Pediatrics is the branch of medicine that deals with the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents of the age, ranges from birth up to 18 years of age. The subject includes systematic training in growth and development, nutritional needs of a child, immunization schedules and management of common diseases of infancy and childhood, and counseling. The broad goals of the training in Pediatrics are to acquire knowledge and appropriate skills for optimally dealing with major health problems of children and to ensure their optimal growth and development. Pediatrics is the science and art of child care and includes preventive, primitive and curative care of children Pediatrics is not just concerned with curing disease but also of taking responsibility for the overall development and well being of the child.

To be the leading national center of pediatric training, health care and research in state of Gujarat

To provide, improve health of children by imparting excellence training, clinical care to patients and conducting translational research.

• Clinic room for clinical teaching in OPD and wards
• Department library
• Emergency services are available 24 hrs.
• State of art Intensive Pediatric care unit, Neonatal care units for management of seriously sick neonates and children.
• Dedicated specialty clinics in OPD as Well baby clinic, child rehabilitation clinic, child guidance clinic are running in the Department.
• Daily Immunization services for children.

The curriculum has been prepared in pursuance of MCI regulations and commences in the 3rd semester of the MBBS program and continues up to 9th semester. The students are posted in department of pediatrics in batches for learning clinical skills, and encouraged to practice these skills on patients under direct guidance of faculty. Lectures, small group discussion and problem based tutorial are also organized for development of comprehension, analysis and communication skills. Students are also encouraged to participate in regular bedside clinic and integrated seminar; case presentation skill sessions are also organized for undergraduate students.