Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER), Puducherry

Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry

1. ABOUT ESTABLISHMENT AND HISTORY OF TRAINING CENTRE:

JIPMER which includes a tertiary care referral hospital is an Institution of National Importance (an autonomous body) under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. Three main functions of this institute are,

• To impart quality education in Under-graduate and Post-graduate medical and paramedical courses;
• To set trends in medical research and
• To offer patient care of high order.

Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research originated as École de Médicine de Pondichérry established by the French Government in the year 1823.This medical school was converted into Dhanvantri Medical College at the time of de facto transfer of Pondicherry to Government of India.  This Medical College was later upgraded into Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER)

JIPMER is well known for its undergraduate and postgraduate medical courses and its alumni have excelled in different disciplines all over the world.  It has excellent health care facilities and most of the patients treated here belong to low socioeconomic group.  JIPMER also promotes research in various medical disciplines

In JIPMER Hospital Medical Records Department has been introduced since the inception i.e. on 3rd April, 1966.  This Medical Records Department is a Centralized System for preserving the Medical Records of Out-patient as well as In-Patient. 

Medical Record is clinical, scientific, administrative and medico-legal document relating to the patient care, which contains lot of information in sequence of events to justify the diagnosis, warrant the treatment and end result.   The information generated from medical records is a key tool for planning and formulation of health programmes and their evaluation for bringing further improvement of health of the society in any country.

For development of medical records and process of information contained therein, trained personnel are essentially required in the health institutions i.e., hospitals.  Such trained Medical Record Technicians and Medical Record Officers are required to handle the records of in-patient and out-patients of the hospitals efficiently in a scientific manner and generate the morbidity and mortality data therefrom. 

Apart from the hospital related Medical Record Departmental Services, this department is conducting the training courses since 1980, such as one year duration of Medical Record Officer Course & six month duration of Medical Record Technician Course.  The Certificates of Diploma for the above courses are issued by the CBHI, DGHS under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi.

          The Central Bureau of Health Intelligence being the Intelligence Wing of Dte. General of Health Services, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India, through its Medical Record Division and Training Centre located at JIPMER, Puducherry, Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, conducts one year training for Medical Records Officer and six months training course for Medical Record Technicians.    

SELECTION PROCEDURE:       

Applications to the courses will be invited by the CBHI, DGHS, New Delhi.  The selection committee will select the candidates purely on merit and eligibility criteria with due regard to geographical representation.  The Head of Department of Medical Record of the centers may be associated as members with the selection committee.  The candidates will be allotted to the training centers taking into view, the choice of the candidates.    Advance applications will not be entertained.  The Selection of Candidates for the training courses is done by the CBHI, New Delhi.   The candidates are admitting to these courses on deputation basis.  

DISCIPLINE:  

Rules of discipline as laid down by the training centre/institute should be observed strictly.   Any candidate violating the discipline will run the risk of termination of his/her candidature from the course.

SYLLABUS:

The syllabus which was being used for conducting the above two training courses by CBHI through its training centers was designed during 1980.  Since then there has been a massive development in terms of technology and requirement of data in the health sector.   Therefore, the need of change in the course contents of the training of MRO & MRT keeping in view requirement in the changed socio-economic, health conditions and technological environment was felt.   Considering this, the matter was looked into and a meeting was held in the Office of Director, CBHI under his chairmanship to modify the course contents of the above trainings.   A committee was formed which before submitting the modified course contents studied the syllabus  of the other non-governmental organizations and came out with the   best useful syllabus keeping in view the present and future requirements.   The present course contents are based on the outcomes of the meeting. 

2. ORGANOGRAM

3. Faculty of the Centre:

The following staff members are engaged to conduct the classes for the theory and practical:-

• For M.R.O. Trainees, the Medical Terminology classes will taken by the concern department Head in addition to the departmental staffs.

4.CONTACT DETAILS :

5. ANY OTHER INFORMATION THAT MAY BE USEFUL TO PUBLIC:
6. POSTAL ADDRESS:

• Notification of CBHI Training schedule sent to State level DME & DMS office including private colleges of Pondicherry and Tamilnadu through e-mail and by post.

          The Addl. Medical Superintendent,

          Department of Medical Records & Training Centre,

          JIPMER Hospital,  Puducherry – 605 006.

          e-mail id: mrd@jipmer.edu.in

          Phone Number: