Vision & Mission
Physiology is indeed an explanation of life. What other subject matter is more fascinating, more exciting, more
beautiful than the subject of life? - Arthur C Guyton
Physiology is a basic medical science taught to the health care students which explains about the functions of each system and how they coordinate to maintain good health. The department of Physiology is situated on third floor of the medical college building; has excellent infrastructure and faculties with wide experience and knowledge in different fields of Physiology thus providing quality teaching, research in innovative and emerging fields and clinical services in the university. The department of Physiology adopts a blended approach in imparting medical education which is open to newer concepts in medical education as well as retaining the time-tested teaching-learning principles. The departmental faculties have their expertise in areas like, neurophysiology, exercise physiology autonomic function testing.
Vision
- To develop global competencies amongst students.
- To Achieve excellence in learner-centred academic experiences that enhance health in the global community.
- To promote ethical and value-based learning
Mission
- Provide students with an outstanding educational experience that prepares them for careers in the Health Professions, Biomedical Research, and Academia.
- Conduct innovative and cutting-edge research that addresses vital issues related to human health and physiology.
- Advocate for excellence in education and healthcare for underrepresented population.
- Provide an environment that permits faculty, and students the opportunity to further develop their professional skills and expertise and realize their potential as educators.
- Promotion of disciplinary and interdisciplinary research and learning that will foster the creation of new knowledge.
- To promote research in physiology that will aim at prevention of diseases and promotion of health to establish our subject as Preventive and Promotive Physiology.
HOD Profile
Name:- Dr. Ashwini N Patil
MBBS, MD Physiology
Name:- Dr. Ashwini N Patil
MBBS, MD Physiology
Dr. Ashwini Patil has obtained her MBBS and MD degree from Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik. Presently she is serving as the Professor and Head of Department, Physiology at SMCW, Pune. Having a keen interest in academics and research, she is also pursuing PhD in Medical Physiology.
Experience:
She has over 12 years of academics, research, administrative and industry experience.
Achievements:
She has served as examiner in several universities for medical and allied disciplines. She has guided many students for research projects/ thesis/ dissertations.
Paper Publications::
She has various publications in national and international journals, and a book chapter to her credit. She has presented multiple papers at national and international platforms. She also serves as reviewer for esteemed journals.
Infrastructure facilities
The department has well equipped Haematology lab, clinical lab, Amphibian lab and clinical research lab with advanced instruments. All laboratories are well equipped with traditional as well as innovative and modern teaching aids. Symbiosis in its effort to provide latest teaching material to students will be conducting some part of clinical Physiology teaching on “METIMEN” which is a high-fidelity simulator, an innovative and cutting-edge teaching learning technology, for teaching clinical examination in a simulated environment.
The department has a library with books covering regular undergraduate teaching as well as higher studies and research in various related fields.
Haematology Laboratory
Ambhibian Laboratory
Clinical Physiology Laboratory
Mammalian Laboratory
Role Play
BLS Training
METIMEN (High fidelity simulator)
Services
Research Publications
Dr. Suchitra Palve (Professor)
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2021 |
Palve SS, Palve SB. Analytical Study of Self-directed and Problem-Oriented Learning Sessions in Cardio-Respiratory Physiology. Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International, ISSN: 2456-9119. 33(46A), PN: 30-37. |
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2021 |
Palve SS, Palve SB. Analysis of Electrophysiological Parameters as an Early Indicator for Nerve Root Involvement among the Patients with Acute Lumbar Radiculopathy. Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International, 2456-9919, 33 (35B), 116-122. |
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2021 |
Palve SS, Chaudhari P Devhare D, Kulkarni GM, Analysis of haematological Parameters in correlation with the physiological variables among mild COVID 19 patients admitted in tertiary care hospital of Pune District. Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International, 2456-9119, 33(36A), PN: 124-137. |
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2021 |
Palve SS, Chaudhari P. Comparative study of physiological and haematological parameters among mild and severe COVID 19 patients admitted in tertiary care hospital of Pune District, Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International, 2456-9119, 33(36B), PN: 132-139, 2021. |
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2021 |
