Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute is a private, non-profit

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minority medical college, hospital and research institute located at

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in Kerala, India. The establishment is administered by the Jubilee Mission Hospital Trust, a charitable organisation under the Catholic Archdiocese of Thrissur.

History

Jubilee Mission Hospital was established on 17 December 1951 as a small dispensary. In 1952, the hospital began its service with 4 rooms, 20 beds, 2 retired part-time doctors and 2 nurses of the Holy Cross Congregation. Under the leadership of Dr H.S. Adenwalla, the mission hospital grew to 1750 beds and is a major provider of health care services in Kerala. Nursing school commenced in 1966 and the hospital was recognised by the Medical Council of India (MCI) in 1971 for internship training of doctors. Training of post graduate medical students for the

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commenced in 1990. In 2003, the MCI recognised the Jubilee Mission Hospital as a teaching hospital. The institution subsequently opened the Jubilee Medical College and the Jubilee School of Nursing

Overview

Facilities

*Staff strength: 3,850 *Total beds: 1750 *Total ICU beds: 300 *Total operation theatres: 22 *Total outpatients: 1,350,000 *Total floor space: 1,295,000 ft² (120,250 m²)

PHCs and Outreach Centres

The institute runs 5 PHCs and satellite hospitals in and around Thrissur *St. Antony's Mission Hospital, Pazhuvil *Mary Immaculate Mission Hospital, Engandiyur *Padua Mission Hospital, Puthenpeedika *Rural Health Centre: Mulayam *Urban Health Centre: Nadathara

Achievements

Jubilee Medical College has been consistently ranked the top medical school in the state under

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with regards to MBBS exam performance The hospital started one of the first human milk banks in the state, alongside General Hospital Ernakulam. The institute started the first interventional neurology cathlab in the district of Thrissur.

Departments

The hospital includes the following departments:

Administrative Departments

Biomedical Engineering Biomedical engineering (BME) or medical engineering is the application of engineering principles and design concepts to medicine and biology for healthcare purposes (e.g., diagnostic or therapeutic). BME is also traditionally logical sciences ...

* Central Library *

Medical Records The terms medical record, health record and medical chart are used somewhat interchangeably to describe the systematic documentation of a single patient's medical history and care across time within one particular health care provider's jurisdict ...

* Medical Education Unit

Clinical Departments

Anaesthesiology Anesthesiology, anaesthesiology, or anaesthesia is the medical specialty concerned with the total perioperative care of patients before, during and after surgery. It encompasses anesthesia, intensive care medicine, critical emergency medicine, ...

Anatomy Anatomy () is the branch of biology concerned with the study of the structure of organisms and their parts. Anatomy is a branch of natural science that deals with the structural organization of living things. It is an old science, having i ...

Biochemistry Biochemistry or biological chemistry is the study of chemical processes within and relating to living organisms. A sub-discipline of both chemistry and biology, biochemistry may be divided into three fields: structural biology, enzymology and ...

Biostatistics Biostatistics (also known as biometry) are the development and application of statistical methods to a wide range of topics in biology. It encompasses the design of biological experiments, the collection and analysis of data from those experimen ...

Cardiology Cardiology () is a branch of medicine that deals with disorders of the heart and the cardiovascular system. The field includes medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular h ...

Cardiothoracic Surgery Cardiothoracic surgery is the field of medicine involved in surgical treatment of organs inside the thoracic cavity — generally treatment of conditions of the heart (heart disease), lungs ( lung disease), and other pleural or mediastinal str ...

Clinical Psychology Clinical psychology is an integration of social science, theory, and clinical knowledge for the purpose of understanding, preventing, and relieving psychologically based distress or dysfunction and to promote subjective well-being and persona ...

* Critical Care *

Dentistry Dentistry, also known as dental medicine and oral medicine, is the branch of medicine focused on the teeth, gums, and mouth. It consists of the study, diagnosis, prevention, management, and treatment of diseases, disorders, and conditions of ...

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 medica ...

Dietetics A dietitian, medical dietitian, or dietician is an expert in identifying and treating disease-related malnutrition and in conducting medical nutrition therapy, for example designing an enteral tube feeding regimen or mitigating the effects of ...

