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Facilities & Infrastructure

The Department of Biochemistry is mainly involved in

Imparting teaching to various courses.
Clinical Biochemistry Laboratory services.
Research activities.

A.Imparting Teaching To Various Courses :-
The students of following courses are taught theoretical and practical aspects of biochemistry as prescribed by respective universities.
Courses Under Muhs-

I MBBS
I yr Bachelor of Occupational Therapy & Bachelor of Physiotherapy
Post Graduate Diploma In Medical Laboratory Technology(PGDMLT)

Courses Under Mumbai University-

M.Sc (Biochemistry) by papers
M.Sc (Biochemistry) by research

By MUHS:
I MBBS:

Admission Criteria – MHCET, AIPMT (After 12^th Standard)
Course Duration – 1 year
Total admission Strength – 100
Course Content – Syllabus (Link-www.muhsnashik.com/syllabus/MBBS/Phase 1_170709.pdf)

Teaching Time Schedule :

3 days of the week
Lectures 4 PER Week
Monday (M) -10.30-11.30 a.m.
Wednesday (W) – 10.30-11.30 a.m. & 11.30- 12.30 p.m.
Friday (F) -10.30-11.30 a.m.
Tutorials/Viva-(M,W,F) 1.30 – 2.15 p.m.
Practicals-(M,W,F) – 2.15 – 4.30 p.m.
Minimum Required Attendance: 75% for theory & 80% for practicals

Internal exams:

Two exams (Theory and Practicals) are conducted during the tenure as per the guidelines of MUHS.

Internal Assessment

Theory-20 marks
Practical- 20 marks

Minimum requirement for internal assessment: A candidate must obtain 35% in Theory and practicals taken together.

I Yr Bachelor Of Occupational Therapy & I Yr Bachelor Of Physiotherapy

Admission Criteria – MHCET
Course Duration – 1 year
Total Admission Strength
– FY BOTh- 10
– FYB PTh – 10
Course Content
A:- Syllabus
B:-Syllabus
Time Schedule for lectures–4 PER WEEK
Minimum Required Attendance – 75%
MUHS Exam Pattern – Also includes Internal Assessment
Minimum Required Passing (IN INTERNAL ASSESSMENT) = 50%

PGDMLT:-

Admission Criteria – On the basis of Merit (After B.Sc.)
Course Duration – 1 year
Total Strength – 10
Minimum required attendance – 75%
Course Content – Syllabus

By Mumbai University –

a) M.Sc. (Biochemistry) by papers –

Admission Criteria – Merit Basis (After B.S c with Biochemistry/ Chemistry)
Course Duration – 2 yrs
Total Strength – 10 (College seats – 3, University seats – 7)
Course Content – Theory and Practicals- as per the syllabus of Mumbai University
Time Schedule
– 3 days for lectures at different venues assigned by the University,
– 3 full days for practicals in the department of biochemistry.

Mumbai University Exam Pattern

Part I – 4 papers (75 marks each)
Total 300 marks
Paper I – Advanced bioorganic chemistry
Paper II – Advanced biophysical chemistry
Paper III – Metabolism & physiology
Paper IV – Biochemical processes in industry.
Part II – 4 papers (75 marks each)
Total 300 marks
Paper V – Biochemical genetics & genomics
Paper VI – Advanced immunology
Paper VII – Clinical Biochemistry & nutrition
Paper VIII –research methodology ,biostatistics & bioinformatics.

Practical Examination – 200 marks (Duration 2 days; Each for M.Sc Part I and M.Sc Part II)

Dissertation compulsory in ) M.Sc. part II & has weightage of 40 marks (which are included in practicals).

b) M.Sc. (Biochemistry) by Research

Admission Criteria – Merit Basis (After B.Sc. in Biochemistry/ Chemistry)
Approximate Duration – 3 yrs
Strength – 5 per year (depending on availability of guides)
Course Content – For Research and Theory as per the syllabus of Mumbai University
Research proposal is approved by the Board of Studies in Biochemistry Mumbai University

Exam Pattern :

Submission of Thesis after passing two papers in Theory (100 marks each).

Location :

The Biochemistry Department is located in the college building on the third floor-right wing.

Timings:

9.00am – 4.30pm (Mon-Fri)
9.00am – 1.00pm (Sat)

Department is closed on Sundays & Public Holidays

Clinical Biochemistry Laboratory-

The department is proud to have state of the art clinical Biochemistry laboratory providing services to OPD & indoor patients of our hospital. A dedicated team of technical staff well supervised by SSO & teaching staff is providing timely ,accurate & efficientlaboratory services.

Hospital areas & Services provided:

Area	Investigations offered
All the wards (General as well as intensive care units) and OPD samples	Blood Sugar-Fasting, PP & Random Serum and Urine Electrolytes Lipid profile ( Cholesterol & Triglycerides ) Serum LDH VMA Protein Electrophoresis Methemoglobin, MyoglobinStone Analysis

Area	Investigations offered
All the intensive care areas(ICCU, IRCU, MICU, EMS, IPCU,NICU, TCU, EWD, Ward 36, AKD,SOTRR, CVTSRR)	All above investigations and complete LFT, RFT & Blood AmmoniaSerum Amylase

Timings:

Investigation	Sample collected in	Timing
OPD Samples Blood Sugar-Fasting Serum Electrolytes Lipid profile ——————————- Post prandial and random blood glucose	OPD- 5	8.30 am to 10.30 pm ——————————- 10.45 am to12.45 pm

Investigation	Sample collected in	Timing
Ward Samples All the wards (General as well as intensive care units)	Room No 312 (Extension counter for Sample acceptance),3rdfloor, College Building	Up to 2.30 pm on week days and 11.00 am on Saturdays

Reports:

Area	Reports
*OPD Samples*	Blood sugar & Electrolytes reports are available in OPD 5 on next working day.Lipid profile reports available in OPD 5 after two working days.

Area	Reports
*Ward Samples*All the wards (General as well as intensive care units)	Reports are despatched on the same day to respective wards.

Area	Reports
*Special Investigations like* VMA, Protein Electrophoresis, Methemoglobin, Myoglobin, Stone Analysis, Complete lipid Profile(including HDL,LDL & VLDL )	Reports are despatched after 3 to 4 working days to respective wards.

Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College

and Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital

Sion Mumbai

Facilities & Infrastructure