Government Medical College, Thrissur
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Government Medical College Thrissur
, established in 1982 is presently one of the leading centers in medical education in Kerala
. Recently it is upgraded to the status of Kerala University of Health Sciences which began functioning in the campus in 2009. Spread over an area of more than 250 acres (1 km²), it is located in the serene surroundings of Mulagunnathukavu(M.G Kavu) 14 km away from Thrissur.
Link to official students union website : su-thrissurmedicos.com.
. By March 1983, the institution had moved to its permanent site at Mulagunnathukavu, where the old buildings of the T.B sanatorium were suitably modified to accommodate the pre clinical and the para clinical departments as well as the administrative block.
The clinical departments started functioning on 22 October 1983 in the erstwhile District Hospital & Maternity Hospital buildings in Thrissur town. On April 1, 1985, the entire District Hospital was taken over. Construction of the 300 bedded Medical College Chest Hospital at Mulagunnathukavu was completed in 1987. The primary health centre of Tholur
was taken over by the college in 1986, for regular training of medical students in community and preventive care. Ollur
& Erumappetty primary health centres were also made available for training purposes. Construction of the 400-bed New Medical College Hospital was started on 1995.
The first batch of 74 students was admitted to the college in April 1982 who completed their course in the May 1987. The college was granted permanent recognition by IMC in 1991 and by WHO
in 1993. In January 1995 construction of a new hospital complex was started in M.G Kavu. M.D.
Radiodiagnosis courses were started in 1997 & MD general medicine courses were started in 2004.
In 2005 December the clinical departments were shifted from District Hospital to the New Medical College Hospital Complex in Mulagunnathukavu. The college celebrated its Silver Jubilee
in the year 2007.
Official website of the college: http://www.mctcr.edu.in
.
The academic year extends from June to April/May. The college remains closed on Sundays, gazette
d holidays and such other holidays as may be notified by the government.
B. Attached institutions outside the campus
In addition there is an Auditorium
located deep inside the campus which hosts the Annual inter-batch youth festivals. There is a small temple
in the campus. The three canteens in the campus
are run by the prestigious Indian Coffee House. The non clinical departments are situated as separate buildings inside the campus.
in the college every year aren't named by the number or year of the batch, instead the names of eminent doctors in history are used.
They are
Lub Dub
Won the award for the Best Magazine in "All Kerala Basheer
Memorial Award Competition".
Elixir
Imperium
Phoenix
Previous year's magazines
Medical College Annual 82-83-First college Magazine from Trichur Medical College
Chief Student Editor-P.P.Mohan
programme for orientation for junior doctors for career advancement, helping doctors all over Kerala to get through the post-graduate MD/MS
entrance examinations.
TMCAA have also provided teaching materials, audio visual equipments, furnitures, computers, academic bulletin board, surgical instruments, instruments for pre-clinical medical training, high quality Histology
teaching slides, medical journals
and books, TVs, chairs, scanners and printers & LCD projectors to various departments.
TMCCA have also contributed in computerization of MCCH out patient dept, beautification of the campus (by sponsoring planting of trees in MCCH), co sponsoring academic meetings and art festivals, co-sponsoring the 31st Inter-medical youth festival, felicitating our retiring teachers, hosting a web Site useful for the institution, supporting various academic activities of the students, reprographic services for PGs, departments administration, supporting water supply scheme of the college campus, supporting back ground work in IMC inspections, silver jubilee celebrations, working as a catalyst in various situations where administrative bottle necks affects the development of the alma mater & providing financial support for students.
Thrissur
This article is about the city in India. For the district, see Thrissur district. For the urban agglomeration area of Thrissur see Thrissur Metropolitan Area...
, established in 1982 is presently one of the leading centers in medical education in Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
. Recently it is upgraded to the status of Kerala University of Health Sciences which began functioning in the campus in 2009. Spread over an area of more than 250 acres (1 km²), it is located in the serene surroundings of Mulagunnathukavu(M.G Kavu) 14 km away from Thrissur.
Link to official students union website : su-thrissurmedicos.com.
History
The college was formally inaugurated on April 1, 1982 by the Honourable Governor of Kerala, Smt.Jyothi Vencatachellum, who had also laid the foundation stone for the proposed college building at Mulagunnathukavu on 30 April 1982. Govt.Medical College, Thrissur had its humble beginning at MannuthyMannuthy
Mannuthy is suburb area on National Highway 47 of Thrissur city of Kerala, India. Mannuthy is Ward 13 of Thrissur Municipal Corporation. Mannuthy is also a center for many of the government and private educational institutions...
