DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY

FACULTY MEMBERS OF PHARMACOLOGY:

S No
Faculty Pic
Rank, Name, Appointment
DOJ
Teacher ship
1
Dr. C D Tripathi
MD,
Professor & Head
04th Jan 2021
Yes PG & UG
2
Dr Sharmendra Singh
Associate Professor
MD
28th Sept 2022
Yes
3
Dr. Jaspreet Kaur Sidhu
Assistant Prof.
MD
20th Nov 2020
-
4
Dr. Shitesh Kumar

Tutor
03rd March 2022
Yes
5
Dr. Mohd. Ziaulhaq

Tutor
22th Apr 2022
Yes

FACULTY MEMBERS OF PHARMACOLOGY:

S No
Senior Resident/Tutor
Qualification
Joining Date
Teacher ship
1
Dr. Shitesh Kumar

Tutor
03rd March 2022
Yes
2
Dr. Mohd. Ziaulhaq

Tutor
22th Apr 2022
Yes
3
Miss Nikita Jakhar
20th Oct 2022
yes

NON-TEACHING STAFF OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY

a.
Store keeper-cum-clerk
1
Sonika Nagar
b.
Laboratory Attendants
2
Pramila Yadav, Munesh kumar
c.
Sweeper
3
Birendra Singh, Rajveer

Departmental Information:

S.No
Headings
Details
1
Name of the Department
PHARMACOLOGY
2
Date of Establishment
2017
3
Name of the first HOD
Dr Deepti Chopra.
4
Facility available in Dept.
Computer aided lab, ADR Monitoring cell, GIMS Ethics Committee,Research Lab, Clinical Pharmacology & Pharmacy Lab, Experimental Pharmacology Lab
5
Facility wise daily work load
ADR Monitoring Cell GIMS Ethics Committee
6
Training activities & courses run MBBS
Letter of permission from Medical Council of India vide letter No. MCI-34(41) (E-60)/2019 .Med/ 115574 dated 20th May 2019 for starting MBBS course for 100 students. First batch of 100 students have been admitted and classes has been commenced since 01 Aug 2019. First batch of Second Professional year teaching started from 8 Th March 2021.
7
Teaching Aids available
LCD Projector PC available
8
Services
Computer Aided Lab ADR Monitoring Cell GIMS Ethics Committee Research Lab Clinical Pharmacology & Pharmacy Lab Experimental Pharmacology Lab


EQUIPMENT

Equipment Name
Actual
Digital precision balance
2
Rota rod
1
Actophotometer
1
Mortar pestle
58
Cook`s pole climbing
1
Funnel (75mm).
10
Analgesiometer
1
Water Bath
2
Stethoscope
10
Digital Sphygmomanometer
10
Critical Flicker Fusion Apparatus
1
Pupillometer
1
Special Drug Delivery Systems like MDIs, Spacers, Rotahalers, Nasal Sprays, Transdermal Patches, Insulin infusion pumps & Pen
10
Computers connected to Internet
10
Petridish .
40
Conical Flask(250ml).
08
Volumetric Flask(250ml).
08
Measuring cylinder (10ml,50ml, 100ml).
31
Beaker Graduation (500ml, 100 ml).
30
Electroconvulsiometer.
01
Flame photometer.
01
Spectrophotometer.
01
Magnetic Stirrer.
01
PH Meter.
01
Double distillation Unit.
01
Intravenous Arm Training Adult.
01
Intradermal Injection Arm.
01
Multi Functioning Pad.
01
Mankins for demonstration of intramuscular injection .
01
Hot air oven.
01
Centrifuge.
01
Borosil Desiccator.
01

VISION

The vision of the Department is to become a research-intensive academic center in the disciplines of Pharmacology. This vision is not only to prepare the under and postgraduate students for their future success in life through a host of up-to-date courses in Pharmacology, but also help them to develop a rigorous scientific attitude so that they can serve the health-related professions in the best possible way, thereby improving the quality of life.


MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the Department of Pharmacology is summarized in the following general objectives:


Research Projects by the Department of Pharmacology:


CME/WORKSHOPS ORGANIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT:


DEPARTMENTAL ACHIEVEMENTS:


VISION PLAN OF DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY

Present status
First 1 year
First 5 years
Next 10 years
  • 1. The Dept. is involved in the ADR monitoring as GoI centre through PvPI.
  • 2. Developing the Dept. to achieve future goals.
  • 1.Promoting Pharmacovigilance Programme towards better collection of data.
  • 2.Development of UG teaching modules for simplified teaching.
  • 3.To develop sound scientific knowledge in undergraduate students in Pharmacology
  • 1. To start MD Pharmacology Course.
  • 2. To expand the Dept.
  • 3. To broaden the scope of activity in Pharmacology for better patient care and Research.
  • 4. To start Therapeutic drug Monitoring facility
  • 1.To expand a dedicated Therapeutic drug Monitoring facility.
  • 2.Expanding the scope and horizon of Medical research in basic and applied pharmacology.

PHARMACOLOGY DEPARTMENT WORKLOAD:


Papers Published by Faculty


Dr C. D. Tripathi

M.B.B.S.,M.D.
Prof. & Head, Dept. of Pharmacology.

Dr C D Tripathi did his MBBS & M.D. in Pharmacology from B.R.D. Medical College, Gorakhpur.


Academic Experience:


Administrative Experience:


Affiliation / Member to Academic Bodies:


Awards/Prizes/Trainings:

List of Publications:


A). Research Papers:

B). Review Articles:


C). Books:


D). Chapters in Books:


Dr. Dr Sharmendra Singh
M.B.B.S, M.D
Associate Professor, Dept. of Pharmacology

Academic experience-

  • .1. Assistant professor from April 2016 to July 2017 at SIMS, Pilkhuwa, Hapur U.P.
  • .2. Lecturer from Sept 2017 to feb 2018 at LLRM medical college Meerut. U.P.
  • .3. Assistant professor from Feb 2018 to Jan 2022 at Subharti Medical College and Hospital Meerut. U.P.
  • .4. Associate professor from Jan 2022 to Sept 2022 at Subharti Medical College and Hospital Meerut. U.P
  • .5. Associate professor from Sept 2022 to till date at GIMS, Greater Noida, U.P.

Affiliation/ Member to Academic Bodies-

  • .Member of Indian Society for Rational Pharmacotherapeutics.

List of Publications-

  • 1. 1.Sharmendra Singh, & Surabhi Gupta. (2021). An educational intervention to assess knowledge and attitude of pharmacovigilance among under graduate medical students in a medical college of Western Uttar Pradesh. International Journal of Health and Clinical Research, 4(23), 55–59. 2021.

Trainings-

  • 1.Completed the Basic Course in Biomedical Research(BCBR) held in Aug-Dec 2020.
  • 2. Participated in the Revised Basic Course Workshop conducted by Maulana Azad Medical College New Delhi at Subharti Medical College, Meerut from 31st March to 2nd April 2021.
  • 3. Participated in the 38th Annual National Workshop On Clinical Pharmacology( NWCP) 2022 held at PGIMER , Chandigarh from 22nd to 27th August 2022.
Dr Jaspreet Kaur Sidhu M.B.B.S., M.D.
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pharmacology

