SRI RAMACHANDRA UNIVERSITY (Established under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956)

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1 SRI RAMACHANDRA UNIVERSITY (Established under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956) SECOND YEAR ANNUAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT REPORT (AQAR) OF IQAC (-2011) SUBMITTED TO NATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION COUNCIL, BANGALORE MAY

2 SECTION CONTENTS PAGE NO. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 03 PROFILE OF THE UNIVERSITY 08 A PLAN OF ACTION CHALKED OUT BY THE IQAC 10 B DETAILS OF THE REPORT 11 C OUTCOMES ACHIEVED 80 D PLANS FOR THE NEXT YEAR ( ) 81 Annexure I Certificate of Recognitions Annexure II Memorandum of Understanding

3 SRI RAMACHANDRA UNIVERSITY-INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE CELL (SRU-IQAC) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF ANNUAL QUALITY ASSURANCE REPORT, Plan of Action envisaged by the IQAC for the year In tune with the Vision and Mission of Sri Ramachandra University to contribute in the areas of Education, Healthcare and Research, Sri Ramachandra University embarked on the quality sustenance and quality enhancement activities after the NAAC accreditation at A (CGPA- 3.52) level in As per the 10-point multi-dimensional quality enhancement plan proposed by Sri Ramachandra University in section-a of the AQAR-, the SRU-IQAC assessed and analysed the quality-criteria based activities carried out during the year as delineated in section-b. Curricular Innovations: Followed by the successful implementation of the Integrated Curriculum for MBBS course with Problem based learning, the methodology has been introduced for BDS dental students to improve their clinical skills by adopting participatory teaching-learning methods. Introduction of e-learning in Nursing education, conduction of rapid review nursing course for the post graduate nursing students have been the quality addition in curriculum development and their delivery. Similar Rapid Review courses were conducted for all clinical PG courses of the university. CME credit point system has been introduced in the university for all the continuous education programmes. The new, innovative courses introduced during are: M.D.(Sports Medicine), M.D.(Immuno-hematology & Transfusion Medicine), M.D.(T.B & Pulmonary Medicine), M.P.H (Master of Public Health) and Diploma in Tuberculosis &Chest Diseases. Through an MOU with University of Miami, the online CITI- Research Ethics Education programme has been launched and has been made mandatory for all clinical researchers and Ph.D students. Faculty Development Programs and Professional upgradation: The medical college conducted 3 basic course workshops for 73 faculty members and 1 coordinator workshop for 12 faculty members. The Dental college organised Dental Education Technologies for 25 faculty members. The Pharmacy college conducted 1 FDP for 22 faculties. 3

4 Total no. of CME s, Workshops, Conferences & Seminars of National and International nature, conducted during the academic year -11 were 103, 112, 45 and 115 respectively. 114 faculty members were sponsored for attending conferences at national and international level A total of 71 teaching faculty & 946 non-teaching faculty were promoted in the year and 80 staff got their probations declared in the year -11 in line with the Service Bye-laws of the University. Systemized Feedback from Stake holders: The institutional feedback system included a structured proforma-based methodology used for receiving feedback from students, parents, employees and patients of the hospital attached to the Medical college. Periodic comprehensive student evaluation is sent to parents regularly. Alumni and the employers who select the students in campus interviews also provided constructive suggestions.. The pattern of feed back from patients as depicted graphically in the report in a novel way of improving healthcare services of the university. Honors/Awards to the faculty: 15 faculty members received national honors, 20 received state honors and 9 members were awarded with institute honors. Some of them include, Dr.B.C. Roy Award, Padmasri award etc., Office Automation and e-governance: The University & hospital administration and the examination systems have fully computerized for the smooth conduct of day to day functioning of these units. Development of the SRU-e-governance portal to bring about paper-less administration has been initiated in the university and will be fully operational during All the 2400 non-teaching and technical staff of the university & hospital are being trained on-campus in IT skills suiting to their requirements utilizing the services of professional agency. Financial aid to students: The University offers 8 Chancellor s research fellowships every year for students to pursue their Ph.D. programme and an aid of Rs lakhs were granted for students of MBBS are given a grant of Rs.3,00,000/- per student to pursue their internship at Harvard University, USA. The Indian council of Medical research has provided the TSS fellowships for the third consecutive year and five junior resident fellowships were sanctioned for These are in addition to the sponsored research-project based JRFs and other fellows. 4

5 The university also provides fee waiver to students of ward-secretary course and to those of economically weaker category. Library: 2789 books & 50 new journals were added to the library in the year -11 and 355 CD Roms/DVDs are purchased in the current year (-11) to strengthen the already available 1925 CD Roms/DVD s in the archives of the library to facilitate the experiential learning practices of the students. Strengthening of Infrastructure and technology upgradation: The infrastructure facilities of the Central research facility, Centre for Toxicology and Experimental Research, University departments and the hospital has been further upgraded with additional buildings, equipments and furnitures. Biometric system has been introduced at vital facilities in the university to enhance security issues. The university has subscribed for the National Knowledge connectivity (NKN) and the system will become operational during Research Projects: The number of ongoing projects funded by National & International agencies like DST, DBT, LSRB, DIHAR, DRDO, ICMR, AYUSH, WHO, INDO-US, SHELL Foundation, USA are 42 and amounts to crores whereas 15 projects were completed during this year. Two Indian Patents were filled one in association with Pharma Industry M/s. Arvind Remedies and the other with Central Leather Research Institute. About 6 collaborative research projects were initiated in the year and are underway. 5 fellowships sponsored by ICMR/TSS for MD/MS Ph.D integrated program, and 8 SRU Chancellor fellowship were sanctioned. 12 staff from health science colleges registered for Ph.D course in the year. About 64 students across the colleges received Best paper award/best scientsist / Best PG dissertation award from various seminars and conferences. Mentoring programme has been introduced for holistic moulding of the students by faculty members. Four MOUs were signed with National/International universities/institutions and one industry for educational and research collaboration. Publication Analysis: The Research publications made by the faculty members during the year -2011were analysed through 5 database viz. Scopus, Web of Science, Embase, Pubmed and Google scholar. Of the 324 publicationa made during the report period, 66 were cited by Scopus,174 5

6 by Google scholar, 112 by Web of Science, 62 by Pubmed and 66 by Embase. The h index has increased from 17 to 20 in the year. Health Care Services: Sri Ramachandra University Hospital caters to preventive and tertiary care through OP/IP services. 750 beds are set apart for free services of this teaching hospital for eligible patients of low socio-economic status. Sri Ramachandra Medical Centre has all super speciality services including transplantation services besides several speciality related surgical services. It is identified as a Govt.of Tamilnadu approved centre to provide specialized surgical treatment for people below poverty line under the Tamilnadu Government (Kalaignar) Insurance Scheme for life saving surgeries. Genereal health check for all SRU employees above 40 years of age to commemorate the silver jubilee celebrations of SRMC & RI, Implementation of Sri Ramachandra Health Insurance Scheme (SRHIS) for both staff and students are some of the employee welfare schemes rendered in the year. SRMC has been accredited by Joint Commission Internationale, USA for international quality health care. The SRMC blood bank has been accredited by the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) in April, In view the above infrastructure/experts/quality strengths, SRMC has also become a major centre of Health Care for International patients. Out reach Activities: The department of the constitutent colleges are involved in conducting medical camps in rural areas, schools, Public health centres etc. Some of the major camps which took care for thousands of patients are those conducted at Rasipuram, Thiruvannamalai etc.,a total of 55 medical camps were conducted in the year -11. Co-curricular & Extra-curricular activities: The staff across the colleges of SRU took active part in various sports events like cricket, tennikoit, throwball, tennis, table tennis, volley ball, carrom at national, state and regional level and won prizes. Silver Jubilee celebrations & Schemes: marked the 25 years of existence of the Medical college (Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute) and 15 years completion of the Sri Ramachandra University, after it was conferred with the Deemed University status. The week-long celebration included 6

7 conduction of Symposia, invited lectures, conferences, quiz programme for students, health camps, honoring staff who completed 25 years, 20 years & 10 years of service at SRU etc., Coinciding with the Silver Jubiliee celebrations of SRMC & RI, several centres/schemes were launched like inauguration of Child Development Centre, SRU-Enterpreneurship Cell, SRU Sports Medicine Centre etc., Rotation of headships, introduction of book review programme by staff and students, Patient feedback analysis to augment quality health care are some of the novel academic and service-oriented schemes implemented during the year -11. PROFILE OF THE UNIVERSITY 1. Name and address of the University: SRI RAMACHANDRA UNIVERSITY No.1, Ramachandra Nagar, Porur, Tamilnadu. 2. For communication : Office Name Area/ STD code Tel. Number Mobile Number Fax Number(s) ID Vice-Chancellor vcsrmc@ hotmail.com 7

8 Pro-Vice- Chancellor (s): Registrar: registrarsru@gmail.com Steering Committee Co-ordinator: dvchamu@yahoo.co.in Residence: Name Area / STD Code Tel. Number(s) Fax Number(s) Vice-Chancellor Pro-Vice-Chancellor Registrar (0) Steering Committee Co-ordinator Status of the University: State University Central University University under Section 3 of UGC Private University Institution of National Importance Any other (specify) 4. Type of University: Unitary Affiliating 5. Date of establishment of the University : Date, Month & Year i. Original (Prior to Establishment : as a University) (University of Madras) (Affiliated to The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University) ii. As a University : (Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Deemed University) 8

9 (Sri Ramachandra University) 6. Date of UGC recognition as University: Under Section Date, Month & Year (dd-mm-yyyy) i. 2f ii. 12 (B) iii. 3 of UGC Act (Deemed University) Remarks (If any) (Sri Ramachandra University) iv. Any other (specify) *Certificate of recognition enclosed as Annexure-1 1. Declared as Deemed University 2. AABB Accreditation 5. Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) 9

10 Name of the Institution : Sri Ramachandra University Year of Report : 2011 Section A: Plan of action chalked out by the IQAC in the beginning of the year towards quality enhancement. 1. Application of principles and procedures learned from implementation of integrated curriculum for MBBS to be applied in other faculties eg. Faculty of Dentistry. 2. More live programs such as Research Ethics in collaboration with CITI University of Miami to be made available for other regional parties in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Malaysia etc. 3. Increasing the facilities in skills training laboratories by incorporating modern simulators and virtual learning facilities. 4. New Educational programs in Master of Public Health (Occupational Health) in collaboration with ICMR, MD in Chest Medicine and Sports Medicine are proposed. 5. Expansion of academic, hospital and other facilities for 250 MBBS intake and increased faculty (Infrastructure, faculty and other learning resources). 6. Clinical and Educational program on foot care in collaboration with University of Sal Ford, UK is being proposed by the department of Orthopaedics. 7. The scheme proposal to conduct the master health check-up for all the employees who are above 40 years of age absolutely free of cost which includes Blood Test, Ultra sound, Chest X-ray, ECG, Echo along with opinions from the entire specialists in order to take care of Sri Ramachandra family health care needs will be organized. 8. A grievance box has been placed in front of Chancellor s Office, to create access to the highest authority, by all the employees of the University. The issues will be dealt with confidentiality. 9. To qualitatively and quantitatively enhance the impact factor and citation index of the publication made by the faculty and researchers. 10. To impart training on IT skills to all the employees (Academic & Administration) of Sri Ramachandra University as part of e-governance initiative. 10

11 Section B 1. Activities reflecting the goals and objectives of the institution. The vision of this institution is to offer diverse educational programs that facilitate the development of competent professionals and valuable citizens, who demonstrate excellence in the respective disciplines, while being locally and globally responsive to the areas of education, healthcare delivery and research. This vision is accomplished by: Initiating programs that meet the ever-new and challenging frontiers and ideas in education, healthcare and research. Delivering socially meaningful academic programs through integrated outreach components with special focus on addressing humanitarian considerations, thereby generating personnel competence for rehabilitative and preventive health services, nursing and other allied health care services, basic science, clinical and applied research and support services for health care delivery. Improving hands on skill training through well-established laboratories equipped with modern simulators and virtual learning facilities. Utilizing ICT resources installed to maintain state of the art technological advances in all courses. Facilitating research and development in partnership with academic institutions, industries and funding agencies through the Central Research Facility. Promoting research ethics through collaborative programs with CITI University. Availing resources for promoting education and research through national and international networks activated by Memorandum Of Understanding with various agencies. Adopting challenging and technology based medical and surgical methods to impart quality care to the society in the medical center and hospital. Conduction of community outreach activities such as medical camps, blood donation camps, screening of school children; coordinating with government and other community based organizations for medical and rehabilitative services; provision of industrial consultancy services; conduction of awareness programs in areas of 11

12 preventive health utilizing Information, Education and Communication processes, and provision of telemedicine services to meet the community needs. Extension of infrastructural facilities in the university and expansion of facilities in the hospital to provide additional 450 beds to cater to the poorer sections of the society. Accreditation by national and international agencies to maintain quality benchmarks in the hospital. Activities to commemorate the 25 th anniversary of Sri Ramachandra Medical College and research Institute such as lectures by renowned scientists and professionals, inauguration of SRU photo exhibition, invited talks and discussions on education, research and healthcare related themes, poster presentations, inauguration of new facilities and services, cultural programs, special programs for alumni, faculty, staff and their family, recognition of services of faculty and staff. Developing and improving performance of university sportspersons through the services of the sports medicine department through their scientific approach. Evaluation of the impact factor and citation index analysis of the publication made by the faculty and researchers to assess the value of publications. 2. New academic programmes initiated (UG and PG) (Academic Year 11) The new academic programmes envisaged for the academic year M.D. (T.B. & Pulmonary Medicine) 2. M.D (Sports Medicine) 3. M.D (Immuno Haematology & Blood Transfusion Medicine) 4. Diploma in Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases (D.T.C.D.) 5. M.P.H. (Master of Public Health) in Occupational and Environmental Health 3. Innovations in curricular design and transaction Based on the needs, the curriculum of all the courses are periodically discussed along with the respective heads of the department and innovations are made in teaching & learning methods. The major curricular innovations in the Medical College include 1. Problem based learning 12

