Department of Microbiology

GENERAL INFORMATION

Introduction:

 

• Microbiology is the study of Microbes that infect human, the disease they cause, their Diagnosis, Prevention and treatment. It also deals with the response of human host to microbial and other antigens.
• The Department of Microbiology has three primary responsibilities such as Teaching/Training, Diagnostic Laboratory Services and Research Activities.
• The Microbiology Department is actively involved in teaching undergraduates MBBS, B.Sc Nursing & B.Sc Para medicals (BMLT, BOTT & BRDT) and postgraduates (MD).
• The Microbiology Laboratory provides a gamut of advance and novel diagnostic tests. It offers quality diagnostic services to the various clinical departments which includes Bacterial Culture & Sensitivity, Serological tests, Mycology, Infection Control services, Mycobacteriology. Tests that have been added in the recent years to the meet the diagnostic needs of the hospital include:
  i. TrueNat – for TB.
  ii. NS1 Antigen, IgM by ELISA for Dengue.
  iii. Rapid Ag detection, PCR and TrueNat for Covid-19.
  iv. ELISA for HCV & HBsAg (Sandwich method).
  v. In future going to start Truenat for HBsAg & HCV.



OUR MISSION:

 

The mission of the department of Microbiology is to educate and train students in the discipline of Microbiology ant to expand the body of knowledge of this scientific field through research. The specific goal of the department is to:

• Offer course to enhance the intellectual foundation and preparation of students for life in a complex, dynamic technological world
• Offers undergraduate majors in Microbiology and Medical laboratory science (MLS) and partners with other Departments to prepare students for career in Clinical Microbiology.
• Prepare students for depth knowledge and research skill for professional careers in Microbiology.
• Enhance opportunities for research and scholarship for faculty members as well as undergraduate students.
• Preserve add to evaluate and transmit knowledge in the field of Microbiology.
• The mission of department is to promote good quality education and inspiring training in different discipline of Microbiology.
• create an innovative, creative study environment to the students.
• To train the students, excel in both practical and theoretical aspects of Microbiology.
• Motivate and guide the students to develop new techniques in Microbiology.
• Emphasis on quality and value in all vision, mission and core endowers values for next 5 years.



VISION:

• Our vision is to produce highly qualified and competent students in all areas of Microbiology
• Providing the timely and accruable informations on current and emerging trends in Microbiology
• The Department of Microbiology is an integrated term of education providing leading education and innovation research expertise in all field of Microbiology.
• To recognize the strength and ability of the students and work together to achieve our common goal.



CORE VALUES:

• We shall uphold truth, integrity, honesty, tolerance and accountability as our guiding principles.
• We shall promote creative, innovative and inventive research in Medical Microbiology for the benefits of all.
• Meritocracy and teamwork in research and practice shall be our hallmark.
• We shall nurture responsible professionalism through a culture of mentorship.
• We shall practice good management of resources in training and research.
• We believe in team-based problem identification and problem solving methodology.
• We believe in interdisciplinary networking.



INNOVATION:

• We are flexible and adaptable in order to meet the changing needs of society.
• We strongly believe in continuous quality improvement to enhance clinical performance outcomes.



STEWARDSHIP:

• We are dedicated to use our resources in a safe and responsible manner.
• We are accountable for our actions to patients, the institution, and society.
• We earn the respect of our patients and the healthcare community.
• We continuously seek to improve.



MAJOR GOALS:

• Accreditation of laboratory service by NABL and collaboration with well
reputed laboratories for regular Quality Control checkups.
• Introducing Virology laboratories at the earliest (VDRL)
• Clinico-Microbiological meets on monthly basis to interact with clinicians and understand their problems.
• Paperless work by e-services enhancement: WiFi etc.
• Optimum utilization of various equipments.
• Separate room to laboratory staff.
• Landline intercom facilities between the entire Department, their subsections and laboratories.
• Providing additional manpower keeping in view expanding workload as criteria for enhancement of staff (Laboratory Technician, Residents, Data Entry Operators and Faculties) not ceiling limit as NMC minimum staff requirement.
• Construction of common Sterilization room.
• Construction of common washing room.



AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:

• Department of Microbiology Government Medical College Doda although in its infancy is committed to provide a clinician a complete frame work to achieve an accurate diagnosis and hence treat the patient efficiently.
• Educate the students (MBBS, DMLT and MLT) and enable them to learn the Microbiological processes by appreciating learning by doing and helping them to deliver highest quality services.



AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:

This Department has an erudite faculty involved in active teaching and research in medical sciences comprising of one Associate Professor, one Assistant Professor and there are three Demonstrators working in the Department. The Faculty strength details are as under:




S.No	Name of Faculty	Designation	Phone No.	Email
1	Dr. Sufhia Akhtar	Associate Professor and Head of Department	7889415127	drkhansufia@gmail.com
2	Dr. Nazir Ahmad Var	Assistant Professor	9596519538	varnazeer@gmail.com
3	Dr. Sameera Zargar	Demonstrator	9018687313	sameerazargar@gmail.com
4	Mr. Azhar Saleem	Demonstrator	9858612802	azhar.sipas@gmail.com
5	Mr. Saboor Naik	Demonstrator	9797682722	saboornaik66@gmail.com




ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES AND ACHEIVEMENTS:

Faculty is constantly encouraged and keen to academically improve, attend CME's and conferences. Department fully understands the importance of CME's and interactive conferencing in honing the capabilities of its manpower and will always take keen interest in organizing conferences, CME's. Conference / Seminar /Workshop /Training s (Attended, Participated, conducted) by faculty members.




S.No	Event	Details
1	Workshop on Mycology	Attended at GMC, Nagpur, Maharashtra, 13th and 14th August 1989
2	Workshop on External Quality Assessment Programme for HIV Testing	Attended at NICD (Now NCDC) New Delhi from 20-09-2001 to 21-09-2001
3	Counsellor Training Programme in HIV/AIDS	Attended at Jammu University organized by JKSACS, Department of Health and Medical Education, J&K from 26th to 29th June 2002
4	Appropriate Laboratory Technology as Applied to Diagnosis Emerging Zoonotic Infection	Attended at NICD (National Institute of Communicable Diseases Now NCDC)
5	RNTCP Training	Trained at Lala Ram Saroop Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases (now NITRD) New Delhi from 17-07-2007 to 29-07-2007
6	13th Annual Conference of Indian Menopause Society	Attended, organized by Indian Menopause Society Jammu Chapter, GMC Jammu (J&K) from 14th to 16th March 2008
7	Culture and Drug Susceptibility Testing Procedures of Tuberculosis	Trained at National Tuberculosis Institute (NTI) Bangalore from 5th to 17th February 2009
8	IAMM (NW) Conference	Hosted as organizing secretary at Department of Microbiology, GMC Jammu, CME on Bugs and Drugs on 21st February 2009
9	Master Trainer in HIV/AIDS Counselling	Trained at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi from 9th to 20th June 2009
10	DOTS-Plus Training under RNTCP	Attended at STBCS, Hyderabad from 20th to 24th December 2010
11	National CME on Safe Blood Transfusion	Participated, organized by PG Department of Immunohemotology and Blood Transfusion Medicine, GMC Jammu on 26th Feb, 2011
12	Training on Tuberculosis Laboratory Management	Participated in Mumbai, organized by FIND & USAID held on 08 – 12 April 2013
13	Haemovigilance Programme of India	Participated, organized by PG Department of Blood Transfusion Medicine, GMC Jammu on 18 May, 2013
14	National CME-cum-Workshop on HIV – Tuberculosis Co-infection	Participated, organized by J&K State Medical Council and Department of Pharmacology, GMC Jammu on 15th & 16th Nov. 2013
15	National CME on Brain Tumor Management	Participated, organized by Department of Radiation Oncology, Regional Career Centre, GMC Jammu on 28th December 2013
16	National CME-cum-Workshop on Hospital Infection Control and Antibiotic Stewardship	Attended, organized by Department of Microbiology, SGRDIMSAR, Vallah, Amritsar on 02-02-2016
17	Training Programme on Biochemical Laboratory Techniques	Participated, organized by Department of Biochemistry, GMC Doda under ICMR New Delhi, w.e.f 25th to 29th November 2019
18	Training on Laboratory Diagnosis of Viral Hepatitis	Participated, held at Super Speciality Hospital Jammu from 17th to 19th Feb 2020, under National Viral Hepatitis Control Programme




