Department Details :
Dr. Vithalrao Vikhe Patil Foundation’s Medical College had been established at Ahilyanagar in 2004 under the great leadership of Late Dr. Balasaheb Vikhe Patil (Padmabhushan Awardee). Presently institute has world class infrastructure and providing high quality medical education to students with the constant guidance and support of Hon. Namdar Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil ,Chairman, Dr. Vithalrao Vikhe Patil Foundation, Ahilyanagar and Hon. Dr. Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, CEO, Dr. Vithalrao Vikhe Patil Foundation, Ahilyanagar. The institute is recognized by Medical Council of India, New Delhi and is affiliated to Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik. The department of Orthopaedics was started in the year 2004. The department has been gradually upgraded to present status by experienced faculty. First undergraduate batch in 2004 had a capacity of 100 seats and now it is 200 seats.
“Orthopaedics Surgery” is a discipline of surgery that is concerned with the axial and appendicular skeleton and its related structures. There are various subspecialties or subdivisions including fractures, arthritis and soft tissue processes, tumors, and metabolic conditions, congenital and acquired conditions. A medical student rotation exposes one to various aspects of Orthopaedics Surgery. This rotation should provide a variety of experiences ranging from operative, office and clinical practice and emergency room experience. There are various texts available for medical students interested in reading about Orthopaedics Surgery
Orthopedic is concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system. Orthopedic surgeons use both surgical and nonsurgical means to treat musculoskeletal trauma, spine diseases, sports injuries, degenerative diseases, infections, tumors, and congenital disorders.
Vision:
"Vision is to achieve the goal to offer painless, total, functional recovery to patients & serve the community. We aim to train our students to fulfill these aims."
Mission
To provide Standard medical services to the poor and needy one of rural area of Maharashtra
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Best Practices :
•Best Practices of Departments:
•We, department of Orthopaedics are practicing all kind of Trauma cases in department
•We, department of Orthopaedics are practicing Polytrauma cases in department
•We, department of Orthopaedics are doing Total hip replacement, Total knee replacement cases every day in super special T.K.R. - O.T.
•We, department of Orthopaedics are doing Arthroscopy , Arthroplasty and Spine Surgery cases every day in super special T.K.R. - O.T.
•We developed departmental museums to an excellence level which are utilized as an innovative teaching tool for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
•We have departmental Library with rich collection of Indian as well as foreign authored Orthopaedics books
•Computer aided teaching and use of videos, Power point presentations, Diagram & Charts in regular teaching of under graduate, Post graduate and Physiotherapy students.
•Regular conduct of model preparation and presentation by UG, PG students to improve clinical and communication skill in exams.
•Collection of University Questions papers from university. Students are trained according to the question bank.
•Teaching the basic clinical skill to the students by arranging different departmental workshops for PG students.
•Arranging integrated teaching programme
•Problem based learning (Case scenario presentation)
•Ortho-Superspeciality services are provided like TKR, THR & Spine surgeries
•Advanced Bone skill lab for the Undergraduate students
•Actively participate in live and interactive workshop arraigned by other departments.
Future Plan :
•Establishment of surgical skill laboratory •To organize National As Well As International Conferences •Robotic Surgery •Establishment of cadaveric surgeries •Development of bone bank •Development Sport medicine center •Development Super special trauma center
Other Information :
1)A cadaveric workshop at dissection hall on this Sunday dated 31/03/2019 by
Dr. Nitin Bhalerao
2)Cadaveric course, demonstration within our department on Sunday 5th July 2020 at 10.30 Am. By Dr. Nitin Bhalerao
3)A new Website created for Joint Replacement and Arthroscopy unit, which has following purpose:-
A) To propagate amongst people
a)About facilities in the hospital
b)Type of surgeries performed here
c)Amount of work done
d)High end Orthopaedics surgeries are done at affordable prices
e)Excellent surgical staff and team available in the hospital
B)Front page of website will host message from honorable MP Dr. Sujay Vikhe Patil Sir about his vision on making healthcare available and affordable to underserved community
4)Osteoporosis Survey in Department of Orthopaedics from dates 19/11/2019 to 20/11/2019.
This survey is designed to detect Bone Mass Density (B.M.D.) in all the Medical students, physiotherapist and all hospital staff.
5)“Medical on Wheels ”A saw bone Workshop on knee arthroplasty arranged by Orthopaedics Department in 03-01-2020 to 04-01-2020 under the guidance of Dr. Nitin Bhalerao
Invited “J & J Medical on Wheels” Bus for the workshop. Its mobile training Centre with various learning modules like knee arthroscopy simulators, saw bone platform etc.
6)Instructional course Lecture on Total Knee Arthroplasty by Dr. Ashutosh Joshi & Dr. Patole
