Department of Microbiology

About Department

The Department of Microbiology was established in 1990 with the aim of providing high-quality education and research training to students. As we have implemented the new CBME syllabus as mandated by NMC

We Offer Programmes Such As

Undergraduate - II MBBS and B.Sc. in Lab Science
Postgraduate - MD and M.Sc. (Medical Microbiology)
Ph.D.
D.M.L.T.
Fellowship in Infection Control and Antimicrobial Stewardship

To prepare students for careers in academia and industry in the Microbiology domain, the new CBME syllabus follows

Infective syndrome based teaching
AETCOM module
Self-directed learning

Not only Academics but we encourage our students to participate in a host of activities including:

Teaching-Learning - Aside from the conventional classroom teaching, we conduct seminars, debates, group discussions, quizzes, guest lectures, and educational visits to enrich the students’ academic experience.
Research - We work on STS ICMR projects and conduct workshops and paper/poster presentations at national and state-level conferences.
Infection Control - We provide regular and continuous training to the ICNs, Sisters in charge, PGs, etc. in infection control practices, infection control implementation, and biomedical waste management. We also provide surveillance for HAIs, conduct clinical microbiology rounds with infectious disease consultants, and celebrate Hand Hygiene Week to increase awareness.
Diagnostic - We encourage participation in the EQAS programme in Bacteriology, Serology with CMC Vellore, and Mycology with PGI Chandigarh.

Goals

To commit to the effective utilisation of resources and to work continually for provision of an infection free environment for both patient and health care workers.

Our Mission

To widen the scope of Molecular technology in applied diagnostic microbiology.
To introduce recent technology enabling early diagnosis of the clinical condition benefitting patient.

Objectives

To provide to the society competent clinical microbiologist who are updated with all recent knowledge in the field of Microbiology
To ensure the use of latest diagnostic modalities and techniques of investigations.
To formulate policies and protocols on the method of sterilisation and disinfection.

To implement the effective antibiotic policy to control the spread of antibiotic resistance.
To create awareness among students and Health care workers regarding biomedical waste management.
To help the clinician in the diagnosis of infectious diseases and provide guidelines for antibiotic treatment.

Highlights

The Department of Microbiology has earned wide recognition for its achievements.
It has earned NABL accreditation for carrying out high-quality Microbiology tests, Infectious Serology tests, and Molecular Microbiology tests.
The EQAS has also received a good rating consistently for outstanding diagnostic services.

The infection control programme is succesfully run by the Department of Microbiology.
The antibiotic policy is prepared based on the data generated and implementation of the programme is carried out by the AMSP team which is also part of this department
Besides, the Bharati Hospital has been accredited by NABH.

Achievements

The Department of Microbiology has earned wide recognition for its achievements. It has earned NABL accreditation for carrying out high-quality Microbiology tests, Infectious Serology tests, and Molecular Microbiology tests. Besides, the Bharati Hospital has been accredited by NABH. The EQAS has also received a good rating consistently for outstanding diagnostic services.

Every year, we have UG Distinction holders in Microbiology:

2018- 2019: 13
2019- 2020: 12
2020-2021: 3
2021-2022: 12

Faculty Achievements

Dr Tolpadi is an ACE auditor for CSSD by CAHO.
Faculty is actively involved in research work.
Dr Modak was past president of IAMM (Maharashtra chapter) for the year 2011-2012.
Dr Bhatawadekar was past secretary of IAMM (Maharashtra Chapter) for the year 2011-2012.
Dr Kumar - Member of BIS (MHD Section 10 and 19) and reviewer for MJAFI, New microbes and new infections and African Journal of laboratory medicine.

Dr Abhijeet Mane-
- Uploaded teaching material related to Microbiology on SlideShare – A knowledge sharing website. Has crossed 1.27 Lakh views till date.
- As Speaker on CAHO organised Podcast for topic – Importance of Hand Hygiene – on Spotify (Digital streaming app) on 19th January 2022
S.R.Jadhavar- Reviewer for journal of advances in medicine and medical research