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117 Multi-Disciplinary Research Units in Govt Medical Colleges: MoS Health
New Delhi: India has altogether 117 Multi-Disciplinary Research Units (MDRUs) in the Government Medical Colleges, the Union Minister of State for Health Shri Prataprao Jadhav recently informed the Lok Sabha.
Further, the Union MoS Health clarified that the research subjects covered under an MDRU are decided by the concerned Research Unit. The data revealed that Rajasthan has the highest (12) number of MDRUs, followed by Uttar Pradesh (11).
The information in this regard was provided by the Minister while responding to a series of questions raised by Parliament member Dr Manna Lal Rawat. Dr. Rawat sought to know whether the Government proposed to promote multidisciplinary research in Government Medical Colleges and Hospitals in the Country, the details of such research units set up so far in the country, medical colleges and State/UT and district-wise including Rajasthan, and the details of the subjects covered under multidisciplinary research in RNT Medical College in Udaipur.
As per the data shared by the Union MoS Health, among the 117 MDRUs, there are 4 MDRUs in Andhra Pradesh, 1 research unit in Andhra Pradesh, 7 research units, 1 unit in Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Mizoram, and Nagaland each, 4 units in Delhi (NCT), 2 units in Gujarat, 3 units each in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, and Jharkhand, 8 units in Karnataka, 4 units each in Kerala and Maharashtra, 7 units in Madhya Pradesh, 2 units in Manipur, 5 units in Odisha, 3 units in Punjab, 12 units in Rajasthan, 9 units in Tamil Nadu, 7 units in Telangana, 1 unit in Tripura, 11 units in Uttar Pradesh, and 5 units in West Bengal.
Multi Disciplinary Research Units (MRUs)
S.No | State/UT | District | Names of Medical Colleges approved for establishment of MRUs |
1. |
Andhra Pradesh (4) | N.T.R. District | Siddhartha Medical College, Vijayawada |
2. | Kakinada | Rangaraya Medical College, Kakinada | |
3. | Visakhapatnam | Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam | |
4. | Chittoor | S.V. Medical College, Tirupati | |
5. | Arunachal Pradesh (1) | Papum Pare | Tomo Riba Institute of Health & Medical Sciences, Naharlagun |
6. |
Assam (7) | Cachar | Silchar Medical College and Hospital, Silchar |
7. | Jorhat | Jorhat Medical College, Jorhat | |
8. | Barpeta | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Medical College, Barpeta | |
9. | Dibrugarh | Assam Medical College and Hospital, Dibrugarh | |
10. | Kamrup | Gauhati Medical College, & Hospital, Guwahati | |
11. | Karbi Anglong | Diphu Medical College & Hospital, Diphu | |
12. | Sonitpur | Tezpur Medical College & Hospital | |
13. | Bihar (1) | Patna | Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna |
14. | Chandigarh (1) | ---- | Government Medical College, Chandigarh |
15. | Chhattisgarh (1) | Raipur | Pt. J.N.M. Medical College, Raipur |
16. |
Delhi (NCT) (4) | South | University College of Medical Sciences |
17. | North | Vallabh Bhai Patel Chest Institute | |
18. | Central Delhi | Maulana Azad Medical College | |
19. | South- West | Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital | |
20. | Goa (1) | North Goa | Goa Medical College, Panaji |
21. | Gujarat (2) | Jamnagar | M.P. Shah Medical College, Jamnagar |
22. | Surat | Surat Municipal Institute of Medical Education and Research, Surat |
23. |
Haryana (3) | Rohtak | Pt. B.D. Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak |
24. | Karnal | Kalpana Chawla Government Medical College, Karnal |
S.No | State/UT | District | Names of Medical Colleges approved for establishment of MRUs |
25. | Faridabad | ESIC Medical College & Hospital, Faridabad | |
26. |
Himachal Pradesh (3) | Shimla | Indira Gandhi Medical College& Hospital, Shimla |
27. | Kangra | Dr. R.P. Government Medical College, Kangra at Tanda | |
28. | Hamirpur | Dr. Radha Krishnan Government Medical College, Hamirpur | |
29. |
Jammu & Kashmir (3) | Jammu | Government Medical College, Jammu |
30. | Srinagar | Government Medical College, Srinagar | |
31. | Srinagar | Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar | |
32. |
Jharkhand (3) | East Singhbhum | MGM Medical College & Hospital, Jamshedpur |
33. | Ranchi | Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi | |
34. | Deogarh | All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Deogarh | |
35. |
Karnataka (8) | Dharwad | Dharwad Institute of Medical Sciences, Dharwad |
36. | Mandya | Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences, Mandya | |
