Physiology

 Department of Physiology Indira Gandhi Medical College, Puducherry is the preclinical department imparting training to undergraduate first year medical (MBBS) students. The academic program is delivered by reputed faculty which includes one professor, two associate professors, five assistant professors and four tutors. The department has fully equipped haematology lab, clinical physiology lab, amphibian lab, mammalian lab and research lab. The department encourages research by undergraduate medical students under the guidance of faculty under the banner of Indian Council of Medical Research. The research lab in department of physiology has computerized physiography, computerized polygraphs, bicycle ergo meter, hand grip dynamometer, echocardiogram, vitalometers, peak expiratory flow meter etc which are being used by the faculty to conduct research in pulmonary, exercise and autonomic physiology. The department is planning to start MD and PhD courses in Physiology and upgrading its research lab with spirometers, EMG and Nerve Conduction recorders and Vo2 Analyzers for conducting advance research in exercise physiology.