Neonatology

Courses Conducted, Major Activities And Services

1. DM in Neonatology: KEM Hospital is the only institution in western India and one of the three major institutions in India offering super specialty DM Neonatology course. Every year 2 post MD or post DNB (Pediatrics) students are selected by All India Common Entrance test held in the month of May / June (contact www.dmer.org & www.dmer.gov.in/)

These students are exposed to intensive and formal training in various aspects of Neonatology (Conventional- patient triggered ventilation, surfactant administration, total parenteral nutrition, routine as well as emergency neonatal ward work, outpatient work, training in allied specialties and superspecialities, fetal and neonatal Ultrasonography, Echocardiography, Neuroimaging, EEG, Administrative work, Teaching and training juniors, presenting papers and publishing scientific research, exchange of skills with fellow colleagues at other institutions of India, Neurodevelopmental assessment and managing High risk NICU graduates and Community Neonatology)

These Residents need to submit original research work as thesis for their DM Neonatology. Apart from the thesis, they are supposed to write one case report and or a short study every year for the three years training.

Their curriculum is as per the MCI norms

PG Teaching Schedule is as follows:

• 1st and 3rd Monday of every month at 12 noon is NICU Death review meets
• 4th Monday of every month is Clinico Pathological Meeting with Dept of Pathology
• 4th Friday of every month is Common Perinatal Mortality Meet with Dept of Obstetrics