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The students of our institution are trained in 1000 bedded multispecialty KMCH hospital as per the requirements of curriculum prescribed by Pharmacy Council of India and the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R Medical University, Chennai.

The students get exposed to various practical aspects like sterile preparation, compounding, storage, requisition and prescription handling in both outpatient and inpatient pharmacy. Traditionally, the training is provided to contrast the time spent in pharmacy practice settings to time in didactic classrooms. This training reinforces the theory learnt in the hospital and community pharmacy courses and would make the students appreciate the challenges that are faced in the working life of a pharmacist. The hospital training is provided on rotational basis in Out-Patient (OP) Pharmacy, Central In-Patient (IP) Pharmacy, Sterile Supply Department (CSSD), pharmacy store management, patient counseling, Drug Information Centre (DIC) and also in the department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Pathology. The students are trained in dispensing of medication/prescription that allows the students to improve their communication skills and counter service and also get familiarized with drug name, generic name, brands available, dose, frequency, duration of a drug etc. Getting trained in the patient counseling department enhances the students’ knowledge on the use of devices like inhalers (MDI, spacers and rotahalers), insulin pens etc.