Kilpauk Medical College

Last updated

Government Kilpauk Medical College
Kilpauk Medical College.jpg
The new faculty block of Kilpauk Medical College
MottoMens Sana Incorpore Sano ("A sound mind in a sound body")
TypeMedical college
Established1960
Location
Chennai
,
India
Affiliations The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University
KMC Logo.jpg

Government Kilpauk Medical College (GKMC) is a government medical institution in Chennai, India. Founded in 1960, there are four hospitals attached to GKMC - Government Kilpauk Medical College Hospital. They are Government Royapettah Hospital, Government Thiruvotteeswarar Hospital of Thoracic Medicine, Government Peripheral Hospital, K.K.Nagar and Government Peripheral Hospital, Anna Nagar. The college is affiliated to The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai. It offers a number of undergraduate and postgraduate programs.

Contents

The hospital is the third in the government sector, after the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital and the Government Royapettah Hospital, to have a full-fledged emergency department, which includes triage area, resuscitation bay and colour-coded zones, per the Tamil Nadu Accident and Emergency Care Initiative (TAEI) guidelines. [1] The hospital is recognised as a level II trauma care centre. The zero-delay ward of the hospital receives an average of 40 to 50 cases every day. [1]

History

1925 - In response to the feeling of Nationalism and keeping alive the ancient systems of indigenous medicine the school of Indian medicine was started. The degree conferred at this institution was L.I.M.

1947 In accordance to the recommendations of the Usman Committee, Chopra Committee and the Pundit Committee of Government of Madras and Government of India, the character of the institute was changed, upgraded and named as College of Indian Medicine. The college gave the degree as G.C.I.M.

1948 The college was again renamed as College of Indigenous Medicine and one of the three systems of Indigenous Medicine, Ayurvedha-Siddha-Unani, should be chosen by each candidate who joins GCIM and Allopathic Medicine was common to all.

1953 The college was renamed as the College of Integrated Medicine. The course was shortened to 4.5 years and one year of compulsory house-surgeoncy on par with MBBS course. Government ensured that the GCIM graduates could practice both the systems of medicine. In 1959 the first batch of GCIM students were admitted and in 1960 the College of Indigenous Medicine was closed.

1960 The Integrated Medicine Course (MBBS degree) was started. The first and second year GCIM students were given the option of joining the MBBS course, while the senior students were offered the D.M&S on completion of the course and bringing them into the allopathic fold.

1965 The college was recognised as Women Medical College and named as Government Kilpauk Medical College, admitting only women candidates for MBBS degree. Meanwhile, those who had completed GCIM, D.M&S were given the option to undertake condensed MBBS course at the Chengalpattu Medical College to obtain the MBBS degree and come into the fold of modern medicine.

1967 The women students agitated to have a co-educational institution and the erstwhile Government of Madras granted permission. Both men and women were admitted to the MBBS degree from 1967.

1972 Development of the Medical College was set into pace with the Surgical Block coming into being. Later all the different super-specialities came into being between 1972 and 2001.

1981 Intensive Care Unit was sanctioned with 10 beds and was commissioned in June 1981 by Hon. Dr. H.V. Hande, the Minister for Health, Government of Tamil Nadu. A 50 bedded comprehensive burn unit was sanctioned on the I floor of the out-Patient Block and was commissioned in March 1985 by Hon. Dr. H.V. Hande, then Minister for Health under the Presidency of Dr. Lalitha Kameswaran, then Director of Medical Education.

1984 Department of Cardiology was sanctioned with Prof. S. Thanikachalam as its Chief.

1987 Department of Nephrology was sanctioned and commissioned in July 1987 with Prof. C.M. Thiagarajan as its Chief.

1988 Department of Surgical Gastroenterology was sanctioned with Prof. Srikumari Damaodharan as its Chief.

Classes and years of entry

Every class of MBBS students has assigned to itself an (unofficial) name denoting the year of their entry into the medical school.

The recent batches

Affiliation

The college is affiliated to The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University. [2]

Postgraduate programs

Previously, the seats in the different postgraduate programs (diploma and degree programs) were filled by:

Since 2017, there are no separate entrance exams, and a candidate has to qualify a single entrance exam, National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), to get into a post-graduate seat.

Details of diploma, postgraduate degree and higher specialty courses

Postgraduate diploma course

Postgraduate degree course

Postgraduate higher speciality degree course

Notable alumni

Related Research Articles

Doctor of Medicine is a medical degree, the meaning of which varies between different jurisdictions. In the United States, and some other countries, the M.D. denotes a professional degree. This generally arose because many in 18th-century medical professions trained in Scotland, which used the M.D. degree nomenclature. In England, however, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S.) was used and eventually in the 19th century became the standard in Scotland too. Thus, in the United Kingdom, Ireland and other countries, the M.D. is a research doctorate, honorary doctorate or applied clinical degree restricted to those who already hold a professional degree (Bachelor's/Master's/Doctoral) in medicine. In those countries, the equivalent professional degree to the North American, and some others' usage of M.D. is still typically titled Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stanley Medical College</span> Medical college hospital in Chennai, India

Stanley Medical College (SMC) is a public medical college located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Though the original hospital is more than 200 years old, the medical college was formally established on 2 July 1938.

B. J. Medical College (BJMC) is a public medical college located in Pune, Maharashtra, India. The college, administered by the Government of Maharashtra, comprises pre-clinical, para-clinical, and clinical departments working alongside the Sassoon General Hospital, founded by Byramjee Jeejeebhoy in 1878.

