Thoothukudi Medical College

Thoothukudi Medical College
Motto in English	Born to Serve
Type	Government Medical College and Hospital
Established	2001(20 years ago)
Dean	Dr.C.Revathy Balan
Management	Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu
Location	Thoothukudi , Tamil Nadu , India ; 8°47′03″N78°07′13″E / 8.78421°N 78.12020°E Coordinates: 8°47′03″N78°07′13″E / 8.78421°N 78.12020°E
Campus	Urban, 25 acres (0.10 km2)
Affiliations	The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University
Website	www.tmctkd.ac.in

Last updated May 12, 2021

Thoothukudi Medical College, also known as TKMC, or Government Medical College Thoothukudi, is one among the premier medical institutions in South India, located in the city of Thoothukudi, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The college is affiliated to The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University and is recognised by the National Medical Commission of India and World Health Organization.

History

The Government of Tamil Nadu established the Thoothukudi Medical College on 16 August 2000.^[1] It was initially located inside the campus of Fisheries College and Research Institute Department, Beach Road, then shifted to the 3rd Mile, Thoothukudi during the year 2001.

In July 2001, the first batch of 100 MBBS students started attending the classes in newly constructed building at 3rd Mile. Other departments like Pharmacology, Pathology, Microbiology and Social & Preventive Medicine started functioning in the subsequent years, and the District Headquarters Hospital was converted to Thoothukudi Medical College Hospital. The college was affiliated to The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University

College and location

The Medical College

The Thoothukudi Medical College, along with its primary teaching hospital, is located at 3rd Mile in the city of Thoothukudi, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. College Motto is Born to Serve. The college is present over a campus of around 25 acres close to Thoothukudi ^[2] Government Polytechnic campus and has well-equipped lecture halls, libraries, reading rooms, auditoria and separate hostels and mess for men and women.

The college, the hospital and the hostels are all located within a radius of 1 kilometre. The college is located within about 5.1 kilometres from the Railway Station and 3.2 kilometer from the Bus Stand. The college on Google Maps

Courses offered

Undergraduate medical course

MBBS- Five and a half years in

duration(4 1/2+ 1)

Post graduate courses

M.S.Obstetrics and Gynaecology
M.S.General Surgery
M.D.Anaesthesiology
M.D.Paediatrics
M.D.General Medicine
M.S.Orthopedics
M.S.Otolaryngology

Super speciality courses

• DM Neuromedicine

• DM Gastroenterology

Diploma courses

Diploma in Nursing (Three and a half years including six months Internship)
Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology (Two years)

Technician courses

Theatre Technician (1 Year)
Anaesthesia Technician (1 Year)
Orthopaedic Technician (1 Year)
Emergency Care Technician (1 Year)
Respiratory Therapy Technician (1 Year)
Certified of Radiological Assistant (1 Year)

Other courses

Nursing Assistant Course (1 Year)

Admission

The college admits 100 students from 2000-2012 batch. Recently the college admits 150^[3] students (Batch of 2013) to the MBBS course once every year based on neet mark . There are 15% seat reserved for all India quota and 85% reserved for state quota .

Departments

Cultural events

Thoothukudi medical college hosts intra-college sports and cultural extravaganza events in the name of "RADIANCE" every year.

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