Nithiya DR Palve SS, Palve SB, Tipandjan A. Use of kinaesthetic learning skills among slow learners in Physiology to improve their academic performance. Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International, 2456-9119, 33(34B), PN: 8-17, 2021. |
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2020 |
Palve SS, Palve SB. Role of Nerve Conduction Velocity and Pre Albumin to Fibrinogen Ratio in Diagnosing Diabetic Polyneuropathy: A Comparative Analytical Study. International Journal of Modern Agriculture – 2020; 9(3): 1203-1215. |
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2019 |
Palve SS, Palve SB Study of wrist ratio and wrist to palm index ratio in the subjects suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome; April-June 2019;22-2; 159-162. |
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2019 |
Palve SS, Palve SB Association and Correlation between Body Mass Index, Blood Pressure, and Visual Acuity in Students of Health Care Institutions; International journal of Medical Research and Health Sciences, 2019,8(1):84-88. |
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2018 |
Palve SS, Palve SB. Impact of aging on nerve conduction velocities and late responses in healthy individuals. J Neurosci Rural Pract 2018; 9:112-6. |
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2018 |
Palve SS, Nithiya DR; Immediate Effect of Savitri Pranayama on Anxiety and Stress Levels in Young Medical Undergraduates: Biomedicine: 2018;38:2;254-257. |
Dr. Ashwini Patil (Associate Professor)
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2021 |
Patil KB, Patil AN. Naloxone-induced septal neuromodulation of hoarding behaviour in male Wistar rats. (Sent for publication) |
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2021 |
Deshmukh MP, Patil AN, Baxi G et.al. Immediate effect of primal reflex release technique on heart rate variability in chronic neck pain: a case report. Int J Health Sci Res. 2021; 11(6):157-160. DOI: https://doi. org/10.52403/ijhsr.20210624 |
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2021 |
Decoding the Cardio-vascular Pathophysiology in Covid-19: A narrative review. SR Sorte, SB Rathod, A Patil, A Ahirwar. Highlights on Medicine and Medical Science Vol. 4, 1-10. |
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2021 |
Sorte SR, Rathod SR, Mohite K, Kasat P, Muthiyan G, Ahirwar A, Patil AN. Interactive pen digitizer to foster teaching. Fiziologia. 2020; 100:81-85 |
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2021 |
Patil KB, Patil AN. Noradrenergic Neuromodulation of Septal Circuitry Mediating Hoarding Behaviour in Male Wistar Rats. J Krishna Inst Med Sci Univ 2021; 10(1):37-43. |
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2020 |
Patil KB, Patil AN. Septal cholinergic neuromodulation of hoarding behaviour in male Wistar rats. Pravara Med Rev September 2020; 12(03), 81-86. |
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2019 |
Patil AN, Chaudhury B S, Srivastava S. Eyeing computer vision syndrome: Awareness, knowledge, and its impact on sleep quality among medical students. Ind Psychiatry J 2019; 28:68-74. |
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2019 |
Pande BN, Patil AN. Gender differences in cardiovascular autonomic function status in normal healthy individuals: A cross-sectional study. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol 2019;9(7):595-599. |
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2018 |
Patil AN, Pande B, Borade N. Learning to learn and teach: Student seminar as a teaching-learning method in undergraduate medical physiology through students’ perspective. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol 2018;8(10):1356-1361. |
Mrs. Anita Rao (Tutor)
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2020 |
Rao AV, Kharche JS, Badhe PY, Association of Guillain Barre Syndrome with COVID-19: A Review, Gedrag & Organisatie Review, 2020 33 (3):919-926. |
Key Focus Areas
Clinical focus
Academics with clinical focus:
The competency based medical education insists on both horizontal integrations of basic sciences and vertical integration of relevant clinical subjects. Early clinical exposure through integrated learning is facilitated by providing a clinical scenario which is used both as an anchor and link for all the basic science subjects. The case is specifically written to stimulate discussion of basic science concepts and their clinical application. Under graduate students also pay visits to hospital areas such as blood bank, radiology, diabetes clinic, antenatal care etc., urban and rural health centres during their first year to have early clinical exposure.
Research with clinical focus:
Research studies were conducted during COVID-19 pandemic by the faculty members from the department and were published in high quality indexed Journals. Most of the research projects undertaken by the faculty have population health and other clinical outcomes as the thrust areas of the projects.
Thrust areas for the department:
The faculty from the department have expertise and focus in the following areas of research
- Yoga, Stress, Mind body medicine
- Neurophysiology
- Medical Education
- Exercise Physiology
- Pulmonary Physiology
- Cardiovascular physiology
- Autonomic nervous system
- Occupational Health
- Health Impact Assessment
- Job Exposure Assessment
- Basic Experimental and Clinical Physiology
- Psychophysiology
- Neurology
- Nephrology
- Oncology
- Environmental Physiology
