No super-specialty departments at Ernakulam Government Medical College
30 Sept 2015 10:51 AM IST
PG students depend on other medical colleges
Ernakulam Government Medical College. (Photo: DC/File)
KOCHI: Even as moves to shift the cath lab at Sagara Hospital of Co-operative Academy of Professional Education (CAPE) at Punnapra to the Ernakulam Government Medical College (EGMC) has suffered a setback with sections in Alappuzha opposing the move, it has been revealed that the lack of super-specialty departments is the major drawback of the EGMC which has 100 MBBS seats as well.
“The absence of cardiology, nephrology, urology, gastroenterology, oncology and cardiothoracic surgery wings are a huge drawback. If these departments are added to the hospital along with the cath lab, the medical college can make a definite impact,” said Dr K G R Mallan, medical superintendent of the hospital.
The EGMC runs five PG courses including general medicine, psychiatry, pathology and pediatrics. However, in the absence of a cath lab, the students of general medicine have been going to Kottayam Medical College to study.
According to the students, if the Medical Council of India conducts an inspection right now, it is quite unlikely that the college will be able to retain the recognition for the PG branches.
“PG students are really struggling to support their studies with the limited facilities here. Many are running helter-skelter to get adequate exposure that can make them real specialists. There is no concrete effort to overcome these deficiencies. We were hopeful that once the medical college came under the government these would be overcome. But our expectations have been belied,” said Ismail M K, college union chairman.
“Now the hope of the patients, their relatives, people in the area and students is on the cancer centre that is expected to start functioning in November at the hospital. They have said that the medical college will be forced to boost its facilities in order to support the cancer centre.
“The dialysis units too are not supported by a full-time nephrologist and it is high time the authorities took care of the institution,” said S Sreejith, a resident of the area.
MC to clear wild growth on campus
At long last the authorities at the Ernakulam Government Medical College at Kalamassery have woken up to the increasing menace from the unhygienic surroundings of the college.
With wild growth engulfing several parts of the college hospital and the resultant stray dog menace and illicit activities in the area under cover of darkness and also the use of drugs, the authorities have decided to clear the area.
The authorities were shaken out of their slumber when a nurse who was returning from work was attacked by anti-socials.
The staff and patients have increasingly been complaining about the stray dog menace also in the area. The police too asked the authorities to insulate the area so that people felt safe.
As a first step, the authorities spent nearly Rs 60,000 three months ago and cleared the area and even removed the garbage that had collected. But the bushes have grown again. Since the college has been taken over by the government, the college authorities are now preparing a comprehensive long-term project and have submitted it to the Director of Medical Education.
A fund shortage is the main hindrance being faced by the college. Currently the administrative fund is being used for such purposes. The issue has been brought to the attention of the PWD Minister who is also the local MLA.
( Source : deccan chronicle )
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