Medicine & Health Sciences

The staff here at the Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research is off-the-scale for competence, heaving experience, and earnestness in training: senior professors-specially trained, highly competent doctors-not just into expertise-but having extensive teaching experience after considerable years in clinical practice. Part of them is already respected in their field and gives huge contributions into medical research, improving their learning experience.
 
More than theory, the students also learn hands-on application with their faculty notwithstanding the difference between the two in time. The combination of these two would place the student well above the rest by training comprehensively in health care practice.

Indeed, the Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (IPGMER) consists of a highly qualified and experienced faculty. They are different faculty members who are supposed to have specialised clinical experiences and qualifications in several varied medical fields along with substantial experience in clinical practice and medical education. Besides, many of their faculty members are specialist researchers engaged in advances in medical science.

Teaching faculty and educators at IPGMER are highly committed to students' learning experiences. Education and skills training are a big part of what their students get, so that graduates are well fitted to enter the medical profession. There are also contributions from and opportunities for research by faculty members, in addition to what they are able to offer in terms of practical knowledge. All of this thus makes the faculty a very strong point in this institution.

Yes, theInstitute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research has good and experienced faculty. The faculty of IPGMER constitutes a conglomeration of senior professors, senior most doctors, and specialists in diverse fields of this great science. Many of them have considerable clinical exposure coupled with experience in teaching, thus contributing towards making the institution academically best.

Faculty is not merely involved in teaching but rather in whole medical research and also associated with clinical practice. Thus, students get trained in actual practice-oriented environment under the guidance of experienced faculty along with courses at postgraduate level across diverse medical specialties. This rich and wholesome experience is also an important reason why students are drawn to IPGMER for their medical education.

Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (IPGMER) boasts of an illustrious alumni network. Quite often, there are no lists or trumpeting of names of top alumni, but many have gained tremendous success across varied fields later in life. They are primarily engaged in the following sectors:

Healthcare and Clinical Practice: Alumni have become respectable and well-known doctors and specialists in fields like surgery, cardiology, neurology, orthopedics, and gynecology.

Medical Education: Most of the top alumni now bring well-earned repute to top medical institutions in India and abroad, contributing to medical education as faculty members.

Medical Research: Many alumni have to their credit research contributions in medicine at national and international medical research centers.

Leadership in Healthcare Organizations: Some are in senior administration and management positions in well-known healthcare institutions affecting public policy and health delivery systems.

While the alumni list may not be exhaustive in public settings, the usual recognition within the hierarchy of medicine is accorded to them who have thrived therein. Their achievements are often realized within the domains of clinical practice, research, and teaching.

First, graduates from the Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (IPGMER) have filled prestigious posts throughout the medical and healthcare industry, both nationally and internationally. The broad areas were as follows :-
1. Hospitals and Healthcare Institutions: Most of the alumni are employed in government hospitals like All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Sadar Hospital, and RML Hospital, amongst other noted hospitals.

2. Medical Research :- Alumni work in medical research at organizations such as Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and several other universities and research centers.
3. Medical Education :- Some graduates have taken up assignments as professor, lecturer, and research faculty in medical colleges and universities, such as IPGMER, and other prestigious institutions, including Kolkata Medical College and National Medical College.
4. Public Health: Some of them have turned to public health and are working for global and national health initiatives, organizations such as WHO, UNICEF, and the Health Ministries.
5. Private Practice :- A number of alumnus started their own private clinical practices, specializing in different fields: surgery, gynecology, pediatrics, orthopedic, etc.
6. Government Services :- Some alumni have taken up government services in health departments or have become medical officers in various government schemes.
7. International Healthcare :- Some of the alumni have gone outside their country to work in hospitals and other healthcare facilities in the USA, UK, Canada, Australia, and the Middle East.