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Physiology
The department started functioning in November 2001.The first batch of 100 MBBS students were admitted in 2002.
MBBS
Total intake of 100 students per year.Regular classes for Ist Professional MBBS include 7 to 10 lecture classes and 8 practical sessions per week. Small group discussions, tutorials and seminars are also included in the teaching schedule.
Horizontal integration sessions involving the three preclinical departments and vertical integration sessions involving all the Pre clinical, Para Clinical and Clinical departments are also being conducted.
Regular day to day assessments, monthly short tests and 3 sessional examinations, of which last one is a university model examination, are being conducted .The weak performers are given special coaching in the evening hours by the resident faculty. Progress of the student is being reported to the parents regularly.
Paramedical courses
For the Ist year B.Sc Nursing students (50 students) theory classes of 3-4 hours per week, for the DMLT students total 30 hours, fot DOTAT students a total of 10 hours, for the MHA students a total of 25 hours, for the DRT students a total of 60 hours orientation sessions are being taken. DOTT students are also being oriented.
The department organizes CME programmes every two years. Faculty members of the department regularly attend various scientific programmes conducted at different institutions, including National Conferences, as faculty and delegates. The faculty if the department regularly attend the monthly scientific sessions organized by the Clinical Club of our college. They also participate in the activities of the Medical Education Unit of our Institution as faculty and delegates.
University Examination
The exam results had always been good .In the University examinations conducted by KUHS for MBBS students of 2015 batch, there was 92% pass with 9 distinctions and 38 first classes.
| ONGOING RESEARCHES | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sl. No | Titlt | Investigator |
| 1 | Multimedia assisted teaching – learning process: An effective tool | Dr Sayam Subash, Assistant Professor and Dr Delinda Linu Swornila, Associate Professor, Physiology Co-investigators- Dr Anusha Merline and Dr. L Prasanna Kumari- Professor, Dr L Aswathy, Assistant Professor and Dr Varsha D – Tutor , Department of Physiology |
| RESEARCHES | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sl. No | Title | Investigator |
| 1 | Effectiveness of Medical Council of India guided Basic Workshop on Medical Education Technologies | Dr D. Delinda Linu Swornila Associate Professor |
| PUBLICATIONS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sl. No | Topic | Author | Journal | Remarks |
| 1 | Alterations in Physiological parameters in childhood obesity | Dr J Anusha Merline, Dr S Baburaj, Ajitha Jothis S T | International Journal of Applied Research | pISSN-2394-7500, eISSN-2394-5869/Vol. 7/ Issue 12, November 2021 |
| 2 | Comparison of power point with animation enhanced traditional demonstration and traditional practical demonstration in physiology among first year undergraduate mediclal students | Sayam Subhash, Delinda Linu Swornila D, Pramod Thomas, Aswathy L, Anusha Merline J, Prasanna Kumari L, Varsha D | International Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology | pISSN-2279-0861, eISSN-2279-0853/Vol. 8/ Issue 10, July 2018 |
| 3 | Effect of Hypertension on Motor Nerve Conduction Variables | Aswathy Lloyds, Sayam Subhash, Delinda Linu Swarnila, Anusha Merline Justus | International Society for evidence based medical practice | pISSN-2349-2562, eISSN-2349-2570/Vol. 3, Issue 75/2016 |
| 4 | Effect of Age and Body Mass Index on Sensory Nerve Conduction | Aswathy Lloyds, Jiya Michael | International Society for evidence based medical practice | pISSN-2349-2562, eISSN-2349-2570/Vol. 5, Issue 42/2018 |
| 5 | Sleep duration and its association with obesity and overweight in medical students: A cross-sectional study | Shivanand Shriram Rathod, Vaishali Baburao Nagose, Amrutha Kanagala, Harish Bhuvangiri, Jhansi Kanneganti, Eliyaraju Annepaka | National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology | 2018 ,Vol 8, Issue 2 |
