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INSTITUTE OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY
History
- Department started in 1959 as a separate unit.
- Dr.R.Balachandran joined as the first tutor in the department.
- In 1964 PG courses Diploma in Anaesthesiology (DA) and in 1966 MD(Anaesthesiology) was started.
- First lady anaesthesiologist of the Tamilnadu State Dr.P.Sivakami, graduated from Madurai in 1968.
- In 1974, IRCU services started.
- Now the department has been elevated as Institute of Anaesthesiology from 2010.
- Now it has 1 Director, 4 Professors, 16 Assistant Professors & 67 Post Graduates (MD –I,II & III years total – 27; DA – 1 & II years 20+20=40, Total 67).
Types of Courses: Medical & Paramedical
Name of the Courses: MD Anaesthesiology
Diploma in Anaesthesiology
Anaesthesia Technician
Eligibility: M D Anaesthesiology Eligibility MBBS
Diploma in Anaesthesiology
Anaesthesia Technician Eligibility +2
No. of Seats: M.D. - 9 per year
D.A. - 20 per year
Technician - 20 per year
Selection Procedure: Through Directorate of Medical Education
University Examination: M.D & D.A – Clinics & Theory
Conducted by The Tamilnadu Dr.MGR Medical University
Technician – Theory & Orals conducted
in the norms of University.
- Evening Lecture classes by Professors and Assistant Professors thrice weekly.
- Symposium monthly once.
CMEs:
 Sharing of Airway in collaboration with - ENT Department-
- Management of Shock in collaboration with - Surgery Department
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- Emergency Medication in collaboration with - Medicine & Cardiology
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- Full Stomach Nil Stomach in collaboration with - Gastroenterology Department
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- Venous access in collaboration with -
- OG/Surgery & Ortho Department
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- CPR training in Orthopaedic Surgery
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- BLS/ACLS Training for House Surgeons
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- Practical Extended Education Programme (PEEP)
Conducted with the help of Indian Society of Anaesthesiologist once yearly from 2005 onwards.
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Institution History