PIMS FACILITIES

At the Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, meticulous care has been taken to provide the best of equipment and instruments to facilitate the learning process. Since medical studies involve a substantial amount of hands-on experience, it is imperative that students have access to state of the art facilities for practical learning. The PIMS is fully equipped to train future doctors as well as to engage them in cutting-edge research.

For the students, the Basic Sciences Block acts as the hub of the college and houses all the important departments of the medical college. It is set in an atmosphere of serenity, blending the glimpses of history of medicine with the present technological revolution.

The Anatomy department has unique features either to unseen. The dissection hall is a masterpiece of planning, giving the students facilities to personally dissect the cadavers under guidance. Video cameras and multiple projection equipment help in demonstration and close supervision. Added to the department is a unique museum with a rich collection of foetuses at various stages of development, and other specimens. The history lab has self-illuminating microscopes and workstations for individual students.

The Biochemistry department offers an opportunity to learn and understand the basic tests with the best of automated instrumentation like autoanalysers, bloodgas analyzer and electrolyte analyzer.

The Physiology block has amphibian and mammalian sections, a clinical laboratory and a Haemotology section with individual microscopes for each student.

Each department has also exclusive laboratories, demonstration rooms and lecture halls to cater to specific requirements of each discipline. Moreover, the architectural design and internal ambience have been crafted to provide a totally new-age learning environment.

To put theory into practice, medical scholars will have full access to the Emergency Block where there is an exclusive centre for trauma care. Additionally, it has patient testing facilities in the form of microbiology and biochemistry laboratories apart from hosting blood transfusion equipment. The Intensive Care Unit is also housed within the Emergency Block and consists of operation theatres and separate recuperating wards for men and women.

Complimenting the Emergency Block is the Hospital Extension Block. Here, the accent is on surgical intervention. It accommodates operation theatres, laboratories and specialized ICU's for neo-natal and paediatric treatment besides support services for the hospital.

There is also a full-fledged Out-Patient Department (OPD) that can be accessed by patients in and around Pondicherry . A fleet of two ambulances is constantly on standby for meeting any medical emergency.