Emergency Medicine Emergency medicine is the Medical specialty, medical speciality concerned with the care of illnesses or Injury, injuries requiring immediate medical attention. Emergency physicians (often called “ER doctors” in the United States) continuous ...

Endocrinology Endocrinology (from '' endocrine'' + '' -ology'') is a branch of biology and medicine dealing with the endocrine system, its diseases, and its specific secretions known as hormones. It is also concerned with the integration of developmental event ...

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, ass ...

Toxicology Toxicology is a scientific discipline, overlapping with biology, chemistry, pharmacology, and medicine, that involves the study of the adverse effects of chemical substances on living organisms and the practice of diagnosing and treating e ...

Gastroenterology Gastroenterology (from the Greek gastḗr- “belly”, -énteron “intestine”, and -logía "study of") is the branch of medicine focused on the digestive system and its disorders. The digestive system consists of the gastrointestinal tract ...

General Surgery General surgery is a surgical specialty that focuses on alimentary canal and abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, appendix and bile ducts, and often the thy ...

* Head & Neck Surgery *

Immunohaematology Immunohematology is a branch of hematology and transfusion medicine which studies antigen-antibody reactions and analogous phenomena as they relate to the pathogenesis and clinical manifestations of blood disorders. A person employed in this field ...

Interventional Cardiology Interventional cardiology is a branch of cardiology that deals specifically with the catheter based treatment of structural heart diseases. Andreas Gruentzig is considered the father of interventional cardiology after the development of angioplast ...

* Internal Medicine *

Laboratory Medicine A medical laboratory or clinical laboratory is a laboratory where tests are conducted out on clinical specimens to obtain information about the health of a patient to aid in diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. Clinical Medical labor ...

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, ...

* Microvascular Surgery *

Neonatology Neonatology is a subspecialty of pediatrics that consists of the medical care of newborn infants, especially the ill or premature newborn. It is a hospital-based specialty, and is usually practised in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). The ...

Nephrology Nephrology (from Greek'' nephros'' "kidney", combined with the suffix ''-logy'', "the study of") is a specialty of adult internal medicine and pediatric medicine that concerns the study of the kidneys, specifically normal kidney function ( ...

Neurology Neurology (from el, νεῦρον (neûron), "string, nerve" and the suffix -logia, "study of") is the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of conditions and disease involving the brain, the spinal ...

Neurosurgery Neurosurgery or neurological surgery, known in common parlance as brain surgery, is the medical specialty concerned with the surgical treatment of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spinal cord and pe ...

Obstetrics & Gynaecology Obstetrics and Gynaecology (also spelled as Obstetrics and Gynecology; abbreviated as Obs and Gynae, O&G, OB-GYN and OB/GYN) is the medical specialty that encompasses the two subspecialties of obstetrics (covering pregnancy, childbirth, and t ...

Oncology Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with the study, treatment, diagnosis and prevention of cancer. A medical professional who practices oncology is an ''oncologist''. The name's etymological origin is the Greek word ὄγκος (''ó ...

* Oncosurgery *

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 me ...

Otorhinolaryngology Otorhinolaryngology ( , abbreviated ORL and also known as otolaryngology, otolaryngology–head and neck surgery (ORL–H&N or OHNS), or ear, nose, and throat (ENT)) is a surgical subspeciality within medicine that deals with the surgical a ...

(ENT) *

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery The word oral may refer to: Relating to the mouth * Relating to the mouth, the first portion of the alimentary canal that primarily receives food and liquid **Oral administration of medicines ** Oral examination (also known as an oral exam or oral ...

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 ...

Paediatrics 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 the ...

Paediatric Surgery Pediatric surgery is a subspecialty of surgery involving the surgery of fetuses, infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. History Pediatric surgery arose in the middle of the 1879 century as the surgical care of birth defects required ...

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 ...

* Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation *

Physiology Physiology (; ) is the scientific study of functions and mechanisms in a living system. As a sub-discipline of biology, physiology focuses on how organisms, organ systems, individual organs, cells, and biomolecules carry out the chemic ...

