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Physiotherapy
The department of physiotherapy was established in 2003 at RajaRajeswari Medical College and Hospital to cater to the preventive, creative, therapeutic and rehabilitation needs of the rural people need was felt to impart the much needed physiotherapy vocational and rehabilitation training programme. Practical training to students is imparted at state of the art physiotherapy and rehabilitation center where a student gets hands on training under the expert faculty of multidisciplinary tertiary care Hospital. Students expand their horizons of therapeutic and rehabilitative concepts through involvement in community based rehabilitation programs and their “outreach” activities.
Physiotherapy labs are well equipped, sophisticated and modern equipment have been installed which are calibrated periodically.
Our faculty has Teaching staffs of 1 Professor, 4 Associate Professors and 4 Assistant Professors and one Tutor. Non teaching staff includes 1 Clerk, 1 Librarian, and 4 Attenders. Our campus includes One separate Boys hostel and one separate girls hostel and one hostel for Interns.
The Institution plans and organizes the teaching /learning process by framing academic calendar at the beginning of the Academic year. All staffs submit their lesson plans. We also have out-patient and in-patient teaching, which includes community teaching. The course objectives are clearly stated and ensured by principal-staff meeting at regular intervals. The curriculum is completed in the stipulated time frame. The students are made to participate in Seminars, Workshops and Conferences. We have OHP, LCD Projectors, E-Learning and Wi fi.
Faculty of Physiotherapy conducts staff training program to update the curricular requirements.. All are trained in special techniques. 3 visiting faculties are there to handle specific subjects. Staffs are academically recharged and rejuvenated by participating in Workshops, Seminars and Conferences at the National level.
Faculty Development Program on Rising Together
RajaRajeswari College of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Allied Health Science had organised a session on “Rising Together” a faculty development program on 22nd February 2020 at 10:00am in the Board Room, RRMCH.
Mrs. Smitha Ramesh a trained life skill trainer by Profession was invited to deliver the talk. The session was attended by 17 delegates that include the principal’s of the respective college.
Mrs. Roopalatha, Associate Professor, Nursing introduced and welcomed the Speaker.
Mrs. Smitha spoke on how emotional Intelligencers (EI Quotient) plays a vital role in the field of teaching and also how important it is to for the teachers to step out of the comfort zone to be self motivated and also to be a part of a great team. She introduced us into heuristic exercises like the ‘Johari Window’ and the Japense concept of ‘Ikigai”. The session was interactive along with self assessment activities conducted by her.
The session was ended by a vote of thanks given by Mrs. Jibi Deepak, Assistant Professor, and Physiotherapy along with gifting Mrs. Smitha with a token of love and appreciation.
World Environment Day 2018
Rajarajeswari College of Physiotherapy celebrated the World Environment Day on 5th of June 2018. On this occasion the department planted saplings around the campus contributing to a healthy environment. This year the theme was “BEAT PLASTIC POLLUTION” in order to urge the staff and students of Rajarajeswari College of Physiotherapy to pledge against the use of plastic within the campus and outside.
Paediatric Surgery
Children are the greatest gift to mankind. It is our responsibility to provide the best of the care for children suffering from diseases or ailments.
With this motto, Pediatric Surgery department at RRMCH is striving hard to provide the best Surgical care at affordable costs.Patients from all over the state and also adjacent states are presently getting treated.
Plastic Surgery
What is plastic surgery?- It is a popular misconception that the word plastic in plastic surgery means artificial. Rather, the word is derived from the ancient Greek word plastikos, which means to mold or give form.
Plastic surgery is a surgical specialty involved with the reconstruction of facial and body tissue defects due to illness, trauma, or birth disorders.
Plastic surgery restores and improves function, as well as appearance. It can involve surgery on any part of the anatomy, except the central nervous system, including the following: Skin (including skin cancer, scars, burns, birthmarks, and tattoo removal) Maxillofacial (the facial skeleton) Congenital anomalies (including deformed ears, cleft palate, and cleft lip)
What does plastic surgery include?
