Department of Pathology

In June 2004 the department of Pathology started functioning with various activities including investigative services, teaching and training of M.B.,B.S., students. Since then the department has progressed rapidly in terms of expansion in services, recruitment of capable faculty members,  paramedical & supportive staff as well as installation of sophisticated and modern equipments.

The department has started a  graduate research laboratory. In addition, range of various immunohistochemical stains which have been added now help in further making a more specific diagnosis. For better services a fully Automated Tissue Processor, a semi-automated stainer and a Cryostat have been added.

TEACHING & TRAINING M.B.,B.S.,

Teaching of undergraduate students is done by modern methods by use of audio-visual aids, projection slides, seminars and group discussions.

The department participates in training of inservice doctors from Puducherry . The department conducts regular weekly biopsy-cytology rounds with clinicians. The staff participate in various clinical meetings, Intradepartmental discussions on difficult cases. Journal club & seminars are held weekly. The faculty & Senior residents are encouraged to pursue research work & publications and present their work at Zonal, Regional & National level conferences.

Departmental Library : Departmental library is having more than 100 recent edition books on various sub-specialties.

Museum : The department has one of the best organized and modern museum. The museum has about  200 specimen (mounted & wet). Another unique feature includes display of educational materials such as numerous line drawings of specimens, charts of pathogenesis, similes of common terms used in pathology and a gallery full of portraits of famous pathologists with their major contribution tracing the history of Pathology.