13 Objectives of the session By participating, the problem based learning session enables the students to apply a base of knowledge, develop clinical reasoning and judgment and decision making skills, foster self-directed learning and promote collaborative work. Intended for Phase 3 students Sem 6, 7, 8 students Duration of the course 40 weeks / 80 hours of small group discussion The session will be conducted for 2 hours per week on Wednesdays and Thursdays Teaching method Small group Discussion Description of course This is a program designed to enhance the problem solving ability and self directed learning of the medical student. The students are challenged with health related problems within the context of a case. The case is presented to them in parts. Guided by the tutor (facilitator) and through discussions among them, students establish the learning objectives for each problem and then commit to independent study. When they regroup for discussion they apply their self-acquired knowledge to the patient s problem and use their clinical reasoning and decision-making skills to solve it and meet their learning objectives. Small group discussions encourage students to work as a team and self directed learning helps them to solve the health problem by an evidence based approach. Faculty Faculty facilitators were chosen across the institution; and were made to undergo a training workshop on conducting a PBL session and on effective facilitation of a small group. Resources A compendium of resources were provided to the faculty for the course including tutor guide for each session. Student Assessment The students will be assessed by formative and summative assessments and a periodic feedback given to them. The assessment will be included in the final internal assessment. Feedback and evaluation The course will be closely watched by the Program director and feedback obtained both from student and faculty at the end of each session. The entire course will be evaluated at the end of 2 years. 13

14 Cases for PBL 1) Polytrauma 2) A pregnant mother with HIV 3) A patient with acute abdominal pain 4) A child with respiratory distress 5) Low backache 6) A premenopausal woman with bleeding 7) Acute chest pain 8) An old man with bleeding per rectum 2. Clinical Skills Objectives of the session At the end of the session the student should be: o Competent in performing a defined clinical skill in a standardized step wise manner o Competent in applying the skills to solve a given clinical problem Intended for Phase 3 students - Sem 6, 7, 8 students Duration of the course 40 weeks / 80 hours of small group demonstration The session will be conducted for 2 hours on alternate Thursdays Teaching methods Structured clinical skill demonstration on standardized patients, manikins, models, simulations performed in small groups. Description of course This is a program designed to enhance the clinical skills and its application to solve clinical problems of the medical student. The students learn clinical skills in a structured step manner in small groups on standardized patients, models, manikins etc. They also learn to respond to clinical problems and apply their skills to solve them by simulations. Guided by the clinical skill demonstrators (facilitator) students meet the learning objectives. Small group demonstration and skill performance allows close monitoring of students and an objective assessment of skill acquisition. Faculty Faculty facilitators were chosen across the institution and were made to undergo a training workshop on Teaching clinical skills. Resources A compendium of resources were provided to the faculty for the course. Student Assessment 14

15 The students will be assessed by OSCE. The assessment will be included in the final internal assessment. Feedback and evaluation The course will be closely watched by the Program director and feedback obtained both from students and faculty at the end of each session. The entire course will be evaluated at the end of 2 years Clinical Skills List of clinical skills a. ENT VIII Nerve testing Tuning fork test b. Ophthalmology Extra ocular movement testing (Cranial nerves 3, 4 and 6 the nerve),vision testing c. Pediatrics Anthropometry d. Surgery-Peripheral pulse examination e. Medicine -Blood pressure measurement f. Orthopedics-knee g. Obstetrics -Pap smear 3. Formative Assessment for the Post Graduates. A formative assessment form has been introduced for post graduates across all the departments ( Copy enclosed ) 4. Educational projects 3 Educational projects have been Completed as a pilot ( As a part of FAIMER fellowship) i. Interactive lecture for the preclinical students Dr.Roopa Srinivasan ii. Evaluation of the Professional development program Dr.P.V. Vijayaraghavan iii. Remedial program for underachieving Pre-clincal Medical Students a pilot Dr. Latha Ravichandran SRI RAMACHANDRA MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE PORUR, CHENNAI MONTHLY FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT OF POST GRADUATE Name of the Post Graduate Month / Year 1 st Year / 2 nd Year / 3 rd Year PG Unit Head 15

16 S. No. Competencies 1 Patient Care 2 Medical Knowledge and Skills 3 Professionalism 4 Practice-based learning 5 Systems-based practice 6 Ability to work as Healthcare team 7 Medical Record Keeping / Documentation 8 Leadership qualities 9 Interpersonal and Communication Skills 10 Participation in Department Programmes 11 Monthly Attendance Very Below Excellent Good Average Good Average Achievements during the period under review Post Graduate Name Signature Date Unit Head Registrar Head of the Department Remarks Faculty of Nursing Introduction to e-learning in Nursing Practice to help students and nurses to retrieve the related Nursing Care Plans to take care of the patient with specific disease condition in the hospital setting to ensure quality nursing care. It acts as a ready reckonen and enhances faster learning. Students can access it under the guidance of faculty members in the respective clinical areas to render comprehensive nursing care. 16

17 Prof. P.V. Ramachandran explains to the Nursing Faculty and Students on e-learning Initiation of new units namely, Unit of Nursing Foundation, Unit of Nursing Administration, Unit of Nursing Education and Unit of Nursing Research to ease the transaction of curriculum requirements of students. Formation of a Nursing Research Committee to streamline the proposals and research presentation of research scholars (Ph. D) in the Faculty of Nursing. Conduction of Rapid Review Nursing Course for the post graduate nursing students of SRU, to prepare them for university examination Faculty of Pharmacy: Initiation of problem based learning to Pharm. D students. Faculty of Management: Initiation of efforts to revamp curriculum and syllabus through the efforts of Alumni members of Sri Ramachandra College of Management working in SRMC as well as other Hospitals and the Faculty members. Oral Pathology: Postgraduates are posted in various other departments such as oral surgery, oncology, paediatrics and dermatology to have a better understanding of the pathogenesis of the disease process and to have a holistic approach towards patient care. Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Video demonstration of local anaesthetic injection techniques and extraction procedures for undergraduate students Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry 17

18 One to one teaching Chair side functioning- explained and assessed Remedial attention for weak students Group discussions Clinical case discussion 4. Inter-disciplinary programmes started A short-term certificate course on Hospital Information System by the IT department of SRU and College of Management is in the final stages of planning. M.P.H. (Master of Public Health) in Occupational and Environmental Health Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry: C.D.E. program involving the Department of Pedodontics and Endodontics. Clinical Nutrition: A Certificate course on sports nutrition has been proposed and the syllabus has been made ready. Approval of the course has to be made by the administrative authorities of university and board of studies. Faculty of Physiotherapy: Certificate in Orthopaedic and Manual Physiotherapy one year Certification program is being conducted in association with Institute of Therapeutic Sciences, Michigan, USA. 5. Examination reforms implemented The academic Council of the University resolved to assign distinctive codes for all subjects in the various courses conducted by the university. A committee has been constituted for formulating the same. The assignment of subject codes will enhance the evaluation process. 6. Candidates Qualified : NET/SLET/GATE etc. ( 11) The following students /staff are qualified for NET and GATE in -11 Ms.G. Jabarethina, Sr.Lecturer, College of Management Mr. P.A. Abhinand, Research Scholar, Dept. of Bioinformatics K.S. Nandhini Lakshmi, Student, Dept. of Biotechnology 7. Initiative towards faculty development programme Sri Ramachandra University has Education Units separately for the Medical, Dental, Pharmacy and Health Science Colleges. Several Faculty Development Programs (FDP) 18

19 were conducted during The details of FDP s along with number of beneficiaries are given below. a) Conducted by Medical Education Unit: Sl. Title of Program Duration No. of Participants NO. (Faculty members) 1 Basic Course Workshop 26 th to 28 th July, 73 2 Basic Course Workshop 12 th to 14 th October, 3 Basic Course Workshop 19 th to 21 st January, Coordinator Workshop 18 th January, b) Conducted by Dental & Medical Education Units Sl. NO. Title of Program Duration No. of Participants (Readers Senior Lecturers) 1. Dental Education Technologies 30 th March to 1 st April

20 c) Conducted by The Education unit - Faculty of Pharmacy Sl. NO. Title of Program Duration No. of Participants (Faculty members) 1. Faculty Development Programme 9 th to 11 th March, Total number of seminars/workshops conducted ( 2011) S.NO NAME CME WORKSHOP CONFERENCE SEMINAR International National 1. Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute Faculty of Dental Sciences Faculty of Pharmacy Faculty of Nursing Faculty of Physiotherapy Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Technology & Research Faculty of Allied Health Sciences 8. Faculty of Management Sciences Total Grand Total Research projects a) Ongoing; b) Completed Detailed year wise analysis of the projects sanctioned revealed that, out of total 192 projects sanctioned for the period (1998 ), 13 projects were sanctioned in the year. Eventhough the grant rate received by SRU faculty is only lakhs in the year when compared to lakhs in the year 2009, the revenue generated through research projects sanctioned in the year is found to be Rs lakhs when compared to Rs lakhs only in the year

21 AMOUNT IN INR (LAKHS) NUMBER OF PROJECTS YEAR WISE SANCTION OF PROJECTS TO SRU YEAR YEAR-WISE GRANT RATE SECURED BY THE SRU FACULTY YEAR 21

22 AMOUNT IN INR (LAKHS) AMOUNT INR LAKHS FUNDING PATTERN OF SPONSORED PROJECTS TO SRU Total YEAR REVENUE GENERATED THROUGH RESEARCH PROJECTS SANCTIONED TO SRU YEAR There are 42 ongoing projects and 15 projects are completed in the year. The details are given below. 22

23 a) Ongoing Research Projects sanctioned during : Sl.No. Title Principal Investigator Funding Agency 1. Training grant for capacity building in occupational and environmental health Phase II 2. Preclinical studies of a polyherbal and herbomineral formulation in the management of urolithiasis -a comparative study PC: Scientific evaluation of copper containing herbomineral formulations for the management of ulcers P.C: Activity Based Screening of Phyto-Extracts from some Plant Species of the Ladakh Region 5. Role of Gonadotropin regulatory gene(s) polymorphism in the pathogenesis of PCOS 6. Laryngotracheal Stenosis A indigenous stent design 7. Setting up of Specialty Clinics of Siddha & Ayurveda at SRU Dr. Kalpana B., Department of Environmental Health Engineering in collaboration with University of California, Berkeley Dr.Chamundeeswari Faculty of Pharmacy and Dr. P. Soundarajan, Department of Nephrology Dr.Chamundeeswari, College of Pharmacy, SRU and Dr. B. Unni Nair (CLRI) Dr. T.S. Lokeswari, Professor & Head, Department of Biotechnology, SRU Dr. L.V.K.S. Bhaskar Biomedical Sciences Dr. (Major) S. Prasanna Kumar, Asst. Professor, Dept. of ENT Prof.S.Thanikachalam Director, CCC The Fogarty International Centre, The National of Health, USA 2007 AYUSH Govt of India 2008 Department of Science and Technology (DST), New Delhi 2008 Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR), DRDO 2008 ICMR 2008 DSIR 2008 Ayush 2008 Sanctioned Grant (In Lakhs) SRU Smile train cleft speech training initiative Regulation of SIRTI and PARP1 9. and downstream signaling pathways by in topic glutamate receptor /transporters and bioenergetics state modulators in rat cerebal focal ischemic model: Reliable targets for therapeutic consideration Plant Cell Cultures and Isolation 10. of Bioactive Compounds from Plants of Ladakh Region P.C: Development and preclinical evaluation of a polyherbal solid dosage formulation having (chewable tablets) antioxidant Prof. Roopa Nagarajan, Dept of Speech Language and Hearing Sciences Dr. C. Saravana Babu CEFT Dr. T.S. Lokeswari Professor & Head Dept. of Biotechnology Dr.D.Chamundeeswari Vice Principal & Professor, Sri Ramachandra College of Pharmacy The Smile Train Organization, DBT DIHAR (DRDO) 2009 LSRB (DRDO)

24 and anti anxiety effects P.C:20365 Biochemical markers of 12. synovium cartilage and bone in rheumatoid arthritis PC: Biochemical and molecular 13. investigations on the role of Thraatchati chooranam and Thamaraga kudineer in the experimental models of myocardial infatction in rats PC: Evaluation of insulin metabolic gene(s) polymorphisms in the pathogenesis of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) PC: Development, standardization and safety of a poly herbal formulation in the management of Obesity Associated Hyperlipidemia 16. Human health risk assessment for air pollution in PC: Genotypic alteration in prostate cancer PC: Monitoring and evaluation of improved cook stove in South India Phase II PC: EEG Biofeedback (The effects of online Biofeedback of EEG on Human Brian activity) P.C: Ex vivo culture of chondrocytes in a 3D, Novel thermo gelatin polymer scaffold characterization and experimental in vivo transplantation in animal models PC: ICMR Advanced Centre for Research on Occupational Health (Air Population) 22. SIHAM Zygomycosis PC: Heavy metal Pollution in Adyar waters: Analysis & Bioremediation Dr. Nalini Ganesan Associate Professor Dept. of Biochemistry Dr. J. Venkatesh Centre for Toxicology & Experimental Research (CEFT) Dr. L. V. K. S. Bhaskar Biomedical Sciences Dr.Venkatesh, Veterinary Officer Prof. S.Thanikachalam, Director, CCC Prof.S.P.Thyagarajan, Dr. Kalpana Balakrishnan Environmental Health Engineering Dr. Sandhya Sundaram Pathology Dr. S. Sankar, Department of Environmental Health Engineering Dr. C.U. Velmurugendran, Prof. & Head, Dept. of Neurology, SRU Dr. S. Arumugam Arthroscopy Dr. Kalpana Balakrishnan & Core Faculty Dr. M. Mallika Professor & Head Dept of Microbiology,SRU Dr. Elizabeth Mary, Biotechnology ICMR CCRAS DBT DST/Arvind Remedies 2009 INDO-US under ICMR 2009 DST 2009 SHELL Foundation, USA 2009 Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences (DIPAS), DRDO DST ICMR Life Care Innovations Pvt. Ltd DST/TNSCST