Tirunelveli Medical College, also known as TVMC, is a public medical institution in south India, located in the city of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research</span> Public medical school in Pondicherry, India

The Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER) is a medical school located in Pondicherry, India. JIPMER is an Institute of National Importance (INI) and a tertiary care referral hospital. It is under the direct administrative control of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, and Indian Government, with autonomy to run its internal administration.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kakatiya Medical College</span> Medical school located in Warangal, Telangana

The Kakatiya Medical College (KMC) is one of the premier medical schools of Telangana, located in Warangal district under the gamut of Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences and the National Medical Commission (NMC).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Srirama Chandra Bhanja Medical College and Hospital</span> Top medical college in Eastern India

Srirama Chandra Bhanja Medical College and Hospital, also known as S.C.B Medical College and Hospital, is a public medical college in Cuttack, Odisha, India. It is named after Sriram Chandra Bhanj Deo.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sarojini Naidu Medical College</span>

Sarojini Naidu Medical College (SNMC), is one of the oldest medical schools of India. It is located in Agra, Uttar Pradesh state. It is named after the first lady Governess of Uttar Pradesh, poet and freedom fighter, Bharat Kokila Smt. Sarojini Naidu. The college has the hospital attached to it named Sarojini Naidu Hospital.

The Egmore Eye Hospital, officially the Regional Institute of Ophthalmology and Government Ophthalmic Hospital, is a public eye hospital in Chennai, India. Considered the oldest eye hospital in Asia, the institute was established in 1819 and is the second oldest hospital of its kind, next only to the Moorfields Eye Hospital in the United Kingdom.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research</span> Medical research institution in Chandigarh, India

Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) is a public medical university in Chandigarh, India. It is an 'Institute of National Importance'. It has educational, medical research, and training facilities for its students including all specialties, super specialties and sub specialties. It is the leading tertiary care hospital of the northern India region and caters to patients from all over Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. Apart from the clinical services, PGI also provides training in almost all disciplines of medicine including post graduate and post doctoral degrees, diplomas, Doctor of Philosophy and fellowships. There are more than 50 such training courses in the institute. The 100-seat MBBS college is expected to start by 2025 at PGI's satellite centre in Sarangpur.

The Diplomate of National Board (DNB) is a postgraduate degree in medicine awarded by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, on completion of three-year training in any of 30 broad specialties. DNB is equivalent to the Master of Medicine (MD), Master of Surgery (MS), Doctor of Medicine (DM), and Master of Chirurgiae (MCh) in all purposes. Doctors who already hold an MD/MS/DM/MCh are eligible to directly appear in the DNB final examination.

Madurai Medical College is a medical school attached to the Government Rajaji Hospital in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. The hospital provides tertiary care to more than twenty million people in the southern part of Tamil Nadu. The hospital was established in 1842 and became a teaching hospital in 1954. The hospital was formerly known as Erskine's Hospital.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Manipal Teaching Hospital</span>

Manipal Teaching Hospital (MTH) is the teaching hospital of Manipal College of Medical Sciences (MCOMS) and is located in Fulbari, Pokhara, Nepal. It is owned by Manipal Education and Medical Group, MEMG.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kanyakumari Government Medical College</span> Medical education institution in Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, India

Kanyakumari Government Medical College, also known as KGMC, KGMCH, or Government Medical College Kanyakumari) is a medical education institution in Asaripallam, in the city of Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, South India. The college is affiliated to Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University and is recognised by the Medical Council of India.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chengalpattu Medical College</span> Educational institution in Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India

Chengalpattu Government Medical College is an educational institution located in Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India, 54 km south-west of Chennai. Ranked 5th among the government medical colleges in Tamil Nadu

Government Royapettah Hospital is a major state-owned hospital situated in Royapettah in Chennai, India. The hospital with 712 beds is funded and managed by the state government of Tamil Nadu. It was founded in 1911 and is attached to Directorate of Medical Education. It is the city's largest peripheral hospital, and its limit extends up to Chengalpattu.

Theni Government Medical College and Hospital is a teaching hospital in Theni district, Tamil Nadu, India. It was established in 2004. The college is located on the National Highway 85, 9 km from the district headquarters Theni, and 7 km from Aundipatty.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Government Sivagangai Medical College and Hospital</span> Medical Institution

Government Sivagangai Medical College and Hospital was started in 2012-13 in the Sivaganga district with an annual intake of 100 students for MBBS Course. The college was approved by Medical Council of India and it is affiliated to Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Guindy, Chennai.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Medical education in India</span> Medical education

The standard entry-to-practice degree in modern evidence-based medicine in India is the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS). Alternative systems of Medicine in India are Ayurveda (BAMS), Unani (BUMS), Siddha(BSMS), Homeopathy (BHMS). M.B.B.S. a credential earned upon completion of a five-and-a-half-year undergraduate program. The curriculum is divided into one year of preclinical studies in general science subjects and three and a half years of paraclinical and clinical studies, followed by a one-year clinical internship. Before beginning the internship, students are required to pass several examinations, the final one of which is conducted in two parts. Postgraduate education in medical specialties typically takes 3 additional years of study after the MBBS and concludes with the award of a Master of Surgery or Doctor of Medicine(MD). Postgraduate diplomas in medical specialities may also be awarded upon the completion of two-year training programs. After that a person can further get a degree in superspeciality in his or her respective branch after successful completion of 3 years of superspeciality in a medical college.

References

  1. 1 2 Josephine, M. Serena (28 April 2019). "Chennai's third full-fledged emergency dept. at KMC". The Hindu. Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  2. ↑ http://www.tnmmu.ac.in Archived 2006-11-08 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "Kilpauk Medical College gets 2 more seats in MD Pediatrics". Medical Dialogues. 20 January 2017.

13°04′42″N80°14′37″E / 13.078347°N 80.243722°E / 13.078347; 80.243722

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.