This Department deals with adult medical conditions which do not involve any surgical procedures. It is also known as internal medicine. Common conditions which are seen in this department include diabetes mellitus, high blood pressure, heart diseases, rheumatism, asthma, thyroid etc. The main role of this department is to diagnose, treat appropriately and establish the patient on the road to recovery if possible. This involves seeing the patient either as an outpatient in the specialist clinic or managing him/her as an inpatient in the ward.

Department of General Medicine or Internal Medicine has senior consultants with many years of experience and clinical aptitude to handle complicated multi- systemic disorders. The Internist is in-charge of TOTAL PATIENT CARE and manages more than 4000 patients on a regular follow-up. He analyses the various problems of the patient in order of priority, gets help from the various organ specialists as indicated, and then decides on and implements the management strategy that would be best for the patient. The Doctor (Internist) also counsels the patient and family.