25 24. Phycocyanin C a novel, COX- 2 inhibitor for chemotherapy of epithelial neoplasm 25. 1) Preclinical safety and efficacy validation of a new Siddha formulation for vitiligo management 2) Antihypertensive potential and Toxicological evaluation of a new Siddha formulation in rat models 3) Standardisation and evaluation of Siddha purification process of a compound with evaluation of pre clinical safety and invitro efficacy of Siddha formulation proposed for psoriasis management mTc Radiolabeled Dendrimer Drug Conjugates Targeted to Ovarian Cancer Cells 27. New Born Hearing Screening Using Tele Audiology 28. Prevalence of Chronic Periodontics in a Rural Population in Tamil Nadu 29. Effect of p38maop kinase on postmitotic cardiomyocyte proliferation invitro and invivo 30. Development of Folic acid conjugated for radio frequency ablation of carcinomas 31. Molecular cytogenetic study of idiopathic mental retardation PC: New 32. Assessment for pre-clinical utility for peptide nano structure in endodontic procedures 33. Study of effects of pulsed electromagnetic field on cultured chondrocytes P.C: Studies on Mumps virus mediated infertility and development of novel Dr. Ganesh Venkatraman Human Genetics Dr.S.Thanikachalam Director CEFT Dr. Ganesh Venkatraman Human Genetics Dr. K. Selvakumar Neurosurgery Dr. Suresh, Dean, SRDC Dr. Sarah Kuruvilla Dr.Ganesh.V Dept of Human Genetics, Dr.J.D.Roysanthosham Dept of Radiology, Dr.Virander.S.Chauhan Director IGCEB, Delhi Dr. Solomon FD Paul / Dr.Santosh Joseph / Dr.Betty chacko / Dr.Venkatachalam / Dr.Anupama Chanderasekaran Dr. Ganesh V Dr.Kandasamy Dr. Solomon FD Paul Principal, College of Biomedical Sciences & Research Dr. Elanchezhiyan Manickam Dept. of microbiology Dr. ALM.PG. Institute of Basic DST NIS AYUSH DAE ICMR Tamilnadu State Council for Science and Technology, DBT SRU/DST/ICGEB ICMR DBT Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences (DIPAS), DRDO 2008 ICMR

26 antimumps viral drugs from Indian medicinal plants Medical Sciences University of Madras And Dr. Sanjeeva Reddy, & Dr. Padmasini, SRU Total Clinical Trial - Ongoing: 8 numbers Sl.No. Title Principal Investigator Funding Agency Sanctioned Grant (In Lakhs) 35. Efficacy and safety of two fixed doses (160 or 320 mg/day) of Ralfinamide in patients with chronic neuropathic low back pain. A multicenter, Doubleblind, randomized, placebo-controlled 12-week study longterm extension (Protocol No.NW-1029/01-08 & 1029/01-08) 36. A Phase III, Randomized, Placebo- Controlled, Double-blind study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Once-daily Orally Administered ZD mg in Non-metastatic Hormone-resistent Prostate Cancer Patients (Protocol No. D4320C00015) 37. A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Study to Determine the Safety and Efficacy of BG00012 in Subjects with Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis 38. A Randomized, Double-Blind, Multicenter, Phase 2 Study of a Human Monoclonal Antibody to Human av Integrins (CNTO 95) in Combination with Docetaxal and Prednisone for the First-Line treatment of Subjects with Metastatic Hormone Refractory Prostate Cancer 39. A Phase 3 Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo - Controlled, Parallel - Group, Multicenter study to Evaluate The Efficacy, Safety, Tolerability of RWJ as Adjunctive Therapy in Subjects with Partial Onset Seizures followed by an Open - label extension study EPY 3002/3004 (Protocol No EPY -3002/3004) 40. Feasibility study of the safety and activity of autologous bone marrow aspirate concentrate (BMAC) for the treatment of non reconstructable Dr.C.U.Velmurugendran Dr. Sunil Shroff Dr. C.U.Velmurugendran Dr. Sunil Shroff Dr. C.U.Velmurugendran Dr. R. Radhakrishnan Newron S.P.A CliniRx Research Pvt. Ltd. ICON Clinical Research India Private Limited Biogen Idec Ltd, Johnson & Johnson Limited 1.67 Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C M/s. TRICell Therapeutics Private Limited

27 critical limb ischemia due to peripheral arterial occlusive disease 41. A multi-center-non-comparative study to clinically evaluate the Sponsor's device, viz., efficacy of high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) in the destruction of diseased parathyroid glands in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism in accordance with Protocol HIFU/IN/12/ A Phase I study to evaluate safety and efficacy of P combination with gemcitabine in Patients with cancer of pancreas Dr. Krishna G Seshadri Dr. Anita Ramesh M/s. Theraclion M/s. Roxaane Research Limited Piramal Life sciences Ltd ( per subject) 3.14 Sl. No. a) Completed Research Projects in Title 01. Susceptibility and MIC of selected sea-weed chemical extracts against clinical bacterial isolates 02. Activity guided fractionation of selected medicinal plants on inflammatory markers in Rheumatoid arthritis 03. Development and evaluation of a poly herbal gel having anti-acne property. 04. Epidemiology Study: Comparative study of sputum positive rates between sputum collected after induction by ambroxol nebulisation and sputum collection among sputum negatives in RNTCP 05. Neurovascular Relations of Sphenoid Sinus- An Endoscopic Cadaveric Study 06. Epidemiology and serotyping of Streptococcus pneumoniae in India: Alliance for Surveillance of Invasive Pneumococci (ASIP) 07. A Phase III, randomized, parallel group, double blind, placebo controlled, multi center study to assess the efficacy and safety of PGL4001 (ulipristal) versus placebo for pre-operative treatment of symptomatic uterine myomas (PGL ) Principal Investigator Dr. Uma Sekar Dr.D.Chamundees -wari Mr.R.Thirumalai kumaran Dr.Vijayalakshmi Thanasekaraan Dr. V. V. Ramachandran Dr. Padma Srikanth Prof. Jaya Vijayaraghavan Sanctioned Funding Agency Grant (In Lakhs) Piramal Life Sciences DST 2007 Sri Ramachandra University, Porur, Central TB Division of India SRMC CMC, Vellore Icon 2009 (2 yrs)

28 08. Role of Cyanoacrylate glue in reinforcing experimental esophageal anastomosis in rats 09. p 16 INK4a immune expression in female genital tract lesions with special emphasis in cervical dysplasia and malignancies 10. Association between serum albumin and psychological variables with hand grip strength among hemodialysis patients in a tertiary care center. 11. Drug induced Gene Vacation in oral cancer patients. 12. An Investigation on the antibacterial efficiency of nanoparticulates for root canal disinfections. 13. Genomic instability in bystander human cells and their progeny exposed to Ionizing radiation using 3- D cultures. 14. Application of quantitative fluorescent PCR with short tandem repeat markers to the study of aneuploidies in spontaneous miscarriages. 15. Service Project: Comprehensive management of communication disorders in individuals with cleft lip and palate Phase II Dr.P. Balamurugan Dr. Leena Dennis Joseph Dr. M. Semmal Dr.Lakshmi Balaji Dr. N. Venkatesh Babu Dr.P.Venkatachalam Ms. Teena Koshy Prof. Roopa Nagarajan Sri Ramachandra University Young faculty Research Grant from SRU Young faculty Research Grant-GATE, SRU Young faculty Research Grant, SRU Young faculty Research Grant, SRU DST, India Young faculty Research Grant, SRU Transforming Faces Worldwide (TFW), Canada 2008, 3 years ($90,000) Total Patents generated, if any Scientific Evaluation of Safety and Efficacy Profile of an Ayurvedic Herbal Formulation (AR07) in the management of Rheumatoid Arthritis Indian patent filed jointly with M/s. Arvind Remedies Indian process patent filed by CLRI, with DBT for the joint project of SRU on Development of Scaffolds for Cardiomyocyte Culture New collaborative research programmes The university has MOU with IIT Madras, Sathyabama University, Anna University, and other multinational drug companies such as Bristol Mayers Squibb, Pfizer India & EID Parry. 28

29 New Collaborative Research Projects Submitted during -11 : Sl. No Title Principal Investigator Funding Agency Establishing relationships between select adverse pregnancy and early childhood health outcomes and maternal/child exposures to indoor and outdoor air pollution in a prospective rural-urban cohort in Tamil Nadu, India. The role of micro RNA in metabolic syndrome Authentication and development of quality planting material for mass scale propagation of Wedelia calendulacea and Indigofera aspalathodies Comparative evaluation of disinfection of dentinal Tubules with 2% chloride gel, propolis, Morinda citrifolia juice, 2% povidone-iodine and calcium hydroxide against E.faecalis and P. microns Invivo study Mechanistic basis for UV induced skin cancer by ECF Receptor pathway Synthesis and evaluation of the antiproliferative activity of novel glycopyrrolidines Dr. Kalpana B., Department of Environmental Health Engineering Dr. L. V. K. S. Bhaskar Department of Biomedical Sciences Dr.D.Chamundeewari Department of Pharmacy Dr. N. Venkatesh Babu Dept. Conservative Denistry Dental College Dr. Ganesh Venkatraman, Human Genetics, SRU Dr. Ganesh Venkatraman, Human Genetics, SRU ICMR DST Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan AYUSH & CRI(SIDDHA) DST CSIR DST Sanctioned Grant (In Lakhs) Research grants received from various agencies Grants from ICMR, DST, DBT, NIS AYUSH & TNSCST received as specified under Col. 1(a) during Details of research scholars (i) Selected 5 candidates for ICMR /TSS MD/MS-Ph. D fellowship Research Grants for the year

30 S.NO Name Department 1. Dr. K. Archana I year MD, Pathology 2. Dr. Ambujavalli I year MD, Microbiology 3. Dr. Irfana Fathima I year MDS Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics 4. Dr. Adtani Pooja Narain I year MDS Oral Maxillo Facial Pathology 5. Dr. Saranya I year MDS Oral Maxillo Facial Pathology (ii) Regular Ph.D admissions - 7 candidates for the year (July Session ) S. No. Name S. No. Name JRFs PART Time 1. Dr. Nirupa Sundaravadanan SRU Chancellor Research Fellow Dept. of Community Medicine Sri Ramachandra University Porur, Ms. Arundhati B. Lecturer Dept. of Bioinformatics Sri Ramachandra University Porur, Mr. Vasanth K.M. SRU Chancellor Research Fellow Dept. of Biochemistry, SRMC&RI, Sri Ramachandra University, Porur, Mr. Vijayakumar R. SRU Chancellor Research Fellow Dept. of Microbiology Sri Ramachandra University, Porur, Ms. Bubblu T. SRU Chancellor Research Fellow Dept. of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Sri Ramachandra University, Porur, Ms. Anuradha R. Senior Research Fellow, Cell & Tissue Engineering, Sri Ramachandra University, Porur, Ms. Sankari D. SRU Chancellor Research Fellow Dept. of Biotechnology, 9 Dr. Vignesh K. Professor, Dept. of Orthodontics Sri Ramachandra Dental College Sri Ramachandra University Porur, Mr. Nantha Kumar R. Lecturer, Dept. of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Sri Ramachandra College of Pharmacy, Sri Ramachandra University, Porur, Ms. Geetha D. Lecturer, Sri Ramachadra College of Nursing, Sri Ramachandra University, Porur, Mr. Antony Leo Aseer P. Reader Sri Ramachandra college of Physiotherapy Sri Ramachandra University, Porur 13 Mr. Nantha Kumar R. Lecturer, Dept. of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, 30

31 Sri Ramachandra University, Porur, Mr. Abhinand P.A. SRU Chancellor Research Fellow Dept. of Bioinformatics Sri Ramachandra University, Porur, Sri Ramachandra College of Pharmacy, Sri Ramachandra University, Porur, Ms. Sathya Prabha B. Asst. Professor Sri Ramachandra College of Physiotherapy Sri Ramachandra University, Porur, One awardee did not join 15 Mr. Santu Ghosh Lecturer Dept. of Environmental Health Engineering Sri Ramachandra University Porur, Mr. Subramaniyan B. Asst. Professor, Dept. of SL& HS, Sri Ramachandra University, Porur, Ms. Amudhu Sankar Asst. Professor, Dept. of SL& HS, Sri Ramachandra University, Porur, Mr. Perumal R.C. Reader Dept. of SL& HS, Sri Ramachandra University, Porur, Ms. Hemalatha C.R. Lecturer Dept. of Bioinformatics Sri Ramachandra University Porur, ) Citation index of faculty members and impact factor Comprehensive analysis of research publication by Sri Ramachandra University from the year 1985 to was carried out during the academic year 11. The entire technical analytical work was done by experts from the departments of Bioinformatics, Biotechnology and Environmental Health Engineering of Sri Ramachandra University. The analysis enclosed research publications in the University as cited in leading databases namely Google Scholar, Scopus, Web of Science. The analysis is aimed to identify the 31

32 value of SRU Publications by representing the trend of publication citations and impact factor during the period 1985 to. This was done by listing of SRU s Publications with respective Bibliographic details, Citation index value as computed by leading databases inclusive of supporting documents from databases for reference. The details are given in the table. SRU Publications Statistics across database Input Scopus WOS Embase Pubmed Google Scholar Total No. of Publications Subject Area of Publications ( Present) (Based on SCOPUS) Subject Area No. of Publications Medicine 229 Pharmacology, Toxicology & Pharmaceutics 43 Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology 42 Dentistry 29 Chemistry 11 Top Authors ( Present) (Based on SCOPUS) Rank Name of the Author No. of Publications 1 Rao, S Prathiba, D Vasanthi, H.R Murthy, J Paul, S.F.D Bhaskar, E. 9 7 Sundaram, S. 9 7 Shantha, G.P.S. 9 7 Abraham, G Srikanth, P. 8 Type of Publications ( Present) Type No. of Publications Articles 264 Letters 16 32

33 < No. of Publications Articles in Press 14 Reviews 13 Conference Papers 9 SRU and Collaborative Publications ( Present) University/ College No. of Publications Sri Ramachandra University 164 Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute Deemed University Sri Ramachandra University & Central Leather Research Institute, India 137 Sri Ramachandra Dental College 13 Sri Ramachandra University & University of Madras Publication Trend The figure below depicts the publication trend of articles in each of the databases across years Total GS Input Scopus 33

34 2.3 Citation Analysis The citation Chart reflects the number of citations in Scopus, Web of Science, Pubmed, Embase and Googles Scholar Database. This is a count of the number of citations for SRU publications for the time period Citations h-index The h-index anlaysis for the year is found to be 20. Top Ten Impact Factor Articles (Cited at least thrice) 34

