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Department Introduction

The Department of Psychiatry was established under the pioneering stewardship of Professor N.N.Wig, who headed the Department from 1963 to 1980. Subsequently, the Department has been headed by Professor V.K.Varma (1980-1996) and Professor P.Kulhara (1996 onwards).

Departmental Meetings (Administrative)

For better co-ordination and execution of departmental activities and to seek the opinions and suggestions of the various members of the Department, a number of departmental meetings are held. These are as follows:

      Meeting                     Frequency          Attendance

1.   Faculty-I                Once a month      Faculty

2.   Faculty-II               Once a month      Faculty, Sr. Residents

3.   Faculty-III              Once a month      Faculty, Sr. / Jr. Residents
                                                          & PhD scholars

4.   Whole Department    Fifth Friday         All members/staff

                                                          of the Department            

5.   OPD Administrative   Once a month      Consultant In-charge
                                                          & OPD staff 

6.   Ward Administrative  Once a month      Consultant In-charge
                                                          & Ward staff

7. Consultation –Liaison   Once a week        Consultant In-charge, Sr. / Jr. Residents
    Services meeting

Working Hours

The usual working hours of the department are 0800 to 1700 hours from Monday till Friday with one-hour lunch break 1300 to 1400 hours. Saturday is the half working day, 0800 to 1330 hours. 

Miscellaneous

In addition to the academic activities the members of the Department also involve themselves in many social and recreational activities. There exists an entertainment committee that organizes various social functions each year.

1.      Annual Dinner of the Department - It is contributory dinner for the whole department arranged in the month of March or April each year.

2.      Annual Picnic of the Department - A contributory picnic is arranged for the whole department each year in the month of September or October.

3.      Other Social Functions - Small get together are arranged from time to time to felicitate members on special occasions such as marriage, awards and achievements, farewell to outgoing members, welcome to new entrants or departmental guests etc.

4.      Patients’ Recreation - All the members of the Department contribute annually towards patient recreation fund, which is utilized for celebrating two festivals (Lohri and Diwali) in the Psychiatry Ward. For this, and the other social functions an amount is collected per year from each member of the Department in the beginning of the year.

5.      Annual Departmental Statistical Meeting - Each service area compiles the patient statistics for the preceding calendar year and follow-up data till 30th June of the following year. This exercise is usually completed between July and October and the analysis is presented in a meeting in October or November. All the professional staff attend the meeting.