| 6 | Hematological Profile of sickle cell anemia subjects in central India: A cross sectional analysis | Vaishali Baburao Nagose , Shivananad Shriram Rathod | Annals of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine | Volume 5 Issue 1 January 2018 eISSN: 2349-6983, pISSN: 2394-6466 |
| 7 | Spectrum of cervical cytological lesions in premenopausal and Postmenopausal women | Vaishali Baburao Nagose , Nirvana Rasaily Halder, Shruthi Amit Deshpande , Shivananad Shriram Rathod and Varsha Ashok Jadhav | Annals of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine | Volume 4 Issue 6 November – December 2017 eISSN :2349-6983, pISSN: 2394-6466 |
| 8 | Prevalence of Diarrhoea between Rotavirus immunized and non-immunized under five children | Dr. Nesamony Maneksh Kumar, Dr. Delinda Linu Swornila , Miss Sruthi S | International Journal of Scientific Research | Volume 6, Issue 5 May 2017, ISSN 2277-8179 |
| 9 | Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Breastfeeding among mothers visiting a tertiary care center in South Kerala | Dr. Nesamony Maneksh Kumar, Dr. Delinda Linu Swornila , Miss Shruthi P | International Journal of Scientific Research | Volume 6, Issue 5 May 2017, ISSN 2277-8179 |
| 10 | Prevalence of Anemia among female medical students | Dr. Anusha Merline J, Dr. Delinda Linu Swornila, Dr. Pramod Thomas, Dr. Prasanna Kumari L | International Journal of Scientific Research | Volume 6, Issue 5 May 2017, ISSN 2277-8179 |
| 11 | Evaluation of Perceived Stress Levels and its Source Among Dental Students: A Cross-Sectional Study | Praveen K Kodumuri, Christofer Thomas, Purna Singh A, Shivanand Rathod | Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Science | eISSN- 2278-4802, pISSN- 2278-4748/ Vol. 05,Issue 52, June 30, 2016 DOI: 10.14260/jemds/2016/791 |
| 12 | Effect of hypertension on motor nerve conduction variables | Aswathy L., Sayam Subhash, Delinda Linu Swornila, Anusha Merline J | Journal of Evidence Based Medical and Healthcare | Volume 3, Issue 75, 2016 |
| 13 | Effect of Physical Training on lipid profile in healthy young males : A follow up study | Rathod Shivanand Shriram, Nagose Vaishali Baburao, Purna Singh A , Annepaka Eliya Raju, Ankur, Praveen K Kodumuri, Jhansi K | International Journal of Physiotherapy and Research | June 2015, Volume 3(3):1081-85. ISSN 2321-1822, DOI: 10.16965/ijpr.2015.146 |
| 14 | Effect of Exercise Training on C – Reactive protein levels: A follow up study | Rathod Shivanand S, Sagdeo Mohan M, Date Anjali A, Nagose Vaishali B, Ankur, Praveen Kumar Kodumuri | International Journal of Medical Research and Health Sciences | June 2015, Volume 4 Issue 3 :626-629, ISSN: 2319-5886, DOI: 10.5958/2319-5886.2015.00119.8 |
| 15 | Normative data for arterial blood gas and electrolytes in anaesthetized rats | Rajam Krishna Subramanian, Anita Sidharthan, Delinda Maneksh, Latha Ramalingam, A. Soosai Manickam, Praghalathan Kanthakumar and Sathya Subramani | Indian J Pharmacol | 2013 Jan-Feb; 45(1): 103-104. Doi: 10.4103/0253-7613.106451 PMCID: PMC3608284 |
| 16 | O2- CO2 diagram as a tool for comprehension of blood gas abnormalities | Sathya Subramani , Praghalathan Kanthakumar, Delinda Maneksh, Anita Sidharthan, Shoma V.Roa, Vinodh Parasuraman and Elizabeth Tharion | Advances in Physiology Education | 35: 314–320, 2011; doi:10.1152/advan.00110.2010. |
| 17 | Cleistanthus collinus induces type I distal renal tubular acidosis and type II respiratory failure in rats | Delinda Maneksh, Anita Sidharthan, Kavithapriya Keetimuthu, Praghalathan Kanthakumar , Amala A Lourthuraj, Anup Ramachandran , Sathya Subramani | Indian J Pharmacol | 2010;42:178-84, Available from :https://www.ijp-online.com/text.asp?2010/42/3/178/66843 |
| Teaching Staff of Department of Physiology | ||
|---|---|---|
| SL NO: | NAME OF FACULTY | DESIGNATION |
| 1 | Dr. D. Delinda Linu Swornila | Professor and HOD |
| 2 | Dr. J. Anusha Merline | Professor |
| 3 | Dr. L. Aswathy | Professor |
| 4 | Dr. Renisha Mary Pearl. P | Tutor |
| 5 | Dr. Apsara A | Tutor |
| 6 | Dr. Sreelakshmy Sambasivan | Tutor |
| 7 | Dr. Gold Sushmi. S | Tutor |
| 8 | Dr. Vijala Vijayan | Tutor |
| 9 | Dr. Ancy Das M J | Tutor |
| 10 | Dr. Arun S | Tutor |
| 11 | Dr. Benish S M | Tutor |
Last updated at 30-11-2022
Dr. D. Delinda Linu Swornila
Professor and HOD (MD)
(Promoted as Associate Professor on 22.4.2014; Promoted as Professor on 1.6.2017)