S.No	Event	Details
1	Workshop on Mycology	Attended at GMC, Nagpur, Maharashtra, 13th and 14th August 1989
2	Workshop on External Quality Assessment Programme for HIV Testing	Attended at NICD (Now NCDC) New Delhi from 20-09-2001 to 21-09-2001
3	Counsellor Training Programme in HIV/AIDS	Attended at Jammu University organized by JKSACS, Department of Health and Medical Education, J&K from 26th to 29th June 2002
4	Training on Appropriate Laboratory Technology for Diagnosis of Emerging Zoonotic Infection	Attended at NICD (Now NCDC)
5	RNTCP Training	Trained at Lala Ram Saroop Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases (now NITRD) New Delhi from 17-07-2007 to 29-07-2007
6	13th Annual Conference of Indian Menopause Society	Attended, organized by Indian Menopause Society Jammu Chapter, GMC Jammu (J&K) from 14th to 16th March 2008
7	Culture and Drug Susceptibility Testing Procedures of Tuberculosis	Trained at National Tuberculosis Institute (NTI) Bangalore from 5th to 17th February 2009
8	IAMM (NW) Conference	Hosted as organizing secretary at Department of Microbiology, GMC Jammu, CME on Bugs and Drugs on 21st February 2009
9	Master Trainer in HIV/AIDS Counselling	Trained at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi from 9th to 20th June 2009
10	DOTS-Plus Training under RNTCP	Attended at STBCS, Hyderabad from 20th to 24th December 2010
11	National CME on Safe Blood Transfusion	Participated, organized by PG Department of Immunohemotology and Blood Transfusion Medicine, GMC Jammu on 26th Feb, 2011
12	Training on Tuberculosis Laboratory Management	Participated in Mumbai, organized by FIND & USAID from 08 – 12 April 2013
13	Haemovigilance Programme of India	Participated, organized by PG Department of Blood Transfusion Medicine, GMC Jammu on 18 May, 2013
14	National CME-cum-Workshop on HIV – Tuberculosis Co-infection	Participated, organized by J&K State Medical Council and Department of Pharmacology, GMC Jammu on 15th & 16th Nov. 2013
15	National CME on Brain Tumor Management	Participated, organized by Department of Radiation Oncology, Regional Career Centre, GMC Jammu on 28th December 2013
16	National CME-cum-Workshop on Hospital Infection Control and Antibiotic Stewardship	Attended, organized by Department of Microbiology, SGRDIMSAR, Vallah, Amritsar on 02-02-2016
17	Training Programme on Biochemical Laboratory Techniques	Participated, organized by Department of Biochemistry, GMC Doda under ICMR New Delhi, w.e.f 25th to 29th November 2019
18	Training on Laboratory Diagnosis of Viral Hepatitis	Participated, held at Super Speciality Hospital Jammu from 17th to 19th Feb 2020, under National Viral Hepatitis Control Programme




S.No	Event	Details
1	Training Programme on Biochemical Laboratory Techniques	Attended five days training programme, Department of Biochemistry, Govt. Medical College Doda in 2019
2	Training Program under Blood Safety Program of NACO	Attended three days training program, organized by J&K State Aids Prevention and Control Society and Department of Blood Transfusion Medicine, GMC Jammu
3	4th National Symposium cum Workshop on Experimental Research and Alternatives	Attended Workshop at PGMIER Chandigarh on 01 Dec. 2018




