Sri Muthukumaran Medical College Hospital and Research Institute is committed to creating an environment and learning experience that fosters the holistic development of its students. The institution organizes capability enhancement programs under various heads, to facilitate the growth of the students in both professional and personal aspects of life.
- SOFT SKILLS DEVELOPMENT:
The institution believes that soft skills play a pivotal for the overall development of personal and professional efficiency of its students. The institution takes stringent efforts to enhance the soft skills of its students by organizing lectures by experts every year focusing on various aspects like time management, teamwork and interpersonal relationship. These enables the students to develop strategies to improve their adaptability, work-life balance, timely management of situations in personal and professional life and execute their responsibilities in society as a committed health professional.
- LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT:
The institution warrants that the students admitted from diverse cultural and linguistic background are given Training in English to facilitate their communication with the patients. English classes are also given for students who are not well versed in English language. This enables the students to overcome their language barrier and communicate effectively with their peers. Lectures and workshops on communication skills are also given with a special emphasis on the significance of doctor-patient interaction and non-verbal communication.
- YOGA AND WELLNESS:
The institution values Yoga as a powerful tool for physical and mental well-being and encourages its students to practice yoga. Apart from basics of yoga, focused sessions like ‘Yoga and wellness, ‘Healing the body and mind with Yoga’, ‘Yoga for stress management’, are conducted to emphasize the varied benefits of yoga. The institution has an exclusive facility and a professional yoga expert for conduct of Yoga sessions. Every year International Yoga Day is celebrated with the active participation of students to create an awareness on the significance of Yoga.
- ANALYTICAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT:
The institution takes vigorous initiatives for developing the analytical skills and critical thinking of the students. Various seminars and workshops focusing on thrust areas of medical practice like ‘Interpretation of Pulmonary function tests’, are conducted. Workshops and seminars on Research methodology like ‘Analysis and interpretation of ‘p’ value’ are conducted to build a strong foundation of clinical research at the undergraduate and postgraduate level.
- HUMAN VALUE DEVELOPMENT:
The medical profession necessitates an empathetic and ethical approach toward patients and the community when providing healthcare. Lectures on topics like the ‘Importance of corneal transplantation,’ ‘Legal and ethical issues of medical termination of pregnancy’ ‘Medico-legal and ethical issues’ are organised to enable students to learn and incorporate the same in their professional practice. Students are enlightened about the importance of eye donation to make them self-aware of the values of human life and spread the same in the society. Professional ethics is also incorporated in the foundation course for the first years and in the internship orientation.
- PERSONALITY AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
The institution realizes that the medical profession demands perfection, integrity, commitment and professional competence. Every year the institution organises sessions like ‘Role of doctor in society’, ‘Principles of prescription writing’, to facilitate overall professional and personal development of the students. Societal responsibilities of medical professionals are also emphasized to the MBBS students, from the first year of study in the foundation course.
- EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS DEVELOPMENT:
The institution affirms to make its students as ‘attributable medical graduates’ who are skillful and empowered to handle challenges in real life clinical practice. Seminars on topics like ‘Standard precautions in health care, Emergency management and procedures in hospitals, First aid to trauma’, are organised to enable the students to emerge as career ready medical professionals.