Overview
The Department of Pathology at Ram Krishna Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre provides comprehensive academic and diagnostic support in general pathology, systemic pathology, hematology, clinical pathology, histopathology, cytopathology and transfusion medicine.
The department is supported by well-equipped laboratories, Blood Centre support, Pathology museum, practical laboratories, microscopy teaching facilities, diagnostic reporting areas, academic case discussions and UG/PG training facilities.
Pathology DepartmentDepartment Work & Learning Areas
Labs & Special Facilities
Blood Centre
Support for blood grouping, cross matching, donor-related coordination, component support, transfusion medicine documentation and safe blood practices.
Hematology Lab
Laboratory support for complete blood count, peripheral smear, ESR, coagulation screening and hematological interpretation.
Clinical Pathology Lab
Support for urine examination, stool examination, body fluid analysis, routine microscopy and clinical pathology practical learning.
Histopathology Lab
Facility for tissue processing, grossing orientation, embedding, section cutting, staining, microscopy and histopathology teaching.
Cytopathology Lab
Support for FNAC, cytology smear preparation, Pap smear orientation, staining, microscopy and cytopathology reporting discussion.
Pathology Museum
Museum-based academic learning with mounted specimens, charts, models, slides, gross pathology displays and teaching material.
UG & PG Practical Training
Structured academic training through microscopy, slide discussion, case demonstration, museum learning, seminars and clinicopathological correlation.
Laboratory Quality & Reporting
Training and support for sample handling, test reporting, documentation, quality control and safe laboratory practices.
Infrastructure
- Dedicated Pathology department
- Blood Centre / transfusion medicine support area
- Hematology laboratory
- Clinical pathology laboratory
- Histopathology laboratory
- Cytopathology laboratory
- Sample receiving and processing area
- Grossing area for histopathology specimens
- Tissue processing and embedding area
- Microtomy and slide preparation area
- Staining area
- Microscopy area
- Practical laboratory for UG and PG students
- Pathology museum
- Demonstration room
- Seminar and case discussion area
- Faculty rooms and departmental office
- Record and reporting area
- Specimen storage and teaching material area
- Laboratory quality control and documentation area
- Audio-visual teaching support
- Research and academic activity support area
Equipment & Laboratory Support
- Binocular microscopes
- Monocular microscopes
- Teaching microscope support
- Projection microscope / demonstration microscope support where available
- Automated hematology analyzer
- Semi-automated analyzer support
- ESR apparatus
- Coagulation analyzer support
- Centrifuge
- Microcentrifuge support
- Blood grouping and cross matching support material
- Blood bank refrigerator support
- Deep freezer support
- Plasma thawing support where available
- Blood collection monitor support where available
- Blood donor couch support
- Component storage and issue documentation support
- Serological test support
- Water bath
- Hot air oven
- Incubator
- Refrigerator
- Autoclave
- Tissue processor
- Paraffin embedding station
- Microtome
- Slide warmer
- Hot plate
- Staining racks
- Hematoxylin and eosin staining support
- Special staining support
- Grossing table
- Specimen containers
- Cassette and block storage support
- Slide storage cabinets
- Cytology centrifuge support where available
- FNAC tray
- Pap smear preparation support
- Urine analyzer support
- Glass slides and cover slips
- Pipettes and micropipettes
- Test tubes and vacutainers
- Reagent racks
- Digital weighing balance
- pH meter support
- Laboratory glassware
- Personal protective equipment
- Biohazard waste disposal support
- Computer and reporting support
- Museum jars and mounted specimens
- Teaching charts, models and laminated displays
Diagnostic & Practical Areas
- Complete blood count support
- Peripheral blood smear examination
- ESR testing
- Coagulation screening support
- Blood grouping
- Cross matching
- Transfusion medicine documentation
- Urine routine and microscopy
- Stool routine and microscopy
- Body fluid analysis support
- Cytology smear examination
- FNAC support
- Pap smear orientation
- Histopathology specimen processing
- Gross specimen examination orientation
- Tissue processing and slide preparation
- H&E staining
- Special stain support where available
- Clinicopathological correlation
- Slide discussion and microscopy
- Laboratory quality control
- Critical value communication support
- Record maintenance and reporting
Blood Centre & Transfusion Medicine Support
The Blood Centre supports safe blood practices, blood grouping, cross matching, compatibility testing, component coordination, transfusion documentation and clinical department coordination for patient care.
- Blood donor counselling and coordination support
- Blood grouping and Rh typing
- Cross matching support
- Compatibility testing support
- Blood component coordination
- Transfusion medicine documentation
- Safe blood storage practices
- Blood issue and record maintenance support
- Adverse transfusion reaction documentation orientation
- Blood requisition and clinical coordination
- Coordination with wards, ICUs, OT and emergency services
- Transfusion safety awareness
- Quality practices in blood centre work
- Academic orientation in immunohematology and transfusion medicine
Histopathology
- Specimen receiving and accessioning
- Grossing orientation
- Fixation of tissue specimens
- Tissue processing
- Paraffin embedding
- Microtomy
- Slide preparation
- Routine H&E staining
- Special stain orientation
- Microscopic examination
- Histopathology report discussion
- Surgical pathology case correlation
- Museum specimen preparation support
- Clinicopathological meetings and academic slide discussions
Hematology
- Complete blood count interpretation
- Peripheral smear preparation and examination
- Anaemia evaluation orientation
- Leukemia and abnormal cell morphology teaching
- Platelet disorder screening orientation
- ESR testing
- Coagulation profile screening support
- Blood cell morphology teaching
- Bone marrow examination orientation for academic learning
- Hemoglobin estimation support
- Hematology quality control practices
- Critical hematology report communication support
Cytopathology
- FNAC procedure support
- Fine needle aspiration smear preparation
- Cytology staining support
- Pap smear orientation
- Body fluid cytology support
- Cytology slide discussion
- Breast, thyroid and lymph node cytology orientation
- Cervical cancer screening-related cytology orientation
- Cytology reporting format teaching
- Correlation with clinical and radiological findings
Pathology Museum
- Gross pathology specimens
- Mounted museum specimens
- Systemic pathology charts
- Hematology charts and models
- Blood cell morphology charts
- Histopathology teaching slides
- Cytopathology teaching slides
- Clinical pathology demonstration material
- Blood centre and transfusion medicine charts
- Specimen collection charts
- Tissue processing workflow display
- Microscopy and staining charts
- Disease mechanism models
- Neoplasia teaching material
- Inflammation and repair teaching displays
- UG and PG practical teaching material
UG/PG Academics & Training
- UG lectures and practical demonstrations
- PG academic case discussions and slide seminars
- Small group teaching and tutorials
- Microscopy practical classes
- Histopathology slide discussion
- Cytology slide discussion
- Hematology smear discussion
- Blood centre and transfusion medicine orientation
- Clinical pathology practical training
- Museum-based learning
- Clinicopathological correlation meetings
- Case-based learning with clinical departments
- Seminars and journal clubs
- Research activities and publication encouragement
- Laboratory quality control and reporting training
- Integrated teaching with Medicine, Surgery, Microbiology and Community Medicine
- Student record work, practical file and logbook guidance
Research Focus
- Diagnostic pathology research
- Histopathology and cytopathology correlation studies
- Hematology-related research
- Clinicopathological correlation studies
- Transfusion medicine and blood centre-related academic work
- Quality improvement in laboratory medicine
- Cancer pathology and screening-related academic discussion
- Infectious disease pathology correlation
- Anemia and hematological disorder studies
- Student research, poster presentation and publication support
"Pathology is the bridge between clinical signs, laboratory evidence and final diagnosis."