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MEDICAL FACILITY RELATIONSHIPS PROJECT

The goal of our medical program is to compile contact information of local hospitals and clinics in different regions, with the objective of establishing working relationships between willing medical facilities.  We hope that once a platform is established both short and long-term, cooperative relationships will begin to develop. 

Medical Facilities Name: SMT. Sucheta Kriplani Hospital and Children’s Hospital Location: Pahar Ganj, New Delhi, India Service Type: Government Hospital Capacity: 800 beds Number of Health Care Professionals: 120 doctors, 500 nurses Major Wards: Operation Theater, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Orthopedics, Emergency Room and a separate Children’s Hospital.  There is no trauma ward at this hospital. Most common illnesses treated: Malaria (most cases in July), Typhoid (mot common months for cases are May and June), Gastrointestinal (many cases in April), Hepatitis A and Dengue fever outbreak in 2006 Treatment for Malaria: Patients reporting fever and chills are always treated initially with Chloroquin for Malaria Cost of treatment:  All treatments, including surgery are free of charge.  Patients must only pay for medications that are not in stock at the hospital. Children’s Hospital:  The Children’s Hospital connected to Sucheta Kriplani Hospital was built in 2000 with support from Japanese Aid.  The hospital serves patients up to 18 years old, with the capacity of 350 beds and 15 beds in the Emergency Room.  Most common illnesses treated include fever, malaria, and gastrointestinal problems.

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Name: Lodha Clinic Location: Pali, Rajasthan, India Service Type: Private Practice Hospital Doctors:  The hospital is staffed by three doctors, Dr. Lodha, the owner of the hospital, as well as his son and daughter, who are both also physicians. Hours of Operation: The three doctors share the duties. A doctor is on staff from 11am-12pm, 12:30pm-2:00pm, 2:30pm-33:30pm and 3:30pm-4:30pm Costs: 200 R.S. (about US$5) per visit, plus the cost of medications.  The hospital has an attached pharmacy picture to the right. Illnesses treated: malaria, general malaise, gastrointestinal problems Facility: The hospital includes an attached pharmacy, OB-GYN Labor Room, a small Operation Theatre and basic X-Ray facility

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Name: Vital Care Center Location: Andheri, India (suburb of Bombay) Service Type: Private Hospital specializing in Cardiology Number of Patients Served: 30 – 50 patients per day Hours of Operation: 24 hours with three shifts from 3:00pm-10:00pm, 10:00pm-8:00am, and 8:00am to 3:00pm. Staff: On staff 24 hours include: 2 sisters (nurses), 1 registered medical officer, 2 janitorial staff.  A doctor (MD) is on duty from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm and 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm Capacity: 11 beds Fees: Being a private hospital specializing in cardiology in a fairly affluent area of India, charges are significantly higher than other clinics visited.  Basic consulting charges are 500 R.S. (about US$12) with a follow-up appointment costing 300 R.S. (US$5) for up to two months after the initial visit.

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Medical School Entrance in India

Entrance exam: The entrance exam is taken after 12th grade by science majors only.  Science students must receive at least 50% on entrance exam to apply to medical school.  The higher the student’s percentage, the greater their chances of acceptance. 
Exam profile: The exam consists of 200 objective questions in the respective areas: Chemistry (50), Physics (50) and Biology (100).  The student’s final score is out of 200 points. 
Exam Timing: The exam is taken in April or May of 12th year science students.  The exam can only be taken by science students in either the “A” or “B” track in upper secondary school.  The “A” track includes physics, chemistry and math, while the “B” track includes chemistry, physics and biology.
Examination Fee: 1000 R.S. (about US$25)
Gender: more females attend medical school, while more males favor engineering and information technology (IT)
Acceptance Procedure: Students are ranked based on their scores on the entrance examination.  Entrance to medical school is divided by state with each state having both government and private schools.  Government schools offer 100 seats per year per school, based solely on student merit.  Private schools offer 50% government assisted merit based seats and 50% paying seats.  Students purchasing a “paid” seat must still achieve 50% on the entrance exam to qualify for a seat and most students pay 1.5 Indian Laks (approx. US$3,500) per year, while merit based seats cost 4,000 – 12,000 R.S. per year (about US$100-300)
Process: May: Entrance exam for science students. June: ranking based on scores. Students then choose their top choice medical schools in order of their rank determined by the entrance exam.  Government hospitals are considered to provide better medical knowledge and exposure.  September: academic year begins
Degree Earned: MBBS, Bachelor’s of Medicine, Bachelor’s of Surgery
Course of study for MBBS: 4.5 years of courses, 1 year compulsory internship (6 months in hospital and 6 months in rural area).  At this point, students can practice as a general physician, usually in rural areas, charging a lower fee than a MD.
Entrance exam for MD degree:  Once completing the MBBS degree, students must take another entrance exam to begin their MD degree.
MD Exam: consists of exclusively medical questions based in OB-GYN, surgery, orthopedics, pediatrics, etc.  Students must earn over 50% to continue their medical studies.  Those scoring below 50% end their medical studies here, working as a general physician.
Education: Qualified students (those scoring over 50%) then spend three years studying all branches of medicine.  Depending on the student’s individual grades, they can then choose a specialty branch.
Super specialization: After completing the MD degree study, students can further specialize in areas such as cardiology, neurology, etc.
Services provided: Medical schools have a hostel, library and cafeteria, but students must purchase their own books, although the library does have most books available for loaning.