35 15. Honors/Awards received by the faculty: National and International S. No. Article Impact Factor 1. Vijayaraghavan, R; Izgorodin, A; Ganesh, V; Surianarayanan, M; MacFarlane, DR.. Long-Term Structural and Chemical Stability of DNA in Hydrated Ionic Liquids. ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION (9): Roy, A; Bellinger, D; Hu, H; Schwartz, J; Ettinger, AS; Wright, RO; Bouchard, M; Palaniappan, K; Balakrishnan, K Lead Exposure and Behavior among Young Children in, India. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES 117 (10): Abraham, G The challenges of renal replacement therapy in Asia. NATURE CLINICAL PRACTICE NEPHROLOGY 4 (12): Ruping, MJGT; Heinz, WJ; Kindo, AJ; Rickerts, V; Lass-Florl, C; Beisel, C; Herbrecht, R; Roth, Y; Silling, G; Ullmann, AJ; Borchert, K; Egerer, G; Maertens, J; Maschmeyer, G; Simon, A; Wattad, M; Fischer, G; Vehreschild, JJ; Cornely, OA.. Forty-one recent cases of invasive zygomycosis from a 4.4 global clinical registry. JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY 65 (2): Hiremath, J; Thanikachalam, S; Parikh, K; Shanmugasundaram, S; Bangera, S; Shapiro, L; Pott, GB; Vnencak-Jones, CL; Arneson, C; Wade, M; White, RJ. TRUST Study Grp.. Exercise improvement and plasma biomarker changes with intravenous treprostinil therapy for pulmonary arterial 3.5 hypertension: A placebo-controlled trial. JOURNAL OF HEART AND LUNG TRANSPLANTATION 29 (2): Shanmuganathan, S; Shanumugasundaram, N; Adhirajan, N; Lakshmi, TSR; Babu, M Preparation and characterization of chitosan microspheres for 3.2 doxycycline delivery. CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS 73 (2): Masilamoni, JG; Jesudason, EP; Dhandayuthapani, S; Ashok, BS; Vignesh, S; Jebaraj, WCE; Paul, SFD; Jayakumar, R The neuroprotective role of melatonin against amyloid peptide injected mice. FREE RADICAL 3.2 RESEARCH 42 (7): Sujatha, K; Shanthi, G; Selvam, NP; Manoharan, S; Perumal, PT; Rajendran, M Synthesis and antiviral activity of 4, 4 '-(arylmethylene)bis(1hpyrazol-5-ols) against peste des petits ruminant virus (PPRV). BIOORGANIC 2.7 & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS 19 (15): Adhirajan, N; Shanmugasundaram, N; Shanmuganathan, S; Babu, M Functionally modified gelatin microspheres impregnated collagen scaffold as novel wound dressing to attenuate the proteases and bacterial growth. 2.6 EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES 36 (2-3): Gunasingh, MJ; Philip, JE; Ashok, BS; Kirubagaran, R; Jebaraj, WCE; Davis, GDJ; Vignesh, S; Dhandayuthapani, S; Jayakumar, R Melatonin prevents amyloid protofibrillar induced oxidative imbalance and biogenic amine catabolism. LIFE SCIENCES 83 (3-4): International Awards S.No. Name Name of the Award Institution Year & Date 35

36 01. Dr Walter Charles Emmanuel Jebaraj ICMR s Young Biomedical Scientist International Fellowship for the Year 02. Dr. N.Malathi Recognized as the second best paper 03. Dr. Kalpana Wireless innovation project Balakrishnan Vodafone American Foundation 04. Mr. P. Kumar Received Travel grant for International Workshop on Protein Expression, Purification Strategies 05. Dr. J.S.N. Murthy Fellowship of Royal College of Physician(FRCP) 06. Prof. T.V. Won the 1 st Prize for the Ramakrishan Presentation Award ICMR, Stanford University Medical Centre, California, USA. 1 st May to 2 nd Nov 32 nd Asia Pacific Dental 12 th to 16 th Conference, Colombo May California, USA Faculty of Medicine, Chulalonglorn University, Thailand Glasgow University, Glasgow 1 st Asian International Emergency Medical & Trauma Conference, Negeri, Sembilan, Malaysia 13 th to 17 th September, November 22 nd to 24 th March 2011 National Awards S.No Name Name of the Award Institution Year & Date 01. Dr. S. Thanikachalam 8 th Dr. B.M. Sundaravadanam Oration The Dhanvanthri Hospital Society & Annaswamy Mudaliar Central Hospital, April 02. Dr. (Maj) Prasanna Kuamar. S 1 st prize for Practicing ENT Surgeon 03. Dr. G. Moorthy Best Poster Award Long term results of Gastrocystoplasty 04. Dr. Jyotsna Murthy Armed Forces Endowment Award for Best Case Report/Ideas and Innovation Published in IJPS Dr. T. R. Aravindhan 1 st Prize for Best Paper Award Bangalore 6 th South Zone, AOI, Mysore World Congress of Paediatric Surgeons, New Delhi The Association of Plastic Surgeons of India, Goa. 35 th National ISP Conference, Bangalore 06. Mr. S. Alexander Best Poster Award Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Blood Transfusion and Immunohaematology, Hyderabad 07. Dr. Srihari Cattamanchi Best Oral Paper Consolidation Prize International Emergency Medicine Conference INTEM, 20 th October October October 24 th to 26 th October November November 36

37 08. Prof. Roopa Nagarajan 3 rd prize for poster presentation 09. Dr. K. Sri Ram Best Publication award for the paper, Detection and treatment of renal artery stenosis 10. Dr. Mona Pandurangi 2 nd prize in Poster Presentation 11. Ms. Shenbagavalli, Won the Muktesh Award for the best paper in Speech 12. Dr. John Samuel 1 st prize in the competitive award paper session for practicing ENT Surgeon PHONOCON Dr. John Samuel 1 st prize in the Quiz Competition for Consultant ENT Surgeon State Awards Ahmadabad, Gujarat International Society of Audio logical Medicine (ISAM ), Bhubaneswar Indian Journal of Urology, Agra 4 th World Congress on Mild Approaches in Assisted Reproduction, Kolkata 43 rd Indian Speech and Hearing Association Conference (ISHACON), Kolkata. 7 th Annual Conference of Association of Phonosurgeons of India, New Delhi PHONOCON 2011, New Delhi December Jan st to 23 rd January th to 27 th Feb th to 27 th Feb 2011 S.No Name Name of the Award Institution Year & Date 01. Ms. T. Srivani 1 st prize for paper presentation at the national seminar Prospectus and Perspectives of Herbal Drug Technology, 26 th & 27 th April 02. Dr. G. Moorthy Best Paper Award Laparoscopic Management of Ovarian Pathology in children 03. Dr. Sandhya Sundaram Best paper award International conference Trendz in Information Sciences and Trichy CCPS Meet City Paediatric Surgeons, Satyabhama University, Computing 04. Dr. J.S.N. Murthy Dr. K.S. Sanjivi awards Udhavum Ullangal & Ekam Foundation, 05. Dr. Kalpana Suresh 2 nd Place in Quiz Vetri Yarukku among 750 delegates 06. Dr. P. Rajendiran Tamilnadu Scientist Award Tamilnadu Ophthalmic Association, Salem TNSCST, Govt. of Tamilnadu. April July 1 st August 24 th August 37

38 07. Dr. Melani Rajendran Dr. M.M. Cooper Memorial Award 08. Dr. Melani Rajendran Dr. Arumugam Krishnamurti Award 09. Prof. A. Ravikumar Dr. (Maj) Prasanna Kumar S 1 st prize in video presentation K.K. Ramalingam Gold Medal for the best paper presentation 10. Prof.C.U.Velmurugendran Life Time Achievement Award 11. Dr.S.Senthil Kumar Dr. M. M Cooper Memorial Award for the best paper presented in the 32 nd Annual conference of Association of Anatomist, Tamil Nadu 12. Dr. Pratheeba Best Paper Award Intestinal Pseudo obstruction Association of Anatomists, Tamil Nadu, Karpagavinayaga Institute of Medical & Dental Sciences, Association of Anatomists, Tamil Nadu, Karpagavinayaga Institute of Medical & Dental Sciences, Association of Otolaryngologists of India (AOI), 14 th Tamil Nadu State Conference, Erode. Stanley Medical College, Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of Medical and Dental Sciences, Maduranthagam CCPS Meet City Paediatric Surgeons, 13. S. Ramalakshmi Best Poster Award Silver Jubilee Celebrations of Sri Ramachandra University 14. Mr. Haresh 1 st Prize for Quiz programme 14 th National Conference of Society of Indian Radiographers, Kilpauk Medical College, September September 18 th to 19 th September September October 15 th to17 th November 18 th & 19 th December 15. Dr. Krishna Seshadri Aesculapius ESICON, CMC, Vellore December 16. Dr. A. Hannah Rachel Vasanthi 17. Dr.(Maj) Prasanna Kumar. S 18. Dr.(Maj) Prasanna Kumar.S Tamil Nadu Young Woman Scientist Award in the field of Medical Sciences for st prize for Practicing ENT Surgeon Dr. P.A. Shah Junior Consultant Award Science City Periyar Science and Technology Centre, 14 th TN state conference, AOI, Erode 63 rd National Conference of January 2011 Jan 2011 Jan

39 19. Dr. Dilip Kumar Awarded for the Best paper presentation 20. Dr. (Maj.) Prasanna Kumar 21. Dr. Semmal Manavai Mustafa Institution Awards Won the gold medal for the best paper Best paper award in the International Conference Association of AOICON 2011, 23 rd National Conference of the Indian Society for Dental Research, 63 rd Annual Conference of Otolaryngologists of India (AOICON) 2011, Alagappa University, Karaikudi. 7 th to 9 th Jan th to 10 th January th to 28 th January 2011 S. No Name Name of the Award Institution Year & Date 01. Dr. Elfride Sanjana 02. Dr. Priscilla Johnson 03. Dr. Bagavad Geetha 2 nd Place in Quiz Vetri Tamilnadu Ophthalmic yarukku Association, SRU Maximum contributor Bridges Second Anniversary Competition, SRU 1 st Prize in Happiness is Bridges Second Anniversary Competition, SRU. 04. Dr. S. Roopa 2 st Prize in Happiness is Bridges Second Anniversary Competition, SRU. 05. Dept of Community Health Nursing 2 nd Prize in poster Presentation in Silver Jubilee celebration. 06. G. Kannan First prize for poster presentation International Honors 1 st August September September September SRU September Indo-American Pharmaceutical Regulatory symposium, SRU 20 th & 21 st November S. No. Name Name of the Award Institution Year & Date 01. Dr. D. Venkataramanan Diploma in Laparoscopic Urology University of Strasbourg, France 17 th December 02. Dr. P.V.Vijayaraghavan Vice President of OASIS Orthopaedic Association of South Indian States 2014 to 2015 National Honors S.No. Name Name of the Award Institution Year & Date 01. Dr. Bhasi. S Expert and Inspector Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) Rehabilitation Council of India, New Delhi, 31 st August 39

40 02. Dr. K. Selvakumar Continued to serve as a Member of Telemedicine Task Force Committee and also as a Member in Implementation Committee for Telemedicine Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India, New Delhi 03. Dr. Sunil Shroff Felicitation at ISOT Indian Society of Organ Transplantation, Hyderabad 04. Dr. Shroff & Dr. Rekha Histological Reclassification, Histochemical characterization and c-kit immunoexpression in renal cell carcinoma 05. Mr. Jagadeswaran Medal of Honor for Teaching and Research on eve of Teacher s Day celebration 06. Dr.D. Rout Member of the Advisory Board 07. Mr. Ravi M. Membership: National Academy of Sciences 08. Bhaskar LVKS. Associate Editor of International Journal of Parasitology Research & Associate Editor of Advances in Medical Informatics 09. Dr. Bhasi. S & M. Suresh Kumar Advisory Board Member, IDAC 10. Dr.D.Chamundeeswa ri Inspector of Pharmacy Council of India 11. Dr. Bhasi. S Chaired a session in the International Conference on Applied Behavioral Analysis 12. Dr. Sridevi Chaired a scientific session Padmanabhan 13. Dr. Vignesh Kailasam 14. Dr. Bhasi S. and Mr. Suresh Kumar Chaired a scientific session Advisory Board Members of Institute for Training and Assessment Center (IDAC) Indian Journal of Urology, Agra National Foundation for Entrepreneurship Development Indian Society of Cerebrovascular Surgery 5 th September INSA, New Delhi Bioinfo Publications, India The training and Assessment Institute, New Delhi Pharmacy Council of India, New Delhi Association for Behavior Analysis (ABA), Bangalore 45 th Indian Orthodontic Conference, Mangalore 45 th Indian Orthodontic Conference, Mangalore New Delhi Prof. N. Venkatesh Scroll of Honor 7 th All India Physiotherapy students conference, Mangalore 18 th October 12 th October November 11 th and 12 th December 17 th to 19 th Dec 17 th to 19 th Dec January

41 16. Dr. D.Chamundeeswari & Dr. T.S. Lokeswari 17. Prof. Dr. P.Sampath Kumar Trainer Associate in capacity building for Women managers in higher education Re-elected as Vice-President University Grant s Commission Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine March State Honors S.No. Name Name of the Award Institution Year & Date 01. Dr. Krishnendu Mukhopadhayay Academic Counselor IGNOU, TNPCB 02. Dr. Vamsi Lavu GATE grant for research project Intramural finding 03. Prof. N. Sanjeeva President Reddy 04. Dr.Dhanalakshmi & Prof. Usha Vishwanath Executive Committee Member 05. Dr. Palaniappan Managing Committee Member Obstetrics & Gynaecology Society of South India, Obstetrics & Gynaecology Society of South India, Obstetrics & Gynaecology Society of South India, 06. Prof. P.V. Vijayaraghavan MN Oration TNOACON, Tirunelveli 07. D. Jagadeswaran Medal of Honor for National Foundation for Teaching and Research Entrepreneurship development, 08. Prof.S. Balagopal Joining Organizing 2011 GRT Temple Bay, Secretary in National Mamallapuram Conference IAPS 09. Dr. Sunil Shroff Social Entrepreneur of the Year 10. Dr. A. Vasantha Chair person Kumari, Dr. Kavitha Swaminathan 11. Prof. Arun B. Chitharanjan Advisor for the 23 rd National Conference of the Indian Society 12. Dr. S.K.Balaji Chair Person for the scientific session 13. Prof. Arun B. Chitharanjan Co-Chairman for the 10 th Annual Meeting 14. Prof. Dr. Sridevi CDE Convener Padmanabhan 15. Prof. N. Venkatesh Member Board of Management TIECON (The Indus Entrepreneur), UG Pedo Conference, Dental Research, 23 rd National Conference of the Indian Society for Dental Research, INODCLEFTON 2011, Madras Orthodontic Study Group Rathinavel Subramaniam Educational Trust, April April April September 6 th to 9 th October 4 th December 7 th to 9 th Jan th to 9 th Jan th to 30 th Jan January

