About the Department

The branch of medicine that deals with the care of children and adolescents is Paediatrics. This term has roots in the Greek word pedopais (Child) and iatros (Healer). Paediatrics covers the age of less than 18 years.

In the year 2021 this hospital was converted to Government Medical College Krishnagiri. The department of Paediatrics was inaugurated on March 2021 with 150 MBBS students. The department of Paediatrics includes 75 beds for Children ward, 10 beds for PICU, 15 beds for NICU. Our paediatric department is designed based on child friendly environment and family centered team supportive child health care. The spectrum of healthy and sick children reaching this department for clinical care provides the students with unparalleled opportunities to learn and serve.

Problem solving and research are central to the academic programme in the department. The department has a regular teaching programme for under graduate (MBBS). Students are placed under highly qualified faculty members to have wide experience in teaching innovatively and effectively with state of art teaching methods. Modern methods of teaching are being followed routinely for academics. Our department is conducting periodic student assessment and parent teacher interaction.

Under graduate student at the time of graduation will be able to apply fundamental knowledge and skills while treating paediatric cases. They will able to assess the growth and development, early recognition and management of malnutrition. They will able to implement and monitor the National immunization schedule very efficiently. Students will able to identify and refer the life threatening childhood illness at the earliest.

Department Milestones

• 2004 – Upgraded from taluk GH to District Headquarters hospital with bed strength of 300
• 2019 – New CEmONC building was inaugurated with bed strength of 220
• 2020 – Bed strength was increased from 422 to 700
• 2021 – Converted to Government Medical College Krishnagiri with 150 MBBS students

Services Offered

• Paediatric Out Patient Services
• Paediatric In Patient Services
• Neonatal Intensive Care
• Immunization Clinic
• Nutritional Rehabilitation Services
• District Early Intervention Center
• Human Milk Bank

Academic Curriculum

Periodic Academic activities held in the department are:

• Lecture class
• Practical Demonstration
• Early clinical exposure
• Small group discussion
• Symposia
• Tutorials, Review classes
• Self directed learning
• AETCOM
• Integrated teaching
• Basic science correlation Classes / Clinical Seminar
• Formative and summative assessments

The department also gives extensive training and imparts high degree of professional competency to Post graduates, M.B.B.S students, Medical Laboratory Technology students and other paramedical students on the essentials of Paediatrics.

Success Stories

B/o Muthumeenakshi S/o Sakthivel, Panchali Nagar, Rayakottai, Krishnagiri who was born on 12.04.2023 with birth weight of 730 gms at 28 weeks of gestational age with RDS / Sepsis treated and discharged successfully with weight of 1000 gms after 40 days of admission.

MUSQAN Certification

MusQan Quality Certified on 25.11.2024 with 93.62%

Completed Research Programmes

3 Nos.

Programmes

Quiz Competition

Seminar