S.No	Event	Details
1	Training Programme on Biochemical Laboratory Techniques	Attended five days training programme, Department of Biochemistry, Govt. Medical College Doda in 2019
2	Training Programme for Water Quality Monitoring	Attended three days training programme for Water Quality Monitoring staff of Public Health Engineering Department Jammu from 5th Feb to 7th Feb 2019 at Jal Bhawan Jammu (J&K)




S.No	Event	Details
1	Health Fair 2013	Attended Health Fair from 05.04.2013 to 06.04.2013 at Lovely Professional University, Punjab, India (sponsored by ICMR)
2	Chandigarh Chapter & Sciences Seminar	Attended Chandigarh Chapter & Sciences Seminar on 15th April 2013 at Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh (PGIMER)
3	Data Management Workshop	Attended Data Management Workshop conducted by National Institute of Epidemiology (ICMR), Department of Health Research, Indian Council of Medical Research
4	Biochemical Laboratory Techniques Seminar	Attended Seminar on Biochemical Laboratory Techniques conducted by Department of Biochemistry (sponsored by ICMR) at Govt. Medical College Doda from 25th to 29th November 2019




LIST OF BOOKS IN THE DEPARTMENTAL LIBRARY:

S.No	TITLE	AUTHOR	SUBJECT	PUBLISHER
1	BRS MICROBIOLOGY & IMMUNOLOGY	RICHARD I. ZEIGLER	MICROBIOLOGY	PHILADELPHIA LIPPINCOT
2	AYLIFF’S CONTROL OF HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION	ADAM FRAISE	MICROBIOLOGY	UK & ARNO
3	BASIC IMMUNOLOGY (FUNCTION AND DISORDERS OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM)	ABDUL K. ABBAS	MICROBIOLOGY	NEW DELHI ELSEVIER
4	HIMS MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY	RICHARD V. GOERING	MICROBIOLOGY	ELSEVIER
5	MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY	MICHAEL FORD	MICROBIOLOGY	UK & OXFORD
6	HIMS PATHOGENESIS OF INFECTION DISEASE	ANTHONY A. NASH	MICROBIOLOGY	UK & ACADEMIC PRESS
7	HOSPITAL INFECTION PREVENTION	CHAND WATTAL	MICROBIOLOGY	NEW DELHI
8	TEXTBOOK OF MEDICAL PARASITOLOGY	T.V. RAJAN	MICROBIOLOGY	NEW DELHI
9	PRACTICAL GUIDE TO DIAGNOSIS PARASITOLOGY	LYNNE S. GRACIA	MICROBIOLOGY	USA & ASM
10	ESSENTIAL MALARIOLOGY	DAVID A. WARRELL	MICROBIOLOGY	LONDON & ARNOLD
11	AIDS THE MODERN WORLD	I. EDWARD ALCAMO	MICROBIOLOGY	ENGLAND
12	MEDICAL PARASITOLOGY	C.P. BAVEJA	MICROBIOLOGY	NEW DELHI
13	TEXTBOOK PRACTICAL MICROBIOLOGY	SUBHASH CHANDRA	MICROBIOLOGY	NEW DELHI
14	TEXTBOOK OF MEDICAL MYCOLOGY	JAHDISH CHANDER	MICROBIOLOGY	NEW DELHI JAYPEE
15	TEXTBOOK OF MICROBIOLOGY	B.R. ARORA	MICROBIOLOGY	NEW DELHI CBS
16	CLINICAL TUBERCULOSIS	PDO DAVIS	MICROBIOLOGY	NW CRC PRESS
17	ANANAIHA NARAYAN AND PANIKER’S TEXTBOOK OF MICROBIOLOGY	REBA KANUNGA	MICROBIOLOGY	TELANGANA
18	MOLECULAR MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY	YI WEI TANG	MICROBIOLOGY	USA & ACADEMIC PRESS
19	MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY	F.H. KAYSER	MICROBIOLOGY	GERMANY & THEIME
20	GATE IN PHARMACY MADE EASY	S.S. AGARWAL	MICROBIOLOGY	NEW DELHI AHUJA
21	TEXTBOOK OF MICROBIOLOGY	BAVEJA	MICROBIOLOGY	ARYA H.P.
22	MUSCLE FUNDAMENTAL BIOLOGY AND MECHANISM OF DISEASE	HILL	MICROBIOLOGY	ACADEMIC PRESS
23	PARASITOLOGY PROTOZOLOGY AND HELMINTOLOGY	K.D. CHATTERJEE	MICROBIOLOGY	CBS NEW DELHI
24	COLOR ATLAS OF MEDICAL BACTERIOLOGY	DELA MAZA	MICROBIOLOGY	ASM USA
25	MANUAL OF INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL	NIZAM DAMANI	MICROBIOLOGY	OXFORD