Plastic surgery includes both reconstructive and aesthetic (cosmetic) procedures:
Reconstructive plastic surgery. involves the restoration of form and function in any area of the body. This might include repairing a hole left when a bone tumor is removed, reconstructing a breast following a mastectomy. In general, reconstructive surgery is performed on abnormal structures of the body that may be caused by the following:Trauma/ Infection / Developmental abnormalities / Congenital (present at birth) anomalies / Disease / Tumors This type of surgery is usually performed to improve function, but may also be performed to approximate a normal appearance.
Hand surgery, including treatment of acute and chronic hand and upper limb problems, such as carpal tunnel surgery and brachial plexus repair.
Cosmetic (or Aesthetic) surgery, Cosmetic surgery is performed to repair or reshape otherwise normal structures of the body, generally, to improve appearance, such as breast reduction or augmentation, liposuction, facelifts, and skin treatments.
Craniofacial surgery, a major component of Pediatric Plastic Surgery, for children born with abnormalities of the face or head, from craniosynostosis (improper development of the skull bones) to cleft palate to jaw reconstruction.
Oral and Maxiollofacial Surgery, which relates to the mouth and jaw. It can help patients who suffer from jaw pain or injuries, and even sleep disorders
Microsurgery, in which surgeons reattach tiny pieces of tissue taken from a donor or from another part of a patient’s body. Microsurgeons specialize in the reconnection of nerves, muscles, and blood vessels.
Urology
Department established in the year 2009. The department of Urology is dedicated to providing state-of-the-art medical and surgical care in all aspects of adult and pediatric urology. We provide patient oriented management of cancer and benign urological diseases by integrating and leveraging our combined expertise. Department recognized under Vajpayee Aarogya shree yojana., Yeshaswini
OBG
The department of Obstetrics and Gynecology has been providing comprehensive health care for women. We provide regular clinical services in Obstetrics like antenatal care, labor management, postpartum Care. We also provide specialized care in high risk pregnancies like P.I.H, Eclampsia, GDM, Multiple gestations, BOH. With the backup of NICU, we are able to salvage preterm babies of 30 weeks on wards. Highly qualified doctors, with the help of well equipped labor ward, conduct normal and caesarian deliveries. State of the art fetal monitoring and advanced laparoscopic equipment enable the department to undertake treatments of congenital anomalies. The department has also successfully handles cases of preterm babies weighing less than 1000 gms. This Department does regular consulting for cancer screening, family planning and infertility. It is also planning to set up an IVF centre shortly.
Apart from regular clinical services in Gynecology we provide specialized clinics for cancer detection and Management. We have made available to the patients new diagnosis and Therapeutic Techniques. Department has state- of -the- art facilities like ultrasound and Doppler, Antenatal ultrasound for detection and monitoring pregnancy, fetal growth and development. The department also has the facilities to handle high risk pregnancies.
The center also offers advanced diagnostic and operative laparoscopy facilities. We have a colposcopy unit for early detection of cervical cancer and cryocautery unit for management of the cervical erosion.
Radio Diagnosis
Imaging department is one of the most important pillar in present day medicine for any hospital / College. Department of Radiology and imaging sciences offers the latest equipments in diagnosis and also therapeutic aid to patients at very low cost.
Respiratory Medicine
Department of Respiratory Medicine at Rajarajeswari Medical College and Hospital specializes in Critical Care, Sleep Medicine, disorders relating to the lungs and Tuberculosis
The department provides comprehensive consultative evaluation and management for patients with pulmonary diseases Asthma, COPD, Pulmonary embolism, Pulmonary hypertension, Interstitial lung diseases, Lung Cancer, Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary vascular diseases, infections of the lung, Sleep apnea, insomnia and other sleep disorders.
The department of Respiratory Medicine at Rajarajeswari Medical College and Hospital is also performing various diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in the department like Pulmonary Function tests including Spirometry, DLCO, FeNO, Lung biopsies, fiberoptic and rigid Bronchoscopy, transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) and biopsy (EBB, TBLB). Thoracocentesis, ICD placement and pleural biopsy for diagnosis of pleural diseases. For various lung lesions percutaneous needle biopsies are also done. In emergencies the department is also performing emergency bronchoscopic intubations. The department also has an attached RICU to the critically ill patients. Also the department has good backup from CTVS department.