. By March 1983, the institution had moved to its permanent site at Mulagunnathukavu, where the old buildings of the T.B sanatorium were suitably modified to accommodate the pre clinical and the para clinical departments as well as the administrative block.
The clinical departments started functioning on 22 October 1983 in the erstwhile District Hospital & Maternity Hospital buildings in Thrissur town. On April 1, 1985, the entire District Hospital was taken over. Construction of the 300 bedded Medical College Chest Hospital at Mulagunnathukavu was completed in 1987. The primary health centre of Tholur
Tholur
Tholur is a village in Thrissur district in the state of Kerala, India.-Demographics: India census, Tholur had a population of 6225 with 2999 males and 3226 females....
was taken over by the college in 1986, for regular training of medical students in community and preventive care. Ollur
Ollur
Ollur is a major suburban area and an old commercial town in the Thrissur district of Kerala state, South India. It is situated about 5 km away from Swaraj Round on National Highway 47 commonly referred to as NH47 towards Ernakulam. From ancient time onwards Ollur was a major business centre...
& Erumappetty primary health centres were also made available for training purposes. Construction of the 400-bed New Medical College Hospital was started on 1995.
The first batch of 74 students was admitted to the college in April 1982 who completed their course in the May 1987. The college was granted permanent recognition by IMC in 1991 and by WHO
Who
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in 1993. In January 1995 construction of a new hospital complex was started in M.G Kavu. M.D.
Doctor of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine is a doctoral degree for physicians. The degree is granted by medical schools...
Radiodiagnosis courses were started in 1997 & MD general medicine courses were started in 2004.
In 2005 December the clinical departments were shifted from District Hospital to the New Medical College Hospital Complex in Mulagunnathukavu. The college celebrated its Silver Jubilee
Silver Jubilee
A Silver Jubilee is a celebration held to mark a 25th anniversary. The anniversary celebrations can be of a wedding anniversary, ruling anniversary or anything that has completed a 25 year mark...
in the year 2007.
Official website of the college: http://www.mctcr.edu.in
Principals
| Principal | Year |
|---|---|
| Dr. K. Madhavan Kutty | 14-01-1982 to 14-02-1983 |
| Dr. C.V. Korah | 18-02-1983 to 31-05-1983 |
| Dr. N. Sarada Devi | 01-06-1983 to 01-09-1984 |
| Dr. Aysha Guharaj | 01-09-1984 to 04-07-1985 |
| Dr. V. Kanthaswamy | 04-07-1985 to 07-10-1987 |
| Dr. Nirmala Devi (Vice Principal-in-charge) | 08-10-1987 to 04-11-1987 |
| Dr. Saramma Joseph | 05-11-1987 to 03-04-1990 |
| Dr. N. Nirmala Devi | 11-04-1990 to 15-07-1992 |
| Dr. D. M. Vasudevan (Vice Principal-in-charge) | 16-07-1992 to 15-05-1993 |
| Dr. James T. Antony | 16-05-1993 to 30-06-1994 |
| Dr. D. M. Vasudevan (Vice Principal-in-charge) | 24-09-1995 to 19-11-1995 |
| Dr. T. Chandrasekaran Nair | 20-11-1995 to 30-04-1998 |
| Dr. V.K. Ramankutty (Vice Principal-in-charge) | 01-05-1998 to 23-09-1998 |
| Dr. K. Madan Mohan | 24-09-1998 to 25-10-1999 |
| Dr. V.K. Ramankutty (Vice Principal-in-charge) | 26-10-1999 to 30-04-2001 |
| Dr. M.R. Chandran | 4-5-2001 to 21-07-2001 |
| Dr. Madhavi Ramachandaen | 27-3-2002 to 31-5-2002 |
| Dr. M.Lilly | 18-7-2002 to 28-02-2003 |
| Dr. Bhagavathy Ammai | 1-9-2004 to 31-5-2005 |
| Dr. Aliama Fenn | 30-7-2005 to 30-4-2006 |
| Dr. M. J. Cyriac | 26-4-2006 to 30-4-2007 |
| Dr. A Remla Beevi | 01-5-2007 to 30-09-2007 |
| Dr. K.Praveenlal | 01-10-2007 onwards |
Constitution and working of the college
Government Medical College, Thrissur is under the Directorate of Medical Education, Government of KeralaGovernment of Kerala
The Government of Kerala is a democratically elected body that governs the State of Kerala, India for a period of 5 years. The state government is headed by the Governor of Kerala as the nominal head of state, with a democratically elected Chief Minister as real head of the executive. The state...