37. | Dharwad | Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli | |
38. | Shimoga | Shimoga Institute Of Medical Sciences, Shimoga | |
39. | Kalaburagi | Gulbarga Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalaburagi | |
40. | Raichur | Raichur Institute of Medical Sciences, Raichur | |
41. | Mysore | Mysore Medical College & Research Institute, Mysore | |
42. | Hassan | Hassan Institute of Medical Sciences, Hassan | |
43. |
Kerala (4) | Thiruvananthapuram | Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram |
44. | Kozhikode | Calicut Medical College, Kozhikode | |
45. | Kottayam | Government Medical College, Kottayam | |
46. | Thrissur | Government Medical College, Thrissur | |
47. |
Madhya Pradesh (7) | Rewa | S.S. Medical College, Rewa |
48. | Jabalpur | Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College, Jabalpur | |
49. | Indore | M.G.M. Medical College, Indore |
S.No | State/UT | District | Names of Medical Colleges approved for establishment of MRUs |
50. | Bhopal | Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal | |
51. | Gwalior | G.R. Medical College, Gwalior | |
52. | Sagar | Bundhelkhand Government Medical College, Sagar | |
53. | Bhopal | All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal | |
54. |
Maharashtra (4) | Mumbai | Seth G.S Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai |
55. | Solapur | Dr. Vaishampayan Memorial Government Medical College, Solapur | |
56. | Pune | Armed Forces Medical College, Pune | |
57. | Pune | B.J. Medical College, Pune | |
58. | Manipur (2) | Imphal West | Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal |
59. | Imphal East | Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal, Manipur | |
60. | Mizoram (1) | Aizawl | Zoram Medical College, Falkwan |
61. | Nagaland (1) | Kohima | Naga Hospital Authority, Kohima |
62. |
Odisha (5) | Cuttack | S.C.B. Medical College& Hospital, Cuttack |
63. | Sambalpur | V.S.S. Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Burla | |
64. | Ganjam | M.K.C.G. Medical College, Berhampur | |
65. | Balangir | Bhima Bhoi Medical College & Hospital, Balangir | |
66. | Mayurbhanj | Pandit Raghunath Murmu Medical College & Hospital, Baripada | |
67. |
Punjab (3) | Amritsar | Government Medical College, Amritsar |
68. | Patiala | Government Medical College, Patiala | |
69. | Faridkot | Guru Gobind Singh Medical College & Hospital, Faridkot | |
70. |
Rajasthan (12) | Jodhpur | Dr. Sampurnanand Medical College, Jodhpur |
71. | Kota | Government Medical College, Kota | |
72. | Bikaner | Sardar Patel Medical College and Associated Group of PBM Hospitals, Bikaner | |
73. | Ajmer | JLN Medical College, Ajmer |
S.No | State/UT | District | Names of Medical Colleges approved for establishment of MRUs |
74. | Jaipur | SMS Medical College, Jaipur | |
75. | Udaipur | R.N.T. Medical College, Udaipur | |
76. | Jaipur | Rajasthan University of Health Sciences, Jaipur | |
77. | Dungarpur | Government Medical College, Dungarpur | |
78. | Pali | Government Medical College, Pali | |
79. | Jhalawar | Government Medical College, Jhalawar | |
80. | Bharatpur | Shree Jagannath Pahadia Government Medical College, Bharatpur | |
81. | Churu | Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay Government Medical College, Churu | |
82. |
Tamil Nadu (9) | Chennai | Madras Medical College, Chennai |
83. | Tirunelveli | Tirunelveli Medical College, Tirunelveli | |
84. | Coimbatore | Coimbatore Medical College, Coimbatore | |
85. | Chennai | Dr. A.L.M. Post Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Taramani | |
86. | Thanjavur | Tanjavur Medical College, Thanjavur | |
87. | Salem | Government Mohan Kumarmangalam Medical College, Salem | |
88. | Theni | Government Theni Medical College, Theni | |
89. | Chengalpattu | Chengalpattu Medical College, Chengalpattu | |
90. | Madurai | Madurai Medical College, Madurai | |
91. |
Telangana (7) | Hyderabad | Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad |
92. | Hyderabad | Gandhi Medical College, Secunderabad | |
93. | Hyderabad | Nizam Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad | |
94. | Mahbubnagar | Government Medical College, Mahbubnagar | |
95. | Yadadri Bhuvanagri | All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bibinagar, Telangana | |
96. | Siddipet | Government Medical College, Siddipet | |
97. | Hanumakonda | Kakatiya Medical College, Hanumakonda | |
98. | Tripura (1) | West Tripura | Agartala Government Medical College, Agartala |
