Sri Siddhartha Medical College

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Sri Siddhartha Medical College
ಶ್ರೀ ಸಿದ್ಧಾರ್ಥ ವೈದ್ಯಕೀಯ ಕಾಲೇಜು
Motto
Sabbe Loko Hitatthaya
Motto in English
Let all be Happy and Prosperous
TypePrivate
Established1988(36 years ago) (1988)
Parent institution
Sri Siddhartha Education Society
Academic affiliations
Sri Siddhartha University, Tumakuru
Chairman G. Shiva Prasad
President Maruti D. Maale
Superintendent Kodandaswami
Principal Dr. A.G. Srinivas Murthy [1]
Academic staff
223
Students174
Undergraduates 130
Postgraduates 44
Location, ,
572107
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India
CampusAgalakote, Tumakuru
LanguageEnglish
Website www.ssmctumkur.org

Sri Siddhartha Medical College (SSMC) is a medical college and hospital in Tumakuru, Karnataka, India. [2] The Medical College and Hospital was established in the year 1988 and serves the population of Tumakuru City and surrounding towns. It is ranked 11th among deemed medical colleges.

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The college was inaugurated by the then Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi.

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College campus

The Medical College and hospital is located in the outskirts of Tumakuru city – 6 km from the city amidst green field in a vast campus of 350 acres of the side of Bengaluru – Honnavar National highway and it is just 76 km from Bengaluru, well connected by road and railway. The climate is similar to Bengaluru. There are 21 buildings with built-in area of about 73,875 sq. mt at the cost of about Rs. 20 crores, which include furnished quarters for staffs. Separate buildings for Pre and Para-clinical departments, spacious library and information center and SSMC Hospital.

Hospital

SSMC Hospital has separate building for OPD and causality with independent departments of Medicine, Surgery, OBG, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Paediatrics, ENT, Dermatology, and Radiology. It is a 1350 bedded hospital, fully equipped with 12 major operation theaters in addition to minor operation theaters. SSMC is catering the needs of rural population. There are skilled doctors with specially trained nurses to give a healing touch to the patients. The hospital building also has a post office and a bank to serve the needs of staff, students and the public. There is a canteen, hospital mess, fruit stall and a phone booth to cater the needs of the public.

Ongoing research programs

The college is set under the Sri Siddhartha University, Tumakuru. The college has also produced gold medalists in past. [4] Yahya Siddiqui, MD who teaches in Psychiatry and Forensics has researched on positive effects of Aripiprazole and Ziprasidone in the treatment of depression in bipolar I and bipolar II disorder. [5]

[6] Biochemistry

Micro Biology

Orthopedics

Pediatrics

Obstetrics & Gynecology

ENT

Medicine

Radio Diagnosis

Ophthalmology

Surgery

Admissions

Admissions to U.G and P.G courses shall be made on an All India basis to the identical courses in all deemed-to-be universities through a Common Entrance Test conducted by UGC or by an Institution / Agency identified and approved by the UGC. This shall also apply to those institutions which have already been given the deemed-to-be university status. Total number of under-graduate seats (M.B.B.S) at Sri Siddhartha Medical College: 130 Total number of under-graduate seats (B.D.S) at Sri Siddhartha Dental college : 40 The admissions in the college for 2006 were done based on the Under Graduate Entrance Test (UGET) held by Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka (COMED-K). [7]

Annual events

Medical Exhibition cum Health Awareness program started by Panther batch (2007–08) which is to teach about medical related education to public in all kinds of field, Synapsis batch (SAHE 2010–2011) holds highest visitors record of 60000 held on year of 2013

a cultural programme started by Panther batch continued until Synapsis batch. this event usually held on evening during MedEX event

Other events

Helmethon is helmet awareness campaign initiated and led by Dr. Pallavi Sarji Uthkarsh, Dr. M. S. Rajanna & Dr. Ashok Jayaram, This campaign was designed with the inputs from youth, so that more youth would be part of this. Results of Campaign was successful in bringing the stakeholders together with good community participation and Helmet law was enforced in Tumkur district in less than a fortnight following the campaign. Now helmet usage rate among riders has increased to 80%. [8]

Notable alumni

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