Department of Physiology, Government Thoothukudi Medical College 

(TKMC Physiology Department – an effort to cultivate a love of learning) 

 The Department of Physiology was established in 2000. Adequate qualified Teaching and Non-Teaching  faculty are available here. This department is an undergraduate teaching department with well structured  Graduate Programs. The first MBBS students have early clinical exposure and they participate in many social  activities in and around the district. We also have regular teaching schedules to teach Basic Physiology to Post  Graduates (Medicine/Surgery/Pediatrics/OG/Anesthesia Post graduates) as well as Para-Medical students (B.Sc.OT&At, B.Sc.MLT and B.Sc RT). 

UG Teaching schedules include General Physiology, Systemic Physiology & Specialized Integrative  Physiology, Hematology Experiments, Human Experiments & Clinical Examinations. All Teaching Programs 

are supported with informative Audio Visual aids, interactive discussions, small group discussions and  tutorials. We have regular computer assisted learning sessions. The Departmental library has sufficient books  and journals of various disciplines which enhances reading skill of young doctors and keeps them updated.  Labs like Amphibian Lab, Mammalian Lab and Research Lab exist here. Research activities are promoted  among UG students and faculty. Periodical Departmental and Integrated Seminars, Guest lectures by clinical  faculty as a means of vertical integrative learning, Quiz Programs are being conducted and our students are  motivated to attend many inter college competitive programs. 

To ensure that the students develop their academic skills our department takes different initiatives  throughout the year. We have conducted an interesting Self-directed learning (SDL) session in teaching  Basic Life Support(BLS). The students in small groups made their own mannequins and learnt the skill of  BLS by hands on training.