GMC,Jammu gets Accreditation by IAP for starting ‘Neonatology Fellowship Programme’

Jammu, Oct 25: In another milestone achievement, Government Medical College, Jammu has successfully received accreditation for starting of IAP Neonatology Fellowship Program from Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP)-Neonatology Chapter.
This is first time in J&K that a Fellowship Program is going to start in our Medical Colleges. Based on the statistics, at any given time, there are 140-160 newborns are admitted in the New Born Facility in Government Medical College, Jammu, of which, 60-70 require special skilled in-patient care and 30-40 require intensive monitoring and ventilation under ICU facility, this also includes sick newborns referred by CHCs, District Hospital and also from Private Nursing Homes.
At present, Government Medical College, Jammu is the only New Born Facility providing the Intensive Care and Ventilation services to the sick newborns. Department of Neonatology, GMC, Jammu is a 200 bedded facility, this includes a dedicated 100 bedded Neonatology facility at newly established MCH Hospital, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu. The Department is having state of the art infrastructure and machinery and is presently running 04 NICUs and is providing Level-III care to the sick neonates including pre-terms, low birth weight and high risk sick new borns and the facility is well equipped to start the Neonatology Fellowship Program. Doctors trained in Neonatology will further strengthen the New Born Intensive Care services in the Peripheral Hospitals and other newly established Medical Colleges, which will not only decrease the neonatal and infant mortality rate but also ensure the intact survival of the high risk sick new borns.
The IAP Neonatology Fellowship Program will start with the batch commencing on 1st January 2023. GMC,Jammu has been allotted 3 fellowship seats.Dr. Ghanshyam saini, Professor & Head Department of Pediatrics, Government Medical College, Jammu is nominated as “Fellowship Co-ordinator” for running of this program in GMC, Jammu.Dr.Shashi Sudhan Sharma,Principal & Dean has congratulated the Deptt.for making efforts to get the seats sanctioned.She also thanked the Administrative Secretary Sh.Bhupinder Kumarji for guidance and support.She further added that with the establishment of Deptt.of Neo-natology and start of the fellowship programme, the Neo-natal services in GMC,Jammu will improve further.