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Objective:
To inculcate a rational and scientific basis of therapeutics and to teach essential skills to select the medicines safely and effectively with a sense of responsibilities of treating doctor.
Education Courses:
(UG) :
ü General Information- Teaching pharmacology in II MBBS
(3rd -5th Semester, 1.5 years)
ü Total no. of seats- 250/year
ü Eligibility requirements- 1) for Indian nationals- 10+2
2) NRI- Not Applicable
ü Selection procedure details- Merit list as per 10+2 examination and common entrance test.
ü Reservations- As per Government rule
ü Rules regarding admissions- As per Central Admission Committee.
ü Fees and deposits- As per Government rule
ü Scholarship- Nil
ü Student support services
Accommodation- Hostel facilities available
Resident activities- ---------
(PG):
ü General Information- MD Pharmacology by Gujarat University,
3 years course.
ü Total no. of seats- 8/year
ü Eligibility requirements- 1) for Indian nationals- As per MCI rules.
2) NRI- Not Applicable
ü Selection procedure details- As per Gujarat University rules.
ü Reservations- As per Government rules
ü Rules regarding admissions- As per Gujarat University
ü Fees and deposits- As per Government rules.
ü Scholarship- Nil
ü Student support services
Accommodation- Hostel facilities available.
PARAMEDICAL:
ü Second year B. Physiotherapy
Teaching pharmacology to II year physiotherapy students. At the end of the course, an examination comprising of theory is conducted which the student must clear with a minimum pass percentage of 50%.
ü Medical Laboratory Technician Training Course
The Department of Medical Education and Research, Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Gujarat conducts the M.L.T. Training course. The duration of the course is one year. Minimum qualification required for this course is Bachelor of Science. At the end of the course, an examination comprising of theory and practical is conducted, which the student must clear with a minimum pass percentage of 50%. The theory examination comprises of three papers (100 marks each) in anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pharmacology, pathology and microbiology. Practicals are conducted in each of the respective subjects.
A. List of staff members ( as on 1/4/2013)
(a) Teaching Staff
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Sr. No
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Name
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Designation
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1
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Dr R.K.Dikshit
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Professor & Head
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2
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Dr Mira K Desai
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Professor
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3
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Dr Chetna K Desai
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Professor
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4
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Dr Anuradha M Gandhi
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Professor
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5
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Dr Manish N Solanki
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Associate Professor
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6
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Dr Chandresh B Dumatar
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Associate Professor
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7
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Dr Prakruti P Patel
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Assistant Professor
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8
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Dr Dinesh J Vyas
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Assistant Professor
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9
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Dr Samidh Shah
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Assistant Professor
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10
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Dr Geetha Iyer
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Assistant Professor
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11
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Dr Megha Shah
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Assistant Professor
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12
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Dr D P Joshi
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Tutor
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13
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Dr Shailesh M Vadajiya
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Tutor
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14
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Dr Dipak B Parmar
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Tutor
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16
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Dr Ami B Suthar
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Tutor
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17
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Dr Vishal Mishra
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Tutor
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18
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Dr Saurabh Patel
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Tutor
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19
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Dr Chandrika K Parmar
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Tutor
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20
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Dr Nimit Goswami
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Tutor
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(b) Non-Teaching Staff
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Sr. No
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Name
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Designation
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1
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Mr. Rameshbhai C Vaghela
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Lab. Technician
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(B) Sanctioned intake capacity of UG & PG (MD Pharmacology) by MCI
(i) UG : 250
(ii) PG :
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Permitted
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Recognized
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Total
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4
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4
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8
