Velammal College of Allied Health Science
VMCH&RI offer Teaching & training for undergraduate & postgraduate students of medicine, paramedical staff & students. Students of VMCH&RI are exposed to equip themselves by participating in various educational activities that include but not limited to bedside clinics, theory classes, symposia, journal clubs, CME programs and E-Journal publication, Dissertation and participation, and publication in journals and conferences, clinical meetings, mortality review meetings, and several other guest lectures. Students are practically trained as they have visits that are scheduled frequently with the expert clinicians, physicians, and technicians.
Student Oriented Programs
Curriculum Induction Support Program (CISP)
Date: 5th October 2015
Audience: Ist MBBS 2015-16 Batch.
Topics: College orientation, Introduction to Medical Education and Curriculum, Campus life
Date: 4th to 7th October 2016
Audience: Ist MBBS 2016-17 Batch.
Topics: College orientation, Introduction to Medical Education and Curriculum, Campus life
Date: 46h to87th September 2017
Audience: Ist MBBS 2017-18 Batch.
Topics: College orientation, Introduction to Medical Education and Curriculum, Campus life
Date: 3rd to 5th Sept 2018
Audience: Ist MBBS 2018-19 Batch.
Topics: College orientation, Introduction to Medical Education and Curriculum, Campus life
Integrated Teaching Programs
Pain - Feb 23rd 2015
Chronic Renal Failure –March 27th 2015
Liver cirrhosis– April30th 2015
Diabetes mellitus – Nov 12th 2015
Coagulation disorders – Jan 30th 2016
Growth and disorders – Feb 27th 2016
Thyroid – March 31st 2016
MEU Meeting
1. Regular MEU official meeting bimonthly.
2.Ad-hoc meetings
- 1st March 2015-
- 12th March 2015-
- 1st April 2015
- 23 March 2016
- 8th April 2016
- 12th May 2016
- 10thAugust 2016
- Constitute curriculum committee
- Fix a date for Revised Basic course – FDP
- Create a handbook for Revised Basic course
- Allocation of topic for MEU members for proposed Revised Basic course workshop.
Future Plans
To upgrade Velammal MEU to Velammal Department of Medical Education
- To upgrade Velammal MEU to Velammal Department of Medical Education.
- To upgrade Velammal MEU to MCI Regional center for Medical Education.
- Research Methodology Course– Module III in February 2018.
- Research Methodology workshop for students.
- Introduce advanced course in Medical Education.
“MORGAGNI’S CLUB” The department of pathology hosts the Morgagni’s club in the department’s demo room once every month. The club takes responsibility for organizing intradepartmental – Slide discussions, Clinico-pathological correlation and interdepartmental discussion on difficult slides, Journal clubs, and CME programs. For details contact the Department of Pathology.
“THE PHYSIOLOGY CLUB” The Physiology club meets twice a month in the department’s seminar room. The club has lined a host of activities for the year such as community-based educational programs, student-organized CME, students initiated integrated teaching programs, educational debates, solving simulated clinical scenarios, the conduct of physiology exhibition for school students, yoga for lifestyle modification and student research activities. For details contact the Department of Physiology.
“BMBC” (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Club) The department of biochemistry hosts the “Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Club” which meets twice in a month in the department’s demo room. The club will organize activities through the year such as Discussions on subject related issues of public/patient interest, publicize recent advances and technological breakthroughs in the subjects, conduct research, facilitate and assist other students in planning research, create opportunities for hands-on training in advanced laboratory procedures, organize a symposium, guest lectures, and exhibition, create online discussion groups/ discussion boards, organize Quiz competitions, Contests and Institute awards for the achievers.
“NEWGEN CLUB” The Newgen club is organized by the Department of Anatomy and meets twice in a month in the department’s seminar room. The club organizes and conducts several programs such as CME, student seminars and role play in the subject, quiz programs, exhibitions for public awareness and coordinate and arrange guest lectures, For details contact the Department of Anatomy.
“JOHN SNOW CLUB” The “JOHN SNOW CLUB” is initiated by the Department of Community Medicine and meets twice a month in the department’s seminar room. The club is actively involved in updating the knowledge of students and faculty with recent advances and novel interventions in the field of public health. The club organizes CMEs, guest lectures, debates, quiz competitions, essay competitions regarding major public health challenges.
“KOCH’S CLUB” The Kochs club is organized by the Department of Microbiology and meets twice in a month in the department’s seminar room. Some of the main objectives of the club are to create awareness of infection control among health care workers and students of our institute, like prevention of hospital-acquired infection, the importance of vaccination. It also emphasizes the importance of environmental surveillance in critical care areas like operation theatre, ICU, Surveillance during any suspected outbreaks. They organize Guest lectures, CME, Seminars, Case discussion, and student seminars and journal reading.
Community-oriented (Medical)
- These services are run under the guidance of the institution with a quantum of student volunteers
- Students are advised to volunteer
- Students can identify the area which they enjoy the most and volunteer for such service only.
- A merit certificate (which carries no academic credit) will be awarded to all those who put in a minimum of 200 hours of community service.
Services (examples)
- Volunteering as a member of a medical corps to help restore crisis-affected communities
- Volunteering on an on-going basis with a blood bank to assist in various activities of the operation.
- Volunteering as a summer camp counselor working with children who are disabled, Volunteer as an academic tutor for the hospital’s long-term patients.
- Volunteering as an emergency medical technician.
- Volunteering for Environmental Cleanliness awareness campaign.
- Volunteering for Stop smoking campaign.
- Volunteering for a Sports medicine clinic.
Community-oriented (NonMedical)
- Volunteering with an organization to help build homes for individuals and families in need
- Volunteering with an organization which support food donation efforts and a mission to end hunger
- Volunteering as a manager or coach for a little league in your community
- Volunteering through an organization in public education to environmental clean-up
- Volunteering on an on-going basis to organize to support individuals in-need within your community.
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