yr duration
- Medicine and allied, Surgery and allied, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pediatrics, PSM
From 2nd MBBS i.e. the 3rd semester, the students rotate through various clinical branches for a total of 142 weeks. A year after the beginning of the 3rd MBBS, the part – 1 examinations in ENT, Ophthalmology, and PSM subjects are conducted.
Passing in the 2nd MBBS is essential for appearing in the Part 1 - 3rd MBBS and passing in the part- I of 3rd MBBS is essential for appearing in part- II of 3rd MBBS. This part includes Medicine, Surgery Orthopedics, Pediatrics and Obstetrics & Gynecology. This is followed by one year of rotating internship divisible into 3 months in Medicine and allied subjects, 3 months in Surgery and allied subjects, 3 months in Obstetrics & Gynecology and 3 months in a rural setting of primary and secondary level health centers.
[edit] Major Research Projects
- Adolescent Friendly Health Care Provision, supported by the WHO
- Adolescent Anemia Control Program, supported by the UNICEF
- Client & Provider’s Perspective for Injectable Contraceptives, supported by the UNFPA
- Fortified food intervention in Three districts, supported by The Micronutrient Initiative
- Tobacco use among slum dwellers
- Diabetes and Hypertension studies for Sachivalya employees
[edit] Notable Alumni
- Dr Thakorbhai Patel, ex-mayor of Baroda, Gujarat
- Dr Kamal Pathak, ex-dean (2001 - 2007)
- Dr Pankaj Desai, President: Federation of Obstetric and Gynecological Societies of India, Visiting Professor National University Hospital, Sydney, Australia
- Dr Shamita Amin, Director of Bhailal Amin General Hospital
- Dr Nayan Swadia, prominent surgeon and founder of the Swadia Institute of Minimally Invasive Therapy
- Dr Parvinder Singh, Founder, Baroda Heart Institute
- Dr Darshan Banker, Founder, Banker's Heart Institute
[edit] Reference
- ^ List of Universities in Gujarat. University Grants Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-06-27.
- ^ About MCB. Retrieved on April 21, 2005.
- ^ Departments @ Faculty of Medicine. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. Retrieved on 2007-07-10.
- ^ Courses @ Faculty of Medicine. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. Retrieved on 2007-07-10.
