Kilpauk Medical College

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Government Kilpauk Medical College
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The new faculty block of Kilpauk Medical College
MottoMens Sana Incorpore Sano ("A sound mind in a sound body")
TypeMedical college
Established1960;65 years ago (1960)
Dean Dr. M.Kavitha
Location
Chennai
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India
Affiliations Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University
Website http://kilpaukmedicalcollege.in/
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Kilpauk Medical College

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.

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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]

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]

Undergraduate programs

This College provides UG MBBS Course recognised by NMC - National Medical Commission Of India with a strength of 150 students per year. It is a 5.5 year course including 1 year of CRMI (Internship). The Admission is through the All India Exam named NEET UG - National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate) happening once every year.

Selection for admission for 85% of the total seats is done by Directorate of Medical Education and Research,Tamilnadu under the Department of Health and Family Welfare (Tamil Nadu) and for the remaining 15% seats, it is done by the Medical Counselling Committee under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.

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

About the New Hospital

There is a New Hospital Muti - speciality block built near the old Kilpauk Medical College Hospital

a. 450 bedded hospital

b. includes neurology, cardiology, neurosurgery, emergency, nephrology, plastic surgery and operation theatres

Already some of the departments have started to function in the new hospital due to metro rail works undergoing in the old buildings of the respective departments.

Moreover, some part of the college area has also been undertaken by the CMRL for 4 way Metro Lineworks at Kilpauk Metro station since 2024.

Notable alumni

References

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  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.
  4. ↑ "Construction of KMC new block to be completed". DT NEXT. Retrieved 16 February 2024.

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