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3. Evaluative Report of the Department 1. Name of the Department Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Physiotherapy

and Rehabilitation 2. Year of establishment- 2001 3. Is the Department part of a School/Faculty of the university?

Yes; Faculty of Medical Sciences 4. Names of programmes offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters;

Integrated Ph.D., D.Sc. D.Litt., etc.) - BACHELOR OF PHYSIOTHERAPY (BPT) - MASTER OF PHYSIOTHERAPY (MPT)

5. Interdisciplinary programmes and departments involved

Both the courses (BPT and MPT) are interdisciplinary programmes with involvements from following departments of M.M Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (MMIMSR), Mullana-Ambala.

Course Department BPT Anatomy

Physiology Bio-Chemistry Pathology Pharmacology Micro-biology Medicine Surgery Eye ENT Gyanaecology and Obstetrics Orthopaedics Neurology Paediatrics

MPT Anatomy Physiology Biochemistry Pathology Pharmacology

6. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions, etc.

-Nil 7. Details of programmes discontinued, if any, with reasons

-Nil

8. Examination System: Annual/Semester/Trimester/Choice Based Credit System

-Annual examination system 9. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments

- B.Sc Nursing and M.Sc Nursing courses of MM College of Nursing, and M.M Institute of Nursing (for subjects of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation)

S.N. Department Courses Subject

1. MM Institute of Nursing B. Sc Nursing Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

2. MM College of Nursing M. Sc Nursing Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

10. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual (Professors/Associate

Professors/Asst. Professors/others)

Sanctioned Actual (including

Filled

CAS & MPS)

Professor 02 02 02

Associate Professors 03 03 03 Asst. Professors 10 10 10

Others (Lecturer) 01 01 01 11. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of specialization,

experience and research under guidance

Total number of faculty: 16. .

S.N. Name Qualification Designation Area of Specialization

Experience No of Ph. D./ M.Phil. Students

guided for the

Comment [a1]: Check the given format

last 4 years. 1. Dr. Senthil P Kumar MPT , PhD.,

Professor and

Principal Manual Therapy 12 years, 6

months -

2. Dr. Monika Moitra MPT Professor Orthopaedic Physiotherapy

12 years , 1 months

-

3. Dr. Manu Goyal

MSc Associate professor

Applied Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy

6 years, 5 months

-

4. Dr. Divya Midha MPT Associate professor

Neuro- Physiotherapy

4 years, 5 months

-

5. Dr. Chandan Kumar MPT Associate professor

Neuro- Physiotherapy

7 year -

6. Dr. Vandana Esht MPT, [PhD.] Assistant professor

Sports Physiotherapy

1 years, 10 months

-

7. Dr. Asir John Samuel MPT Assistant professor

Neuro- Physiotherapy

3years, 8 months

-

8. Dr. Sunita Sharma MPT Assistant professor

Orthopaedic Physiotherapy

1 year, 2 Months

-

9. Dr. Manoj Deshmukh MPT Assistant professor

Neuro- Physiotherapy

1 years, 3 months

-

10. Dr. Yogita Verma MPT Assistant professor

Orthopaedic Physiotherapy

1 year, 2 Months

-

11. Dr.Subhasish Chatterjee

MPT Assistant professor

Neuro- Physiotherapy

11 months -

12. Dr .Ashima Arora MPT Assistant professor

Neuro- Physiotherapy

11 months -

13. Dr. Khushboo Puri MPT Assistant professor

Cardio- Respiratory

Physiotherapy

6 months

14. Dr. Sohrab Sharma MPT Assistant professor

Sports Physiotherapy

3 years, 11 months

15. Dr. Ruchi Joshi MPT Assistant professor

Paediatrics 1 year ,1 Month

-

16. Dr. Kanu Goyal BPT Lecturer - 6 years, 5 months

-

12. List of senior Visiting Fellows, adjunct faculty, emeritus professors :- Dr. Narkeesh Arumugam, Ph D (Spine), MPT Neurology, BPT., Professor & Head, Deptt of Physiotherapy, Dean- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab. 13. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – programme-wise information

Nil 14. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio – UG- 12:1 PG- 1:1 15. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff:

sanctioned, filled and actual Sanctioned Filled Actual Supporting staff 05 05 05 Administrative staff 03 03 03

16. Research thrust areas as recognized by major funding agencies

-Manual Therapy, a specialty area within musculoskeletal or orthopaedic physiotherapy is aimed at using hands-on techniques for evaluation and treatment of painful conditions utilizing a tissue-specific approach. Manual therapy is also globally recognized as a stand-alone method for curing musculoskeletal dysfunctions using articular (joints), myofascial (muscles) and neural (nerves).

17. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b) international

funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Give the names of the funding agencies, project title and grants received project-wise. -Nil

18. Inter-institutional collaborative projects and associated grants received

a) National collaboration- Nil b) International collaboration- Nil 19. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC-SAP/CAS, DPE; DBT, ICSSR,

AICTE, etc.; total grants received. -Nil

20. Research facility / centre with

• state recognition - Nil • National recognition - Recognized by DSIR as SIRO • international recognition – NIL

21. Special research laboratories sponsored by / created by industry or corporate

bodies :- Nil 22. Publications:

∗Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international)

Total number of publications- 158 (National- 104; International- 54) ∗ Monographs:- Nil ∗Chapters in Book

Comment [a2]: Please Elaborate

(01) ∗Edited Books:- Nil ∗ Books with ISBN with details of publishers:- Nil

∗ Number listed in International Database (For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database - International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.) Number of publications listed in Scopus database- 13

University Data

• Citation Index – range /average : 1-147/6.07 • SNIP : 0.00-15.12/0.745 • SJR : 0.00-13.514/0.455 • Impact Factor – range / average : 0.001-7.261/1.324 • h-index : 19

23. Details of patents and income generated :- Nil

24. Areas of consultancy and income generated:- Nil 25. Faculty selected nationally / internationally to visit other laboratories / institutions industries in India and abroad National

SN Name of faculty Name of activity Date 1.

Dr. Senthil P Kumar

Speaker for Conference on Intellectual property rights, patents and other issues, organized by M.M College of Pharmacy at M.M University, Mullana-Ambala

26th-27th April 2015

Speaker for SYNAPSE 2015, CME organized at Chitkara University, Ambala-Patiala highway.

5th April 2015

Resource person for Journal of Physical Therapy (JPT) Research symposium held at Jalandhar

1st March 2015

Resource person for Scientifica 2015, at Physiotherapy college, Pune.

21st to 22nd Feb 2015

Resource person for Myomanual therapy for Myofacial pain, at 3rd International conference and workshop of physical therapy, AIIMS, New Delhi

17th to 18th Dec , 2014

Speaker for PHYSIOCON,2014, Ghaziabad 31st Oct. To 1st Nov. 2014

Resource person for certification course on manual therapy for spinal pain, Mangalore

29th Sep. to 9th Oct 2014

Speaker for Physiofest 2014, conducted by Haryana charted association of physiotherapist, Rohtak.

7th Sep 2014

Speaker for the Writing and publishing physiotherapy research in journals conducted by 52nd conference of IAP, Indore

14th to 16th Feb 2014

Resource person for MET of Cervical, thoracic and lumber and pelvic dysfunction, at Hyderabad.

5th to 6th March 2014

2.

Dr. Manu Goyal

Resource person for workshop on shoulder Rehab., New Delhi

1st March 2015

Resource person for Manual techniques for various peripheral disorder by Maitland, Rishikesh.

24th to 25th Jan 2015

Resource person for certificate of manual therapy foundation course, Dehradoon

28th to 29th Jan 2013

Resource person for Hands on workshop on sacroiliac joint dysfunction , IVY hospital ,Mohali-Chandigarh

22nd Nov, 2009

Resource person for basic manual therapy of periphery, New Delhi

27th to 29th March 2015

26. Faculty serving in

a) National committees b) International committees c) Editorial Boards d) any other (please specify)

A) National Committees

S.N. Name of Faculty

Details of Commitees

Member of Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPC)- Life member (www.palliativecare.in) Member of Indian Association of Physiotherapists- Life Member. L-10736

1. Dr. Senthil P Kumar

(Subgroup of WCPT) (www.physiotherapyindia.org) Founder-president, Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (AOMPT Inc.,), Mangalore, India.

A) International Committees

S No Name of faculty Details of committees 1.