.
The academic year extends from June to April/May. The college remains closed on Sundays, gazette
Gazette
A gazette is a public journal, a newspaper of record, or simply a newspaper.In English- and French-speaking countries, newspaper publishers have applied the name Gazette since the 17th century; today, numerous weekly and daily newspapers bear the name The Gazette.Gazette is a loanword from the...
d holidays and such other holidays as may be notified by the government.
Courses conducted
As on October, 2009| Name of course | No of seats |
|---|---|
| MBBS MBBS MBBS was a popular BBS system in the Nordic countries during the mid-1990s. It was created by a team of Oslo-based enthusiasts, led by Mike Robertson. As many BBS systems of that era, it was only available for the DOS platform. Since one process could only handle one node, multitaskers such as... |
150 |
| Post Graduate MD, MS and diploma courses | Various specialities |
| Senior house surgeoncy | Various specialities |
| BSc BSC BSC is a three-letter abbreviation that may refer to:Science and technology* Bachelor of Science , an undergraduate degree* Base Station Controller, part of a mobile phone network; see: Base Station subsystem... . Nursing |
60 |
| Diploma Diploma A diploma is a certificate or deed issued by an educational institution, such as a university, that testifies that the recipient has successfully completed a particular course of study or confers an academic degree. In countries such as the United Kingdom and Australia, the word diploma refers to... course in Medical Lab. Technology (MLT MLT MLT may refer to: - Republic of Malta, the country code.* Master of Laws in Taxation, a specialized post-J.D. degree* Metropolis light transport* Modern Literal Taiwanese* Multi-Link Trunking , Avaya link aggregation technology... ) |
35 |
| Certified Radiol. Assistant's (CRA) Course | 35 |
| Ophthalmic Ophthalmology Ophthalmology is the branch of medicine that deals with the anatomy, physiology and diseases of the eye. An ophthalmologist is a specialist in medical and surgical eye problems... Assistant's Course |
25 |
Achievements
- MammographyMammographyMammography is the process of using low-energy-X-rays to examine the human breast and is used as a diagnostic and a screening tool....
with steriotactic biopsy - first sophisticated mammographyMammographyMammography is the process of using low-energy-X-rays to examine the human breast and is used as a diagnostic and a screening tool....
system installed in IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. - H.P.L.CHigh performance liquid chromatographyHigh-performance liquid chromatography , HPLC, is a chromatographic technique that can separate a mixture of compounds and is used in biochemistry and analytical chemistry to identify, quantify and purify the individual components of the mixture.HPLC typically utilizes different types of stationary...
- First of its kind to be installed in Medical Colleges of Kerala. - CTComputed tomographyX-ray computed tomography or Computer tomography , is a medical imaging method employing tomography created by computer processing...
- Second spiral CT scanner installed in Kerala. - I.I.T.V(Image Intensifier Tele Vision flouroscopy) system in CT block.
- New ventilator for Medical College Chest Hospital.
- V-Sat with medlar facility in the libraryLibraryIn a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...
- first unit installed in Medical Colleges of Kerala.
Non-academic
- Champions of 21st All Kerala Inter-Medicos youth festival held at Government Medical College, Thrissur in 2003.
- Second prize in 22nd All Kerala Inter-Medicos youth festival held at Government Medical College CalicutCalicut Medical CollegeCalicut Medical College is a premier medical college located in the city of Kozhikode in Kerala, India. It was established in 1957 as the second medical college in the Kerala. Since then the institution has grown into a premier centre of medical education in the state...
in 2004.
