B.K.L. Walawalkar Rural Medical College - Ratnagiri

B.K.L. Walawalkar Rural Medical College - Ratnagiri is a Private MBBS Medical College was established in 2015 ,the College is affiliated with Maharashtra University of Health Sciences Nashik with total intact of 100 MBBS & 41 Post MBBS MD/MS/ Diploma seats.

College Summary

Infrastructure

Skills Laboratory B.K.L. Walawalkar Rural Medical College has a Skills Laboratory where students can practice and improve skills pre-specified in the curriculum. The purpose of the skills laboratory is to provide a safe and non-threatening environment for students to learn, practice and be observed performing skills in a simulated environment thus mitigating the risks involved in direct patient exposure without adequate preparation and supervision.

The skills laboratory attempts to recreate the clinical environment and tasks which future health care workers have to perform with various levels of complexity and fidelity. The skills laboratory covers total area of 600 sq.M and has following facilities –
i) 04 rooms (preferably 08) for examination of patients or standardized/ simulated patients
ii) 01 room for demonstration of skills to small groups
iii) Area for review or debriefing area
iv) Rooms for faculty coordinator and support staff
v) Adequate space for storage of mannequins and/or other equipment
vi) Facility for video recording and review of the interaction for teaching communication skills
vii) Stations for practicing skills individually or in groups.
viii) Trainers or mannequins required to achieve skills outlined in the competency based undergraduate curriculum document are available.
ix) A dedicated technical officer and adequate support staff is available round the clock.
x) The teaching areas of the skills lab have provision for audio-visual and internet facilities and are enabled for e-learning

2. Central Library Having spacious reading rooms which are well lighted and ventilated and have a sitting capacity of 200 students. Currently library has more than 8600 books and 60 National and International Journals are subscribed annually. The central library has a Digital Library having 25 P.C. with internet connectivity.

It has facility for online M.U.H.S digital library access which has more than 13,000 journals and 1300 books available through internet. The library also has xerox and photo copy facility. Lecture Theatres The Medical College has 3 air-conditioned Gallery type lecture halls with audio-visual aids to accommodate 120 students and 1 Gallary type lecture hall in hospital with audio-visual aids to accommodate 150 students.

Lecture Theatres Lecture Theatres Examination Hall The medical college has separate, well ventilated examination hall with all amenities to accommodate 250 students. Council Hall Council Hall Council Hall Central Clinical Laboratory A state of art central clinical laboratory is available with well equipped and sophisticated instruments like fully automated chemistry analyzer, electrolyte analyzer, chemi-immunolescence facilities etc.
 

Libary

Central Library Having spacious reading rooms which are well lighted and ventilated and have a sitting capacity of 200 students. Currently library has more than 8600 books and 60 National and International Journals are subscribed annually. The central library has a Digital Library having 25 P.C. with internet connectivity. It has facility for online M.U.H.S digital library access which has more than 13,000 journals and 1300 books available through internet. The library also has xerox and photo copy facility.

Hostel

Separate Boys and Girls hostel facilities are available. Boys Hostel has a capacity of 174 and Girls Hostel has the capacity of 240. The College has provision for 100% of the total intake of students in Hostels. Each hostel room has two occupants. The size of such room is 27 sq.mt. Each student is provided with independent and separate furniture which include chair, table, bed and full size cupboard. Each hostel has a visitor room, a study room with facilities for computer and internet. There are recreational facility rooms having T.V., Music, Indoor games etc. and messing facilities for the students.

Affiliated hospital

B.K.L. Walawalkar Hospital

How to reach

B.K.L. Walawalkar Rural Medical College can be reached by Road on Mumbai-Goa National Highway no. 17. From Pune : 250 Km; from Mumbai: 350 Km.

Nearest railway station Chiplun – 15 Km from the hospital, where all fast trains on Konkan railway track stop.

Jan Shatabdi – Departs from Dadar at 5.25am, Arrives to Chiplun at 9.50am Mandovi Exp. – Departs from CST at 7.30am, Arrives to Chiplun at 12.36pm Konkan Kanya Exp. – Departs from CST at 23.05pm, Arrives to Chiplun at 4.38am Matsyagandha Ex – Departs from LTT,

Kurla at 15.30pm, Arrives to Chiplun at 10.30pm Netravati Exp – Departs from LTT, Kurla at 11.40am, Arrives to Chiplun at 17.40pm Rajya Rani Exp – Departs from Dadar at 23.55pm, Arrives to Chiplun at 5.34am and to Savarda at 6.00am. Ratnagiri Passenger – Departs from Dadar at 15.30pm, Arrives to Chiplun at 10.00pam and to Savarda at 10.20.pm. Nearest airports ‘Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport’, Andheri, Mumbai.

The distance from airport is appx. 310 km. ‘Goa International Airport’- (Dabolim Airport) Goa, Vasco Da Gama. The distance from airport is appx. 360 km.