Dr. Senthil P Kumar

Expert panel member- World Confederation for Physical Therapy- WCPT (www.wcpt.org) ID-9431. Resource person and Expert panel member- PhysioEYE, an online education portal for Physiotherapy by PhysioGuru. (http://www.physioguru.com/physioeye/) Member of International Society of Exercise and Immunology. (www.isei.dk)

Member of International Children’s Palliative Care Network. (www.icpcn.org.uk) Member of Worldwide Palliative Care Alliance (www.thewpca.org)

Member of International Society of Advanced Care Planning and End of Life Care (www.acpelsociety.com) Membership ID: 311103025-1964. Member of International Society of Physiotherapy Journal Editors. (Subgroup of WCPT) (www.ispje.wcpt.org) Member of World Association of Medical Editors. (www.wame.org) Member of Association of Editors of ScopeMed Journals (AESJ) Member of International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP) (www.inasp.info) Member-Mentor in AuthorAid, an initiative to supporting developing countries’ researchers in publishing their work (www.authoraid.info)

C) Editorial Boards S No Name of faculty Details of Journal editorial boards National/

International 1 Dr Senthil P Kumar Founder and Chief editor, Journal of Physical

Therapy International

Invited Editor-in-chief, Indian Journal of Medical and Health Sciences.

National

Associate Editor, International Journal of International

Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Associate editor, Clinical Communiques in Medical Education (CCME)

National

Invited editorial board member, Journal of Sports Medicine and Doping Studies (JSMDS)

National

Invited editorial board member, Journal of Physical Education and Sport Management (JPESM)

National

Invited editorial board member and peer-reviewer, Journal of Clinical Medicine and Research

National

Invited editorial board member, Journal of Medical Sciences and Clinical Research

National

Invited editorial board member, Global Journal of Medicine and Public Health

National

Invited editorial board member, Clinical Research on Foot and Ankle

National

Invited International Advisory board member, Turkish Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

National

Invited editorial board member, Science Research National Invited editorial board member, Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences (SJAMS)

National

Invited editorial board member, Palliative Medicine and Care: Open Access

National

Invited editorial board member, International Journal of Educational Policy Research and Review (IJEPRR)

National

27. Faculty recharging strategies (UGC, ASC, Refresher / orientation programs,

workshops, training programs and similar programs).

Workshops 5 NAAC for Quality and Excellence in Higher Education 97

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� percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter-departmental projects - Nil

� percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with other universities

/ industry / institute Nil

29. Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by

� Faculty S No Name of faculty Name of

award/honor Name of awarding agency

Date

1 Dr Senthil P Kumar Journal of Physical Therapy- Best Researcher Award 2015

Organising committee of JPT Research Symposium Jalandhar, India

1st March 2015

Valuable contribution award

ITS College of Physiotherapy, Ghaziabad, UP

31st October- 1st November 2014

Guest of honor award ITS College of Physiotherapy, Ghaziabad, UP

31st October- 1st November 2014

Outstanding Contribution award

Mohd. Sathak AJ College of Physiotherapy, at Raja Annamalai Mandram, Chennai

27th September 2014

Guest of Honor Haryana Chartered Association of Physiotherapists Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak, India

7th September 2014

Young Researcher Award

National Congress of Physical Therapy NCPT Ghaziabad, India

1st March 2014

Significant contribution award

Indian Association of Physiotherapists (IAP), Indore

16th February 2014

First prize for platform presentation

Indian Association of Physiotherapists (IAP),

16th February 2014

Indore-Bhopal branch at Indore

First prize for platform presentation

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

15th December 2013

2 Dr Monika Moitra Best performance (Project Sarvodaya)

M.M University, Mullana 11th Sept 2012

� Doctoral / post doctoral fellows :-Nil

� Students :- Nil 30. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national

/ international) with details of outstanding participants, if any. S.N. Name of Workshop Date Resource person Funding Source 1. Zephyr- Changing

perspective Evidence based practice and clinical implication in physiotherapy

07 to 08 Feb 2011

Dr. S. K. Verma, Prof. And Head Sports Science, Punjabi University, Patiala

MM University, Mullana

2. Workshop on Limber spine Assessment and manual therapy technique.

06th April 2012

Dr. Narkeesh, Prof. and Head ,Dept. Of Physiotherapy, Punjabi University, Patiala

