DEPARTMENT OF dermatology

Dermatology

The Department of Dermatology at Goa medical college was started with Dr. V.L Rege who had joined the institute in the capacity of assistant Professor in the department in 1965.

Thereafter the department was given its official face by Professor V.N. Sehgal, who as the first Professor of the Department of Dermatology Venereology & Lepros, in 1972 obtained the permission of the Medical Council of India, to start Post Graduate courses in the Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy. The MCI gave permission to start a P.G. course in the specialty wherein an intake of three PG students [one MD and two Diploma] was allowed. The next MCI inspection of MCI was conducted in 2011 where the MD seat was recognised. The two Diploma seats were given recognition in 2013. In 2015 permission [following an MCI inspection] was obtained for an increase in MD seats to three [from one]. Then in 2019 recognition inspection was conducted as a result of which the intake of three MD students every year was recognized. Thereafter with the permission of the MCI the Diploma seats were converted to MD seats, whereby the yearly intake remained at five students, but now they were all MD candidates.

Vision

• To mediate support to the ongoing National Programs involving the active participation of the Department Of Dermatology Venereology &Leprosy i.e.namely the National Leprosy Control Programme and the STD/STI/RTI and HIV/AIDS Control Programme.
• To provide up to date to the patients visiting the outpatient facility care.

• To conduct teaching sessions in the form of PG classes specially tailored to the PG students. This is in addition to the fact that PG students are constantly encouraged to become competent and effective specialists in the field of Dermatology Venereology and Leprosy, in addition to becoming good Basic Doctors and responsible citizens of our society.

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