CME/ Workshops attended

  • 1. CME on “Modernizing Medical Training: Replacing Animals in MBBS Program” held on 20th Jan 2010 at Christian Medical College, Ludhiana.
  • 2. Scientific programme on Pharmacovigilance conducted by knowledge academy at Gian Sagar Medical College on 21st Dec 2011.
  • 3. 1st National Symposium cum Workshop on Experimental Research and Alternatives held at PGIMER, Chandigarh on 3rd March, 2012.
  • 4. National Symposium on Translational Pharmacovigilance held at PGIMER on 14th April, 2012.
  • 5. 1st Research Methodology Workshop for Undergraduates held at Gian Sagar Medical College on 14th July, 2012.
  • 6. 31stNational Workshop on Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (NWCPT-2013) held at PGIMER from March 11th-15th,2013.
  • 7. CME on Haemovigilance Programme of India held at PGIMER on 20th July,2013.
  • 8. 3rd Training cum Meeting of Coordinators and Technical Associates of Northern Zone Under Pharmacovigilance Programme of India held at PGIMER on 27th July,2013.
  • 9. CME on Haemovigilance Programme of India held at PGIMER on 14th Dec,2013.
  • 10. 4th Training Programme for Technical Associates of Northern Zone held at PGIMER on 21st Dec,2013.
  • 11. 2nd International and 5th National Conference of Indian Society for Rational Pharmacotherapeutics held at Dayanand Medical College from 30th Jan to 1st Feb,2014.
  • 12. National Conference on Current Trends in Translational Medicine & Pharmacovigilance: Stress on Skill Development held at Jamia Hamdard on Oct 5-6, 2018.
  • 13. Training session on “The Principles of Ethics in Medical Research” on 20th Sept, 2018 held at Government Institute of Medical Sciences, Greater Noida.
  • 14. International CME-cum-Workshop on “Recent Updates in Mind, Body & Medicine” held on 20th Nov, 2018 at Government Institute of Medical Sciences, Greater Noida.
  • 15. 1st Otolaryngology Update- Head and Neck Oncology held on 14th Dec at GIMS.
  • 16. Medicine Safety & Pharmacovigilance workshop held at SGT University, Gurugram on 16th Jan, 2019.
  • 17. UP-UK APPICON 2019-9th Annual Conference of UP-UK Chapter of APPI held on 5th and 6th April at SMS &R.
  • 18. CME cum Workshop on Advanced Molecular Techniques in Medical Diagnostics held on 22nd and 23rd April 2019 at GIMS, Greater Noida.
  • 19. Interactive Meet on New Drugs and Clinical Trials rules 2019; its understanding and impact held on 17th May, 2019 at Translational Health Science & Technology Institute.
  • 20. CME cum Workshop on Hospital Infection Control Practices: Challenges & Solutions held on 23rd and 24th July 2019 at GIMS, Greater Noida.
  • 21. CME cum awareness programme on Body and Organ Donation- Live beyond life on 18th September 2019 at Government Institute of Medical Sciences.
  • 22. Organized a CME cum workshop on “Current trends and future prospects in Pharmacovigilance- An integral part of Medicine Safety” on 26th-27th Sept, 2019 at Government Institute of Medical Sciences, Greater Noida.
  • 23.Participated in Good Clinical Practice workshop on 23 rd October 2020 jointly organised by ASMCS, Firozabad and GIMS, Greater Noida through webinar.
  • 24.Participated in the CME on “Rational Use of Antimicrobials” conducted by Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences & Research and Associated HAH Centenary Hospital Hamdard Nagar, New Delhi on 24 th Nov 2020.
  • 25.Participated in “Workshop on Pharmacovigilance” conducted by the Department of Pharmacology, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute (CHRI), Kelambakkam, Tamil Nadu on 27 th Nov 2020.
  • 26.Participated in training course on “Study Design & Sample Size Determination” organized by Department of Biostatistics and Health Informatics, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences held on 12th-13th December 2020.
  • 27.Participated in 12 th Indian Society for Rational Pharmacotherapeutics (ISRPT) Conference ISRPT-2020(Roll Over) on 12 th -13 th February, 2021 organized by Experimental Pharmacology Laboratory (EPL), Department of Pharmacology, PGIMER, Chandigarh.
  • 28.Participated in the International CME on Teaching, Learning & Evaluation methods used in CBME held on 7 th August 2021 conducted by Dept. of Pharmacology, GADAG Institute of Medical Sciences, GADAG
  • 29.Participated in 40 th National Workshop on Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics organised by Dept. of Pharmacology, PGIMER, Chandigarh from 9 th -14 th August, 2021.
  • 30. Participated in the virtual Medical Education Conference (MEDUCON- 2021) organised by Dept. of Medical Education, JIPMER, Puducherry in association with the Alumni Association of NTTC JIPMER from 2 nd -3 rd September 2021.
  • 31.Participated in CME on Antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial stewardship held at GIMS on 6 th Sept 2021 organized by Depart. Of Microbiology, GIMS, Greater Noida
  • 32.Participated in CME cum Workshop on Recent advances in CSSD and its role in Hospital Infection Control held at GIMS on 14 th Sept 2021 organized by Departments of Microbiology and Anaesthesiology, GIMS, Greater Noida.
  • 33.Participated in CME on COVID-19 Preparedness and response through the lens of Health Systems organised by Dept. of Community Medicine, GIMS, Greater Noida on 30 th Oct 2021.