S.No | State/UT | District | Names of Medical Colleges approved for establishment of MRUs |
99. |
Uttar Pradesh (11) | Kanpur | G.S.V.M Medical College, Kanpur |
100. | Lucknow | King George Medical University, Lucknow | |
101. | Varanasi | Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi | |
102. | Etawah | Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Saifai, Etawah | |
103. | Gautam Buddha Nagar | Government Institute of Medical Sciences, Greater NOIDA | |
104. | Raebareli | All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebareli | |
105. | Gorakhpur | Baba Raghav Das Medical College, Gorakhpur | |
106. | Gorakhpur | All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Gorakhpur | |
107. | Agra | S.N. Medical College, Agra | |
108. | Kannuaj | Government Medical College, Kannuaj | |
109. | Prayagraj | Moti Lal Nehru Medical College, Prayagraj | |
110. |
Uttarakhand (3) | Nainital | Government Medical College, Haldwani (Nainital) |
111. | Pauri Garhwal | Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Government Institute of Medical Science & Research Institute, Srinagar, Pauri Garhwal | |
112. | Dehradun | All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh | |
113. |
West Bengal (5) | Kolkata | R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata |
114. | Kolkata | Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata | |
115. | Kolkata | Institute of Post Graduate Medical College Education & Research, Kolkata | |
116. | Kolkata | Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata | |
117. | Nadia | All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalyani, West Bengal |
Apart from these, the Minister also provided the details of the research subjects covered under MDRU in Rabindra Nath Tagore Medical College (RNT), Udaipur. The names of the projects along with the subject are as follows:
S. No. | Name of the Project | Subject |
1 | To Find Causes of Hypersegmentation in Neutrophils Apart from Existing Causes. | Pathology |
2 | Screening and Management of Inherited Metabolic Disorders in the Newborn babies. | Paediatric, Biochemistry |
3 | Clinical and immunopathological study of recalcitrant dermatophytosis | Skin & VD, Pathology |
4 | To study the Autoantibody profile of Lean/Underweight diabetic subjects in Southern Rajasthan. | Endocrinology, Biochemistry |
5 | ER, PR And HER2/NEU Markers Study in Breast Cancer Immunohistochemistry Project. | Pathology |
6 | Molecular Profile of Carcinoma Breast in Southern Rajasthan and its Impact on metastasis, recurrence and quality of life. | Preventive and Social Medicine |
7 | Prevalence of substance abuse in anxiety and depression disorders on the basis of urine analysis | Psychiatry |
8 | Biomarker Screening and prediction of preeclampsia by using soluble fms like tyrosine 1 to placental growth factor ration in pregnant women. | Gynaecology & Obstetrics, Biochemistry |
9 | Immunological study of Intralesinal therapy with MMR vaccine in cutaneous warts. | Skin & VD, Pathology |
10 | Assessment of serum interleukin-6 and ferritin to predict severity of COVID-19. | Biochemistry |
11 | Seroprevalence of Anti-SARS-CoV2 antibodies in healthcare workers. | Biochemistry |
12 | Centre of Excellence for Sickle Cell Disease in Tribal belt of Rajasthan at RNT Medical College, Udaipur | Paediatrics, Biochemistry |
13 | Screening for prevalence of hemoglobinopathies with identification of variants in associated genes in children living in tribal hostels of Udaipur district, Rajasthan. | Paediatrics, Biochemistry |
14 | Delineating Osteopontin variants and their association with kidney stone disease. | Biochemistry, Urology |
15 | To study prevalence of goiter and pattern of thyroid dysfunction in tribal pediatric population of Southern Rajasthan and to establish causative correlation between pediatric thyroid disorders and goitrogens. | Endocrinology |
16 | Assessment of serum trace elements and fluoride level in patients with chronic kidney disease with unknown etiology | Medicine, Biochemistry |
17 | Assessment of level of serum trace elements in cancer patients before and after chemotherapy, radiotherapy or both | Biochemistry, Oncology |
19 | Prospective Study to assess the correlation of HER2 level with clinicopathological feature in colorectal cancer | Oncology, Biochemistry |
20 | Role of direct immunofluorescence in skin biopsy for confirmation of skin lesions. | Pathology, Skin & VD |
21 | Determine prevalence of β-Thalassemia among Jain community in Udaipur district of Rajasthan. | Biochemistry, Medicine |
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