Internal Quality Assurance Cell

The Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of MGIMS works towards the realization of the goals of quality enhancement and quality sustenance. It has developed systems for consistent improvement in the overall performance of the institution in three broad areas: teaching-learning and assessment, patient care and research. The IQAC serves as a nodal agency which liaises and communicates with different sections and departments of the institution, and channelizes all efforts towards promoting holistic academic excellence.

CONSTITUTION OF IQAC

The IQAC is constituted according to the guidelines of the NAAC. The team consists of the following members:

Chairperson

Member from Management

Nominees from local society and alumni

Senior Administrative Officers

Dr Poonam Varma Shivkumar , Medical Superintendent
Dr VB Shivkumar, Professor, Department of Pathology and Warden Boys Hostel
Dr Chetna Maliye, Professor, Department of Community Medicine
Dr Ashwini Kalantri, Incharge Hospital Information System
Mrs S Narang, Administrative Officer
Mr Ashok Honale, Chief Accountant
Mr Girish Deo, Office Superintendent, Kasturba Hospital
Mr Harshal Deoda, Asstt Engineer, Engineering and Maintenance Department

Teacher Representatives

Student Representatives

IQAC Coordinators

Strategies and mechanisms used by the IQAC:

• The IQAC has developed quality benchmarks and parameters for various academic and administrative activities of the institution
• It monitors the performance of all academic departments by calling for periodic, timely reports on several academic, administrative and financial indicators
• All departments submit quarterly and annual data on key indicators such as: teaching plans, progress in completion of syllabus, attendance, academic results to the IQAC through the Academic Section of the Dean’s office.
• Other measures such as publications, training courses, academic activities organized, funded research projects are monitored. Similar reports on patient and hospital data are also compiled. All these data are compiled in the form of an annual report prepared by the Documentation Unit for the IQAC. This is tabled in front of the local managing committee and the Kasturba Health Society Annual meetings every year.
• The IQAC facilitates the creation of a learner-centric environment conducive to quality education. In view of the need for blended learning, faculty are encouraged to adopt newer techniques like e-learning and trained in this modality.
• In the beginning of each year, reviews of all academic and administrative data are conducted to plan for infrastructural modifications, budget allocations, and procedural modifications. This is done to optimally use the resources for academic and administrative purposes.
• The IQAC continuously strives to encourage the pursuit of excellence at all levels in the institution
• The IQAC collates feedback from all stakeholders (students, parents, faculty, employers), analyses it and shares the results with the management. Action is taken based on this feedback and the results are shared with all stakeholders.
• The IQAC disseminates information on various quality parameters of higher education and organizes workshops, seminars etc on quality related themes.
• The IQAC pushes the quality culture agenda in the institution and tries to ensure internalization of the concept of quality
• The IQAC submits the Annual Quality Assurance Report to NAAC each year and also prepares documents for other agencies such as NIRF

NAAC CRITERIA COORDINATORS

In order to facilitate coordinated compilation of the AQAR, the following members have been nominated as incharges responsible for data collection for each of the NAAC criteria:

• Criterion 1: Curricular aspects: Dr Anshu, Ms Shaily Jain Kalantri
• Criterion 2: Teaching -Learning and Evaluation: Dr Vinod Shende, Dr Anshu, Mr MG Jose
• Criterion 3: Research, innovations and extensions: Dr Subodh S Gupta, Dr Arjun Jakasania, Dr Amey Dhatrak
• Criterion 4: Infrastructure and learning resources: Dr JE Waghmare, Dr Smita Jategaonkar, Dr AV Deshmukh
• Criterion 5: Student support: Dr Chetna Maliye, Dr Manisha Atram, Dr Shikha Singh
• Criterion 6: Governance, Leadership and Management: Dr Abhishek Raut, Dr Anuj Mundra
• Criterion 7: Institutional values and best practices: Dr Ruchi Kothari, Dr Vihanka Vaidya
• Criterion 8: Medical college information (Part B): Dr Anshu, Dr Sangeeta Narang, Ms Shaily Jain Kalantri.

DEPARTMENTAL NAAC COORDINATORS

To ensure smooth communication and coordination between teams, the following faculty have been appointed as Departmental NAAC Coordinators

Anatomy : Dr VR Wankhede
Physiology : Dr Ruchi Kothari
Biochemistry : Dr Pranita Kamble
Pathology : Dr Abhay Deshmukh
Microbiology : Dr Deepashri Maraskolhe
Pharmacology : Dr Devesh Gosavi
Forensic Medicine : Dr IL Khandekar
Community Medicine : Dr Chetna Maliye, Dr Anuj Mundra
ENT : Dr Deepika Garg
Ophthalmology : Dr Ajab Dhabarde
Dermatology : Dr Sonia Jain
Anesthesiology : Dr Dhiraj Bhandari
Radiology : Dr Sushil Kale
Radiotherapy : Dr Ashok Singh
Pediatrics : Dr Smita Jategaonkar
Medicine : Dr Amrish Saxena
Obstetrics & Gynecology: Dr Shuchi Jain
Surgery : Dr Ramesh Pande
Orthopedics : Dr Kiran Wandile
Psychiatry : Dr Harshal Sathe
Dentistry : Dr Kalyani Joshi

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY IQAC IN 2021-22

Title : Webinar on Intellectual Property Rights: The patents and designs process (Organized in collaboration with Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Intellectual Property Management, Nagpur)

Title : Antarchakshu: An immersion experience in to the world of visual impairment (Workshop 1), (organized in collaboration with Xavier’s Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged, Mumbai)

Title : Antarchakshu: An immersion experience in to the world of visual impairment (Workshop 2), (organized in collaboration with Xavier’s Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged, Mumbai)

Title :Workshop on Gender Matters in Medical Education and Health Care (Organized in collaboration with Centre for Enquiry into Health and Allied Themes (CEHAT), Mumbai)