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(C) List of Post graduate students admitted in last 3 years as per merit and category:
Students admitted in May 2010
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No
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Name
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Category
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1
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Dr. Vishal Mishra
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OPEN
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2
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Dr. Kalpesh Jain
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OPEN
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3
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Dr. Suhani Patel
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OPEN
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4
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Dr. Sohil Makawana
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OPEN
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5
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Dr. Niral Patel
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OPEN
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6
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Dr. Jigar Kapadia
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OPEN
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7
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Dr. Dishank Patel
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OPEN
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8
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Dr. Nimit Goswami
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SEBC
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Students admitted in May 2011
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No
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Name
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Category
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1
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Dr. Brian Bernard
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OPEN
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2
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Dr. Hardik Patel
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OPEN
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3
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Dr. Dhaval Thakor
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SEBC
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4
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Dr. Pavan Panchal
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SEBC
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5
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Dr. Sandip Jadav
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ST
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6
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Dr G R Jograjia
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PH
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Students admitted in May 2012
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No
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Name
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Category
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1
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Dr. Moutusi Sadhukhan
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OPEN
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2
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Dr. Dhrumil Patel
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OPEN
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3
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Dr. Richa Chaturvedi
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OPEN
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4
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Dr. Jignesh Patel
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OPEN
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5
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Dr. Ronak Prajapati
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SEBC
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6
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Dr. Alpesh Chauhan
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SC
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7
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Dr. Nrupal Patel
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ST
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(D) Research Publications in last one year:
1) Tenofovir induced fanconi Syndrome: A possible pharmacokinetic interaction. Indian J Pharmacol 2013;45:191-2 Kapadia J, ShahS, Desai C, Desai M, Patel S, Shah AN, Dikshit RK
2) Early outcome of second line antiretroviral therapy in treatment experienced human immunodeficiency virus positive patients Perspect Clin Res; April-June 2013: Dishank Patel, Mira Desai, Asha Shah, R K Dikshit
3) An analysis of drug induced Stevens – Johnson Syndrome. IJMR 2013;136:1051-3 P. P. Patel, A. M. Gandhi, C. K. Desai, M .K. Desai, R.K. Desai
4) An evaluation of knowledge, attitude and practices about prescribing FDCs among resident doctors. Perspect Clin Res; April-June 2013 (PICR_93_12) ; Goswami NM , Gandhi AM, Patel PP, Dikshit RK
5) Compensations in Clinical Research: The Debate Continues; Perspect Clin Res 2013;4:70-4 Mansi Pandya, Chetna Desai
6) Animal Experiments: confusion, contradiction and controversy. Indian J Pharmacol 2012;42(6):661-2 R. K. Dikshit
7) Ethics Committee: Critical issues and challenges. Indian J Pharmacol 2012;44(6)663-4 Mira Desai
8) Intensive monitoring of adverse drug reactions in hospitalized patients of two medical units at a tertiary care teaching hospital. J Pharmacol Pharmacother;Oct-Dec.2012; Vol-3; Issue 4; 308-313. Maulik S. Doshi, Prakruti P. Patel , Samidh P. Shah, Ram K. Dikshit
9) Availability of Pediatric Medicines and their Perception among Prescribers at a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital. JAPS 02 (08); 2012:171-73. Mira Desai, Kalpesh Shah, Samidh Shah, Dikshit RK
10) Antiretroviral drugs- critical issues and recent advances. Indian J Pharmacol ;2012; 44: 288-98. Mira Desai, Iyer Geetha, Dikshit RK.
11) Utilisation of some newer oral antidiabetic agents in a tertiary care hospital. Natl J Physiol, Pharm and Pharmacol 02(02); 2012: 146-151. Darshan Dave, R K Dikshit, Gandhi AM.
12) Is dronedarone really safer than amiodarone? Indian J Pharmacol; 2012; 44 (6): 805-6. Shreya M Shah, Megha Shah
(E) Conference, Workshops and C.M.E.s organized
1. The 29th Annual conference of Indian Pharmacological Society, Gujarat chapter on 16th March, 2013
2. C.M.E. on “Clinical Research and Pharmacovigilance’’ at B. J. Medical College, Ahmedabad on 5th July 2012.
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