- Second prize in 23rd All Kerala Inter-Medicos youth festival held at Government Medical College TrivandrumTrivandrum Medical CollegeTrivandrum Medical College is located in Thiruvananthapuram city, the capital of Kerala state, India. It was founded in 1951, and was inaugurated by Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of India. This is the oldest and most prestigious medical college in Kerala. It is being upgraded to the...
in 2005
- Champions of 26th All Kerala Intermedicos Fest held at Pariyaram Medical College in March 2010
- First prize in State-level Inter-collegiate Youth Festival held as part of the silver jubileeSilver JubileeA Silver Jubilee is a celebration held to mark a 25th anniversary. The anniversary celebrations can be of a wedding anniversary, ruling anniversary or anything that has completed a 25 year mark...
celebrations of Government Medical College, Thrissur on November 2006
- Second prize in Arts in 22nd All Kerala Inter-Medicos Festival held at Government Medical College, KottayamMedical College, KottayamGovernment Medical College, Kottayam is one of prominent government medical colleges in Kerala, India. The campus is located about 8 kilometres north of Kottayam in central Kerala.-History:...
.
- 1st prize for quiz in ULTIMATE 2008 held at T D Medical college, Allepey
- 2nd prize for quiz at MA college Kothamangalam & Adi Shankara College , Kalady
- 3rd prize for quiz at P S Varrier Ayurveda College, Kottakal
Campus
A. Medical College Establishments- Medical College Administrative office, Pre-clinical & Para clinical departments including Mortuary & Office of Police SurgeonPolice SurgeonPolice Surgeon was a television series made by the Associated British Corporation and starring Ian Hendry as Dr Geoffrey Brent. Its twelve half-hour episodes were broadcast on ITV at 7pm on Saturday nights from 10 September to 3 December 1960....
. - New Medical College Hospital.
- Medical College Chest Hospital.
- Men's Hostel & Women's Hostel.
- College Library.
- College Canteens
- Post OfficePost officeA post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
& Employees Co-operative Store. - P.W.D (spl.buildings) section, S.B.T (Extn.counter)
- 800 bedded extension of New Medical College Hospital Complex (under construction).
- Teletherapy building.
- Museum block for Forensic Medicine.
- Lecture Halls.
B. Attached institutions outside the campus
- Health Centre
- Rural: Tholur, OllurOllurOllur is a major suburban area and an old commercial town in the Thrissur district of Kerala state, South India. It is situated about 5 km away from Swaraj Round on National Highway 47 commonly referred to as NH47 towards Ernakulam. From ancient time onwards Ollur was a major business centre...
& Erumappetty. - Urban: Urban Community Health Centre, Kizhakkumbattukara. (in collaboration with Thrissur Corporation)
In addition there is an Auditorium
Auditorium
An auditorium is a room built to enable an audience to hear and watch performances at venues such as theatres. For movie theaters, the number of auditoriums is expressed as the number of screens.- Etymology :...
located deep inside the campus which hosts the Annual inter-batch youth festivals. There is a small temple
Temple
A temple is a structure reserved for religious or spiritual activities, such as prayer and sacrifice, or analogous rites. A templum constituted a sacred precinct as defined by a priest, or augur. It has the same root as the word "template," a plan in preparation of the building that was marked out...
in the campus. The three canteens in the campus
Campus
A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls and park-like settings...
are run by the prestigious Indian Coffee House. The non clinical departments are situated as separate buildings inside the campus.
Batches
The batches studying MBBSMBBS
MBBS was a popular BBS system in the Nordic countries during the mid-1990s. It was created by a team of Oslo-based enthusiasts, led by Mike Robertson. As many BBS systems of that era, it was only available for the DOS platform. Since one process could only handle one node, multitaskers such as...
in the college every year aren't named by the number or year of the batch, instead the names of eminent doctors in history are used.
They are
- Laennecs (named after René LaennecRené LaennecRené-Théophile-Hyacinthe Laennec was a French physician. He invented the stethoscope in 1816, while working at the Hôpital Necker and pioneered its use in diagnosing various chest conditions....
) - Hunters (named after John HunterJohn Hunter (surgeon)John Hunter FRS was a Scottish surgeon regarded as one of the most distinguished scientists and surgeons of his day. He was an early advocate of careful observation and scientific method in medicine. The Hunterian Society of London was named in his honour...
) - Flemings (named after Sir Alexander FlemingAlexander FlemingSir Alexander Fleming was a Scottish biologist and pharmacologist. He wrote many articles on bacteriology, immunology, and chemotherapy...
