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Rashtrasant Janardhan Swami
Smt. Sakhubai Narayanrao Katkade medical college & Research Centre Kokamthan, Tal- Kopargaon, Dist. Ahmednagar, Maharashtra -423601.

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Goals :


• Support and assist clinicians by providing in-depth knowledge of pathology.
• Offer top-quality training programs for undergraduate and postgraduate students.
• Foster and encourage research initiatives in the field.
• Raise awareness about the rational use of blood and the management of blood transfusion reactions.
• Deliver the highest standard of laboratory diagnostic services to enhance patient care.




Objective :


• Prepare future doctors with the knowledge to establish clinicopathological correlations.
• Evaluate the role of each organ system in maintaining the internal environment of the body.
• Enable students to comprehend the etiopathogenesis of diseases through the integration of gross and microscopic observations.
• Provide comprehensive and high-quality training to undergraduate and postgraduate students.
• Design, execute, and present specific research projects.
• Organize lectures to educate on the rational use of blood and blood products.
• Facilitate health check-ups and conduct blood donation camps.
• Expand and enhance facilities with advanced technologies like HPLC, flow cytometry, and apheresis.
• Establish a peripheral blood storage center to support better resource management.


Laboratory:


• The department offers dependable and efficient services, including histopathology with special stains and immunohistochemistry, as well as cytology and advanced hematology tests.
• TThe central laboratory is equipped Cell counter -sysmax, Biochemistry analyser fully automated - fujiflim, Semi automated Biochemistry analyser -Autolabversa, Electrolytes analyser – Vector, Immunoassay t3,t4- Toshob, ABG Analyser – Opticc,HbA1C Analyser – unicorn Vector, All serology test kit Available.


Instrument & Equipment


S.No. NAME OF THE ITEMS No. Required
(A) General
1 Desktop Computers with High-Speed Internet, Laser Black & White Heavy-duty Laser Printers, Color Inkjet Printers, Scanners, Photocopy (Xerox) Machines, Telephone with STD facility, Fax Machine, etc. Every faculty & Resident must have a separate Desktop/Laptop with high-speed Internet facility. Office table small and big, office chairs; museum almirahs; study table, staff room, and library almirahs, stock almirahs, store room racks, lockers with coat hangers and drawers as required. Laboratory benches with cupboards and rack for reagent bottles, water, gas and electric points, operation tables, etc. as necessary. As required
(B) Morbid Histology and Morbid Anatomy
2Specimen Identification Solutions1
3Weighing machine for cadavers (300 Kg.)1
4Manual Rotary Microtome2
5Automated Rotary Microtome1
6Cryostat1
7Hot plate2
8Paraffin embedding bath2
9Heated Paraffin Embedding Module2
10Cold Plate for Modular Tissue Embedding System1
11Automated Tissue Processor – Histokinette2
12Autoclave2
13Ultrapure water solutions - Distilled water plant1
14Water bath1
15Centrifuge machine5
16Cabinet for slidesAs required
17Autopsy tables (Common with Forensic Dept.)
18Digital SLR at least 20 megapixel with micro, macro, wide-angle zoom lenses, Flash, and other accessories1
19Digital Automatic camera > 5 megapixel1
20Fully Automated high throughput Multi-Stainer Workstation1
21Fully Automated Embedding System (Heated embedding module & cold plate)1
22Fully Automated Flexible Coverslipping Workstation1
23Standalone paraffin dispensing module cold plate holding more than 100 cassettes1
24Standalone cold plate1
25Troughs for stainingAs required
26Coplin jarsAs required
27Water bath (Tissue Floatation)As required
28Single Pan Digital Balance, Chemical2
29Balance, chemical with weights2
Microscopes
30For Students – LED Binocular with Scanner, 10X, 40X, & Oil immersion lenses and inbuilt Battery backup power source60
31For Diagnostic & Research Work - Trinocular head Microscope with Bright field, Dark field, Fluorescent & Polarizing Facility, high-end Apochromatic lenses with Camera with HDMI Multi-output camera (Min. 5MP) with Projector & Ultra HD TV > 52 inches & Screen1
32For every Professor, Associate & Assistant Professor : Binocular Microscopes with High-end Semiapochromatic Optics of international standard.As required
33For every Tutor – Binocular Microscope with suitable high-end lenses.As required
34Penta Head Microscope with High-end Optics with HDMI Multi-output Photographic camera (> 5 MP) including Software1
35Deca Head Microscope with High-end Optics with HDMI Multi-output Photographic camera (> 5 MP) including Software1
(C) Hematology Lab
39Five-part Fully Automated Cell Counter1
40Three-Part Fully Automated Cell Counter1
41Coagulometer (Fully automated)1
42Magnifying lens3
43Blood pressure instrument5
44Laboratory CounterAs required
45Laboratory stirrerAs required
46Automatic timer5
47Balance for weighing organs1
48Saws, wire for cutting bonesAs required
49Slide boxes for 100 slides for students200
50Drill for boring glassAs required
51X-ray viewing box (LED)2
52Sternal puncture needle adult sizeAs required
53Sternal puncture needle child sizeAs required
54Liver Biopsy needleAs required
55Stop watch reading at 1/5 second5
56pH Meter electric5
57Electrophoresis Set Up1
58LED Wireless Projector3
59Museum jarsAs required
60Surgical instruments5 Sets
61Glassware, stains, chemicals reagents etc. for histological workAs required
(D) Clinical Laboratory:
62Five Part Hematology Analyzer1
63Three Part Hematology Analyzer2
64Automatic Urine Analyzer2
65Binocular Microscopes with high end optics including 100X & LED FluorescenceAs Mentioned
66Sp. Gravity Measure2
67PH meter2
68Incubator2
69Haemacytometers with red and white pipettes90
70Syringes disposableAs required
71Staining jars for slidesAs required
72Automatic Hematology Slide StainersAs required
73Urinometers (Mercury based instruments to be replaced with other alternatives)As required
74Centrifuge tubes graduatedAs required
75Graduated cylinders for various capacities ranging from 100 cc to 1000 ccAs required
76Pipettes of various sizes with disposal tipsAs required
77Reagent bottlesAs required
78Dropping bottlesAs required
79ReagentsAs required
80Balances – Digital Single Pan Sensitive Chemical balanceAs required
(E) Specimens:
81Mounted Specimens300
82Wet Specimens150

