Guru Gobind Singh Medical College is a government

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located in Faridkot,

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Giani Zail Singh Giani Zail Singh (, born Jarnail Singh; 5 May 1916 – 25 December 1994) was an Indian politician from Punjab who served as the seventh president of India from 1982 to 1987. He was the first Sikh and the first person from a backward caste to bec ...

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(1982–1987) was one of the few people involved in bringing the medical college to the Faridkot city, when he was the Chief minister of Punjab in 1972–1977. The first batch came to GGS Medical College Faridkot during the year 1973 for

MBBS Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery ( la, Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae; abbreviated most commonly MBBS), is the primary medical degree awarded by medical schools in countries that follow the tradition of the United King ...

course. Since then this medical College has trained over 100 doctors each year. In year 2013, many allied health science subjects has started being taught at this medical college. One among them is Bachelor of Audiology and

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(BASLP). GGS Medical College currently runs both undergraduate and postgraduate degree course and trains 10 Audiologists and Speech therapists every year. Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital is the only govt hospital in Punjab to have M.Ch. degree.

History

Guru Gobind Singh Medical College is a Punjab Government institution established in 1973. This college was transferred to Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot as its constituent Medical College in October,2006. Earlier

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recognized the College 50 MBBS admissions per year in year 2010. Further the college is permitted increase in MBBS seats to 100 from 50 for the academic year 2013- 14 onwards in year 2013.

Education and medical facilities

Education

In addition to MBBS, this institute also offers post-graduation courses of MD, MS in the specializations of

Medicine Medicine is the science and practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care pract ...

, Community Medicine,

Forensic Medicine Forensic medicine is a broad term used to describe a group of medical specialties which deal with the examination and diagnosis of individuals who have been injured by or who have died because of external or unnatural causes such as poisoning, assa ...

Surgery Surgery ''cheirourgikē'' (composed of χείρ, "hand", and ἔργον, "work"), via la, chirurgiae, meaning "hand work". is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a person to investigate or treat a pat ...

Pediatrics Pediatrics ( also spelled ''paediatrics'' or ''pædiatrics'') is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. In the United Kingdom, paediatrics covers many of their youth until th ...

, Respiratory Medicine,

Ophthalmology Ophthalmology ( ) is a surgical subspecialty within medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of eye disorders. An ophthalmologist is a physician who undergoes subspecialty training in medical and surgical eye care. Following a medic ...

Dermatology Dermatology is the branch of medicine dealing with the skin.''Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.'' Random House, Inc. 2001. Page 537. . It is a speciality with both medical and surgical aspects. A dermatologist is a specialist medical ...

, Immuno-Haematology,

Blood Transfusion Blood transfusion is the process of transferring blood products into a person's circulation intravenously. Transfusions are used for various medical conditions to replace lost components of the blood. Early transfusions used whole blood, but mo ...

Pharmacology Pharmacology is a branch of medicine, biology and pharmaceutical sciences concerned with drug or medication action, where a drug may be defined as any artificial, natural, or endogenous (from within the body) molecule which exerts a biochemica ...

Pathology Pathology is the study of the causes and effects of disease or injury. The word ''pathology'' also refers to the study of disease in general, incorporating a wide range of biology research fields and medical practices. However, when used in ...

Microbiology Microbiology () is the scientific study of microorganisms, those being unicellular (single cell), multicellular (cell colony), or acellular (lacking cells). Microbiology encompasses numerous sub-disciplines including virology, bacteriology, prot ...

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Psychiatry Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders. These include various maladaptations related to mood, behaviour, cognition, and perceptions. See glossary of psychiatry. Initial psych ...

, Orthopedics, Venerology &

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and

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. Courses are taught for both theory and practical training.

Medical care facilities

Hospital has 1000 beds for in-patients admission. There are various OPD's, which remains open on weekdays from 8:00 am to 2:30 pm. OPD's are available for General Medicine, Pediatrics, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Orthopedics, Diet,

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, Ophthalmology, Neurology and Cancer.

Critical care facility

The college has critical care facilities for the patients of the neighboring area. A Surgical and Neuro-surgical critical care unit with beds was created in year 2009. Currently there is a 60 bedded critical care unit in the hospital as per details below: All these units are equipped with state of the art beds, monitors and ventilators and other supportive equipment to provide critical care to patients.

Super-specialization

The college has super-specialization facilities in the areas of Urology, Cardiology, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Nuclear Medicine and Plastic Surgery. Three storied building for super-specialty wing is in final stages of construction. Cardiac Cath Laboratory is also established in the College of the hospital. Rs.15.00 Crores were allocated by the Government of India for establishment of a separate Unit under Mother & Child Health Care Scheme of NRHM. Construction of a three storied building is in progress.

Diagnostic and testing facilities

This college has well equipped Departments of Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine with the latest equipment like Cobalt -60 Teletherapy, HDR Brachytherapy, Conventional Simulator, Two Linear Accelerators with

IGRT Image-guided radiation therapy is the process of frequent imaging, during a course of radiation treatment, used to direct the treatment, position the patient, and compare to the pre-therapy imaging from the treatment plan. Immediately prior to ...

& IMRT, SPECT-CT and PET-CT to provide comprehensive care to the cancer patients under one roof. This is the only facility of its kind in a Government institution in North India. The department of Radio-diagnosis is well equipped with 1.5 Tesla M.R.I., 16 slice

CT Scan A computed tomography scan (CT scan; formerly called computed axial tomography scan or CAT scan) is a medical imaging technique used to obtain detailed internal images of the body. The personnel that perform CT scans are called radiographers ...

Mammography Mammography (also called mastography) is the process of using low-energy X-rays (usually around 30 kVp) to examine the human breast for diagnosis and screening. The goal of mammography is the early detection of breast cancer, typically through d ...

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and latest Digital X –ray machines. The hospital is fully equipped with modern Blood Bank facilities. All the diagnostic labs like Biochemistry, Microbiology and Pathology have all the latest facilities and equipment manned by the specialists to provide round the clock service to the patients.

Research and publication

Apart from teaching and hospital job, the faculties of the college are actively involved in research work. The college offers Ph.D. programs in Biochemistry, Microbiology, Anatomy, Pharmacology, Nuclear Medicine, Radio diagnosis and Radiotherapy. In the recent years, a number of seminars, conferences and workshops have been held in the college by different departments and the faculty members have published about 360 research papers in different National/International Journals. More than 50 research projects are at different stages of completion by different faculty members.

Student activities

Talents of the students is not only seen in academics but also in extracurricular activities. The following activities are carried out regularly by the students:

Doctor’s Day celebrations

National Doctor's Day is celebrated on 1 July every year. Program is inaugurated by Vice Chancellor of Baba Farid University of Health Sciences or Principal of the college by lightening the lamp. Program starts with prayer to God. A number of cultural activities are performed followed by prize distribution.

Fresher’s Welcome Party

Fresher's Welcome Party is given by 2nd Prof. students to newly admitted students. A function is organized in college auditorium. Where new students perform various Art performance such as singing, dance, playing musical instruments, comedy acts etc. Function is concluded by refreshment and award distribution for good performance in various events.

Community Medicine

MBBS students have adopted families from nearby villages and colonies to provide healthcare facilities. Students monitor the living conditions, health status, eating and drinking habits of these families. On basis of collected data, suggestions are given to improve the present conditions.

References

External links

http://pbsc.nic.in/pdf/districts/faridkot.pdf
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