MM University, Mullana

3. International workshop on balancing evidenced based medicine with clinical reasoning -PNF

21st August 2012

Helen Millson, Medical Director of Elite Sports.(IPRS), UK

MM University, Mullana

4. International workshop on Osteopathy and chiropractic adjustment on Spine

20th to 21st Feb-2013

1. Dr. George Papas, DO, Australia 2. Dr. Narkeesh, Prof. and Head ,Dept. Of Physiotherapy, Punjabi University, Patiala 3. Dr. Joy

MM University, Mullana

Iantana, Chiropractice, Thailand

5. Certification Course in Osteopathy and modified chiropractic on cervical spine and shoulder

14th and 15th Feb -2015

Dr. Manish Arora, Prof. and Principal ,SBSPGI, Dehradoon

MM University, Mullana

31. Code of ethics for research followed by the departments

There is an established institutional ethics committee which screens various projects/proposals related to human samples/ animals and ensures that appropriate measures should be taken during handling of animals or processing of samples. We also strictly follow plagiarism policy of the university by using software ‘Turnitin’.

32. Student profile programme-wise:

Name of the Applications Selected Pass percentage

Programme received Male Female Male Female

(refer to question no. 4)

Bachelor of Physiotherapy 88 (2015) 20 40 0% 56%

Master of Physiotherapy 18 (2015) 04 04 100% 100%

.

Diversity of students

Name of the % of % of students % of students % of Programme Students from other From students

(refer to question from the Universities/

Board universities/ Board from

no. 4) Same within the outside the other university State State countries

Bachelor of Physiotherapy

- 42.2 52.9 4.7

Master of Physiotherapy 26.6 6.6 53.3 13.3

How many students have cleared Civil Services and Defence Services examinations, NET, SET, GATE and other competitive examinations? Give details category-wise.

- Nil

34. Student Progression Student Progression Percentage against enrolled

UG to PG 42.4% (2015-2016)

PG to M.Phil. -

PG to Ph.D. -

Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral -

Employed • Campus selection • Other than campus recruitment

- 83%

Enterpreneurs -

36. Diversity of Staff Percentage of faculty who are graduates/masters/ Doctoral

Of the same university 37.5%

From other universities with in the state -

From universities from other states from 56.25%

Universities outside the country 6.25%

37. Number of faculty who were awarded, Ph.D., D.Sc. and D.Litt. during the

assessment period. -Nil

38. Present details of departmental infrastructural facilities with regard to

a) Library

Departmental library contains:

Items

Quantity

Books 1142

Journals 27

Dissertation copies 351 Dissertation CD’s (soft copies) 122

• Seven working computers are available in the library for the access by the

students and faculties.

b) Internet facilities for staff and students:- Yes

c) Total number of class rooms

Class rooms Number

Lecture hall 4 Seminar hall( PG lecture hall) 4

d) Class rooms with ICT facilities

-Yes all the class rooms

e) Student’s laboratories

Students laboratories Number

Demonstration room 1

f. Research laboratories There are five research laboratories within the department.

Sr. No

Research laboratories

Number

1. Neuro–rehabilitation lab 1 2. Sports lab 1 3. Cardio-rehabilitation lab 1 4. Orthopedic lab 1 5. Pediatric lab 1

• Laboratories are maintained by the respective lab incharges. • Display board in the labs is regularly updated. • All the equipments placed in laboratories are properly maintained and are

used by the students and faculties for research purpose. • Computers with internet facility are placed in the respective research

laboratory. 39. List of doctoral student and Research Associates

a) From the host institution/university – Not Applicable

b) From other institutions/universities :- Not Applicable

40. Number of post graduate students getting financial assistance from the university.

Ans. :- None.

41. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development of new programme(s)? If so, highlight the methodology.

Ans.;- YES; a needs assessment survey was done regionally among all nearby physiotherapy colleges and their opinion were pooled to strategise the development of BPT and MPT courses and their respective curricula.

42. Does the department obtain feedback from

a. Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If yes, how does the department utilize the feedback?

• Yes; suggestions and feedbacks from the faculty members regarding the teaching – learning evaluation of the curricular and clinical postings are taken in staff meetings conducted twice a month.

• Quarterly meetings are conducted by the Board of Studies of MMIPR, which includes the faculty members of each specialty. The agenda for these meetings is to discuss about the curriculum of Undergraduate and Post graduate programs functional at MMIPR.

• The feedback reports are used to improve the lacking services and to overcome the limitation of the institute.

• Feedbacks by the various faculties are utilized by discussing about new opportunities for learning and developing skills of the students.