Physiotherapy Physical therapy (PT), also known as physiotherapy, is one of the allied health professions. It is provided by physical therapists who promote, maintain, or restore health through physical examination, diagnosis, management, prognosis, patie ...

Plastic Surgery Plastic surgery is a surgical specialty involving the restoration, reconstruction or alteration of the human body. It can be divided into two main categories: reconstructive surgery and cosmetic surgery. Reconstructive surgery includes cranio ...

* Preventive & Social Medicine *

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 p ...

Pulmonology Pulmonology (, , from Latin ''pulmō, -ōnis'' "lung" and the Ancient Greek, Greek suffix "study of"), pneumology (, built on Greek πνεύμων "lung") or pneumonology () is a specialty (medicine), medical specialty that deals with Respir ...

Radiology Radiology ( ) is the medical discipline that uses medical imaging to diagnose diseases and guide their treatment, within the bodies of humans and other animals. It began with radiography (which is why its name has a root referring to radiat ...

Rheumatology Rheumatology (Greek ''ῥεῦμα'', ''rheûma'', flowing current) is a branch of medicine devoted to the diagnosis and management of disorders whose common feature is inflammation in the bones, muscles, joints, and internal organs. Rheumatolog ...

Sleep Medicine Sleep medicine is a medical specialty or subspecialty devoted to the diagnosis and therapy of sleep disturbances and disorders. From the middle of the 20th century, research has provided increasing knowledge and answered many questions about ...

Speech Therapy Speech is a human vocal communication using language. Each language uses phonetic combinations of vowel and consonant sounds that form the sound of its words (that is, all English words sound different from all French words, even if they are th ...

Speech Pathology Speech is a human vocal communication using language Language is a structured system of communication. The structure of a language is its grammar and the free components are its vocabulary. Languages are the primary means by which hum ...

Sports Medicine Sports medicine is a branch of medicine that deals with physical fitness and the treatment and prevention of injuries related to sports and exercise. Although most sports teams have employed team physicians for many years, it is only since the ...

Surgical Oncology Surgical oncology is the branch of surgery applied to oncology; it focuses on the surgical management of tumors, especially cancerous tumors. As one of several modalities in the management of cancer, the specialty of surgical oncology has evolv ...

Urology Urology (from Greek οὖρον ''ouron'' "urine" and '' -logia'' "study of"), also known as genitourinary surgery, is the branch of medicine that focuses on surgical and medical diseases of the urinary-tract system and the reproductive org ...

Transfusion Medicine Transfusion medicine (or transfusiology) is the branch of medicine that encompasses all aspects of the transfusion of blood and blood components including aspects related to hemovigilance. It includes issues of blood donation, immunohematology ...

* Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery *

Vascular Surgery Vascular surgery is a surgical subspecialty in which diseases of the vascular system, or arteries, veins and lymphatic circulation, are managed by medical therapy, minimally-invasive catheter procedures and surgical reconstruction. The specialt ...

Specialised Units & Facilities

Blood Bank A blood bank is a center where blood gathered as a result of blood donation is stored and preserved for later use in blood transfusion. The term "blood bank" typically refers to a department of a hospital usually within a Clinical Pathology laborat ...

Burns Unit A burn center, burn unit, or burns unit is a hospital specializing in the treatment of burns. Burn centers are often used for the treatment and recovery of patients with more severe burns. Overview The severity of a burn, and therefore whethe ...

* Dialysis Unit * Geriatric Home Care Service *

Human Milk Bank A human milk bank, breast milk bank or lactarium is a service that collects, screens, processes, and dispenses by prescription human milk donated by nursing mothers who are not biologically related to the recipient infant. The optimum nutrition ...

* Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Unit * Interventional Neurology Cathlab * RNTCP Unit & DOTS Centre * Snakebite Unit * Small Animal Research Laboratory

Specialist Centres

Jubilee Hrudhayalaya

Jubilee Hrudhayalaya is a fully integrated Cardiovascular centre providing multidimensional care. It is the largest exclusive cardiac centre in the state of Kerala, having 300 dedicated cardiac beds and 80 critical care beds.