Note: Equipment must be of international specification & standards, regular calibration, running of international standard controls, and comprehensive maintenance are mandatory. The department must have a high-speed internet facility (> 2 MB/S). Adequate desktops, laptops, printers, scanners, portable hard disks, DVD writers, etc., are required for office use and for the faculty & residents.


Library :


ISBN Author Title Publisher
9783540716907 SLOOTWEG DENTAL PATHOLOGY (R) A PRACTICAL INTRODUCTION SPRINGER
9781032290089 MCGHEE A GUIDE TO LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS 7/ED CRC PRESS
9780340811979 GRAHAM ADAMS & GRAHAM'S INTRODUCTION TO NEUROPATHOLOGY, 3/ED HODDER
9788184735116 BHARDWAJ BOYD'S TEXTBOOK OF PATHOLOGY, 10/ED 2-VOLUME SET LWW
9781841101118 ANDY EVANS BREAST CALCIFICATION A DIAGNOSTIC MANUAL GMM
9780198863250 MCGURK CONTROVERSIES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF SALIVARY GLAND DISEASE 2/ED OXFORD
9788126532438 SAXENA DE GRUCHY'S CLINICAL HAEMATOLOGY IN MEDICAL PRACTICE, 6/ED WILEY
9788131261422 YADAV ESSENTIALS OF PRACTICAL PATHOLOGY FOR UNDERGRADUATES ELSEVIER
9789380316963 NEETU KUKAR, NEHA SYAL ESSENTIALS OF TRANSFUSION MEDICINE 1/ED APH
9780367724115 HERRINGTON MUIR'S TEXTBOOK OF PATHOLOGY 16/ED CRC PRESS
9780867151978 VAN DER WAAL ORAL PATHOLOGY QP CO
9780071279062 ROBERT PATHOLOGY BOARD REVIEW 3ED MGH
9788131267929 KUMAR ROBBINS & KUMAR BASIC PATHOLOGY 11ED SAE ELSEVIER
9788131262115 KUMAR ROBBINS AND COTRAN PATHOLOGIC BASIS OF DISEASE, 10/ED, 2-VOLS ELSEVIER
9788119336319 TEJINDER SINGH TEXT AND PRACTICAL HAEMATOLOGY FOR MBBS 4/ED APC
9789354658945 HARSH MOHAN TEXTBOOK OF PATHOLOGY (FREE PATHOLOGY QUICK REVIEW), 9/ED JPB
9788131268117 GERALDINE O'DOWD WHEATER'S PATHOLOGY: A TEXT, ATLAS AND REVIEW OF HISTOPATHOLOGY, 6/ED ELSEVIER
9789380316833 TIWARI MANUAL OF HEMATOLOGY APH
9788131269527 HOWARD BASIC AND APPLIED CONCEPTS OF BLOOD BANKING AND TRANSFUSION PRACTICE 5/ED ELSEVIER
9789381714010 DANISH SHORT TEXTBOOK OF MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT 11ED MEDTECH
9789390612499PFEIFERTHE WASHINGTON MANUAL OF SURGICAL PATHOLOGY 1ST (SAE)LWW
9789354660580MONDAL S KLABORATORY MANUAL OF CLINICAL PATHOLOGY AND HEMATOLOGY (PB 2022)CBS
9789394792975TEJINDER SINGHPRACTICAL PATHOLOGY WITH VIVA -VOICE QUESTONS 4EDAPC
9789354667428SANTOSH KUMAR MONDALPATHOLOGY PRACTICALS WITH OSPE 2ED (PB 2024)CBS
9780702069307BAINDACIE AND LEWIS PRACTICAL HAEMATOLOGY IE - 12EELSEVIER
9789395736268ELDERLEVER'S DERMATOPATHOLOGY HISTOPATHOLOGY OF THE SKIN, 12EDLWW
9788180615917RAMNIK SOODTEXTBOOK OF MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY,1/ED.JPB
9789380316994DR.SANGEETA SHARMA/DR.RACHNA AGARWALEXCELLENCE IN CLENICAL LABORATORY OPERATIONSAHUJA
9788174733443PANDAHANDBOOK OF PATHOLOGY, 2/ED.AITBS
9788119613564DR GAYATRI GOGOI,MDLABORATORY MANUAL OF IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRYIP INNOVATIVE
9789812833297KADEREITUMBILICAL CORD BLOOD: A FUTURE FOR REGENERATIVE MEDICINEWORLD SCIENTIFIC
9789390612123FISCHBACHFISCHBACH'S A MANUAL OF LABORATORY AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTS 11/EDWK-AIBH
9789386800077VIMALA SIKRIORAL PATHOLOGY COLOUR GUIDES (PB)SCIENTIFIC
9788131269541KUMARROBBINS ESSENTIAL PATHOLOGYELSEVIER
9789348094360GRIFFIN RODGERSTHE BETHESDA HANDBOOK OF CLINICAL HEMATOLOGY 5/EDWOLTER