{"id":731,"date":"2012-06-27T06:36:42","date_gmt":"2012-06-27T06:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theinformedpatient.in\/kem\/?page_id=731"},"modified":"2023-08-12T11:09:09","modified_gmt":"2023-08-12T05:39:09","slug":"department-of-medical-humanities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kem.edu\/gsmckemh\/department-of-medical-humanities\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of Medical Humanities"},"content":{"rendered":"

Medical Humanities<\/strong><\/h2>\n

GOSUMEC Alumni Association<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Background History<\/h3>\n

Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College and King Edward Memorial Hospital has always been proactive in exploring human and ethical aspects of doctor patient interactions and medical training.<\/p>\n

The Indian Journal of Medical Ethics was the brainchild of Dr. Sunil Pandya, the former head of the Department of Neurosurgery at these institutions. The July 2012 issue of this Journal is devoted to Medical Humanities in India.<\/p>\n

Following the roundtable discussion on \u201cReforms in Medical Education to Promote Healthcare for All\u201d on Sunday, 5th September 2010 conducted by The Observer Research Foundation inMumbai in October 2010. At this day-long session, Dr. Sanjay Oak, the Director of our institutions and others deliberated on Reforms in Medical Education. Subsequently, Dr. Oak and Dr Ravi Ramakantan, former Head of the Department of Radiology conceived the idea of starting a Medical Humanities Cell at G.S.Medical College and KEM Hospital.<\/p>\n

The Activities of the Medical Humanities Cell are coordinated by:
\n\u2022 Dr. Padmaja Samant, Associate Professor Obtetrics and Gynecology
\n\u2022 Dr. Nitya Gogtay, Professor, Clinical Pharmacology
\n\u2022 Dr. Santosh Salagare, Associate Professor, Internal \/medicine
\n\u2022 Dr. Nandini Dave, Associate Professor Anesthesiology
\n\u2022 And Dr. Mridula Solanki, Associate Professor Community Medicine<\/p>\n

Activities:<\/h5>\n

1. In November 2010: A lecture series on \u2018Ethics and Justice in Medicine\u2019 was conducted , where Dr. Sunil Pandya, the founder of Indian Journal of Medical Ethics and Past Head of the Department of Neurosurgery in K.E.M. Hospital, Dr. Sanjay Nagral, Dr. Gopinath Shenoy spoke.
\n2. In February 2011, Talk by Nobel Laureate Dr. Jonathan Fine (Physicians’ For Human Rights) was organised.
\n3. In July 2011, movie, \u2018Her Sister\u2019s Keeper\u2019 was screened and post screening discussion was conducted by Dr. Ravi Ramakantan and Dr. Urmila Thatte.
\n4. In December 2011, A two day interactive workshop \u2018 Theatre of the Oppressed\u2019: highlighting the power of drama and imagery as a training ground for action not only in these performance forms, but for action in life- was conducted by Dr. Radha Ramaswamy, Founder of the Bangalore based Centre for Community Dialogue and Change at the Savitribai Phule Gender Resource Centre of MCGM. The participants were a mix of senior medical teachers as well as undergraduate and postgraduate medical students.
\n5. The department of PSM has been using \u201cForum Theatre techniques\u201d in its community outreach activities.
\n6. In June 2012, Prof. Richard Alan Cash, MD, MPH Senior Lecturer in International Health and Director of the Program on Ethical Issues in International Health in the Department of Global Health & Population of the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston spoke on \u201cTaking science to People: Examples from Oral Rehydration Therapy and Community Based Treatment of Tuberculosis\u201d. His visit was organized by Centre for Studies in Ethics and Rights, Mumbai.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Sections Units Branches<\/h3>\n

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Facilities, Equipments & Special services<\/h3>\n

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Facilities:<\/h4>\n

The Cell is building a library of books in English, Marathi, and Hindi, which explore human relationships special emphasis on health.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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For Students<\/h3>\n

Research projects<\/h4>\n

Postgraduate students from P.S.M. and Psychiatry have undertaken research on Perceptions and expectations of undergraduate and postgraduate students of the institute. They have been awarded fellowships by Centre for Studies in Ethics and Rights, Mumbai.
\nB. Projects sponsored by the pharmaceutical industry<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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For Patient<\/h3>\n

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Other<\/h3>\n

Future Plan:<\/p>\n