LIST OF SOPHISTICATED EQUIPMENTS IN THE DEPARTMENT:

S. No	Name of Equipment
1	Binocular Microscope
2	BOD
3	Incubator (37°C)
4	Hot Air Oven
5	Deep Freezer (-20°C)
6	Water Bath
7	Autoclave (H Vertical)
8	Centrifuge
9	Needle Destroyer
10	Bio Safety Cabinet
11	Culture Media
12	Diagnostic Kits (RA, HBsAg, HIV, HCV, ASO, ZN, Typhi-dot, IgG, IgM)
13	Stain (Gram, ZN and Albert)
14	Micropipettes (multichannel)
15	Computer System
16	Steel Distillation Plant




RESEARCH CONTRIBUTIONS IN SHAPE OF PUBLICATIONS AND BOOK/CHAPTERS:

Faculty members published their research work in reputed national & international journals during their scientific carrier.




1. Dr. Sufhia Akhtar:
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• Paper presented in immunological society of India at Mahatama Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (MGIMS) Sewagram, Maharashtra – Dec. 1991.
• Paper published in JK Science AIDS in Jammu, an Epidemiological profile, JK Science Vol. 21 NO. 3 Page 149-151.
• Paper presented at CMC Ludhiana-Microbial analysis of water from in and around municipal limits of Jammu (J&K): A Retrospective Study-2009.
• Paper presented in International Journal of Medical Science and Diagnosis Research (IJMSDR) - on Nosocomial Infection associated with device usage in a tertiary care Hospital of North India- Vol. 3 issue Jan 2019 Page 130-132.
• Original search paper- Antibiotic Resistance – A Global phenomena in International Journal of Medical Science and Diagnosis Research (IJMSDR) - Feb 2019.



2. Miss Sameera Zargar:
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• Insight into the Infection Control, “A prospective study from North India Tertiary care Hospital in 2019.
• Poster presented in Indian International Science Festival in 2019 “ utility of CB-NAAT in diagnosis of Pulmonary & Extra Pulmonary Tuberculosis in predominately Rural mountainous region of J&K (GMC Doda)”.
ONGOING RESEARCHES:
• Detection of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Burden, Rifampicin resistance in newly diagnosed and treated cases by ZN-Stain, CB-NAAT & PCR of J&K India (Department of Microbiology GMC Doda).
• Phenotypic & Genotypic identification of Metallobetalactamase producing isolate obtained from various clinical sample s in the departments of Microbiology GMC Doda.



3. Mr. Saboor Naik:
• ”Wrath of Hepatitis C in Jammu: A Hospital Based Population Study” Journal of medical science and clinical research, vol.6 Issue 7th July 2018.
• Insight into the infection control system.. A prospective study from north India Tertiary Care Hospital in 2019, Uropain Journal of Pharmaceutical Science in 2019.



4. Dr. Nazir Ahmad Var
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5. Mr. Azhar Saleem
• Demonstrator
• 9858612802
• azhar.sipas@gmail.com