About Us
The department is primarily involved in undergraduate teaching of MBBS, BDS, BPT and BSc Nursing.
Pathology department provides diagnostic services in Histopathology, Cytopathology, Hematology and Clinical Pathology, catering to patients of Ramaiah Medical College Hospital Bangalore.
The RMC Hospital Blood Bank is also managed by the faculty of pathology department. It also imparts postgraduate training in MD Pathology and Pathology lecture classes for MDS students.
The Department of Pathology caters to diagnostic and blood banking services. Histopathology, Cytology and Hematology Labs are NABL accredited. The Blood Bank is NABH accredited and 24x7 Lab services available.
Histopathology division has state of the art facilities for grossing, tissue processing, embedding, microtomy, frozen sections and immunohistochemistry, and interpretation by a team of skilled pathologists. We also have an established specialized. Immunofluorescence facility for skin and renal biopsies
The undergraduate training for MBBS, BPT and BSc Nursing comprise of didactic lectures, group discussions and practical objective structured demonstrations. The postgraduate training for MD trainees involves subject seminars, gross seminars, slide seminars, journal clubs, Clinicopathological case discussions as well as rotatory postings to the various sections of pathology. The postgraduate students and faculty regularly represent the department at the national and international level conferences, CMEs and workshops.
certified lab
Highlights
- The department strictly adheres to the quality requirements of various accreditation bodies – NABL/NABH/NAAC, aligning with the Vision & Mission of the institution
- Active Diagnostic support for the Institutional Best practices/Distinctiveness
- Experienced and renowned faculty of highest academic standard with state of art infrastructure for Under graduate and Post graduate teaching learning
- CBME curriculum planned and implemented since March 2021.
- NABL Accredited Pathology Laboratory since 2014
- Advanced Central Research Laboratory catering to Research and Molecular Diagnostics since 2015
- Advanced automated Blood bank with Stem cell unit since 2021
- Adoption of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Pathology being started since 2022
- Training on research planning, execution and optimal outcome.
- Facility for basic and translational research.
- Support for procuring external grants for projects, publication and patents in collaboration with DRP (Division of Research and Patents.
- Support for national/state networking research projects of RMC.
- Cytogenetics and FISH
- Immunohistochemistry & Immunofluorescence
- Electrophoresis – Serum protein and hemoglobin
Message From The HoD
We pride ourselves on being a dynamic, driven team who are devoted to and passionate about all fields of Pathology, Hematology, clinical pathology, cytopathology and histopathology. We are also passionate reporters on Oncopathology supported by immunofluorescence, IHC and cytogenetics. We have special passion for frozen section reporting which we are doing since 30 years.
Dr. Sulath M Kamath Head of Department
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