V.P Chest Institute of Medical Sciences

The Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute (VPCI) is a unique postgraduate medical institution devoted to research, teaching and patient care in the field of chest diseases. It is a University of Delhi maintained institution and is funded entirely by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. The Institute is ideally located in the heart of the main campus of the University of Delhi, providing the requisite academic environment.

The Institute fulfills the national need for providing relief to large number of patients in the community suffering from Chest Diseases. It has eminently discharged its role and has earned a unique place in the field of Chest Medicine.

The main objectives of VPCI are to conduct research in basic and clinical aspects of chest diseases, to train post graduates in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and allied disciplines, to develop new diagnostic technologies and disseminate scientific knowledge related to these areas to personnel of other institutions in the country and to provide specialized investigative and management services to patients.

The need for a teaching and research Institute in chest diseases was spelt out in the Bhore Committee Report (Ministry of Health) by highlighting an acute paucity of trained personnel in the specialty of chest diseases in the country. The Directorate of Ministry of Health, Government of India, therefore, approached Sir Maurice Gwyer, the then Vice-Chancellor, University of Delhi, to start a course in chest diseases at the earliest.

In 1946, the Committee constituted by the Vice-Chancellor for this purpose recommended the establishment of a Chest Institute. A proposal to this effect was accordingly formulated by the Vice-Chancellor and submitted to the Government. Utilizing the teaching and training facilities of the Lady Hardinge Medical College, Irwin and Silver Jubilee Hospitals in Delhi, a diploma course in chest diseases was started in 1947 with Dr. R. Viswanathan, the then Deputy Director General, Health Services, Government of India, as the Honorary Director of the course.

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the then Deputy Prime Minister of India, laid the foundation stone of the Institute on 6th April 1949. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, the then Union Minister of Health, formally opened the Institute on 12th January 1953 and Dr. R. Viswanathan was appointed as the first Director, VPCI. The hospital wing, Viswanathan Chest Hospital [formerly known as Clinical Research Centre (CRC)], was started around 1956. It was inaugurated by the then President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad on 24th October 1957.

Online Catalogue Search
The library offers an online access searchable digital catalogue of the its holdings. The reader can search the book through author, title, keyword, accession no, call no, etc.

Circulation service
Circulation is the most popular service of any Library. VPCI Library lends or issues books to its users according to their entitlement. The library provides the following circulation services.

• Issue/Return Service
• Text Book Service
• General Book Service
• User Orientation Programmed
• Book Reservation Facility
• Reminders for long overdue books
• Reference Service

For any kind to query and help, the Library staff is available to its users. Members can approach the staff on all floors regarding the library collection, catalogue, availability of any document or any other facility provided by the Library. A dedicated reference desk is available on the ground floor. The library provides the following reference services:

• Personal assistance to users
• Updating Library Collection in user request
• OPAC Assistance
• Inter Library Loan

Lecture Theaters

A lecture hall- II (or lecture theatre) is a large air-conditioner room used for instruction, teaching, seminars etc. The importance of lecture halls is so significant that all students and faculty used it for group work and other contemporary educational activities. It has an audio-visual equipment, microphone and loudspeakers to help the lecturer be heard, and projection screens to be used for large displays.

Location: 2nd floor, main building

Medical Photography
The aim of this unit is to centralize documentation and multimedia resources and to provide photographic/audio-visual services in support of research, diagnostic, training and administrative activities at the VPCI

The unit provides photography, graphics and AVA support services to the members of the teaching, clinical, research and administration department of the Institute.

The main function that are operated under the Unit of Medical Photography and Audio Visual are: Audio Visual Services, Digital Imaging Services and Medical Photography. The services that each unit provides may be used individually or in conjunction with the other sub-units of the Medical Photography & Audio visual Unit.

Medical Photography is a specialized area of photography that concerns itself with the documentation of the clinical presentation of patients, medical and surgical procedures, medical devices and specimens from autopsy. The practice requires a high level of technical skill to present the photograph free from misleading information that may cause misinterpretation. The photographs are used in clinical documentation, research, publication in scientific journals and teaching.

It document patients at various stages of an illness, injuries and before and after surgical procedures. They record the work of healthcare professionals to assist in the planning of treatment and education of the public and other healthcare professionals. The nature of the work requires a respect for and sensitivity to people, an awareness of sterile procedures and an adherence to privacy legislation and policies.

V.P Chest Institute of Medical Sciences Degree Programs :

Medicine