42 16. Dr. A.Vasantha Kumari, Dr. J.M. Farzan, Dr.M. S. Saravana Kumar & Dr. Kavitha Swaminathan Chaired a Scientific Session 17. Dr. Akila Ganesh Member of the organizing committee for the 1 st State Level Conference - Pathfinder 2011 Coimbatore ISDR Conference, Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry Tamil Nadu Chapter, SRM Dental College 18. Dr. D. Kandaswamy Guiding Force Meenakshi Ammal Dental College,. 19. Dr. A. Vasantha Kumari Chaired a Scientific 8 th National convention, Session 20. Dr. B. Yamuna Krishna Invited as Valedictory D.G. Vaishnava College, Chief Guest on Wellness Tourism programme as well as Judge for paper presentation Institution Honors January Feb th March 2011 S. Name Name of the Award Institution Year & Date No. 01. Dr. Pankaj B Editorial member in Asian Journal of Medical Shah journals Sciences, Current Research Journal of Biological Sciences, SRU 02. Prof. B.W.C. Appointed as Chairman, Basic Medical Sciences for 2011 Satiyasekaran Board of Studies UG & PG, SRU. 03. Dr. Pankaj B Shah Appointed as member Secretary of Institutional Sri Ramachandra University Dr. Suhas Prabhakar 05. Dr. B.Yamuna Krishna Ethics Committee Appointed as Member of Board of Studies in Allied Health Sciences Judge for Slogan writing competition in the Women s day celebration 06. Dr. K. Chitra Judge for Slogan writing competition in the Women s day celebration 07. Dr. Padmavathi.R Appointed as a member of Institutional Clinical Research Ethics Committee 08. Dr. B.Yamuna Krishna 09. Dr. D. Chamundeeswari Judge for various Cultural events Co-ordinator of Internal Quality Assurance Cell Sri Ramachandra University Womens Empowerment Cell, SRU Womens Empowerment Cell, SRU SRU th February th February th February 2011 Faculty of Nursing, SRU 2 nd March 2011 SRU March

43 16. Internal resources generated Hostel Fee Interest on FD Miscellaneous Receipts, etc. Rs lakhs 17. Details of departments getting assistance/recognition under SAP, COSIST (ASSIST)/ DST, FIST, and other programmes The various department of the constituent colleges applied their research proposals to various funding agencies like DBT, DST, New Delhi and establish research facilities. For (eg) The Herbal Indian Medicinal Research Lab is established with the help of Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi and Department of AYUSH, New Delhi. The Tissue Engineering Lab is established with the help of Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi. The Invitro Cell Culture Lab is established with the help of Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi. The Environmental Research Lab is established with the help of World Health Organisation, Geneva. 18. Community services The various departments of the constituent colleges are involved in conducting medical camps in rural areas, schools, Rasipuram, Public Health Centres, etc. There are totally 55 camps conducted in the year The details are given below. Cardiology Obstetrics & Gynaecology Participated in 30 Camps conducted on a monthly basis at Pondicherry SRMC Information Centre. Camps are conducted once in every three months at Kolkatta, Siliguri, Dinhata Information Centre. Conducted Cardiac Camp at Local hospital, Coimbatore patients benefitted. Conducted Cardio Diabetic Camp at. 500 patients benefitted. Regular Camps are conducted at Nemam & Mugalivakkam on alternate Tuesdays. 43

44 Dermatology & Veneurology Students and faculty from the department attended several camps in. - Mobile Leprosy Clinic Leprosy affected colonies in and around Chengalpattu District. - Cholai Camp Schools in and around Poonamallee. - Primary Health Centres Nemem and Mugalivakkam - Varumun Kappom Thittam Camp - TTD Camp - Rasipuram Camp - Hyundai Camp - Sullurpet Camp Dept of SLHS Conducted Hearing Screening Camp at Indian Air force station, Tambaram as part of World Health Day Celebration for 40 Air force Officers. Conducted Speech screening camp for individuals with Cleft lip and palate at Thiruvannamalai, Porur and Arani. Conducted Noise Awareness Program for special educators, NGO workers, at SRTC, Ashok Nagar. 30 members were participated. Conducted Bhutan Cleft Care Project at Trongsa, Bhutan. 55 clients availed the service. Conducted Hearing Screening for 54 children at Vidya Sudha School. Conducted a camp at Cheyyar, Thiruvannamalai as a part of TFW project and trained the CBR workers. General Surgery Prof. A. Ravi & Prof. K. Balaji Singh attended Health Camp at Rasipuram and Ambattur on September. ENT Dept. of ENT and SLHS conducted a hearing screening camp at Indian Air Force Station, Tambaram as part of World Health Day Celebration on 7 th April. Dr. Prasanna Kumar, Dept. of ENT, Head and Neck Surgery delivered a guest lecture on Prevention of Common ENT Problems. Radiology & Imaging Services In memory of our founder chancellor - Free Health Check up camp at Rasipuram on 25 th and 26 th September. Founder Chancellor Sri N.P.V. Ramasamy Udayar Memorial Multispeciality Free Medical Camp at Ambattur on 23 rd October. Sri Ramachandra Staff Master Health Check up1 st Floor Ultrasound, Radiology Department. Neurosurgery The Neuro Camp was conducted at Kolkatta & Guwahati and Siliguri on. TB & Chest Diseases World TB Day - Patient education programme was conducted in the out patient department of SRMC & RI on 24 th March. 44

45 Transfusion Medicine Orthodontics Dept. of Paediatrics Dept. of Prosthodontics Dept. of Pedodontics Dept. of Oral Medicine & Radiology Dept. of Public Health Dentistry Blood Donation Camp was conducted at the following areas: Infant Jesus Shrine, Guindy, Sri Venkateswara Engineering College, SriPerumbadur Sai Ram Engineering College, Tambaram Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering & Technology, Tirupachur, Tiruvallur district Saveetha Engineering college, Sembarambakkam Sudarma Kalyana Mandapam, Saligramam Shwing Stetter India Private Ltd, Sriperumpudur Three cleft camps were conducted at Thiruvannamalai part of the TFW (Transforming Faces/Worldwide) Project. Three staff and two PGs attend on rotation. Students and faculty from the department attended several camps. - School Health Programmes - TTD Camp - Nemam PHC Camp - Mugalivakkam PHC Camp Free Denture Camp was conducted at Kollidam treated 52 members. Conducted Screening Camp for 67 special children at Vidya Sudha School. Conducted Screening Camp for 1359 children at PSBB Millennium School, Gerugambakkam. Faculty of Dental Sciences observed World No Tobacco Day from 31 st May to 2 nd Jun of 46 patients screened, several had cancerous and precancerous lesions. An awareness lecture was also part of the camp. Conducted Health Camps and participated in the several camps from Jan 2011 to March Screened and treated 1671 patients. 1. Varumun Kappom 2. Ramalingapuram Avadi 3. Neman 4. Mugalivakkam 5. Arunodayam Special Children Treatment Camp Kolathur 6. Pitchivakkam Check Post Govt. School Rx Camp - Vaniyambadi 7. Marimangalam Govt. School treatment Camp 8. Asirvad Foundation School Camp Kundrathur Screening 9. Vel Tech Polytechnic Velanur treatment Camp 45

46 Community Medicine School health programme was organized by Department of Community Medicine at MKM Matriculation Higher secondary school, Mugalivakkam on 25 th November. A total of 250 students from I to VI std were screened for health problems. Faculty of Pharmacy School of Nursing Faculty of Physiotherapy Sri Ramachandra University has entered into a Public-Private Partnership alliance as per the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) initiative with the Government of Tamilnadu as a donor to the Patient Welfare Societies of 2 Primary Health Centers at Nemam and Mugalivakkam from the month of September Specialists Services at each of the above Primary Health Centres are being provided as per the schedule on fixed days every month. A number of patients examined in Specialty Clinics in the Primary Health Centres Mugalivakkam and Nemam during the period between March to Dec. Pharm D (Post Baccalaureate) students participated in the health camps conducted by the Department of Ophthalmology, SRU, at various places in and around, in the months of February and March M.Pharm (Pharmacy Practice) and Pharm D (Post Baccalaureate) students provided drug information services to all health care professionals of the hospital and students of various departments of SRU through the Drugs and Poisons Information Center. The Center has received and answered 224 queries during the period of April The M.Pharm (Pharmacy Practice), Pharm D and Pharm D (Post Baccalaureate) students provide patient education for ambulatory and in-house patients of the Sri Ramachandra Medical Center and Hospital. The B. Pharm and M. Pharm students have donated blood for the needy at various occasions. Annual checkup was done for all the students took part in the pulse polio programme organized by GOVT in the month of January and February 2011 in Nemam, Adambakkam, Alandur and Mugalivakkam PHC. The Department of Physiotherapy organized a Summer Camp on Fitness for women Strengthening core and floor from to staff and faculty members of Sri Ramachandra Medical Centre attended the programme and benefitted by the full course. 46

47 Faculty of Nursing The Alumni Association of SRS & CON organized a health screening camp at Kancheepuram on 6 th May. 135 members were benefitted. Dept. of Community Health Nursing conducted an outreach programme on Awareness of Breast Feeding at Nemam Primary Health Centre on 3 rd August. 150 Mothers attended the programme. II year M.Sc. (N) Community Health Nursing & B.Sc (N) IV Year students actively participated in the Varumun Kappom programme conducted at Sorancherri on 20 th August. M.Sc (N) IIYear Community Health Nursing in collaboration with community Dentistry Department, Faculty of Dental science conducted School Health camp on Dental Hygiene at Panchayat union primary school, Nemam on 26 th October. Dept. of community Health Nursing conducted a Mass Health Education Programme with the theme of Adolescent Health: Our concern at Govt. Girls Hr. Sec. School, Kizhmanamedu on 3 rd November. M.Sc (N) II Year Community Health Nursing & B.Sc (N)IV Year students participated in the Varumun Kappom programme conducted at Thirumanam Village on 26 th October. Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology Nursing organized Women Day Celebration with the theme Equal access to education, training & science & technology: Pathway to decent work for women at Antenatal OPD, SRU. 19. Newly recruited teachers and officers. Number of teachers recruited for the year - 11 S. No. DESIGNATION NUMBERS 01. Assistant Professor Associate Professor Clinical Instructor Clinical Trial Co-ordinator Demonstrator Lecturer Professor Resident Senior Consultant Senior Lecturer Senior Research Scientist Senior Resident Tutor Veterinary Pathologist 1 Total 115 Number of Faculty whose probation was declared for the year -11 S. No. DESIGNATION NUMBERS 01. Application Specialist 3 47

48 02. Assistant Professor Lecturer Professor Project Assistant Reader Research Officer (Toxicology) Senior Lecturer Special Educator Specialist Environmental Health Tutor 3 Total 80 Number of Promotions for the year -11 Teaching faculty : 71 Non-Teaching faculty : 946 No. of faculty sponsored for conferences : 114 No.of faculty in long leave, maternity leave etc. : 43 Disciplinary procedures taken : 161 Departmental enquires : Nil 20. Teaching - Non-teaching staff ratio - 1 : Improvements in the library services A total of 1925 CD Roms / DVDs are housed in the archives of the library. About 355 are included in the current year (-2011). 22. New books/journals subscribed and their value Books (-2011) New Books Added Total No. of Books Value of Books ,75, Journals (- New Journals Added Total No. of Value of Journals 2011) Journals ,97,63, Total ,38,39, Courses in which students assessment of teachers were introduced and the action taken based on the students feedback The university has a policy to get feedbacks from the students regarding the overall performance of the teachers, in terms of their knowledge, skills, commitment towards teaching and their responsibilities. The Faculty are given opportunity to improve their performance based on the feedbacks obtained. The faculty who require improvement are counseled by their concerned heads of the department. Methodology: 48

49 To identify the possible hindering factors, the university authorities carefully designed an instrument to collect the information from the students on different aspects and their functioning in the university. This included five domains of information i.e. about the Course, Faculty, Assessments, Facilities available and Future involvement of students with the university. The responses were collected on a five point scale as poor, average, good, very good and excellent. Students were at liberty to mark their responses, and the data collected was analyzed by an independent evaluator and the identity of the students were not revealed. This kind of unbiased information was collected from different courses of the university (medical, dental, paramedical, and allied health sciences). The data collected were entered in Microsoft excel format and then analyzed by SPSS software for detailed information. First, the percent responses to each of the five point scale was calculated for all the courses and tabulated. Then five point scale was further reduced to three point grades as high, medium and low for easy understanding of the responses given by the students without losing any details or information (poor and average were graded as low, good as medium and very good and excellent as high); this was converted into a line graphs presentation of each domain with a mean line to check how each response and the respective domain were progressing across the selected courses. The details are placed confidentially in the archives of the Dean s office. Sample of the feedback form Contents Excellent Very good Good Average Poor Course 1.Academic content 2.Depth/coverage 3.Lab/clinical skills 4.IAs,tests Mean percent Faculty 5.Interest,commitment 6.Accessibility 7.Feedback action 8.Mentoring Mean percent Institution 9.Library, elibrary 10.Health care 11.Admin staff 12.Academic staff Mean percent Facilities 49

