The Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, AMU, Aligarh, UP. is part of the Aligarh Muslim University ,an Institution of National importance (Seventh Schedule, Article 246 of the Indian Constitution),NAAC – Accredited with CGPA of 3.35 on Four Point Sca
– Accredited with CGPA of 3.35 on Four Point Scale at “A+” Grade and currently ranked among top ten Indian Universities in the 2021 NIRF India Rankings.
The Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and hospital established in 1962 has been ranked in top 15 Medical colleges in India and presently ranked 22 among medical colleges by NIRF. College has 26 Departments and 3 Centres. The Faculty consists of 226 qualified and experienced teachers.
The hospital provides quality specialized patient care at nominal cost. The Staff and doctors played a decisive role in recent pandemic. The college was one of the centers of ICMR Covaxin trials and was the first to enroll 1,000 volunteers for the vaccine trial. The efforts of the doctors were lauded by the hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. The college has a cherished history and has earned for itself a place of pride in the field of medical education.
The Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College has been ranked15thin the Medical Category, by National Institutional Ranking Framework, MHRD, Govt. of India.
The Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College Hospital is a 1269 bedded tertiary care hospital which is providing affordable Medical Care to all sections of society especially to the economically weaker sections. In the year 2021-22, a total of 4,26,070 patients were consulted in 26 OPDs. And 71,467 patients were admitted in 22 wards of the hospital and 13,721 major/minor operation were performed. There were a total of 6,500 Births, 3,018 LSCS and 3,031 deaths. A total of 7,15,628 blood/pathological investigations were conducted in the Central Laboratory of the hospital whereas the radiological investigations performed were 1,93707. 24018 patients were investigated for cardiac ailments through ECG.
In order to keep high level of Surgical Sterilization Services, CSSD functions 24X7 with trained and dedicated staff. 1,11,121 items were sterilized with general sterilization procedures. Around 1lac items were subjected to advanced methods (ETO).
The Faculty Library, JNMC serves as a knowledge Centre for the entire medical fraternity of AMU. It represents the college’s commitment to providing the best possible library and information services to its clientele. It caters to the information needs of about 2000 users of the Faculty of Medicine, Dental College, Institute of Ophthalmology and the School of Nursing. After Maulana Azad Library, it is the only library in the campus which remains open from 8.00 A.M.-2.00 A.M. (18 hrs. a day) including Sundays and other holidays.
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the Faculty Library, JNMC is now fully operational with regular hours, closely adhering to the instructions provided by the Indian government to avoid the spread of COVID-19.
It is a pleasure to inform that due to concerted efforts of the Principal & CMS, the National Medical Library (NML), New Delhi has been kind enough to re-select J.N Medical College to provide free full-text access to 228 National & International online journals in the field of Health and Allied Sciences under the ERMED consortium for the year 2022.
Besides this, one of the most important information tool for healthcare professionals namely UP-to-Date (Evidence-Based Clinical Decision Support resource) has been subscribed by the university to access the best health information for the P.G. Students, Clinicians and other teaching Staff of the J.N. Medical College. According to UpToDate’s yearly usage statistics report, the use of UpToDate by the students and faculty of JN Medical College increased from 21,962 in 2020 to 31,997 in 2021.
The website of the Faculty Library, JNMC, has recently been updated, and all the e-resources have been gathered together under the ‘E-Resources’ category for easy access. All these highly useful e-resources are accessible across the university campus along with a remote login facility. In addition, to improve the academic and research activities in the university, some of the subscribed & open-source research support tools, i.e. Grammarly, Turnitin, Mendeley, are put together under the ‘Research Support’ tab along with the link to the prescribed proforma for users to create/ activate their accounts. The Online Document Delivery service is initiated to help specified users in obtaining copies of articles and book chapters that they require for curriculum support and research purposes.
With the help of LIBSYS Library Management Software, a computerized library OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue) is being created. During the reporting period, a total of 3017 records were entered into the System.
A database of subscribed and open source eBooks is being developed with the help of CALIBRE E-book Management Software for easy and efficient access. There are currently 309 ebooks in the System, which can be accessed from within Campus at http://10.0.46.157:8080/
As regarding the progress in the procurement of printed resources during April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022, a total number of 39 (4+35 Gift) books were added to the collection. Also as per MCI norms, approximately 72 National and International print journals were subscribed and approx20 print journals received as gift for the students & staff of this college during the reporting period.
Moreover, the Faculty Library has strong book bank collection, which caters to the need of all MBBS/BDS students. The book bank consists of prescribed textbooks recommended by the concerned faculty members for different courses. Books from the book bank are issued at the beginning of each semester. The borrowers have to pay 20% of the total cost of the books, as a rental charges per semester. Total number of books available in the book bank section is 6345.
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