North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Instt. of Health and Medical Sciences, Shillong
NEIGRIHMS was established by the Government of India in 1987. It has been designed as a Postgraduate Medical Institute in lineage of AIIMS, New Delhi and PGIMER, Chandigarh. It is the First Postgraduate Medical Institute in the North Eastern Region and the Third in the Country established by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. The Institute was registered as a Society on 12th January 1987 by the Registrar of Societies, Meghalaya, Shillong under the name of
North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health & Medical Sciences”..... ......"The Destination for Quality Healthcare in North East India !"
North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) is a medical institute of India in Shillong, Meghalaya. It is located on the outskirts of the educational hub hills City of the Northeastern India, Shillong, the "Scotland of the East". The present full-fledged tertiary care hospital facilities started at its permanent campus at Mawdiangdiang, Shillong in the year 2007. It is an Autonomous Institute under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India in 1987 and declared as "Centre of excellence" by the parliament of India. (1) The MBBS teaching programme of NEIGRIHMS started in 2008 with intake of 50 (fifty) students, followed by Post graduate courses in the following 4 subjects - Anaesthesiology, Microbiology, Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Pathology in the year 2009. Further PG courses have been started in the following subjects - Anatomy, General Medicine, General Surgery and Radiodiagnosis and Imaging. The Institute also offers DM course in Cardiology. Besides, there is B. Sc Nursing and M. Sc Nursing courses (annual intake of 50 seats in B.Sc and 10 seats in M.Sc) being run by the Institute's College of Nursing.The College of Nursing started its courses from the year 2006.
The Institute was formally inaugurated and dedicated to the nation on 5 March 2010 by the chairperson of the UPA government, Smt Sonia Gandhi, the institute functioned from its present campus at Mawdiangdiang for some years before that.
NEIGRIHMS is not only an educational institute that imparts postgraduate medical training and undergraduate medical training, but also a working hospital that provides inexpensive medical care to patients. The institute is established on the lines of AIIMS, Delhi and PGIMER Chandigarh, to provide tertiary care to the people of North-East India.
The institute is named after (L) Smt.Indira Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India.
NEIGRIHMS offers services in specialties like General Surgery, Orthopaedics, Cardiology, Ophthalmology, E.N.T., Pediatrics, Urology, CTVS, General Medicine, Blood Bank, Pathology, Biochemistry, etc.
MD & MS Course started in initially in 4 disciplines affiliated to North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) (A central University). The approval to start the Post Graduate course in NEIGRIHMS was conveyed by the Ministry vide Office Memorandum No-U-12012/7/2008-NE dated 19 May 2008. After inspection under the Chairmanship of Dr. A.K Agarwal, Add. Director General, DGHS, the Ministry vide letter No.U-12012/7/2008-NE (Pt) dated 19 March 2009 permitted to start Post Graduate Courses with two seats each in 4 (four) departments namely Anaesthesiology, Pathology, Microbiology and Obstetrics & Gynaecology.
Clinical services offered
The hospital complex consist of Out patient department (OPD) which provides various services to the people in an out-patient settings via different departments, and an In-Patient department (IPD) which is for patient admitted under various departments. There is availability of Intensive Care Units (ICUs), two Operating Theatre (OT) complexes as well as the Emergency Room which is available round the clock.
Various departments available in the facility for patient care are:
- Orthopedics
- General Surgery
- Radiology
- Blood Bank
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- General Medicine
- Anesthesiology
- Cardio-thoracic and vascular surgery (CTVS)
- Cardiology
- Ophthalmology
- ENT
- Pediatrics
- Urology
- Neurosurgery
- Oncology and Oncosurgery
- Neurology
- Dermatology and STI clinic
- Psychiatry
- DOTS center with DMC
- ART center
- Physiotherapy
- Dietician
There are facilities like MRI, Ultrasound, Doppler, Echocardiography, Gastro-endoscopy etc. In the surgical discipline there are facilities like Total hip and knee Joint replacement, Arthroscopy, X-ray guided orthopaedic fracture surgery, Laparoscopic Surgeries, Bronchoscopy, and FESS. PTCA and CABG bypass procedures are available for coronary artery diseases. Closure of a congenital hole in heart (ASD/VSD/PDA) surgery are done as well. It has a blood bank with component separation facility like fresh frozen plasma, platelet concentrate etc.