) - Listers (named after Joseph ListerJoseph Lister, 1st Baron ListerJoseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister OM, FRS, PC , known as Sir Joseph Lister, Bt., between 1883 and 1897, was a British surgeon and a pioneer of antiseptic surgery, who promoted the idea of sterile surgery while working at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary...
) - Khoranas (named after Har Gobind Khorana)
- Oslers (named after William OslerWilliam OslerSir William Osler, 1st Baronet was a physician. He was one of the "Big Four" founding professors at Johns Hopkins Hospital as the first Professor of Medicine and founder of the Medical Service there. Sir William Osler, 1st Baronet (July 12, 1849 – December 29, 1919) was a physician. He was...
)
College magazines
Memorabilia- Published: 2006
- Publishers Name: Vineeth Thilakan, Chief Student Editor, Students Union 2004-2005.
Lub Dub
- Published: 2005
- Publisher's Name: Arun Krishna.A.K, chief student editor, Students union 2003-2004.
Won the award for the Best Magazine in "All Kerala Basheer
Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
Vaikom Muhammad Basheer was a Malayalam fiction writer from the state of Kerala in India. He was a humanist, freedom fighter, novelist and short story writer. He is noted for his pathbreaking, disarmingly down-to-earth style of writing that made him equally popular among literary critics as well...
Memorial Award Competition".
Elixir
- Published: 2004
- Publisher's Name: Prasoon Anil Narayanan, chief student editor, Students union 2002-2003
Imperium
- Published: 2004
- Publisher's Name: Pleasant Sunny, chief student editor, Students union 1999-2000
Phoenix
- Published: 2003
- Publisher's Name: Anjith D, chief student editor, Students union 2001-2002
Previous year's magazines
- Axiom
- Magnum
- Echo
- Spectra
- Chiaroscuro 1992
Medical College Annual 82-83-First college Magazine from Trichur Medical College
Chief Student Editor-P.P.Mohan
Alumni Association
Thrissur Medical College Alumni Association(TMCAA) is an organization of the past and present students of Govt.Medical College, Thrissur and the teachers who served as faculty in this institution. As per the byelaw, this organization is committed to the academic and infrastructural development of the alma mater. TMCAA conducts the famous CMEContinuing medical education
Continuing medical education refers to a specific form of continuing education that helps those in the medical field maintain competence and learn about new and developing areas of their field. These activities may take place as live events, written publications, online programs, audio, video, or...
programme for orientation for junior doctors for career advancement, helping doctors all over Kerala to get through the post-graduate MD/MS
Master of Science
A Master of Science is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is typically studied for in the sciences including the social sciences.-Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay:...
entrance examinations.
TMCAA have also provided teaching materials, audio visual equipments, furnitures, computers, academic bulletin board, surgical instruments, instruments for pre-clinical medical training, high quality Histology
Histology
Histology is the study of the microscopic anatomy of cells and tissues of plants and animals. It is performed by examining cells and tissues commonly by sectioning and staining; followed by examination under a light microscope or electron microscope...
teaching slides, medical journals
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
and books, TVs, chairs, scanners and printers & LCD projectors to various departments.
TMCCA have also contributed in computerization of MCCH out patient dept, beautification of the campus (by sponsoring planting of trees in MCCH), co sponsoring academic meetings and art festivals, co-sponsoring the 31st Inter-medical youth festival, felicitating our retiring teachers, hosting a web Site useful for the institution, supporting various academic activities of the students, reprographic services for PGs, departments administration, supporting water supply scheme of the college campus, supporting back ground work in IMC inspections, silver jubilee celebrations, working as a catalyst in various situations where administrative bottle necks affects the development of the alma mater & providing financial support for students.
See also
- List of medical colleges in India
- AIIMS
- JIPMER
- PGIMER Chandigarh
- CMC Vellore
External links
- Official website of Government medical College, Thrissur
- Thrissur Medical College Alumni Association(TMCAA) website
- More information and students comments about Medical College, Thrissur on iRADiX
- http://www.hindu.com/2005/06/05/stories/2005060504670300.htmNews on Medical college shifting, The HinduThe HinduThe Hindu is an Indian English-language daily newspaper founded and continuously published in Chennai since 1878. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, it has a circulation of 1.46 million copies as of December 2009. The enterprise employed over 1,600 workers and gross income reached $40...
, 5 June 2005] - Modernisation project of medical college in limbo, The Hindu, 24 February 2006