50 13.Hostel/transport 14.Sports/recreation 15.Mess/canteen 16.Postoffice/banks Mean percent Future course 17.Higher studies 18.Joining as faculty 19.Alumni 20.Recommendation Mean percent Contents/Ranking High Medium Low Course Faculty Institution Facilities Future course The areas where discrepancies were noted given attention and rectified immediately. The report is available with the dean of faculties, SRU. 24. Feedback from stakeholders Students: Periodic comprehensive student evaluation is sent to parents regularly. In the Medical College the students feedback is obtained through their learning orientation in the integrated Curriculum in Phases I & II. Postgraduates feedback is got at the departmental level and used for improvements. In all the other colleges the feedback is got from the students at the end of each semester / year through questionnaire, which carries various aspects of teaching, learning and curriculum design. Employers: Employers provide informal feedback collected during campus interviews and while alumni are employed in our organization. 50

51 Parents: Most of the colleges collect oral feedback received from parents through Parent- Faculty meets organized at regular intervals. Feedbacks are also received during the parents visit to college on any other occasions. Patients: DEPARTMENT OF PATIENT AND GUEST RELATIONS Quality Indicators Total Number of admissions Number of patients screened for social assessment Social screened percentage Total Number of Discharges No of patient feedback forms collected Patient feedback forms collected in % Benchmark 75% Overall Excellent % Benchmark 80% APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN 2011 FEB 2011 MAR % 99% 98% 99% 99.7% 99.8% 99.7% 99.5% 97% 99% 97% 98% % 70% 73% 70% 76% 64% 79% 65% 74% 69% 82% 82% 77% 79% 82% 80% 83% 78% 79% 81% 80% 79% 80% 78% No. of Patient feedback forms collected % Jan'10 Feb'10 Mar'10 Apr'10 May'10 Jun'10 Jul'10 Aug'10 Sep'10 Oct'10 Nov'10 Dec'10 Benchmark % No. of Patient feedback forms collected %

52 Overall Excellent % Jan'10 Feb'10 Mar'10 Apr'10 May'10 Jun'10 Jul'10 Aug'10 Sep'10 Oct'10 Nov'10 Dec'10 Benchmark % Overall Excellent % Unit cost of education S. No. COURSES Higher Speciality Courses Fee Structure (in Rs) Unit Cost (in Rs.) 1. D.M. CARDIOLOGY D.M. NEUROLOGY D.M. NEPHROLOGY D.M. MEDICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY M.Ch. NEURO SURGERY M.Ch. UROLOGY M.Ch. CARDIOVASCULAR & THORACIC SURGERY M.Ch. SURGICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY M.Ch. PLASTIC RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY M.Ch. PAEDIATRIC SURGERY Postgraduate Degree Courses in Basic Medical Sciences 11. M.D. ANATOMY M.D. PHYSIOLOGY M.D. BIOCHEMISTRY

53 M.D. PATHOLOGY M.D. MICROBIOLOGY M.D. PHARMACOLOGY M.D. COMMUNITY MEDICINE M.D. IMMUNO HEAMATOLOGY & BLOOD TRANSFUSION MEDICINE Postgraduate Degree Clinical Courses M.D. GENERAL MEDICINE M.D. PAEDIATRICS M.D. ANAESTHESIOLOGY M.D. RADIO DIAGNOSIS M.D. DERMATOLOGY, VENEREOLOGY & LEPROSY M.D. PSYCHIATRY M.D. T.B. & PULMONARY MEDICINE M.D. SPORTS MEDICINE M.S. GENERAL SURGERY M.S. OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY M.S.ORTHOPAEDICS M.S. OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY M.S. OPHTHALMOLOGY Postgraduate Diploma Courses 32. DIP. IN OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY (DGO) DIP. IN CHILD HEALTH (DCH) DIP. IN ANAESTHESIOLOGY (DA) DIP. IN ORTHOPAEDICS (D. ORTHO) DIP. IN OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY (DLO) DIP. IN OPHTHALMOLOGY (DO) DIP. IN MEDICAL RADIO - DIAGNOSIS (DMRD) DIP. IN DERMATOLOGY, VENEREOLOGY & LEPROSY DIP. IN PSYCHIATRIC MEDICINE (DPM)

54 DIP. IN TUBERCULOSIS AND CHEST DISEASES (DTCD) Postgraduate Dental Courses 42. M.D.S. CONSERVATIVE DENTISTRY & ENDODONTICS M.D.S. ORTHODONTICS M.D.S. ORAL MEDICINE & RADIOLOGY M.D.S. PERIODONTICS M.D.S. ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY M.D.S. PROSTHODONTICS M.D.S. ORAL PATHOLOGY M.D.S. PEDODONTICS AND PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY Other Postgraduate Courses 50. M.PHIL CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY M.B.A. (HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT) M.PHARM PHARMACY PRACTICE M.PHARM PHARMACEUTICS M.PHARM QUALITY ASSURANCE M.PHARM PHARMACOGNOSY M.SC. HUMAN GENETICS M.SC. BIOTECHNOLOGY M.SC. BIOINFORMATICS M.SC.(N) MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING M.SC (N) PAEDIATRIC NURSING M.SC (N) OBSTETRICTS & GYNAECOLOGY NURSING M.SC (N) COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING M.SC. (N) PSYCHIATRIC NURSING MPT ORTHOPAEDICS & TRAUMATOLOGY MPT NEUROSCIENCES MPT CARDIO-PULMONARY SCIENCES MASTER IN AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH LANGUAGE 67. PATHOLOGY

55 68. M.SC. MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY M.SC. NEUROSCIENCE M.SC. ANATOMY M.SC. PHYSIOLOGY M.SC. BIOCHEMISTRY M.SC. MICROBIOLOGY & APPLIED MOLECULAR BIOLOGY M.SC. RENAL SCIENCE & DIALYSIS TECHNOLOGY M.SC. MEDICAL IMAGING TECHNOLOGY M.SC. MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY M.SC. (CLINICAL NUTRITION) PHARM D PHARM D (POST-BACCALAUREATE) M.P.H. (MASTERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAM) Undergraduate Courses 81. M.B.B.S. (BACHELOR OF MEDICINE & BACHELOR OF SURGERY) B.D.S. (BACHELOR OF DENTAL SURGERY) B.P.T. (BACHELOR OF PHYSIOTHERAPY) B.PHARM. (BACHELOR OF PHARMACY) B.SC. (NURSING) B.SC. NURSING (POST BASIC) B.SC. (ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES) BASLP (BACHELOR OF AUDIOLOGY, SPEECH - LANGUAGE AND PATHOLOGY) B.SC. (EMERGENCY AND TRAUMA CARE TECHNOLOGY) DIPLOMA IN NURSING B.SC. (OPTOMETRY) B.SC. (BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES) Computerization of administration and the process of admissions and examination results, issue of certificates 55

56 ICT is deployed in all the university activities such as administration including maintenance of accounts, admissions, library services and examinations. The software required for the above mentioned departments is developed inhouse by the experts. Administration: Database of staff profiles (Teaching & Non-teaching) the day-to-day activities such as maintenance of leave letters, sanction of facilities offered for staffs, staff selection, salary payment, maintenance of accounts are practised in all administrative work. To initiate the process all the staff were given training in computer skills. The details are given in the table. 56

57 Admission: The conduct of common entrance examination, declaration of results, selection of students for different courses through counseling and maintenance of student profile, disbursement of their scholarship are executed through a database. Examination: ICT is practised in all the stages of conduct in examinations such as selection of questions from the question banks, evaluation of answer scripts and the computation and publication of the results. 27. Increase in the infrastructural facilities The details of the increase in infrastructural facilities is given below. RS. FURNITURE : LIBRARY BOOKS :

58 VECHILE (MARUTHI ALTO) : ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT & INSTALLATION : OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS & INSTRUMENTS : TOTAL Infrastructure Facilities added during the year 2011 = Rs lakhs 1. Nursing College: Additionally 2 labs Maternity Nursing lab and child health lab air conditioners were installed to accommodate and preserve simulators. 2. A research lab funded by DRDO & DST was instituted in Faculty of Pharmacy. 3. One more ATM counter was opened by Oriental Bank of Commerce in the Campus to facilitate faster cash transactions by students, faculty and staff. 4. An International food court at Archana Annex and a cafeteria at E Block Medical Centre in the 1 st Floor was opened to students, faculties and others. 28. Technology upgradation 58

59 1. Biometric system of reporting has been introduced for the staff and faculty to monitor their attendance. 2. Digital Radiography was commissioned in medical services due of the need of the PACS system. 3. Biometric system has been introduced at vital entry points in the university such as Chancellor s Office, Dean s / Registrar s Office, Centre for Toxicology and Developmental Research, Central Research facility. 4. Digital phasing of results in the laboratory has been introduced. 5. Digitization of all the family folders in Mugalivakkam and Nemam area in community services was carried out by the faculty of Nursing. 6. CRF facility has been commissioned and the analytical services for the following equipment have begun: a. Sequencing f. HPLC b. Real time PCR g. HPTLC c. Confocal Microscopy h. ICP - MS d. FACS counter and sorting i. NMR e. GC MS j. Ultracentrifuge 29. Computer and internet access and training of teachers, non-teaching staff and students Computers are deployed in the Medical College Mbps Leased Line (Airtel) for Internet usage. 3. Active Learning Center : 28 machines especially for Students & Staffs; usage of internet for study purpose and for conducting Paramedical computer related classes. 4. Instructional sessions for teaching & non-teaching staffs on basics of computers and on working in internet. Enhancement of Computers and internet access : Rs lakhs New Equipments purchased (Course wise details) : Rs lakhs 30. Financial aid to students I. Sri Ramachandra University Chancellor Research Fellowships for Ph.D. The University offers a total of 8 Fellowships each carrying a sum of Rs.6,000/- p.m. with a contingency grant of Rs.25,000/- p.a. for a period of 3 years for Phd candidates 59

60 who have undertaken research on full time basis in the University in the following disciplines:- Medicine and Surgery all branches and Basic Medical Sciences/ Dentistry/ Pharmacy/ Nursing/ Human Genetics/ Biomedical Sciences/ Biotechnology/ Bioinformatics/ Medicinal Chemistry/ Physiotherapy/ Management/ Allied Health Sciences/ Speech-Language and Hearing Sciences/ Clinical Nutrition/ Clinical Psychology. The fellowships will be governed by the terms and conditions prescribed and tenable only at Sri Ramachandra University. Objective: These fellowships are designed to motivate talented and meritorious medical and allied sciences postgraduates to take up Ph.D. research on a full-time basis at the constituent colleges of Sri Ramachandra University. Financial aid to students : Rs lakhs 31. Activities and support from the Alumni Association Dept. of Allied Health Sciences Periodical discussion with Alumni Members College of Nursing The Alumni Association of SRSON & SRCON organized a health screening camp at Kanchipuram on Nine faculty members participated The Alumni Association of SRS & CON observed Nurses day & organized a CNE program on on the theme: Delivering quality, serving communities: Nurses leading chronic care. Faculty of Management Sciences Regular executive committee meetings are organized. Organised preliminary Alumni meet on and Final Decennial Alumni meet on alumni members have participated in the final alumni meet, representing all the 8 passed out batches, and election was held to select various Office bearers like the President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, members etc for Sri Ramachandra College of Management s Alumni Association. 60

61 Faculty of Pharmacy The Alumni Association of Sri Ramachandra College of Pharmacy had organized two guest lectures for the B. Pharm final year and M. Pharm students. The first speaker was Mr. Mohan Chakraborthy, an alumnus ( batch), a registered pharmacist in USA. He spoke on Opportunities for Pharmacy graduates in USA on 13/9/. The second lecture was given by Mr. C.U. Balaji Prakash, an alumnus ( batch), working as a Research executive, Production R&D, Orchid health care,, on the topic Career oppurtunities in pharmacy on 19/3/2011 at Faculty of Pharmacy, SRU. The Alumni Association of Sri Ramachandra College of Pharmacy conducted two executive committee meetings during the year on 24/8/ and 14/3/2011 and an Annual General Body meeting on 25/3/2011 in which around 50 alumni attended. Dept. of Biotechnology Conducted the 4 th Alumni meet on 23 rd Sep. during the Silver Jubilee Celebrations- on the Theme: Biotechnology for Safe Health and Secure Environment. Inter collegiate Competitions Enviro Quiz and of Art & Display on Global Warming. School of Nursing It is planned to conduct Alumini association activities on 12 th May in collaboration with College of Nursing. Dept. of Pedodontics Steps taken to initiate the program 32. Activities and support from the Parent-Teacher Association Periodic Parent-Teacher Meetings are arranged across the courses. Regular feedback on the course, infrastructure, examination systems are obtained and suggestions given by the parents are scrutinized implemented immediately. To mention a few. School of Nursing : Parent-Teacher meet was conducted on to emphasize the poor performance of their wards and the benefits which are available in Sri Ramachandra campus. There was a good response from the parents (Attendance 100%). Dept. of Speech Language & Hearing Science obtained feedback through STUSTAT Questionnaire from their students regarding the involvement of faculty in academic and clinical blocks, infrastructure, facilities of the university, etc. Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology gathered contact address of the students and compeled them for perusal by the staff members. Dept. of Pathology organised the Parents -Mentor meetings on 12 th April and 29 th April,. 61

62 33. Health Services SRMC was identified as a center to provide specialized surgical treatment for people below poverty line under Kalaignar insurance Scheme for Lifesaving Surgeries by the Tamil Nadu Government. More than 1500 patients have been benefited under the scheme. SRMC Blood Bank has been accredited by AABB (American Association of Blood Banks) in April,. This is the only blood bank in the country to receive international accreditation. (Annexure 1) A state of the art Liver Transplant Unit started functioning and has successfully carried out liver transplant operations. Under Tamil Nadu State Illness Assistance Society Scheme, 450 patients have been benefitted. International Patient Care: The Medical Center has treated 259 international patients last year. This includes patients from 20 nationalities: Oman, Iraq, Sri Lanka, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Australia, France, Canada, USA, UK, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Maldives and Korea etc. General Health Check was carried out for all the employees above 40 years of age to commemorate the Silver Jubilee Celebrations of SRMC & RI. Sri Ramachandra Health Insurance Scheme has been commissioned under the following categories (SRHIS) (August to July) i. Staff ii. Staff-dependent iii. Students 1. Staff Outpatient Benefit : Employee who had completed 1 year of service as on are eligible for Insurance coverage. Investigation : Rs.2000/- Drugs : Rs.1000/- Inpatient Benefit : Employee Insurance coverage of Rs.1,00,000/- for hospitalization benefits with the premium paid by the management. 2. Staff dependent 62

