The Kakatiya Medical College (KMC)

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The Kakatiya Medical College (KMC)

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The Kakatiya Medical College(KMC) is one of the 13 Government medical colleges in the State of Andhra pradesh in India.It offers both Graduate and Postgraduate medical education.Its located in Warangal, Andhra Pradesh a southern state of the Union of India.

It is located in the city of Warangal, an important city in the Telangana region and 4th largest in Andhra Pradesh state. Warangal is about 145 km from the state's capital Hyderabad. It is well connected to most of the state via roads and railways.It has a population of about 13,88,944.

History

Kakatiya Medical College was founded in 1959 by the Warangal Regional Medical Education society with the active support of the then Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, the Director of Medical Services of A.P. and the Warangal District Collector to provide medical education for students of the Telangana region of the state.

The College was inaugurated on 23 July 1959 by the Honourable Sri P. Karmarkar, Minister of Health, Government of India. It was originally located in a building donated by the Pingale family at Waddepally and it moved into the make-shift buildings constructed at the permanent site in November 1961.

152.17 acres (0.6158 km2) of land was acquired for the medical college in Warangal and the permanent building of the college was constructed at an estimated cost of about Rs. 47 lakhs. Mrs. Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India, inaugurated the permanent campus in 1966.

The temporary sheds which were constructed earlier at cost of Rs.10.70 Lakhs ,in 1961 had been remodeled to the boys hostel. Permanent building for the girls hostel was also constructed and Inaugurated by Sri J.Chokka Rao, Chairman A.P Regional Committee in1970. A hostel for boys was Inaugurated by Sri.H.C.Sarin I.C.S then advisor to Governor A.P. on 20-06-1973.

An Impressive Auditorium with an open air stage was constructed at cost of Rs. 4 Lakhs behind the College with Cinematographic equipment, accommodates 500 students.

The A.P Housing board constructed staff quarters with a guest house in the college campus which fulfils the residential needs of staff.On either side of college building there are two buildings having cloak room , canteen, Andhra Bank, Post office & Engineering Depts.

In addition R.M.E.S have constructed O.P. Block ,T.B..Block ,Lecture Hall ,Clinical lab, and Mortuary in the premises of Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital, Warangal.

The A.P Govt. took over the college from R.M.E.S. in Feb 1977. in the same year The college affiliation was transferred to Kakatiya University from that of Osmania University . With effect from 1-03-87 the College was affiliated University of Health Sciences, now NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada.

The P.G. Courses were started in 1972 and the college is conducting P.G. courses in all the Depts. The present status college owes entirely to the great architect with broad future vision of Late Prof. T.Lakshminarayana, the Dynamic Principal of the College (1960-1965).

All the P.G.Courses are recognized by M.C.I,Medical Council of India.

In the year 2006-2007 Intermedics sports meet was conducted in our college with NTR U.H.S sponsoring for medical colleges& dental colleges in the state.The new N.M.H hostel was inaugurated by Hon'ble C.M ,Dr.YS Rajasekhara Reddy.

Kakatiya Medical College today

Currently it is the one of the premier medical institutes of Andhra Pradesh, taking in 150 students (143 merit+up to 7 Nonresident Indians on merit) each year through a competitive examination called the EAMCET (Engineering Agricultural and Medical Common Entrance Test) held throughout Andhra Pradesh. Every year nearly 60-70,000 aspirants sit for this exam for a position in the state wide medical(allopathic, ayurvedic, naturopathic, homeopathic), Dental, Veterinary science,Agricultural science, and Horticulture. There are nearly 3,900 seats in MBBS (Bachelor in Medicine and Bachelor in surgery) in the Andhra pradesh of which 2,300 are in 20 private colleges and 1,600 are in 13 Government medical colleges.

Post graduate courses offered in KMC include MD in Internal medicine,Paediatrics,Psychiatry, Aneasthesia, Radiology, Chest and TB, and MS in General Surgery, Obs&Gynecology, Orthopaedics and Diploma courses in Pediatrics, Aneasthesia, Obs&Gyn. Post graduate courses are available in other non clinical specialities like Anatomy, Pathology among others.