The Department of Respiratory Medicine also has an actively functioning NTEP and DOTS CENTRE which was started in 2006. It has a designated microscopy centre (DMC) for diagnostic services, Truenat services and a Directly Observed Treatment Short Course (DOTS) centre for treatment of TB patients at free cost.
Various specialty clinics are run by the Department of Respiratory Medicine at Rajarajeswari Medical College and Hospital to help the patients on various days of the week. For e.g.
Monday—Asthma and Allergy
Tuesday—COPD Clinic
Wednesday—Sleep Clinic
Thursday—Tobacco cessation
Friday—DOTS centre
Saturday—Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic
Psychiatry
The department of Psychiatry at Rajarajeswari Medical College and Hospital strives to achieve and follow “A healthy mind in a healthy body”. Our dedicated team of psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers address the biological, psychological and social aspects of mental health of the patients. The department has a holistic approach and is also undergoing training for both undergraduates and postgraduates. Our priority lies in patient care, education and research.
The Department of Psychiatry is committed to the tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients conducting innovative and exhaustive clinical practices.
It also has an entire Rehabilitation wing attached that offers appropriate services.
The Department of Psychiatry in SUTAMS Hospital is committed to provide exemplary clinical care, consultation services and treatment, both to inpatients and outpatients, along with crisis and emergency services. We venture to offer integrated, comprehensive psychiatric services that empower individuals to change their lives.
Teaching Facility:
Our clinical mission will integrate biological, psychological, and social approaches in the care of our patients and their families, as it provides the foundation for our teaching and research missions. The department seeks to provide outstanding education and training in Psychiatry to undergraduate medical students and Post graduate trainees and has a very good team of teachers with good experience.
Every week seminars, journal club, case presentation are held both at departmental level and at interdepartmental level.
Dermatology
Dermatology, the science of skin, is one of the many specialties that have evolved from general medicine, although its recognition as a distinct specialty is recent.
Dermatological diseases (including Venereology and Leprology) constitute approximately 30% of outpatient attendance in any hospital. They are often easily noticed by others and cause great social concern to the patients. Skin disorders are an important factor causing psychological burden and very often their association with internal diseases, makes the subject special and important to study in the current scenario. Considering this fact and to provide specialty services to the rural population in and around Bangalore, the Department of Skin & V.D was established since the inception of the college. The department though initially accredited to undertake training of undergraduate students, presently is recognized by the Medical Council of India (MCI) to train young doctors for postgraduate degree in dermatology. The department is well provided with state of the art equipment and continues to acquire more equipment which is required for imparting training to the students and is also involved in research.
Department has a spacious outpatient wing, academic offices for the entire faculty, a good department library and a seminar room with audio visual aids. The department is well known for its phototherapy facilities; the department is equipped with whole range of UVA, UVB (both whole body and hand & feet unit) as well as targeted phototherapy Special Clinics like Cosmetology Clinics, Acne Clini, STD Clinic, and Leprosy Clinics are attached to the Department of Dermatology. Aesthetic dermatology is ever growing subspecialty of dermatology. A range of advanced cosmetic and laser procedures are being performed on a daily basis. These include chemical peels, platelet rich plasma therapy and a range of LASER procedures to treat acne scars, hair reduction, and tattoo/ mole removal to name a few. SPECIALTY CLINICS AND SERVICES BEING PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT ARE SPECIALITY CLINICS: ➢ Vitiligo Clinic ➢ STD clinic ➢ Leprosy clinic ➢ Contact Dermatitis ➢ Pigmentary clinic ➢ Cosmetology clinic ➢ Vesiculobullous clinic COSMETIC PROCEDURES: ➢ Chemical peels ➢ Dermabrasion ➢ Dermaroller ➢ Subcision for Acne scars SERVICES: ➢ Skin Biopsy ➢ PRP ➢ Vitiligo Surgery ➢ Cryotherapy ➢ Interlesional injection ➢ Immunotherapy ➢ Electro Cautry, ➢ Chemical Cautery ➢ Radio Frequeney ➢ Phototherapy- NBUVB, PUVA ➢ Laser- Nd: Yag – Tattoo Removal ➢ CO2 Laser- Acne Scars ➢ IPL- Hair removal ➢ Iontophoresis- Hyperhidrosis