Facility for marginalized people and weaker and vulnerable section
The hospital offers free treatment to patients having a BPL Card from the state government. Being a central government funded hospital NIAF or Rashtryiya Arogya Nidhi scheme can offer treatment/drugs/implants etc. free of cost. JSY or Janani Suraksha Yojna offers money to all mothers delivering babies in NEIGRIHMS Hospital for mother and child care. Free vaccination according to the national immunization programme is provided in paediatric OPD. Facility of superspeciality care like Cardiology, Urology, Nephrology etc. are also available here. A Bank of Baroda branch with an atm and an India Post office is available within the premises.
Past regular Directors
▪Dr A.K.Barooah
▪Dr Farukh A Ahmed
▪Dr Robin Kr. Sarma
▪Dr M.E.Yeolekar
▪Dr A.G Ahangar
▪Dr D.M. Thappa (2017-2020)
Campus
The campus is located in a hilly terrain, on the outskirts of Shillong. There is availability of undergraduate MBBS hostels for both boys and girls, Nurses hostel, Quarters for professors and teachers along with a Guest House with 12 rooms. An indoor stadium for daily recreation and sports such as basketball, volleyball, badminton is available in addition to a tennis court and a swimming pool are also available within the campus.
A central library with a vast collection of medical books and journals along with internet connectivity, photocopy and printing facilities are available to everyone in the campus.
Education
50 Students are admitted every year for the undergraduate course of MBBS from 8 north eastern states and from All India quota after qualifying NEET UG. Also doctors get admitted in various departments of the institute for postgraduate courses after qualifying NEET PG. A seat for Cardiology superspeciality is filled every year from NEET SS
B.Sc. Nursing and M.Sc. Nursing courses are also available under NEHU. Entrance exams are conducted by the institute every year.
Annual Festival
'Euphoria' is the annual fest held in August–September every year.
Medium of Teaching
English
Location
The institute is located on a campus at Mawdiangdiang on the outskirts of Shillong (also called New Shillong nowadays), about 8.7 km from Shillong city and takes about 40 minutes to drive to. The best way to reach NEIGRIHMS is from the Police bazar through Polo Bazar- NEEPCO Office - Demseiniong - Nongmynsong - Project Setuk HQ-NEIGRIHMS, Mawdiangdiang.
Transport
City buses, Supplementary State Transport (Tata Magic) and cabs(Maruti 800 and Alto) ply at intervals from various places of Shillong to Mawdiangdiang.
Achievements
The hospital was adjudged the cleanest hospital/institute(Group 'B') in India for the year 2017-2018 under Kayakalp Scheme of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India and was awarded the 1st prize money of ₹1,50,00,000 for it.
Director’s Message
NEIGRIHMS was established by the Government of India in 1987. It has been designed as a Postgraduate Medical Institute in lineage of AIIMS, New Delhi and PGIMER, Chandigarh. It is the First Postgraduate Medical Institute in the North Eastern Region and the Third in the Country established by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. The Institute was registered as a Society on 12th January 1987 by the Registrar of Societies, Meghalaya, Shillong under the name of :
“North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health & Medical Sciences”.
On January 22, 2000, then Hon'ble Prime Minister of India Shri Atal Behari Vajpayee declared NEIGRIHMS as an ‘Institute of National Importance’. The Institute was also declared as an “Institution of Excellence” by an Act of Parliament vide Gazette of India Notification dated 4th January 2007, the only Medical Institute that has been given such a status in the country.
