Shri Vasantrao Naik Government Medical College
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Shri Vasantrao Naik Government Medical College Yavatmal (SVNGMC Yavatmal) is a college in the Banjara (tribal) populated region of the Vidarbha region of the Maharashtra state of India that provides medical education at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. It is named after the former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Late Shri. Vasantrao Naik. SVNGMC Yavatmal is in [Yavatmal] city which is a district place in the state of Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

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It was established in 1989 and is recognized by MCI. After successful completion of the course, which consist of 54 months of active learning and 12 months of training (internship) students are awarded MBBS
MBBS
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 degrees (bachelor of medicine and bachelor of surgery).

Each year 100 students are admitted on the basis of common merit list based on the marks obtained by the students in MHT-CET
MHT-CET
The MHT-CET or Common Entrance Test is an annual entrance exam conducted by the Government of Maharashtra. It is conducted by the Directorate of Technical Education...

 (Maharashtra Health Sciences and Technology Common Entrance Test), conducted every May, serving as a common entrance test for engineering and health science courses.

Each batch of 100 students is uniquely identified with a year and roll number in that class. For example "SVNGMC-2005-99" indicates a student belonging to the 2005 batch with a roll number of 99. These 100 students includes 85 students from the state (admitted through MHT-CET) and 15 students from All India Pre Medical Test
All India Pre Medical Test
The All India Pre Medical Test is a yearly college entrance examination in India. The exam is conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education , Delhi for admission to MBBS and BDS courses in several medical colleges around the country...

 examination (generally called as AIPMT or CPMT). The 15 students may include government nominees and/or NRIs
Non-resident Indian and Person of Indian Origin
A Non-Resident Indian is an Indian citizen who has migrated to another country, a person of Indian origin who is born outside India, or a person of Indian origin who resides permanently outside India. Other terms with the same meaning are overseas Indian and expatriate Indian...

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The college runs PG courses in Medicine, General Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Forensic Medicine , Ophthalmology, Pediatrics and ENT. PG seats are filled through state PGM-CET and also through AIL INDIA PG ENTRANCE EXAM.

The college is regulated by Maharashtra University of Health Sciences
Maharashtra University of Health Sciences
Maharashtra University Of Health Sciences is located in Nashik District, Maharashtra, India.The university was established on 3 June 1998 by the state Government of Maharashtra through an ordinance....

, Nashik (MUHS Nashik), which regulate all medical colleges in the state. The MUHS Nashik college code for SVNGMC Yavatmal is 1507.

Infrastructure

  1. Land area: 5,13,969 square meters
  2. Out Patient Department Complex with 12 well-equipped operation theaters
  3. A 288 bedded Hospital Complex with 12 well-equipped operation theaters
  4. A 252 bedded Old Civil Hospital Building.
  5. Old Women’s Hospital and T.B. Hospital attached to the institution
  6. A new 288 bedded Hospital Building (construction almost done)
  7. Jawaharlal Darda Auditorium with 800 seats and balcony, with advanced sound system
  8. Huge library with Internet facility
  9. Dharmshala (a free lodging facility for relatives of patients)
  10. Postgraduate facility: M.S.(Gen.Surgery),M.D(Medicine),M.S. [Ophthalmology], M.S. [E.N.T.], M.D. [Pediatrics], M.D. [F.M.T], M.D. [Obstetrics & Gynecology], M.D.[Pathology], DNB (Orthopaedics),M.D.(Anatomy).
  11. CT scan, ICCU, Blood Bank
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    , ART (Anti Retroviral Treatment) facilities are available
  12. Hostels for boys, girls and resident doctors

Importance to the community

It serves as the only advanced health care center in the district, providing basic health services at affordable rates and free health services as per government recommendations. Also the study of increased maternal mortality rates in Vidarbha
Vidarbha
Vidarbha is the eastern region of Maharashtra state made up of Nagpur Division and Amravati Division. Its former name is Berar . It occupies 31.6% of total area and holds 21.3% of total population of Maharashtra...

 was done at this college.

The area near the city has high density of snakes and, since it comes under the rural
Rural
Rural areas or the country or countryside are areas that are not urbanized, though when large areas are described, country towns and smaller cities will be included. They have a low population density, and typically much of the land is devoted to agriculture...

 category, no emergency medical measures were available for the victims of snake bites. As such, the medical records of the college report highest deaths due to snake bites every year. However, in recent times, a separate control unit for emergency treatment of snake bite cases has been established in the hospital.

The institution reports significant cases of animal bites, especially dog bites, for which it has established an independent rabies
Rabies
Rabies is a viral disease that causes acute encephalitis in warm-blooded animals. It is zoonotic , most commonly by a bite from an infected animal. For a human, rabies is almost invariably fatal if post-exposure prophylaxis is not administered prior to the onset of severe symptoms...

control unit.

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