ELECTIVES – Government Medical College, Dindigul
Electives
Objectives: To provide the learner with opportunities:
For diverse learning experiences.
It is mandatory for learners to do an elective. The elective time shall not be used
to make up for missed clinical postings, shortage of attendance or other purposes.
Institutions will pre-determine the number and nature of electives, names of the
supervisors, and the number of learners in each elective based on the local
conditions, available resources and faculty.
Electives on topics in areas such as Research methodology, Research ethics, Use
of Artificial intelligence and computers in Health and Medical Education, Health
Management, Health economics, Indian system of medicine, Medical
photography /clinical photography, Global health, Evidence based medicine, Art
and music, Physiotherapy, Nutrition, ethical use of technology including artificial
intelligence etc. in medicine, Literary activities, etc. may be provided by the
college/ institution.
It shall be preferable that elective choices are made available to the learners in the
beginning of the academic year.
The learner must submit a learning log book based on both blocks of the electives.
75% attendance in the electives and submission of log book maintained during
electives is required for eligibility to appear in the University MBBS examination/
(or NExT whenever it is applicable).
Electives (1 month) shall be in 2 blocks of 15 days each in Phase III part II.
2021 batch : First 15days block starts after annual exam of Phase III MBBS part 1 and 2nd
block after the end of 1st elective
2022 batch: First 15days block in Phase III MBBS part 1 (Anatomy, Physiology,
Biochemistry, Pathology, Blood Bank, Microbiology, Pharmacology, FM And Toxicology)
and 2nd block in phase III part 2 (Clinical)
S. no. Name of the Name of the elective No. of Name of the
department students preceptor
1 Anatomy Research in Clinical and 10 max Dr. J. Jayarani
Surgical Anatomy
2 Physiology ECG, Perimetry (Priestley – 10 max Dr. Bhaskar,
Smith’s Perimeter), Mosso’s Dr.
Ergograph & Hand Grip Vijayalakshmi
Dynamometer
3 Biochemistry Pre & Post-analytical Errors, 10 max Dr. Muthu uma
Phlebotomy, Inborn errors of maheswari
metabolism with
electrophoresis and
chromatography,
Instrumentation - Automated
analyzer and Quality control,
Immunoassay and thyroid
function tests, Immunoassay
and anaemia profile
4 Pharmacology Pharmacovigilance 10 max Dr.
Murugalakshmi
Research methodology 10 max Dr. B. Jayapriya
5 Pathology Histopathology, Cytology 20 max Dr. Shifa
Clinical Pathology, Museum 20 max Dr. Nithya
And Ancillary Techniques nandhinie
6 Microbiology Hospital infection control 20 max Dr. Suriakumar
20 max Dr. Shri bavai
Bacterial culture
malar
7 Community Community outreach for 25 min Dr.Amgias
medicine National health programs Vasanth
School health programme 25 min Dr. Essakiraja
Community and 25 min Dr. Saleem
epidemiological survey
Research 5 min Dr. Ram
prabhakar
8 Forensic medicine Writing Medical Certificate 5 max Dr. Devi
of Cause of death Biansha
Sickness & Fitness certificate 5 max Dr. Ahmed
Sheik
9 ENT ENT surgeries 5 max Dr.P.
VENKATESW
ARAN
10 Ophthalmology
11 General medicine ICU 10 max Dr. Raghavan
Diabetes 10 max Dr. Rajkumar
12 Dermatology Dermatosurgery 5 max Dr. Sudha
13 Psychiatry Counselling and Team work 10 max Dr. Dean wesly
14 Respiratory Management of tuberculosis, 10 max Dr Srikeerthi S
medicine management of obstructive
airway diseases (OAD)
15 Paediatrics Developmental Paediatrics 5 max Dr. P. Guna
Neonatology 10 max Dr.V.Thirunavu
kkarasu
16 General surgery Trauma care 10 max Dr. S. Amalan
Diabetic foot screening 10 max Dr. S. Amalan
Cancer screening 10 max Dr. S. Amalan
17 Orthopaedics Treatment of Fracture 10 max Dr. Karthik raja
18 Radiology
19 OG Obstetric emergencies 6 max Dr.
S.S.Gayathri
Cervical cancer Screening 6 max Dr. Geetha
20 Anaesthesia BLS, ALS, preoperative 15 max Dr. Safudeen
anaesthetic evaluation,
management of tension
pneumothorax, hemothorax
and flail chest, Establish intra
venous and central venous
access in a simulated
environment, Participate as a
member in team for
Resuscitation of Polytrauma
victim
21 Urology Bladder catheterization 10 max Dr. Nagaraj