North Eastern region has got a population of about 40 million in an area of about 2.6 Lakh square kms covered by about 400 hospitals where doctor population ratio is approximately 1: 5000 against a national figure 1:2000, with an overall 50% deficiency in medical manpower and overall 60% in total health sector. NEIGRIHMS has been envisaged as the most vital asset to address the shortage in the North Eastern Region in terms of Health care delivery as well as Human Resource Development.Destined to be the “Pride” of North Eastern Region, NEIGRIHMS as the “Island of Excellence” bears the mission of an apex coordination centre to guide the health care policy of the Central Government, to potentially coordinate with international health organizations like WHO, UNICEF, World Bank etc in the activities of health sector with a Vision of developing an apex seat of learning cum health care and capacity building as also to develop a self- sustainable resource centre of Health and Medical Sciences through the trinity of training, services and research.
NEIGRIHMS had started the Undergraduate Programmes (MBBS Course) since 2008, Postgraduate Programmes (MD/MS Course) in various departments of Anaesthesiology, Pathology, General Medicine, General Surgery, Microbiology, Gynae and Obstetrics, Anatomy, Radio diagnosis and Imaging since 2009 and Post-Doctoral Programme (DM Cardiology) since 2012. The B. Sc Nursing course was started by the Institute in 2006. The Institute conducts its own professional examinations and entrance examinations for these courses.
Academic Council of NEIGRIHMS has approved the introduction of Post Graduate/ Post Doctoral Fellowship Programmes in the near future in the disciplines of Cardio Vascular Thoracic Surgery, Urology and Renal Transplant, Neurosurgery, Neurology, Orthopaedics and Physical Medicine Rehabilitation, Emergency Medicine and Trauma, Radiation Sciences, Medical Oncology, Clinical Haematology and Transfusion Medicine, Ophthalmology, ENT, Clinical Biochemistry, Community Medicine etc.
Since its inception in 1998 and a modest beginning of the In-patient services in 2001 with only 30 beds, NEIGRIHMS has come a long way to the present 531 beds with an annual patient load of 2,26,308 Out-patients and 15568 In-patients in the year 2013-14. As on date the institute is conducting High End diagnostics and medicare in Interventional Cardiology, Open Heart Surgery, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Minimal Access Surgery and Hybrid Procedures and Endovascular Interventions with CT- Guided Interventional Radiology besides Operating Microscopes, ECMO, video-endoscopic, laparoscopic facilities in General Surgery, Internal Medicine, Orthopaedics, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Otorhinolaryngology, Ophthalmology, Critical Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine and Resuscitation, Urological Surgery besides State-of-the-Art medicare in all other specialties like Joint Replacements, Arthroscopy, GI Endoscopy, Laser Photo Coagulation, Immuno-histochemistry.
The only Institute to have State-of-the-Art Viral Diagnostic Laboratory (VDL) in the North East Region besides high end Molecular Pathology Laboratory from the Department of Pathology. Component Transfusion, Hemodialysis, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and advanced research in Basic and Para-Clinical Sciences, more importantly extending the benefits of primary and high end care to the most remotely placed population at their door steps through outreach camps with the help of Community Medicine.
NEIGRIHMS is conducting Clinical Grand Rounds/Clinico-Pathological Conferences, national/international conferences, symposia, workshops, teleconferences, tele-medicine in collaboration with other institutes in the country, involving various other funding agencies for research, especially ICMR, HRD, DST, DBT, etc.
Various expansion Projects in the pipeline are separate Medical College, Nursing College complex, Regional Cancer Center with the State- of-the-Art infrastructure, Regional Trauma Center, Institute of Paramedical Sciences and Technology,College of Dental Sciences, Separate Super Specialty Blocks for Cardiac Sciences and Neuro Sciences, Separate Block for Maternal and Child Health, Department of Genetic and Molecular Medicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Center, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Helipad and State-of-the-Art Air-Ambulance and Command and Control Room.
On the Bio Medical Engineering front, NEIGRIHMS is focusing on creation of research areas for applied sciences to look after its own bio medical equipment and maintenance of engineering facilities and introduce Bio-medical Engineering Courses in due course of time.
