Mysore Medical College & Research Institute (previously called Mysore Medical College), also known as Government Medical College, Mysore is one of the oldest medical colleges in

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. It is located in the heart of

Mysore Mysore (), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern part of the state of Karnataka, India. Mysore city is geographically located between 12° 18′ 26″ north latitude and 76° 38′ 59″ east longitude. It is located at an altitude of ...

city adjacent to the railway station. Founded in 1924 by Sri

Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV Maharaja Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV (Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar; 4 June 1884 – 3 August 1940) was the twenty-fourth maharaja of the Kingdom of Mysore, from 1902 until his death in 1940. He is popularly called ''Rajarshi'' ( sa, rājarṣi, lit ...

, it is the first medical college to be established in the

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region and the seventh in

. The college is affiliated to the

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, Jayanagar,

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History

Sri

founded Mysore Medical College. Since there were no medical institutions in the erstwhile

state of Mysore Mysore State, colloquially Old Mysore, was a state within the Dominion of India and the later Republic of India from 1947 until 1956. The state was formed by renaming the Kingdom of Mysore, and Bangalore replaced Mysore as the state's capita ...

, a scheme for giving medical education was started in 1881 under which carefully selected students were given scholarship and sent to places like Madras and Bombay to undergo training and to return and work as "Hospital Assistants". After the

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expressed its inability to admit Mysore State students, the Government of Mysore sanctioned another scheme in April 1917 including a "Mysore Medical School", which was started at Bangalore to train the then called "Sub Assistant Surgeons". Trainees had to undergo a course for 4 years to qualify as a Licensed Medical Practitioner (LMP). In 1924 the "Mysore Medical School" was upgraded and was now called the "Mysore Medical College". The college was affiliated to the

University of Mysore The University of Mysore is a public state university in Mysore, Karnataka, India. The university was founded during the reign of Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV, the Maharaja of Mysore. The university is recognised by the University Grants Commission ...

and the trainees were now granted medical degrees. Mysore Medical College was the first medical college in the state of Mysore and only the seventh in India at this time. At the request and insistence of Sri Krishnadevaraja Wodiyar the College was shifted from Bangalore to Mysore in 1930. The foundation stone was laid in 1930 by Sri Krishnadevaraja Wodiyar and the main building was constructed by Boraiah Basavaiah & Sons, a famous contractor of Mysore. It was further expanded in 1940. The

Krishnarajendra Hospital Krishna Rajendra Hospital (K R Hospital) and Cheluvamba Hospitals are both tertiary referral centers and teaching hospitals attached to the Mysore Medical College in Mysore, Karnataka, India. K R Hospital has a total bed capacity of around 133 ...

(K R Hospital) was constructed at a cost of Rs. 3,65,000/- and started as a 100 bedded hospital with X-ray apparatus. It is attached to the Mysore Medical College. The Mysore Medical School continued functioning in Bangalore for a few years and was eventually shut down two years after

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came into existence in 1954. Cheluvamba hospital, earlier known as Vanivilas Hospital, was built in 1880 with 24 beds, and was upgraded to a 200-bed hospital in 1939. It was further expanded in 1954 and the new OPD Block of OBG was built in 1997. New facilities have been continuously added onto the existing infrastructure, but the most impressive of all is the new multistoried OPD building with its ultra-modern air-conditioned ICCU which along with the medical wards on upper floors was added onto the K R Hospital complex in 1998. Other relatively new structures include a

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and a burns ward. It is attached to the Mysore Medical College.

Admissions

Undergraduate

The total intake is 150 for MBBS course. The seat is filled through the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test conducted by the

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, Governament of India.

Postgraduate

It has intake of 127 seats for PG courses in which 50% is by All India Quota.

Attached hospitals

*Krishnarajendra (K.R) Hospital, Mysuru *Cheluvamba Hospital, Mysuru *Princess Krishnajammanni Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases (P.K.T.B & C.D) Hospital * District Hospital * Epidemic Diseases Hospital * P. H. C. Hoskote

List of deans and principals

Mysore Medical College has sailed through the SAGA of 75 years, during this journey, the various expansion programs and academic achievements which culminated in the development of this illustrious institution nurtured and guided by series of eminent teachers and 23 administrators - deans and principals like * Dr. S. Subba Rao * Dr. H.B. Myalvagnam * Dr. B.K. Narayana Rao * Dr. J.F. Robinson * Dr. C. Krishnaswamy Rao * Dr. B.T. Krishnan * Dr. Y. Appaji * Dr. G.S. Raghunatha Rao * Dr. B.N. Lingaraju * Dr. J.J. Dharmaraj * Dr. T. Manickam * Dr. Lalitha Lingaiah * Dr. B.V. Puttaraj Urs * Dr. V. Ramachandra * Dr. Indira Amla * Dr. R.H.N. Shen * Dr. N.K. Channappa * Dr. D. Chamaraj * Dr. D. Shankar Raj * Dr. D.C. Parthasarathy * Dr. A.M. Krishne Urs * Dr. B. Lakshmi Bai * Dr. R. Seethalakshmi * Dr. Geetha K Avadhani * Dr. Krishnamurthy * Dr. Radhamani * Dr. Nanjaraj * Dr. Dinesh H N * Dr. Dakshayani

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mysore Medical College and Research Institute Universities and colleges in Mysore Medical colleges in Karnataka Colleges affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences Educational institutions established in 1924 1924 establishments in India