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As good as it getsDespite all this, Indian doctors are quite respected around the world. They Recent advances in Indian surgical capabilities have down the years brought quality healthcare to India with their have put the world on notice that our doctors are innovations, some of which are seen as modern capable of providing world-class care. The medical miracles. Now, with the Central government promising to increase its

question now is, how do we get this to the allocation for health care to two to three per cent of its GDP in the next five

masses? years, maybe even more can be accomplished.India does not have the best medical research Some of the recent developments in Indian surgery, show that there is no

dearth of innovative and powerfully effective practices in the industry. Dr. Naresh Trehan pioneered robotic surgery of the heart in India way back in 2002. Using robots, doctors reached into the intricate parts of a human body and forever changed the way precision surgery is done. Another area of growing surgical capability is in cyberknife surgery. Cyberknife surgery makes it possible to precisely target radiation to cancer cells so that healthy tissue would not be affected.

Counting an another example: A team of surgeons at the Wockhardt Hospital and Heart Institute, Bangalore, led by Dr. Vivek Jawali, performed the first minimal invasive coronary bypass surgery without putting the patient under general anaesthesia or ventilator support. Mohan Patel, the 78-year-old patient, a smoker, had multiple complications including diabetes, renal problems and blockages in the carotid arteries supplying blood to the brain. His lungs were unable to tolerate general anaesthesia and the multiorgan dysfunction made him unfit for the heart-lung machine. Therefore, a stay awake surgery was performed. Patel was awake during the surgery and even facilities in the world. The medical fraternity in fact, spoke while the procedure was on.struggle with the basics in numerous government

hospitals that await finance for expansion plans. In Bringing the skills home, and to the masses2004-05, public spending on health was just 0.94 Clearly, there is no dearth of innovation, and powerfully effective techniques per cent of India's gross domestic product. and methods for saving lives are emerging in the country's leading hospitals. Reflecting this, the leading medical journal Lancet But the question before us is: how do we make these capabilities widely recently said that India's health services in the public available to more Indians, and not just those who can afford them? One part of sector was grossly inadequate. With exploding the answer is to be able to keep more Indian doctors in the country. At the populations, hospitals in small towns, cities and moment, there are over 59,000 Indian-educated physicians working in the metros are not able to cope with the pressure of US, UK, Canada and Australia, and many of them will never return. It almost increasing patients and modern complicated seems that India is providing doctors to the developed world, while a illnesses. monumental medical need remains unmet within the country.And drug companies aren't particularly helping, Indian policy makers need to imaginatively think of how to create attractive either. They are raking in the moolah but are not clinical opportunities in India to correct the situation. The faster we realise investing very much in research. In fact, they spend this, the better it will be for Indian healthcare. more on marketing than on drug development, keeping their short term gains in focus.

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Principles and Practice of Surgery, 6th editionAdapted International Edition With Student Consult Online accessThis is a new version of the Principles and Practice of Surgery (A Davidson Title)

which is a very popular textbook amongst the UK undergraduate medical students.

This particular edition is meant for the international market concentrating on the

undergraduate medical student in the Indian subcontinent and perhaps the Middle

East. In this regard most chapters have had additional material added which deals

with clinical conditions specifically seen in Asia such as parasitic and bacterial

diseases. The latter has been dealt with systematically, particularly with good images.

The two international editors have done a great job in assembling a fairly large team

of contributors from outwith UK. This has enhanced the text hugely in making the

reader aware of all the surgical conditions that one may encounter and needs to

learn about for the undergraduate MBBS examinations in India, Pakistan, Sri

Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Nepal. This edition is the ideal size with excellent

illustrations for the undergraduate in these countries.Pradip K Datta MBE, MS, FRCS

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In conversation with.. 5. What kind of library attracts the students and faculty?

Mrs. Supritha J ShettyLibrarianK. S. Hegde Medical AcademyNitte University, Mangalore 6. Do you feel that students are losing interest in

books? Or is the book reading habit still going strong?

1. Could you tell us a little bit about yourself? Your own academic history and your job as a Librarian?

7. How do you keep yourself updated about the latest library management practices?

2. What according to you is the role of a librarian in a 8. Is there any archiving challenge that you might be college setting? And what changes do you hope to facing in your library today?bring to the library?

9. Do you face any problem in managing your work-life balance?

3. What are your views on the education scenario today and do you think there are any specific changes that need to take place?

10. Words you live by:

4. What, according to you is the role of discipline in your student's life?

The library providing access to the widest possible spectrum of information resources such as digital, online database, print and non print materials relevant to the need of the academic community will surely attract the students and faculty. As librarians we need to create an atmosphere for both the students and faculty for learning.

The present generation students are more comfortable with the digital resources. But still the students refer the print resources. So I feel the book reading habit is still there.

I have done my B.Sc. at St. Agnes College Mangalore and my B.L.Sc. and M.L.Sc. at Mangalore University. At present I have registered for my PhD under the guidance of Dr.T.Y.Mallaiah Deputy Librarian Mangalore University. I have 23 years of Our management is very keen on deputing the librarians for experience, starting my career as Librarian at NGSM Institute of continuing education programmes.I see that I attend atleast one Pharmaceutical Sciences and then from 1999 at K.S.Hegde conference/workshop every year in our field to keep myself Medical Academy which was then under the Nitte Education updated.The open access journals in library sceince is a boon and Trust and now under the Nitte University. helps us keep updated.

Yes we maintain the archives of print journals subscribed to our In a college library it is the role of a librarian to work effectively in library. The challenge of archiving digital libraries give rise to the partnership with the faculty members to enhance the strength of question -In the growing sea of information that is the internet, teaching and research. As we now live in the digital era, it is more what information should be archived and preserved?important to have access to various databases rather than having huge volume of books.

Time management helps me to manage the work-life balance i.e. the 3 pillars of life-career, relationship with family and friends and health.

In todays education scenario, it has become a tough competition for all the students to make an entry in their desired field. We need to have a flexible educational framework that allows the Life is beautiful, take it as it comes and be a good human being.students to go for their interested field of education and also the

And the quote-capability of creating new ideas and theories and the ability to All our yesterdays are summarized in our now, and all the understand the life and challenges that they are to face in future.tomorrows are ours to shape- Hal Borland

Discipline is not a commodity one can buy from the market.It is a rare quality which one has to inculcate,nurture and cherish from the early childhood. Discipline is the key to success and is essential in student life as it is the seed time of life.

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