With Post Graduate/Post Doctoral teaching facilities in 35 disciplines along with its 531 bed capacity and 75 Intensive Care beds, Ace Trauma and Emergency Medicine Services, 350-bedded Regional Cancer Centre plus separate Medical and Nursing Colleges and College for Pharmacy and Dental Sciences, Patient Rest House, Helipad, Air Ambulance to air lift and in transit management of seriously sick /injured patients from far flung hilly areas of North East, better road connectivity with the Shillong by-pass, this Institution is on its way to be the major Referral Regional Centre with State-of-the-Art facilities for Medicare, Human Resource Development and Medi-Tourism in North East.
With the "Look East" policy of the Central Government for industrial growth and development, located amidst lush green pine forests in the “Abode of the Clouds” (Meghalaya), North Eastern Indira Gandhi Institute of Health and Medical Sciences is looking forward to pursue medicare of highest order in terms of Cardiac, Liver, Kidney, Corneal Transplants, E Stem Cell Disease Management, E Treatment in near future for the service of humanity proudly establishing itself as
"The Destination for Quality Healthcare in North East India !"
DM - Cardiology
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M.B.B.S.
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (Latin: Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae; abbreviated in many ways, most commonly MBBS, but also MB ChB, BMBS, MB BCh, MB BChir), is the primary medical degree awarded by medical schools in countries that follow the tradition of the United Kingdom. The historical degree nomenclature states that they are two separate undergraduate degrees. In practice, however, they are usually combined as one and conferred together, and may also be awarded at graduate-level medical schools.
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), is a professional degree in medical science. A person holding the MBBS degree becomes a certified medical practitioner. The duration of MBBS course is five years and six months including one year of rotational internship at hospitals, health centres, and health camps organised by non-profit organisations (NGOs). MBBS course syllabus includes studies on anatomy, pharmacology, pathology as well as community health & medicine, paediatrics, and surgery. The syllabus, prescribed in such a way that MBBS degree holders can choose a specialisation for further majoring and practising medicine. The career specialisations for MBBS students are Nephrology, Cardiology, Gynecology, Anesthesiology, Organ Transplant, Endocrine, and General Surgery, etc.
MD - Anaesthesiology
The purpose of PG education is to create specialists who would provide high quality health care and advance the cause of science through research & training. A post graduate specialist having undergone the required training in anesthesiology should be able to recognize the health needs of the community. He or she should be competent to handle effectively medical problems and should be aware of the recent advances pertaining to his/her specialty. She/he should be highly competent anesthesiologist with broad range of skills that will enable him/her to practice anesthesiology independently. The PG student should also acquire the basic skills in teaching of medical/para-medical students. She/he is also expected to know the principles of research methodology and modes of consulting library. She/he should attend conferences, workshops and CMEs regularly to upgrade his/her knowledge. The purpose of this document is to provide teachers and learners illustrative guidelines to achieve defined outcomes through learning and assessment. This document was prepared by various subject-content specialists. The Reconciliation Board of the Academic Committee has attempted to render uniformity without compromise to purpose and content of the document. Compromise in purity of syntax has been made in order to preserve the purpose and content. This has necessitated retention of “domains of learning” under the heading “competencies”
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MBBS Course
The MBBS course was started at North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health & Medical Sciences offers the MBBS course from the session 2008 with and annual intake of 50 seats. The MBBS course is of the duration of 4 years and 6 months as per Academic Calendar of Medical Council of India (MCI), followed by 1 year compulsory rotating internship programe. The course is under affiliation of the North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong and recognized by Medical Council of India. The MBBS programe commences from the month of August. The seat distribution is as hereunder.
Arunachal Pradesh
4
Meghalaya
9
Mizoram
3
Nagaland
8
NE (Open to all North Eastern States including Sikkim)
18*
All India (based on AIPMT Examination conducted by CBSE.)
