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W h en w e t a l k a b o u t co m p r e h en si v e
We had begun only with the Undergraduate
When we talk about comprehensive treatment or
"The six floor
t r e a t m en t o r r e h a b i li t a t io n a w h o le s et o f
programs (the four-year degree programs) but
rehabilitation a whole set of allied health
a l lie d h e a l t h p r o f es sio n a l s s er v e t h e
subsequently we thought that we must upgrade professionals serve the patient. The presence of so
p a t ien t. Th e p r es en ce o f s o m a n y a l lie d building that we
ourselves and all the programs that were many allied health professionals in the hospital is a
h e a l t h p r o f es sio n a l s in t h e h os p i t a l i s a
b ig b les sin g f o r t h e p a t ien t w h o g ets t h e have in MCHP is an
running as graduate programs were upgraded
big blessing for the patient who gets the best of
b es t o f e v er yt hin g un der o n e r o o f a n d
into a PG program. Another issue that we faced
everything under one roof and secondly it is an
s e co n d l y i t i s a n o p p o r t uni t y f o r t h e
was the lack of people with post-graduation in opportunity for the professionals to interact with accumulation of 20
p r o f es sio n a l s t o in t erac t w i t h e ac h o t h er.
the required subjects. Which was overcome by each other.
We a l l w o r k e d t og et h er a s a t e a m o f D e a n s
C o mmi t t e e t o b ui ld t h e co l leg e , a n d
devising an in-service candidate scheme where years of our hard
m a y b e t h e D e a n i s b y v ir t ue o f t h e
the facul ty who were teaching the graduate
We all worked together as a team of Deans
Now we also made it mandatory that every
s enio r i t y o work and efforts to
Committee r t h e v ir t ue o f t h eir p osi t io n o r
students also had a bachelor’s degree. There to build the college, and maybe the Dean
m a y b e t h e sig nin g a u t h o r i t y b u t a l l
faculty in the college who does not have a PhD
were faculty with the degree who were is by virtue of the seniority or the virtue of their
p o licies, a l l i s s ues s t uden t r e l a t e d ,
must register for PhD within two years and
ac ademic r e l a t e d , w h a t e v er i t i s,
teaching the undergrad students and at the have our own college
position or maybe the signing authority but all
should get a terminal degree, without which
e v er yt hin g i s di s c u s s e d a s a t e a m a n d i s
same time were also registered for their ”
policies all issues student related, academic related,
their promotion would not be considered, and with all the facilities.
h en ce c a l le d Em p o w er e d C o mmi t t e e .
master’s program and they used to do self- whatever it is, everything is discussed as a team and
they would not be getting all the incentives.
study. That is how we got people with master’s
hence called empowered committee.
"
Th e Em p o w er e d C o mmi t t e es h a v e
PG qualification in all these subjects and
Earlier being called College of Allied health
a c h a ir p er s o n a n d h a v e m em b er s
specialties. That is how most of the current
f r o m dif f er en t dep a r t m en ts. Th e y
Sciences then changed to School of life and
The empowered committees have a
faculty who are here now are o ur own faculty
chairperson and have members from d t h en
a l l si t t og et h er, di s c u s s, a n
health sciences then later again changed to
co m e u p w i t h t h e s o l u t io n s w hic h
with a degree initially who went on to become
Manipal college of health sciences and once
u l t im a t e l y t h e de a n C o mmi t t e e
postgraduates and then we started with a different departments. They all sit
again in 2019 to Manipal college of Health
r e v ie ws, b u t t h e m a in j o b w i l l b e
d then come up with
together, discuss, an
postgraduate program. That is how we slowly
do n e b y t h e co mmi t t e es.
Professions as Allied health professionals is
the solutions which ultimately the dean
built up our own departments by training our
giving way to health care professionals.
Committee reviews, but the main job will
Th e r es u l t o f o ur 20 y e a r s o f
own faculty to upgrade themselves into a PG
s t r ug g le h a s le d t o t h e g r o wt h b y
qualification and then starting the master’s be done by the committees.
Turning pages to the present, the smallest
n um b er s, b y co ur s es, b y o ur
program and training the students from across
s er v ices a n d o ur v i si b i li t y, s o w e
college of the Manipal Academy of Higher
The result of our 20 years of struggle has
the country. One PhD in 1998-99 is now touching
a s a t e a m did p r es s f o r o ur o w n
Education after 20 years is now currently the
b ui ldin g , w h a t y o u a l l a r e n o w
100 PhD among the faculty. We have grown to led to the growth by numbers, by courses,
second largest college. Next, only to the mighty
f o r t un a t e t o h a v e; t h e
such an extent that all departments have faculty by our services and our visibility, so we as a
MIT which is the largest college under MAHE.
b ui ldin g w hic h i s s t a t e o f t h e a r t
team did press for our own building, what
with a Doctorate.
a n d i s co m p a ra b le t o a n y
This is the breadth of our growth vertically or
you people are now fortunate to have; the
in s t i t u t io n. Th e six f lo o r
horizontally in terms of number of students,
building which is state of the art and is
b ui ldin g t h a t w e h a v e in M CHP
number of programs, our visibility, our faculty
i s a n acc um u l a t io n o f 20 y e a r s o f
ution. The six floor
comparable to any instit
calibre, our research, and publications that the
o ur h a r d w o r k a n d ef f o r ts t o h a v e
building that we have in MCHP is an
o ur o w n co l leg e w i t h a l l t h e
departments are doing, clinical services that all
accumulation of 20 years of our hard work
faci li t ies. We h a v e c l a s sr o o m s,
the departments are offering, contribution that
and efforts to have our own college with
l a bs, o ur o w n fac u l t y c a b in s,
we make to the customer hospital in terms of
de dic a t e d o f f ice , a n d o ur o w n
all the facilities. We have classrooms, labs,
income generation and a whole host of things.
co nf er en ce r o o m t h er e . W i t h t hi s
our own faculty cabins, dedicated office,
co m p et i t io n w e g et s t uden ts f r o m
and our own conference room there. With
v er y g o o d s c h o o l s, v er y g o o d
Recently we had the first Private partnership
this competition we get students from very
b ac kg r o un d s. S o , w e a r e t h e r o le
whi ch is between 2 brands, one is TATA and one
m o de l f o r m a n y co l leg es in t h e
good schools, very good backgrounds. So,
is Manipal and they have come together to
co un t r y.
we are the role model for many colleges in
launch the 1st Private partnership medical
the country.
College in Jamshedpur, in Jharkhand called the
C O NTENT S
Manipal Tata Medical College.