Charles Pinto Centre for Cleft Lip and Palate

The Charles Pinto Centre provides comprehensive care for patients with congenital clefts of the lip, palate and complex facial clefts. This department is an internationally accepted center of excellence, which is very often visited by plastic surgeons from around the world. The credit of origin & existence goes to Dr. H.S. Adenwalla who has successfully corrected about 16,000 such patients at the institute, a world record. The procedures are provided free of cost which attracts people not only from Kerala, but from the rest of India. The centre has partnered with

Smile Train Smile Train is a nonprofit organization and charity providing corrective surgery for children with cleft lips and palates. Headquartered in New York City and founded in 1999, Smile Train provides free corrective cleft surgery in 87 countries, t ...

, a charitable organisation based in New York, USA, that helps with funding for treatment of cleft patients. The Charles Pinto Centre was the first to be inspected and accepted as a partner in India by Smile Train.

Jubilee Institute of Surgery for Hand Aesthetic & Microsurgery (JISHAM)

A specialist institute led by the Department of Plastic Surgery, dealing with the surgery of hand and upper extremity, reconstructive microsurgery, cosmetic surgery, reconstruction of congenital & acquired defects of the trunk.

Jubilee Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Centre (Jubilee HBOT)

The Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Center is jointly managed by Jubilee Institute of Surgery for Hand Aesthetic & Microsurgery (JISHAM) and the Jubilee Burns Center.

Jubilee Institute for Tissue Engineering Research (JITER)

Using regenerative medicine and tissue engineered skin substitutes to develop artificial skin that can replicate normal skin. Unit has funding grants from the ER & IPR directorate at

DRDO The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) (IAST: ''Raksā Anūsandhān Evam Vikās Sangaṭhan'') is the premier agency under the Department of Defence Research and Development in Ministry of Defence of the Government of India, ...

. The project is also under collaboration with College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Thrissur (part of the

Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (KVASU) is a university established by the Government of Kerala in December 2010 to further education, research and extension services in the field of Veterinary and Animal Sciences. The territ ...

Jubilee Centre for Medical Research (JCMR)

Jubilee Centre for Medical Research (JCMR) is a DSIR recognised research centre established by the Jubilee Mission Hospital Trust. The research activities in the Jubilee institutions are now coordinated by JCMR. This research centre undertakes and promotes research projects funded by governmental agencies, NGOs and those leading to the award of degrees like MD / MS / DNB / DM / Ph.D. Dr. D. M. Vasudevan, a well known scientist, Dr. B C Roy Award recipient, Biochemistry Professor and renowned author took charge as Research Director of JCMR in April 2014. Thrust areas of research at the centre includes: *

Molecular biology Molecular biology is the branch of biology that seeks to understand the molecular basis of biological activity in and between cells, including biomolecular synthesis, modification, mechanisms, and interactions. The study of chemical and phys ...

and

cytogenetics Cytogenetics is essentially a branch of genetics, but is also a part of cell biology/cytology (a subdivision of human anatomy), that is concerned with how the chromosomes relate to cell behaviour, particularly to their behaviour during mitosis an ...

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, ...

and

virology Virology is the scientific study of biological viruses. It is a subfield of microbiology that focuses on their detection, structure, classification and evolution, their methods of infection and exploitation of host cells for reproduction, the ...

Epidemiology Epidemiology is the study and analysis of the distribution (who, when, and where), patterns and determinants of health and disease conditions in a defined population. It is a cornerstone of public health, and shapes policy decisions and evi ...

public health Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals". Analyzing the det ...

and occupational health *

Clinical 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 practice ...

and

Nursing Nursing is a profession within the health care sector focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life. Nurses may be differentiated from other health ...