Currently the principal of the Kakatiya medical college is Dr.Surendar. The superintendent of the affiliated MGM hospital is Dr.Ashok kumar, Head of the General Medicine department.

The College has a large campus comprising staff quarters, a library, hostels for ladies, for men with all amenities and a recently built Rayudu hostel for boys. There are good sports facilities for football, basketball, cricket and other sports with sports equipment. It also houses an Auditorium where functions and conferences are held.

Hospitals affiliated

Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital, Warangal, a 1200 bedded multispeciality tertiary care teaching hospital and caters to the needs of more than 1 million population in the districts of Warangal, Karimnagar, Khammam and other north telangana regions.

Government Maternity Hospital, Hanamkonda

Chanda Kanthaiah Memorial Hospital, Warangal.

Regional Eye Hospital, Warangal.

Regional TB and Chest Hospital.

Past Principals/Deans served

NAME -- DURATION

Dr.L.D.Khatri ,M.B.,B.S,L.R.CP,MRCS -- 1959 to 06-04-1960

Dr.T.Lakshmi Narayana ,M.B.B.S.,BsSC,D.P -- 01-06-1969 to 31-05-1965

Dr.S.S.Hussain ,M.S, -- 29 -07-9165 to 12-04-1968

Dr.B.Dharma Rao,M.D, -- 12-04-9168 to 02-04-1972

Dr.H.C.Tandan, -- 02-04-1972 to 31-03-1976

Dr.K.R.Prasada -- 01-04-1976 to 25-09-1976

Dr.P.Sisodia,M.D, -- 26-09-1976 to 30-09-1977

Dr.G.R.Bhaskar,M.D, -- 21-10-1977 to 01 -12-1978

Dr.K.Srinivasa Rao M.D.,MAMS -- 20-04-1980 to 14- 08-1982

Dr.P.D.Kandlikar,M.D.,.DCP -- 24-05-1983 to 31-01-1984

Dr.K.S.Narayan Reddy ,M.D. -- 19-03-1984 to 03-06-1985

Dr.Sedasiran ,Msc,M.B.B.S,M.Sc -- 01-06-1987 to 31-05-1988

Dr.G.V.Sita -- 23-05-1989 to 31-03-1992

Dr. M. Sri Ram ,M.D.,FIMSA., -- 05-08-1992 to 27-09-1992 and 01-01-1993 to 20-07-1993

Dr.K.Eshwara Prasada rao., M.D -- 15-12-1994 to 14-02-1995

Dr.T.V.Madhu Sudana Murhy M.S -- 15-03-1995 to 31--3-1997

Dr.S.KrishnaPrabhakar.., M.S., -- 26-05-1997 to 31-12-1997

Dr.K.Raja Laxmi , M,S., Mch -- 01 - 01-1998 to 31-08-1998

Dr.G.Indrasena reddy.,M.D.F.I.CA -- 01-09-1998 to 04-01-1999

Dr.T.Usha.,M.D -- 04-01-1999 to 31-03-1999

Dr.G.Satya narayanarao.,M.S -- 19-11-1999 to 30-04-2000

Dr.M.Subhashini M.S -- Nov 2000 to Jan 2001

Dr.T.S.S.Lakshmi M.D -- 03-04-2001 to 04-09-2001

Dr.S.ShyamalaKumari M.D -- 18-09-2001 to 30-06-2002

Dr.G.Indira narayan .,M.D.,D.G.O -- 01-08-2002 to 04-04 2006

Dr.P.Venu Gopal .,M.S -- 23-06-2006 to 23-06-2007

Dr.T.Surender .,M.D -- 23-06-2007 to Till Date

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What is Telemedicine?

Here is the definition I have used over the past ten years or so to describe Telemedicine:"Telemedicine is the ability to provide interactive healthcare utilizing modern technology and telecommunications."

