Department of Pathology

🎯 Vision

To be a Center of Excellence in Diagnostic Pathology and Medical Education, bridging basic sciences and clinical practice through innovation, precision, and compassion.

🎯 Mission

• 🔬 Diagnostic Excellence:
  To provide accurate, timely, and high-quality diagnostic services essential for patient care

• 📚 Educational Innovation:
  To promote critical thinking through integrated teaching and modern pedagogical tools

• 🔍 Research Advancement:
  To contribute to medical science by exploring disease mechanisms and improving diagnostic methodologies

🏛️ Historical Background

• 📅 Inception (2003):
  The Department was established in the year 2003 within the General Hospital, with the aim of strengthening diagnostic services and medical education.

• 📈 Growth & Expansion:
  The Department initially functioned in a 1,500 sq. ft. area with a core faculty of one Associate Professor and three Assistant Professors. Over the years, it has shown significant growth in infrastructure, manpower, diagnostic capacity, and academic activities, evolving into a comprehensive teaching and diagnostic unit.

🏢 Infrastructure & Spatial Distribution

The Department presently functions across two well-defined wings, covering a total area of 9,200 sq. ft., ensuring optimal integration of academics and clinical services.

📍 Departmental Location & Area

• College Wing (2nd Floor) – 6,200 sq. ft.

  • Faculty offices

  • Histopathology Laboratory

  • Cytology Laboratory

  • Research Laboratories

  • Departmental Library

  • Museum

  • Lecture & Demonstration Halls

• Hospital Wing (1st Floor) – 3,000 sq. ft.

  • Clinical Pathology Section

  • FNAC Unit

  • Cell Counter Section

  • Cryostat Section

🧪 Academic & Research Facilities

The Department is structured to support high-volume diagnostic services alongside UG and PG medical education.

🧑‍🏫 Teaching Infrastructure:

• Two fully equipped Practical Halls

• Two Demonstration Rooms designed for small-group teaching and tutorials

🏛️ Departmental Museum:

• Central museum hall with 650 mounted specimens

• Models, charts, and displays illustrating rare and significant pathological lesions

💻 Educational Technology:

• PowerPoint-enabled teaching

• Overhead Projectors (OHP)

• Medical Image Processing System (MIPS)

• High-quality microscopy facilities for students and faculty

🧬 Clinical Sections & Diagnostic Services

The Department handles a wide spectrum of diagnostic workload through specialized units:

• 🔬 Histopathology (Biopsy):
  Processing, examination, and reporting of tissue specimens

• 🧫 Cytopathology:
  Dedicated FNAC (Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology) unit

• 🩸 Hematology & Clinical Pathology:
  Routine and special investigations of blood, urine, and body fluids

• ❄️ Advanced Diagnostics:
  Cryostat Section for rapid intraoperative frozen section consultations

📘 Current Academic Activities

In addition to routine lectures, the Department emphasizes interactive, integrated, and student-centred learning.

• 🔗 Integrated Teaching:
  Linking basic pathology concepts with clinical applications

• 🧠 Clinico-Pathological Conferences (CPC):
  Multidisciplinary discussions on complex clinical cases

• 🎯 Active Learning Initiatives:

  • Monthly seminars

  • Pathology quizzes

  • Autopsy postings

🚀 Future Research Goals

The Department is committed to evolving beyond routine diagnostics through focused research initiatives:

• 🖥️ Digital Pathology Integration:
  Implementation of digital slide scanning for remote consultations and development of a digital archive for rare cases

• 📊 Clinicopathological Correlation:
  Longitudinal studies on regional disease patterns to enhance diagnostic accuracy

• 🧬 Molecular Diagnostics Expansion:
  Introduction of Immunohistochemistry (IHC) and molecular markers to support personalized medicine

• 📖 Pedagogical Research:
  Assessing the impact of integrated teaching and MIPS-assisted learning on student performance and knowledge retention