Histology Histology, also known as microscopic anatomy or microanatomy, is the branch of biology which studies the microscopic anatomy of biological tissues. Histology is the microscopic counterpart to gross anatomy, which looks at larger structures v ...

cytology Cell biology (also cellular biology or cytology) is a branch of biology that studies the structure, function, and behavior of cells. All living organisms are made of cells. A cell is the basic unit of life that is responsible for the living an ...

and

immunohistochemistry Immunohistochemistry (IHC) is the most common application of immunostaining. It involves the process of selectively identifying antigens (proteins) in cells of a tissue section by exploiting the principle of antibodies binding specifically to ant ...

and ethnomedicine

Academics

Academic divisions

* Jubilee Mission Medical College Hospital (JMMCH) * Jubilee Mission Medical College (JMMC) * Jubilee Mission College of Nursing (JMCON) * Jubilee Mission School of Nursing (JMSON) * Jubilee Mission College of Allied Health Sciences (JMCAHS) * Jubilee Centre for Medical Research (JCMR) * Jubilee Ayurveda Mission Hospital

Courses Offered

The medical college annually accepts 100 students for the MBBS undergraduate course based on performance in the national medical entrance exam

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. The MBBS course consists of four and a half years of academic training, followed by one year of internship as a House Surgeon. It accepts postgraduate trainees ( MD/ MS) in a number of specialties. Currently, 47 postgraduate training seats are offered in the specialties of: * Anaesthesiology (MD) * Community Medicine (MD) * Dermatology, Venereology & Leprosy (MD) * Emergency Medicine (MD) * General Medicine (MD) * General Surgery (MS) * Microbiology (MD) * Obstetrics and Gynaecology (MS) * Ophthalmology (MS) * Otorhinolaryngology (MS) * Paediatrics (MD) * Pathology (MD) * Physiology (MD) * Psychiatry (MD) * Radiology & Radiodiagnosis (MD) * Respiratory Medicine (MD) * Transfusion Medicine (MD) * Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery (MS) The college also accepts trainees for higher super-specialist training. Courses run currently are: * Neurosurgery (DNB) * Cardiology (DM) * Neurology (DM) Other PG Medical Courses: * Critical Care Medicine (IDCCM) * Fellowship in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia * Fellowship in Neonatology * Fellowship In Orthognathic Surgery * Fellowship in Ultrasound Guided Regional Anaesthesia The institute runs the IDCCM (Indian Diploma in Critical Care Medicine) programme, making it one of only two medical colleges in the state providing super specialty training in Critical Care Medicine. Various other courses are run, including nursing and allied health professions. Courses offered include: Nursing * GNM Nursing & Midwifery * BSc Nursing * MSc Medical Surgical Nursing * MSc Pediatric Nursing * MSc Community Health Nursing * MSc Fundamental & Mental Health Nursing * Post-Basic Diploma Cardiothoracic Nursing * PG Diploma in various nursing clinical specialties Allied Health Professions * Diploma in Anaesthesia Technology. * Diploma in Medical Records Technology * Diploma In Medical Imaging Technology * Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology * Diploma In Optometry

Student life

* Ashraya Charitable Society * Jubilee Campus Radio * Jubilee Quest - Student run society to promote research among students * Campus Ground & Sports Courts * Students' Gym * Various eateries within campus * Campus supermarket, cafes, libraries and ATMs

Other Activities

JUBICON

JUBICON national medical students’ conclave organised and conducted by the various student clubs and Jubilee Centre for Medical Research. It intends to facilitate students oriented towards research and develop them into scientific thinkers that transform ideas into discovery. Integrating the various facets of life is an important aspect of JUBICON. Research requires a multivariate and guided approach, and JUBICON brings together experts in the fields of research and advanced technologies.
JUBICON Webpage

Educational Workshops & Courses

Department of Emergency Medicine *AUTLS- AIIMS Ultrasound Trauma Life Support *BASIC - Basic Assessment & Support in Intensive Care *BLS - Basic Life Support Course *ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support Course *BECC - Basic Emergency Care Course *First Responder Course Department of Immunohaematology *CASCADE Workshop - A coagulation workshop conducted annually Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology * FOCUS Training Programme

Public Health Programmes

Department of Community Medicine *Immunisation Camps *Health Education Camps *School Health Programmes *Various Public Health Awareness Camps *Blood Donation Camps Department of Immunohaematology *Blood Donation Camps Department of Ophthalmology *Eye Checkup Camps *Eye Donation Camps *Public Eye Health Awareness Camps

References

External links

Official Website
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