Publications

  • 1. Boparai JK, Gupta A, Singh A, Matreja PS, Khanna PML, Garg P: Impact of Test Anxiety on Psychomotor functions and satisfaction with life of medical undergraduates during second professional curriculum. Education in Medicine Journal. 2013; 5(4):6-11.
  • 2. Boparai JK, Singh S. Hemovigilance: A new beginning in India. Int J App Basic Med Res 2015; 5:200-2.
  • 3. Boparai JK et al. A study to determine the knowledge and level of awareness of medical undergraduates about herbal medicines and herb-drug interactions. Int J Basic ClinPharmacol. 2017 Jan;6(1):17-24.
  • 4. Boparai JK, Singh S, Kathuria P. How to design and validate a questionnaire: A Guide. Current Clin Pharmacol. 2018;13(4):210-215.
  • 5. Boparai JK, Medhi B, Singh S. Asthma, a chronic inflammatory respiratory disease: An update. Drug bulletin 2018; 43 (3);1-14.
  • 6. Boparai JK, Chopra D, Pandey SK, Bhandari B. Generalized seizure following lignocaine administration: case report and literature review. J Family Med Prim Care. 2019 Oct; 8(10):3440-2.
  • 7. Chopra D, Bhandari B, Sidhu JK, Jakhar K, Jamil F, Gupta R. Prevalence of self- reported anxiety and self-medication among upper and middle socioeconomic strata amidst COVID-19 pandemic. J Edu Health Promot. 2020 doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp-864- 20
  • 8. Chopra D, Bhandari B, Sidhu JK, Pharmacovigilance strategies for COVID-19- A review of the most promising repurposed antiviral drugs. Accepted Infect Disord Drug Targets. 2020
  • 9. Sidhu JK, Chopra D, Bhandari B, Singh S, Rai J. Knowledge and awareness of ethics among phase 1 medical students: Appraising the role of the foundation course. MGM J Med Sci 2021;8:236-43.

Presentations

  • 1. Delivered a lecture on Sources of Information and Research Avenues at 2nd Research Methodology Workshop for Undergraduates held at Gian Sagar Medical College, Punjab on 14th Sept,2013.
  • 2. Presented a paper “Impact of test anxiety on psychomotor functions and satisfaction with life of medical undergraduates during second professional curriculum” at 2nd Research Methodology Workshop for Undergraduates held at Gian Sagar Medical College, Punjab on 14th Sept,2013.
  • 3. Presented a poster “Awareness of medical undergraduates about herbal medicines at 2nd International and 5th National Conference of Indian Society for Rational Pharmacotherapeutics held at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana from 30th Jan to 1st Feb, 2014.
  • 4. Presented a poster on “How to design and validate a questionnaire” at National Conference on Current Trends in Translational Medicine & Pharmacovigilance: Stress on Skill Development held at Jamia Hamdard on Oct 5-6, 2018.

Trainings

  • 1. One-week practical training on High Performance Liquid Chromatography at National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research from 24th -28th June,2013.
  • 2. Indian Academy of Paediatrics Basic Life Support Course held on 11th Aug 2019 at GIMS.
  • 3. Completed the Basic course in Bio medical Research held in Mar-Jun 2020.
  • 4.Participated in the Revised Basic Course Workshop conducted by Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi at Government Institute of Medical Sciences, Greater Noida from 8 th -10 th April 2021.
  • 5.Completed ICMR NvCCP Prescribing skills course for Indian medical graduates during June-Oct 2021