Department
Department of Pharmacology
Understanding medicines, advancing therapeutic knowledge, and promoting safer, more effective patient care.
About the Department of Pharmacology
The Department of Pharmacology at RKDF Medical College Hospital & Research Centre, Bhopal teaches how drugs act in the body, how they are selected, prescribed and monitored, and how adverse effects are recognised and reported. It is a Phase II MBBS subject that links basic science to safe, rational prescribing. Teaching covers general and systemic pharmacology, chemotherapy, toxicology, pharmacoeconomics and rational drug use, delivered through lectures, prescription-writing exercises, critical appraisal of drug promotional literature and computer-assisted learning in line with the NMC competency-based curriculum. The department maintains experimental and clinical pharmacology laboratories and a drug museum, and supports pharmacovigilance and adverse-drug-reaction monitoring for the teaching hospital in coordination with clinical departments. Faculty guide undergraduate research, drug-utilisation studies and continuing medical education on rational prescribing.
Vision
Dedicated cell linking students with hospitals, PG entrance coaching.
Mission
Every student paired with a senior faculty mentor for academics and well-being.
Objectives
Every student paired with a senior faculty mentor for academics and well-being.
"Anatomy is the foundation of medical science, where every structure tells a story of life. Our commitment is to inspire knowledge, integrity, and excellence in every future healthcare professional."
Rajesh Kumar
Head of Department
