Prof M Viswanathan Diabetes Research Centre, Chennai

Prof. M. Viswanathan Diabetes Research Centre, Chennai is a specialised care Centre for diabetes focused research and treatment. This affiliated college was set up in 1954 and has been a pioneer in diabetes research and education for about seven decades. Located in Chennai, the Tamil Nadu, at 4, West Madha Church street, Royapuram the centre provides Fellowship in Diabetology.

The institute has a total student intake of six and faculty of 18 students which makes the learning environment to be small thus adequate for the students who wish to become diabetologists. I think one of its major achievements is that the centre has strived to be the best in offering treatment and research on diabetes. The facilities available at the Prof. M.

Viswanathan Diabetes Research Centre include infrastructural amenities that are incorporated to promote learning technique and the research operations. It has well-equipped laboratories in the centre, essential for practical learning as well as teaching about diabetes. An extensive and up to date library is an important asset to students and faculty and and provides access to updated literature within the course.

It also make available an auditorium to avail that accommodate seminars, conferences and other academic activities that facilitate the sharing of knowledge in the management of diabetes. To cater for the over all development of students, the centre has service provisions such as play grounds for sportsmen and women, and a gym.

The centre’s courses are quite narrow-scope academic programmes that are well coordinated with the Fellowship in Diabetology being offered at the centre. This is a full time one year course whose aim is to produce professional qualified personnel in the area of diabetes management and research. Indeed, the admission requirement for the Fellowship in Diabetology at Prof. M.

Viswanathan Diabetes Research Centre should Concerning the specifics of the exam it is only indicated that applicants will be tested to sit for an entrance examination, interview and academic credentials in certain specialisations of medicine.