generalmeds

DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL MEDICINE

Faculty

Introduction

Infrastructure

Services

Academic Activities

Vision of the Department

	Faculty
	*Dr. K.G Lynrah* Professor & HoD			*Dr. M. Lyngdoh* Additional Professor

	*Dr. Iadarilang Tiewsoh* Associate Professor			*Dr. Garyll Ryan Tariang Blah (Adhoc)* Assistant Professor

	*Dr. Yasmeen Hynniewta (Adhoc)* Assistant Professor			*Dr. Gwenette Andrea War (Adhoc)* Assistant Professor




	Senior Resident Doctors:
	Dr. Susmita Deb Dr. Annu Gupta Dr. Batjuban G. Myrthong


	Introduction
	Department of General Medicine was started in the year 2006. The first batch of MBBS with strength of 50 students was started in the year 2008. Post Graduate (MD General Medicine) Course has been started from the year 2014 with 2 seats.
	Infrastructure
	The Department has 68 general and 8 isolation beds. The Department has started the Medicine ICU (MICU) in 2015 in the second floor of the hospital with 6 beds which was upgraded to 15 beds functioning in November 2021. The Department also has the following facilities for the diagnosis and treatment of different diseases: UGI Endoscopy LGI Endoscopy Bronschoscopy Hemodialysis Ultrasonography Echocardiography Lung Function Test Facilities for other routine procedures like Peritoneal and Pleural Aspiration, Bone Marrow Aspiration and Biopsy, Lumbar Puncture, etc.
	Services
	The Department of General Medicine runs OPD six days a week from Monday to Friday (from 8.00 AM to 2.00 PM) and Saturday (from 8.00 AM to 11.00 AM) with round the clock emergency services on all days of the week including Sundays and Holidays.
	Academic Activities
	Teaching programmes for undergraduate MBBS students of the Institute and of the B.Sc. Nursing students of the College of Nursing. The Department conducts regular in-house ward rounds, seminars, journal clubs, clinical case discussions and periodic mortality reviews for the post graduate students, residents and faculty. Moreover, there are also periodic interdepartmental case discussions and seminars. Journal Club: Every week on Tuesday at 9 AM by a Postgraduate student for one hour. The session is chaired by one of the Faculty members of the Department. Case presentation: Every week on Monday at 9 AM by a postgraduate student. Seminar: Every week on Thursday at 9 AM by a Post Graduate student. The above mentioned teaching programmes are also actively participated by other Departments.
	Vision of Department
	Department has plans to start special OPDs including Geriatric Clinic, Diabetes Clinic, Rheumatology OPD as soon as possible. The Geriatric Clinic and Unit is planned to start soon. To take patient services to an excellent level.