Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospitals

Courses Offered

KKCTH has been in the forefront of Pediatric Medical Education from its inception for 37 years as a unique non profitable charitable hospital of excellence. In addition to providing affordable medical care to the deserving children from all over Tamil Nadu and India, it has been a Teaching Institution, recognized by the National Board of Examinations(NBE) under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of the Govt. of India for 25 years so far.

We train 12 Post Graduates (6 Primary Post MBBS and 6 Secondary Post DCH and Diploma DCH) in Pediatrics 1 in Pediatric Surgery, 2 in Neonatology and 4 in Pediatric Intensive Care. Thus we have the maximum number of Accreditation seats amongst the 1000 of Accredited Institutions by the National Board of Examinations.

Our Institution has trained over Multiple batches of Postgraduate students for DNB in Pediatrics (Diplomate of National Board of Examinations) and over Multiple batches of DNB Pediatric Surgery students so far.

The success rate of the postgraduate students of our hospital is around 80 – 90% every year, which is the best among the 113 accredited Institutions for General Pediatrics in the country. The National Board of Examinations instituted awards for the Best PG in the year 2002. Our student got the Gold Medal in the inaugural year and we have been getting Gold Medal Successively (9 in General Pediatrics and 2 in Pediatric Surgery), year after year.

We are recognized by the National Board of Examinations for conducting Practical Examination. We were the first one to conduct OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Examination) Workshop for teachers in Pediatrics.

Our hospital is recognised for Ph.D. programme by The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University. Recently, we have been recognised by The Tamil Nadu Dr.MGR Medical University for Fellowships in Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Haemato- oncology, Pediatric Anaesthesia.

Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has been conducting MRCPCH (Member of RCPCH) Examination in India from 2011 onwards regularly. Our Institution in collaboration with Global Hospital, Chennai was given the honor and responsibility to conduct MRCPCH Clinical Examination at Chennai in August 2013.

KANCHI KAMAKOTI CHILDS TRUST HOSPITAL

Fellowship / DNB / DrNB Courses
Name of the Course
Recognised by
No. of Seats
Duration of the Course
Anesthesiology
The Tamilnadu Dr. MGR Medical University
2
1 year
Emergency Medicine
The Tamilnadu Dr. MGR Medical University
2
1 year
Hemato-oncology
Indian Academy of Pediatrics - PHO Chapter
1
2 years
Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP)
1
2 years
Indian Diploma in
College of Pediatric Critical Care
3
1.5 years
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Academic Wing of IAP - Pediatric Critical Care Chapter
Gastroenterology
Indian Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
1
1 year
NNF Fellowship in Neonatology
National Neonatology Forum of India
2
1 year
Orthopedics
Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital
1
1 year
DNB Courses
DNB Pediatrics
National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences

12

6 - Post MBBS

6- Post DCH

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3 years

2 years

DrNB Pediatric Surgery
National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences
2
6 years
DrNB Pediatric Intensive Care
National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences
2
3 years
DrNB Neonatology
National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences
3
3 years
NBEMS Diploma course in Pediatrics
NBEMS Diploma course in Pediatrics
National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences
2
2 years