63 Outpatient : Married Employee : Spouse with two children ( below 21 yrs) with parents. Unmarried Employee : Holder parents only. Inpatient : Floater Policy (Rs.1,00,000/- to 2,00,000/-) 50% premium - Management share 50% premium Employee share (4 Installment on September to December) 3. Student Outpatient Benefit : Investigation : Rs.1500/- Drugs : Rs.500/- (Aug to July) Inpatient Benefit : Insurance Rs.1,00,000/- for Hospital benefit. 34. Performance in sports activities Events held outside Sri Ramachandra University: S.No Name of the person Events Place Prize Remarks / team 1. SRU Cricket team III Division Cricket - III Place Cricket tournament 2. Ms. C. Pushparani Staff Dept. of Physical Education XXXV Senior National Tennikoit Championship Velammal International School, Tennikoit - III Place Represented TamilNadu State 3. Ms. C. Pushparani Staff Dept. of Physical Education 4. Dr. Karthik Kailash Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery 5. Ms. C. Pushparani Dept. of Physical Education 6. SRU Student Cricket Team XIV South Zone Senior National Tennikoit Championship T.S. Santhanam Memorial All India Veterans Tennis Tournament Senior State Carrom Championship State level Inter medical Tournament 7. SRU Student Team State level Inter medical Tournament Pondicherry Tennikoit - IV Place Represented TamilNadu State Tennis - Winners Dharmapuri Carrom Represented District Stanley Medical College, Madras Medical College, Cricket - Winners Football Winners Basketball Winners Table Tennis Winners Carrom- Runner s up Basketball Winners 63

64 8. SRU Throwball Team 9. SRU Throwball Team 10. Ms.Merlin Student Faculty of Nursing 11. SRU Staff Cricket team 12. SRU Staff Cricket team 13. Ms.Senthil Murugan (Blood Bank) Ms.Premkumar (Physical Educator) 14. Ms. Pushparani (Physical Educator) Ms.Malathy (Cardiologist) 15. Ms. Pushparani (Physical Educator) 16. SRU Staff Throw ball team 17. SRU Staff Volley ball team 18. SRU Staff Throw ball team 19. SRU Staff Volley ball team 20. Ms. M. Bavani MT I.P Block 21. Ms. S. Meena Establishment Vel s 2011 Inter Collegiate Tournament Alpha 2011 Inter Collegiate Tournament Espo 2011 Inter Collegiate Tournament State level Inter medical Tournament Bukhari Memorial Staff Cricket Tournament JBAS 2011 Inter Collegiate Tournament JBAS 2011 Inter Collegiate Tournament JBAS 2011 Inter Collegiate Tournament JBAS 2011 Inter Collegiate Tournament JBAS 2011 Inter Collegiate Tournament ESPO 2011 Inter Collegiate Tournament ESPO 2011 Inter Collegiate Tournament ESPO 2011 Inter Collegiate Tournament ESPO 2011 Inter Collegiate Tournament Vel s University Alpha college of Arts & Science Ethiraj College Madras Medical College, New College JBAS College for Women, JBAS College for Women, JBAS College for Women, JBAS College for Women, JBAS College for Women, Ethiraj College Ethiraj College Ethiraj College Ethiraj College Throw ball - Runner s up Throw ball - Runner s up Tennikoit - Runner s up Cricket - Winners Cricket Runner s up Ms. Preetha P Nair Dental College Best Player of the tournament Ms. Preetha P Nair, Dental College Best Player of the tournament Best Bowler of the Tournament Dr. Ganesh Assoc. Professor Dept.of Biochem. Carrom - Winners Over all Championship Cup Tennis - Runners Up Table Tennis - Runners Up Throw ball (Women) - Winners Volley ball (Men) - Runners up Throw ball (Women) Winners Volley ball (Men) - Runners up Carrom - Winners Carrom - Runner s up 35. Incentives to outstanding sportspersons 64

65 Students of all constituent colleges are encouraged to get involved in sports activities. They are given special permission to participate in competitions and tournaments during college hours. Name Department UG/PG Name of the Awarding Place Year & The expenses towards the participation in these events are completely borne by the university. Medals and shields are given to winners. Name of the winners are displayed through paper cutting in the notice board or flashed in LCD monitors located in the prominent areas of the University and the information is also circulated to the colleges. The name of the winners in important events are also published in Bridges The monthly newsletter of Sri Ramachandra University. 36. Student achievements and awards PRIZES, AWARDS AND HONOURS OBTAINED BY THE STUDENTS 65

66 S. No. award etc., Agency Date 1. Dr. P. Rekha Anatomy PG PG Dissertation Award Association of Anatomists, Tamilnadu 2. Dr. Hari Govind S. Accident & Emergency Medicine PG Best Oral Paper on Airway Management International Conference on Emergency Medicine (ICEM) Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of Medical and Dental Sciences September Singapore June 3. Dr. Premananth Chest & TB PG 3 rd Prize in Best Young Scientist Award 4. Dr. Sandhya Venkataswami 5. Dr. Maria Gnanam Dr. Raghul Kumar Sharma Dermatology & Venereology Dermatology & Venereology 6. Dr. Divya Dermatology & Venereology 7. Dr. Gayathri Dermatology & Venereology 8. Dr. Sharmatha Dermatology & Venereology PG 3 rd Prize in Paper Presentation PG 1 st prize Quiz competition PG PG PG 3 rd Prize in Paper Presentation 3 rd Prize in Poster presentation 1 st prize in Paper Presentation 9. Dr. Archana Sudhir E.N.T. PG Dr. Sandra Nisha Award for best paper 10. Dr. N. Rajeev Roy E.N.T. PG Faculty Gold Medal for Best 11. Ms. Yoshitha Forensic Medicine 12. Dr. Kalyan Chakravarthy Kandula Gastroenterology UG PG Outgoing DLO Best paper Award 3 rd prize for the poster NAPCON Jodhpur DERMACON August IADVL Conference, Pondicherry Chapter Indian Association of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprosy Tamilnadu Chapter (CUTICON ) Indian Association of Dermatology, Venereology & leprosy Tamilnadu Chapter (CUTICON ) IADVL Conference, Pondicherry Chapter 63 rd AOICON 2011 Pondicherry Pondicherry December October October December Jan 2011 SRMC South India Medico-Legal Association Indian society of gastroenterology Vijayawada Hyderabad 19 th September November 66

67 13. Dr. Siddhartha Giri Microbiology PG Best Paper Award 14. Dr. Siddhartha Giri Microbiology PG Nowopia- V.V.P Award 15. Dr. Prithwijit Banerjee 16. Ms.Anjana Easwar, Mr. Aman Gupta, Ms. Keerthi.K Pharmacology PG Best Photography Physiology UG 3 rd prize in the Quiz programme 17. Dr. Tamilselvan Physiology PG Maximum contributor 18. Dr. Lalitha Physiology PG First prize- Tamil poem 19. Dr. Preetha Paul Physiology PG First prize- English poem 20. Ms. Afra Ismail Radiology UG 2 nd prize for best paper Society for Indian Human and Animal Mycology Indian Association of Medical Microbiologist s Bridges committee Government Vellore Medical College Bridges Second Anniversary competition Bridges Second Anniversary competition Bridges Second Anniversary competition Indian Radiological and Imaging Technologist Academy, KIRANA AIIMS, New Delhi Calcutta 4 th to 6 th March SRU, Vellore SRU, SRU, SRU, Bangalore 26 th to 28 th November 17 th April September September September 12 th March Ms. Sowmiya. K Radiology UG 2 nd prize in Paper presentation 22. Dr. Vinayaga Priya, Dr. Arathi, Dr. Sona Pravithra Dr. Vinayaga priya Mr. Vineeth V S Radiology Radiology Radiology 25. Ms. Chitra T Radiology PG PG PG UG 1 st Prize in Prof. JR Daniel Memorial Quiz 1 st Prize in TARGET Recap Quiz 1 st Prize in oral presentation 2 nd Prize in national level RITE, Department of Radiology BRACE TARGET Indian Radiographers Academy (KIRANA ) Indian Radiographers Academy (KIRANA ) 26. Ms. Lakshmi Priya Radiology UG 2 nd prize in Quiz CMC Imaging Technologists Conference (CITCON ) SRU, MMC, Bangalore Bangalore CMC Vellore th January July 17 th & 18 th 30 th & 31 st July April 11 th April 11 th 1 st May

68 27. Mr. Vineeth V S Radiology PG 1 st prize in Quiz CMC Imaging Technologists Conference 28. Dr. Vinayaga Priya Radiology PG Best Competitive Paper Award 29. Dr. Vinayaga Priya Radiology PG 1 st Prize for platform presentation in of in Madurai on 30. Radiology Ms. Afra Ismail UG 31. Mr. Yasar Mohammed Radiology UG 32. Dr. Vinayaga Priya 33. Ms. Alice Thomas Mansooran Radiology Radiology 34. Ms. T. Srivani Faculty of Pharmacy 35. Ms. Rohini Reddy Faculty of Pharmacy 36. Ms. Selvakumari & team 37. Ms. Gincy Annie Koshy Mr. Arvind Raj 38. Ms. Lalitha kumari. M. Faculty of Nursing Faculty of Nursing Faculty of Nursing PG PG PG PG PG UG 2 nd prize for Best paper 1 st Prize for Quiz programme 2 nd prize in quiz programme 1 st prize for best paper Fetal MRI First prize in oral presentation First prize for poster presentation First prize for poster presentation 1 st prize quiz competition UG Thirumathi R. Kamalam Udayar Gold Medal for Child Health Nursing 63 rd State Annual Conference (TN & Pondy chapter) 13th Annual Conference of Indian Society 14 th National Conference of Society of Indian Radiographers 14 th National Conference of Society of Indian Radiographers 4 th BIR PG Primer course Indian Radiological and Imaging Technologist Academy, KIRANA 2011 Periyar College of Pharmaceutica l Sciences & AICTE Silver Jubilee Celebrations Silver Jubilee Celebrations Paediatric Medicine CMC Vellore Indian Radiological and imaging association (IRIA) - Neuroradiology ISNR Kilpauk Medical College, Kilpauk Medical College, Barnard Institute of Radiology Madras Medical College and Govt. General hospital Bangalore Trichy SRU, SRU, SRU 1 st May 12 th December 18 th & 19 th December. 18 th & 19 th December. 7 th to 9 th January th March 2011 SRU SRU 20 th 26 th & 27 th April - 5th -17 th Nov 15th -17 th Nov 3 rd August September 68

69 39. Ms. Sonia Jose Faculty of Nursing 40. Ms. Giza Varghese Faculty of Nursing 41. Mr. Gobind Grover Faculty of Nursing 42. Ms.Vanitha. S Faculty of Nursing 43. Ms. Grace Lydia Faculty of Nursing 44. Final year BPT students 45. Final year BPT students Faculty of Physiotherapy Faculty of Physiotherapy UG UG UG UG PG UG UG Narayan Sarma Gold Medal for the highest marks in the university examination in Psychiatric Nursing Florence Nightingale s Gold Medal for best out going student, Hans Vandenberg Gold Medal for best out going student, Sivakamasundari Lakshmanan Gold Medal, Highest marks in Community Health Nursing Prof. P.V. Ramachandran Gold medal for highest marks in the subject of Medical Surgical Nursing, Narayana Sarma Gold medal for highest marks in the subject of Psychiatric Nursing Thiru. N.P.V. Ramasamy Udayar Founder Chancellor Gold Medal for best out going student Tmt. Rajam Gold Medal for the Best ougoing student in M.Sc M.Sc Nursing Jayalakshmi Jambunathan Gold for best outgoing student in Medical Surgical Nursing 1 st Prize in quiz competition SYNERGY National Meet 3 rd Prize in Poster Competition, SYNERGY National Meet - SRU 20 th SRU SRU 26 th 69 September March 2011 SRU SRU 26 th March 2011 SRU SRU 26 th March 2011 SRU SRU 26 th A.J. College of Physiotherapy A.J. College of Physiotherapy March 2011

70 46. Ms. Srividya and Ms. Thameena K.T MS. R. Srivanya 47. Mr. Chinnadurai M. 48. Mr. Sidhartha Giri, Dr. Anupama Jyoti Kindo, Dr. J Kalyani, Faculty of Physiotherapy Dept. of Human Genetics Dept. of Biotechnology 49. Ms. Ponni Dept. of Biotechnology 50. Ms. Ramya Devi K.C Ms. Deepak D. Barnabas Ms. Malavika R. 53. Ms. A.Padma Ms. K.T.Nafseela 54. Ms.U.Ashna and Ms.R. Sweytha Dept. of Biotechnology Dept. of Biomedical Sciences Dept. of Biomedical Sciences Faculty of Management Sciences Faculty of Management Sciences 55. Ms.R.Sweytha Faculty of Management Sciences UG 2 nd & 3 rd prize in poster presentation PG PG PG PG Young Scientist award: ICRB NISSRO 2 nd Prize for oral presentation - Candidemia in ICU patients 3 rd Prize in Environment Day Poem Writing Say No to Plastic Best Oral Presentation - Column Purified Fraction Of A Marine Molluscan Species Elicits Potent Insecticidal Action Against Rice Weevil Silver Jubilee Celebrations, SRU ICRB NISSRO SIHAM conference All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi. September 15 th 17 th November 4 th to 6 th March SRU 31 st March Agricultural Sciences Category at 2 nd Indian Youth Science Congress, UG Visiting Scholar School of Anatomy & Human Biology The University of Western Australia UG PG PG PG Summer fellowship Inter collegiate Paper presentation Green Initiative Managerial issues and challenges II Prize- Rs st prize in the National Conference paper presentation Corporate Knight Award, in Ethos 11, Harvard University Guruvayurappan Institute of Management D.G.Vaishnav College College of Engg. Anna University SRM Kattankulathur Australia USA Coimbatore 26 th to 28 th June May to July June toaugust 25 th September 4 th March th March