B. Students on staff, curriculum and teaching-learning evaluation and how does the department utilize the feedback?

• For Students on staff, curriculum and teaching-learning evaluation is done by conducting Mentor meeting twice a month by each mentor in which feedback from the students is taken.

• Department utilizes the feedback by taking the action regarding any complaint during mentor-meeting and after that satisfactory letter is also taken from the students if they are satisfied by the action taken.

C. Alumni and employers on the programmes offered and how does the department utilize the feedback.

• Yes; the department does take the feedback from alumni and employers regularly on the programmes offered and keeping into consideration their valuable suggestions, it plans and executes the ideas accordingly for the benefit of the Institute.

43. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10)

SN Name of Alumni Batch Designation Institution/ Agency

1. Dr. Ruchi Joshi 2008 Assistant Professor Lovely Professional University

2. Dr. Paramveer Kaushal, PT 2009 ACLS, BLS Instructor Appolo Hospital, Ludhiana

3. Dr. Ankush Randhava, PT 2009 Founder and director of Chestha Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

IVY Hospital, Mohali-Chandigarh

4. Dr. Sobika Rao 2009 Physiotherapist NDMC, Delhi

5. Dr. Aman Monga 2009 Clinical therapist Maxx Super-speciality Hospital, Mohali

6. Dr. Priyanka rishi 2010 Assistant professor Prem Institute of Medical sciences, Panipat

7. Dr. Soumya Bhattacharjee 2011 Assistant Professor Tripura Institute of Medical science, Tripura

8. Dr. Arajit Das 2011 Assistant Professor VIRK, Karnal

9. Dr. Akankshi Koundal 2012 Clinical therapist Fortis Hospital, Mohali

10. Dr. Partha sarthi 2012 Clinical therapist Fortis Hospital, Kolkata

44. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures/ workshops/seminar) involving external experts.

A) Details of Workshops

S.N. Name of Workshop Date Resource person 1. Zephyr- Changing perspective

Evidence based practice and clinical implication in physiotherapy

07 to 08 Feb 2011

Dr. S. K. Verma, Prof. And Head Sports Science, Punjabi University, Patiala

2. Workshop on Lumber spine Assessment and manual therapy technique.

06th April 2012

Dr. Narkeesh, Prof. and Head, Dept. Of Physiotherapy, Punjabi University, Patiala

3. International workshop on balancing evidenced based medicine with clinical reasoning -PNF

21st August 2012

Helen Millson, Medical Director of Elite Sports.(IPRS), UK

4. International workshop on Osteopathy and chiropractic adjustment on Spine

20th to 21st Feb-2013

1. Dr. George Papas, DO, Australia 2. Dr. Narkeesh, Prof. and Head, Dept. Of Physiotherapy, Punjabi University, Patiala 3. Dr. Joy Iantana, Chiropractice, Thailand

5. Certification Course in Osteopathy and modified chiropractic on cervical spine and shoulder

14th and 15th Feb -2015

Dr. Manish Arora, Prof. and Principal ,SBSPGI, Dehradoon

B) Details of Expert talks

SN Topic Experts Date

1 CXR foundation Dr. Tangaraj Mohan, Associate professor ;ITS college of physiotherapy,Gaziabad

17-08-2007

2 Neurological assessment Dr. Anguswami, Assistant professor, Banarsidas Chandiwala Institute of Physiotherapy, Delhi

22-12-2007

3 Head and cervical injuries Dr. Dakshinamoorty, Assistant professor ,SBSPGI, Dehradoon

08-06-2008

4 Electromyography Dr. Narkeesh, HOD and Professor, Punjabi University,Patiala

21-12-2011

5 Neurodynamics Dr. Narkeesh, HOD and Professor, Punjabi University,Patiala

06-02-2012

6 NCV- Assessment and treatment Dr. Narkeesh, HOD and Professor, Punjabi University,Patiala

06-02-2012

7 Low-back pain management Dr. Narkeesh, HOD and Professor, Punjabi University,Patiala

10-03-2012

8 Movement disorder Dr. Narkeesh, HOD and Professor, Punjabi University,Patiala

19-05-2012

9 Balancing and PNF Helen Millson, Medical Director of Elite Sports.(IPRS), UK

21-08-2012

10 Osteopathy and chiropractic adjustment on Spine

Dr. George Papas, DO, Australia 20-02-2013

11 Modified Chiropractic treatment of Shoulder Joint

Dr. Manish Arora, Prof. and Principal ,SBSPGI, Dehradoon

14-02-2015

45. List the teaching methods by the faculty for different programmes.

Ans. There are various methods adopted by faculty for different programmes which are as following:

• Blackboard and chalk method. • OHP method. • Power point presentation, • Seminar method. • Active learning by assignments. • Group discussion. • Practical demonstration. • Live case presentation and discussion.

46. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and learning outcomes are monitored?

Ans. Objectives of B.P.T and M.P.T are met this is evaluated by regular evaluation of the students

• By taking their feedback during mentor meetings conducted twice a month, • Regular staff meetings in which feedback from the staff is taken and learning outcomes

are monitored through sessional exams. • IQAC ensures the quality of infrastructure and the various equipments and also keeps a

check on over all development process of the institute. • Academic Audit done twice a year to ensure the quality of teaching and learning

outcome. • Course file of every faculty is checked by Principal monthly. • During case assessment and their treatment planning during clinical postings. • By keeping monthly attendance record, and their sessional marks record.

47. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities.

Ans.

• MMIPR faculty and students are participating in collaboration with the other medical departments of the University for outpatient camps regularly on monthly basis.

• On academic front there is active participation of students and faculty members of MMIPR in various workshops, seminars and conferences organized at the national and international levels.

• The faculty and the students are also providing their efficient clinical services at sports complex of MM University in various sports events organized by the university.

• There is also enthusiastic involvement of students and faculty members in various cultural events on different occasions.

• A total of 16 committees are formed at inter and intra departmental level which are functioning together with the help of faculty and students for the upliftment of the MMIPR department and helping to resolve the issues of the students on the academic and personal front.

• Institute has involved in various national development programme. Recently the student and faculty of institute contributed the fund for Nepal.

• Students participate in various cultural and sports events conducted by the university and other institute.

48. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the department. a) Quiz competitions held for BPT and MPT Students b) Seminar, Journal and Case presentations by MPT Students and bed side case studies discussions c) Staff and MPT students (Sports speciality) visit to RTC North Zone, Ambala to observe practice sessions of Taekwondo regional and elite players. d) MMIPR Staff and Students participation in various workshops, Seminars and Conference as delegates and presenters. E) Faculties and PG students regularly attend the Medical camps in Rural areas. 49. State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by other agencies? If yes, give details. Yes,

• Accredited by ASIK, UK since 2011.

50. Briefly highlight the contributions of the department in generating new Knowledge, basic or applied. a) Department has contributed in the emerging area of manual therapy for research and clinical purposes. b) A total of 07 Research articles has been published by the MMIPR Staff and Students in this emerging area of manual therapy so far.

51. Detail five major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of the department. STRENGTHS OF THE DEPARTMENT a) Academic- 2 Experienced Faculty members at professor rank are present and there is an availability of Faculty members in all the speciality branches. b) Clinical- Multispecialitytreatment facilities are available for patients and interdisciplinary collaboration of department is there which helps in more effective treatment plans for patients. c) Research- One Faculty at Professor rank is P.hD holder (Principal, MMIPR) and one Faculty member at Assistant Professor rank is undergoing P.hD (registered in July 2012). d) Administrative- BPT course is approved by Indian association of Physiotherapy (IAP). Regular audits (self) and inspections are held within the department for its betterment. Supportive management is there. e) Nation building/ Social Entrepreneurship- Support from non-government organisations is provided to the department for its upgradation and better functioning in a coordinated manner. WEAKNESSES OF THE DEPARTMENT

a) Lack of government professional regulatory body or a council.

OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DEPARTMENT a) To improve govt-funded research projects. b) Development of interdisciplinary Cardio-Pulmonary rehabilitation Unit. c) To begin PhD Course program from next session d) To improve the outreach treatment consultancy for community and nearby industrial centres. CHALLENGES FOR THE DEPARTMENT

a) To enhance Faculty performance based Incentives

b) To start Research incentives for publications in good impact factor journals.

c) To develop efficient Network building for department growth and development.

52. Future plans of the Department. a) To start a new journal b) To start PhD course program c) To start a sports rehabilitation clinic d) To do the publications in good Impact factor and Scopus Indexed journals e) To Publish books by MMIPR faculty members.

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