8
Total
50
*The Entrance Examination is held for filling up of 18 (eighteen) seats only under the NE open seats category. For the seats under Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland the respective State Governments nominates their candidates.
CURRICULUM
The curriculum and the Syllabus for the course is prescribed by the Standing Curriculum Committee of NEIGRIHMS (approved by the North Eastern Hill University) and based on the Syllabus as prescribed by the Medical Council of India and as practiced by the rest of the Institutions/Universities.
ELIGIBILITY:
METHOD OF SELECTION:
Please note the information provided in this page is indicative. The Admission Notice and Prospectus published by the Institute for the current year may be considered as the latest updated information.
MD/MS Course
The Post Graduate (MD/MS) Courses were started from the session 2009-10. Presently MD / MS courses in NEIGRIHMS are offered in eight specialties - Anaesthesiology, Obstetrics & Gynaecology Microbiology, Pathology, Radiodiagnosis, Gen Surgery, Anatomy and Gen Medicine. The duration of the courses are of 3 years. The candidate joining M.D. / M.S. degree course is called Junior Resident (PG). The academic session commences in the month of May of the Academic Year.
The number of seats available in each speciality currently is as below:
SPECIALITIES*
Total Seats**
01
Anaesthesiology
4
02
Obst. & Gynaecology
2
03
Microbiology
3
04
Pathology
3
05
Radiodiagnosis
2
06
Gen Surgery
2
07
Anatomy
2
08
Gen Medicine
2
Grand Total
20
Note: The number of specialities* and vacancies** where indicated are provisional and may be reduced/ increased subject to obtaining necessary approvals.
Eligibility
Inter se merit
In case of two or more candidates obtaining equal marks in the Entrance Examination, their inter se merit will be determined in order of preference as under:
Counselling:
Candidates have to appear for the counseling at the Office of the Director, NEIGRIHMS, Shillong on their own expenses. The candidates in order of merit will be called and can exercise their choice of subject according to availability of seats. In case of absentee, the next candidate in merit will be considered. Counseling will be held as per notified schedule
Notification for PG(MDMS) Course 2015
Results
Results and other related Notifications are placed in the official website: [http://neigrihms.gov.in]and the Notice Board of Examination cell, NEIGRIHMS
Please note the information provided in this page is indicative. The Admission Notice and Prospectus published by the Institute for the current year may be considered as the latest updated information.
DM/MCh Course
The North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health & Medical Sciences offers the Super Specialty (Post doctoral) course Doctor of Medicine(DM) in Cardiology from the session 2012-2013 under affiliation of North Eastern Hill University.
The number of seats currently offered is as follows
North East Open Seat
Total
1
1
2
The period of training for obtaining these degrees shall be 3 (three) completed years including the examination period.
Eligibility
Method of Selection
Stage I:
Stage II:
Please note the information provided in this page is indicative. The Admission Notice and Prospectus published by the Institute for the current year may be considered as the latest updated information.
B.Sc Nursing Course
The North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health & Medical Sciences offers the B.Sc Nursing Course. The B.Sc. Nursing is a Baccalaureate Degree Programme of four (4) years, leading to the award of a Degree of Bachelor of Science in Nursing. The programme is designed to help the graduates acquire a broad based knowledge and to become highly competent professionals who can function as skilled practitioners in different hospital and community settings. They should be able to manage different types of health programmes and be a team leader of Health Care Workers.
Duration of the Course:
Four years including six months Internship Programme as per the academic calendar of Indian Nursing Council.
Affiliation: The Course is affiliated to North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong
Total Number of Seats: Fifty (50) seats annually.
Eligibility Criteria for Admission Candidates belonging to all categories seeking admission to the B.Sc. Nursing degree course (Basic) should fulfill the following criteria:-
Result of BSc Nursing Entrance Test for admission into BSc. Nursing course session 2014-15
Results and other related Notifications are placed in the official website: [http://neigrihms.gov.in]and the Notice Board of Examination cell, NEIGRIHMS