71 56. Mr. Vineeth V.S Faculty of Allied Health Sciences 57. Mr. Vineeth V.S Faculty of Allied Health Sciences 58. Mr. Vineeth V.S Faculty of Allied Health Sciences 59. Mr. Alice Thomas Manjooran Faculty of Allied Health Sciences 60. Mr. Afra Ismail Faculty of Allied Health Sciences 61. Mr. Mohammed Yasar T.M Faculty of Allied Health Sciences 62. Ms. G.Divya Dept. of Clinical Nutrition 63. Ms. Adiba Ms. G.Divya 64. Ms. Nisha Ms. Lavanya Dept. of Clinical Nutrition Dept. of Clinical Nutrition PG PG PG First Prize- Best presenter- CT Temporal Bone First Prize Best presenter- Factors affecting SNR in MRI PG First Prize Quiz Second Prize- Best presenter- MRI Knee Joint UG Second Prize - Best presenter- Sono interventions in breast lesions UG- Second Prize Quiz competition at SIR PG PG PG II Prize- Cookery competition III prize- Extempo III Prize- quiz KIRANA Indian Radiographers Academy MRI Workshop Indian Society of Radiology Technologists Bangalore Kottayam 11 th April 15 th August CITCON CMC, Vellore MRI Workshop- Indian Society of Radiology Technologists SIR - Society of Indian Radiographers SIR- Society of Indian Radiographers Madras Medical Mission Madras Medical Mission Justice Basheer Ahmed Sayeed College Kottayam KMC, KMC, 15 th August 18 th & 19 th December 18 th & 19 th December 8th Sep, 8th Sep, 6th Sep, 37. Activities of the Guidance and Counseling unit Sri Ramachandra University has a Department of Clinical Psychology and a Department of Psychiatry which play an important role by participating in diagnosis, psychotherapy etc. A seperate professional student counselor is also available for counseling. The counseling services are offered taking into consideration the need for a relaxed atmosphere and the need to maintain confidentiality. A unique system of Mentoring program that provides for personal supervision of the students by designated faculty members is being followed across the years. 38. Placement services provided to students The Placement cell of Sri Ramachandra University, coordinates across the constituent colleges and conducts various programmes. 71

72 Faculty of Management Allied Health Science Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences Faculty of Pharmacy Faculty of Physiotherapy Out of 30 M.B.A students (Hospital and Health system management) 40% were placed in various hospitals like Sri Ramachandra hospital and Apollo. 33% students joined reputed IT companies like Accenture. Remaining students are pursuing their job in insurance companies like star health insurance. Students are placed in various hospitals in India and Bhutan.18% students were placed in hospitals and 36 students were pursuing their higher studies. Out of 15 M.Sc (SLH) students 40% pursuing their job in hospitals like Ms. Ambani Hospitals, Mumbai, GSM hospitals, Varanasi. Another 40% students are working as lecturer in various colleges like in Sri Ramachandra University, AVMC, Pondicherry. 20% of the students are pursuing their higher studies. Out of 20 B.Sc SLH students, 65% of students are pursuing their higher studies and 25% of students are working in hospitals. Out of 56 B.Pharm students graduated in April, 95% of the students are pursuing their masters program in various universities and colleges in India and abroad. Only 5% of the students opted for placements. Those students were guided properly and arranged for suitable post in the various Pharma companies such as Nestle India Ltd., Mumbai, Hospira India Ltd,, Orchid Chemicals,. M. Pharm students are placed in various Pharma research organizations and Pharmacy colleges. 48.7% of students are placed in the Pharmaceutical industries such as Hetero Drugs, Hyderabad, Orchid Health Care, Irrungattukottai, Aurobindo laboratories Hyderabad, whereas 28.2% of students are placed in various Pharmacy colleges in India like St. Marys College of Pharmacy, Guntur, Sri Padmavathi college of pharmacy, Tirupath St. Peters Inst. of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Warangal and the other students have become entrepreneurs in Pharma profession. The B.P.T students are placed in various internationally reputed hospitals India and abroad. 29.7% of students are placed in the various Hospitals in India and abroad. 60% of the students are pursing their higher studies in India and abroad. 39. Development programmes for non-teaching staff SREE programme for the year 2011 TOPICS TOTAL NO. OF EMPLOYEES ATTENDED SREE Orientation for New recruits 514 SREE Renewal 482 NALS 83 72

73 NALS Renewal 170 PALS 80 PALS R 134 PALS R RETEST 57 ACLS 121 ACLS - R 185 ACLS R RETEST 22 BLS R 444 BLS R RETEST 8 LEADERSHIP 326 JCIA 1004 CUSTOMER SATISFACTION 152 BODY LANGUAGE 498 CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CONTRACT EMPLOYEES LIFT OPERATORS TRAINING PROGRAM 289 ART OF SERVICE 172 SREE DRS 145 JCIA DRS 270 NALS DRS 76 ACLS DRS 84 BLS - DRS 199 TOTAL Good practices of the institution 1. Monthly Book Review Faculties and Students, SRU review varied books of scientific knowledge during 1 st week of every month. 2. Electronic learning introduced in Nursing education. Open portal available free from International Nursing Association. 3. College of Nursing introduced Institutional Nursing Journal. 4. College of Management started student feedback & redressal mechanism / process. 5. Rotation of Headship introduced in medical college

74 6. The Medical Education Unit has taken effort to introduce e-learning in Medical & Dental Colleges. 7. Introduction of Research Methodology training programme. 8. CITI Research ethics education online programme has started. 9. Grant writing workshop for young investigators initiated. 10. Computer training for non-teaching staff. 11. E-Governance initiatives for the university & hospitals. 12. SRU recognized as Nodal centre for Faculty Development Programme and training by MCI. 13. Consultancy Revenue generated through consultancy from departments, Central Research Facility & CEFT. 41. Linkages developed with National/International, academic/research bodies S. No. InterNational / National Organisation 1. International University of California, Berkeley 2. National Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, New Delhi, through National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nagpur. 3. National SIEMENS Ltd., Mumbai Date of Signing MOU Period Nature of linkage Expected Outcome years Teaching Conduct of short term (- Learning and academic program 2013) Research 4 th Feb ( ) 1 st Feb. 3 years (- 2013) Research and Development, Teaching and learning. Training & Employment Jointly undertaking International collaborative projects, R & D projects, including PG and Doctoral in the field of Bio technology. Conduct of seminar, workshops / symposuim. Conducting clinical trial of samples of NEERI at SRU. Obtaining patent jointly. Updating the course content of Master Public in Health program. Providing internship program with stipend for SRU candidates Recruitment of qualified candidates 74

75 4. National National Institute of Siddha, Tambaram, 26 th Feb. 3 years (- 2013) Development of Joint Research projects To undertake PG & Ph.D research project work Sharing learning resources & infrastructure Conducting jointly projects funded by national agencies Conduct of symposia conferences/ workshops/ shortterm refresher courses jointly Promotion of medical & technical consultancy activities Exchange of faculty for guest lectures & examinership To obtain patent jointly. The documents are enclosed as Annexure - II 42. Action Taken Report on the AQAR of the previous year Sri Ramachandra University has focused on Quality Parameters to set benchmark in application of innovative practices in various programmes leading to quality enhancement. They are. 1. To improve learner centric environment conducive for quality education, Problem based learning has been introduced in the MBBS & BDS curriculum and likely to be extended to pharmacy curriculum. 2. To augment quality health care, patient feedback has been critically analysed and proper remedial measures were taken. 3. To serve the needs of the society, enhancement of number of health camps, disaster camps were organized and conducted. 4. Rotation of headships has been implemented to bring more innovative initiatives. 5. Increased number of conferences/workshops/seminars on quality related themes has been organized. 43. Any other relevant information the institution wishes to add. SRMC & RI completed 25 glorious, eventful years. The Infinite Vision of our Founder-Chancellor, Shri N.P.V. Ramasamy Udayar has guided us to reach great heights in education, research & healthcare. SRMC & RI was started in the year 1985 and over the past 25 years has evolved to a full fledged, globally renowned university. 75

76 The Founder s Day celebration commenced on the 19 th Sept and the Silver Jubilee Celebrations continued for a fortnight, culminating in scintillating function on 5 th October. 36 staffs who have completed 25 years of service, 336 staffs who have completed 20 years of service and 42 staffs who have completed 10 years of service at Sri Ramachandra University ( a total of 414 staffs both from College and Hospital) were honoured by our Chancellor. Rose Day: The Dept. of Pediatrics and Pediatric Hemato-Oncology organized the Rose Day Celebration on 27 th September. Our Chancellor, Shri. V.R. Venkataachalam presided over the function. Padmashree Kamal Hassan was the chief guest for the day and distributed roses to children treated for cancer. The dance performance and song presented by the children were well appreciated. A strong message was sent out regarding the medical and financial needs of these children and how contributions towards this could be used effectively. The Center for Women s Advancement organized a lecture on Women & Economic Prosperity. The speaker was Dr. Ambiga Devi Anbazhagan, Professor of Economics, Avinashilingam University for Women, Coimbatore. She emphasized on the role of women in improving the economic status of society, the importance of entrepreneurship qualities in women and their present day placements in the industry. Dept. of Psychiatric Nursing celebrated World Mental Health Day on 22 nd Oct. Nursing students exhibited models on the theme Promote Well Being: Mental Health & Physical Illness and prizes were awarded to three best models. Games were also conducted for the patients. Faculty of Physiotherapy observed World Physiotherapy Day on 8 th Sep. A CPE on Stroke Management was organized. The resource person was Mr. Ravi, Senior Physiotherapist, Pain & Stroke Rehabilitation Center,. A Photographic skills competition for the students was also organized. Dr. S.S. Badrinath, President and Chairman Emeritus, Medical Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya delivered Dr. Lalitha Kameswaran Endowment 76

77 Oration What should be our perspectives about the future of India? on 21 st Aug. Lamp Lighting and Graduation Ceremony of the School & Faculty of Nursing was held on 23 rd Nov. The chief guest was Dr. R. Swaminathan, I.A.S, Former Secretary, Asian Development Bank. The 5 th Anniversary of Cochlear Implant Program was organized by the Dept. of ENT, Head & Neck Surgery and Dept. of SLHS on 20 th Jan Shri. V. Jagannathan, CMD of Star Health & Allied Insurance was the chief guest. English Language Laboratory was inaugurated on 7 th Jan This lab is equipped with English learning software installed in the systems to enable effective learning. Endocrinology: Resource person in the Nodal centre Faculty Development Workshop and delivered a talk on Bringing principles of Integration in Medical Education at Medical Education Unit on 18 th Jan World Health Day was celebrated by the Dept. of Community Medicine on 7 th April. The theme was Urbanization & Health. The Chancellor Research Fellowships and Bristol Myers Squib Research Fellowships, common Ph.D. entrance examination was conducted in SRU on 10 th April. 55 candidates attended. Dept. of Pediatrics observed the World Asthma Day on 4 th and a PG Symposium on Childhood Asthma was organized. Around 50 delegates attended. An Asthma screening camp was organized from 3 rd to 7 th May. 76 Children were screened. DRDO Research Projects Review Committee Meeting was held on 21 st & 22 nd May. Six on-going projects, nine revised projects & four new project proposals were reviewed. The 13 th Convocation was held on 26 th March 2011 at the University Auditorium. Prof. K. Srinath Reddy, President, National Board of Examinations & President, Public Health Foundation of India, was the Chief Guest. World Optometry Day Oculus 11 was celebrated by the Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry on 19 th and 22 nd March The events included free Amblyopia screening camp for nursery children, painting & rangoli competitions, Quiz, Optometry exhibition on Amblyopia and Puppet Show on awareness of amblyopia. 77

78 Section C: Outcomes achieved by the end of the year The University with a vision to set quality benchmark in various academic and administrative activities and to fulfill the needs of the society, stakeholders in Health Care, Education & Research, the following were carried out. 1. Application of principles and procedures learned from implementation of integrated curriculum for MBBS to be applied in other faculties eg. Dental, has been implemented. 2. More live programs such as Research Ethics in collaboration with CITI University of Miami to be made available for other regional parties in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Malaysia etc were started. 3. Increasing the facilities in skills training laboratories by incorporating modern simulators and virtual learning facilities. 4. New Educational programs in Master of Public Health (Occupational Health) in collaboration with ICMR, MD Chest Medicine and Sports Medicine has been started. 5. Expansion of academic and hospital facilities for 250 MBBS intake and increased facility such as Infrastructure, faculty and other learning resources were carried out. 6. Clinical and Educational program on foot care in collaboration with University of Sal ford, UK is carried out by the Orthopedic department. 7. Master health check-up scheme for all the employees who are above 40 years of the age absolutely free of cost which included Blood Test, Ultra sound, Chest X-ray, ECG, Echo and the opinions from the entire specialists, so that the Sri Ramachandra families health care needs will be up taken care of, has been conducted. 8. To create access to the highest authority, for all the employees of the University, a grievance box has been placed in front of Chancellor s Office. The issues are to be dealt with confidentiality. 9. To qualitatively and quantitatively enhance the impact factor and citation index of the publication made by the faculty and researchers, funding has been provided for the staff members by the management. 78

79 10. The training program on IT skills on basic programs to suit the needs of different departments of the university (both academic & administration) has been commissioned by the Human Resource department. Section D: Plans of the HEI for the next year 1. To draft Vision and Mission statement of CME credits for all academic programmes, to be introduced. 3. Introduction of academic performance indicator explained as per the UGC regulation for all faculty members. 4. Introduction of E-examination through SRU e-portal. 5. To evolve into an ICMR Centre of excellence in Translational Medicine and Research. 6. The directory of the blood donors of both students and employees along with their blood groups and contact number has been proposed. The blood bank will be equipped with the software to know the complete address along with their last blood donation details. So that at the touch of button we can locate the donors in an emergency. 7. It has been proposed to utilize the services of the sports medicine department to scientifically analyze the sports persons in the university and to recommend measures to improve their performance. Name & signature of the the Coordinator, IQAC. Name & Signature of Chairperson, IQAC Prof. D. Chamundeeswari, Prof. S. Rangaswami, Vice Principal, Faculty of Pharmacy, SRU Vice Chancellor, SRU 79

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