The Department of orthopaedics, A.J. Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre,Mangaluru was established in October 2002. The P department is actively involved in teaching Undergraduate & Post Graduate Medical Students through its professionally proficient faculty,state of the art Museum and excellent clinico-radiological teaching with surgical approaches to vivid areas of human body.
Teaching for the undergraduate includes Didactic Lectures, Seminars, Small Group Discussion, Tutorials, Quiz, Computer Assisted Learning (CAL) and safe surgical dissection with hands on experience.
Training for the Post Graduates (M.S) in Orthopaedics was started from May 2009.Teaching for the Post Graduates includes weekly Seminars, Journal Clubs, Clinical Case Presentation, Mortality Meet, Synopsis Review and Thesis review, Lectures, Group discussions,Interdepartmental Seminars, Guest Lectures, CMEs, Clinicopathological CME and various livesurgeries.
The faculty members are also involved in various Clinical Research Trials associated with our Hospital. The Orthopaedics Post Graduates students are involved in various operations conducted at A. J. Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre Hospital, Mangaluru. Post Graduate students also attend rural camps.