Basically, Telemedicine allows patients to visit with physicians live over video for immediate care or capture video/still images and patient data are stored and sent to physicians for diagnosis and follow-up treatment at a later time. Whether you live in the center of a Metro City or deep in the Remote Village, Telemedicine is an invaluable tool in Healthcare.

Here's an example of how Telemedicine works everyday. Say you have a horrible sore throat and visit your healthcare provider (could be a general practice physician, nurse practitioner, or unlicensed health worker in a village depending where you live), who does an examination and is concerned with what he sees. Your provider recommends a referral to an ENT specialist for a follow up diagnosis and treatment plan. Well, instead of traveling to the nearest specialist, which depending where you live could be anywhere from a 45-minute drive or an 18-hour ride, your provider connects you directly to the ENT specialist via Telemedicine.

Here are some of the major benefits of a Telemedicine Consultation:

The specialist actually hears your medical history and current condition directly from you and your provider instead of the specialist receiving a dictated note in the mail.

With the use of ENT medical peripherals such as a nasopharyngoscope, your provider can pass this medical peripheral into your nasal passage which will allow your provider and the ENT specialist simultaneous crystal clear video of your throat and vocal cords. The specialist may ask you to cough, pronounce letters, etc. in order to get the best outcome for the diagnosis.

The specialist can diagnose and recommend treatment immediately.

Your provider has the opportunity throughout the examination to ask questions and learn from each and every consultation. The continual education of your provider via medical consultations is an immeasurable benefit to all his patients.

Telemedicine Usage Models

Real-Time

This is the most common use in Telemedicine. Like the example above, live video allows the provider, patient and specialist to all communicate together to achieve the best outcome for the patient.

In or outpatient specialty consultation

Physician supervision of non-MD clinician

Generally require higher bandwidths (minimum 256kb)

Store and Forward (asynchronous)

Used when both health providers are not available or not required at the same time. The provider's voice or text dictation on the patient's history, current affliction including pictures and/or video, radiology images, etc., are attached for diagnosis. This record is either emailed or placed on a server for the specialist's access. The specialist then follows up with his diagnosis and treatment plan.

Teleradiology

Can be done over low or high bandwidth

Images scanned, direct capture, or digital camera

Other specialties consist of dermatology, ophthalmology, pathology

Home Health Telemedicine

When a patient is in the hospital and he is placed under general observation after a surgery or other medical procedure, the hospital is usually losing a valuable bed and the patient would rather not be there as well. Home health allows the remote observation and care of a patient. Home health equipment consists of vital signs capture, video conferencing capabilities, and patient stats can be reviewed and alarms can be set from the hospital nurse's station, depending on the specific home health device.

Usually low bandwidth analog Plain Old Telephone System (POTS). Some newer systems do support higher bandwidth capabilities.

Disease management, post-hospital care, assisted living, etc.

Summary of Benefits of Telemedicine:

To Rural Physicians and clinics (spoke sites) Receive education from the specialist/provider

Better health outcome for their patients

Enhanced community confidence in local healthcare

Attend continuing medical education courses from their clinic

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Loved ones remain in their community with family support

Cost savings from not having to travel extensively

Immediate urgent care

Confidentiality of specialty examination or visit (Because the patient visits the general practice doctor, he can be seen for any specialty care without anyone else knowing)

Patient education courses (nutrition, oncology, etc.)

Properly stabilize patient prior to transport

Early Diagnosis prior to escalated medical episode

Rural Patient's Community

Dollars follow the patient

Patients that routinely travel to visit doctors in large urban areas tend to purchase their goods and services from those cities, Telemedicine keeps those dollars local.

To Telemedicine Providers (hub sites)

Expand patient outreach

Major surgical procedures resulting from the initial telemedicine consultation

Reduction in ER visits

Promotion of Hospital

Charge tuition for clinician education courses (CME, CNE, etc.)

How can we give any hospital or clinic immediate access to a vast amount of medical experts, healthcare education/information, and support from other physicians.

How can we take all these resources and share them immediately and effectively with any hospital or clinic in the world?

We can use Telemedicine!

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