Government Medical College Thrissur (also known colloquially as Thrissur Medical College) is a government

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situated in the city of

Thrissur Thrissur (), formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the third largest urban agglomeration in Kerala after Kochi and Kozhikode, and t ...

in the Indian state of

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. Established in 1982, it is the fifth oldest medical college in the state and the fourth most popular choice for medical

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students in the state. It is affiliated to the

Kerala University of Health Sciences Kerala University of Health Sciences (KUHS) is a state university located in Thrissur, Kerala, India. It was established by the Kerala University of Health Sciences Act 2010, for ensuring proper and systematic instruction, teaching, training, a ...

which itself began functioning in the campus in 2009. Spread over an area of more than , it is located in the serene surroundings of Mulagunnathukavu (M.G. Kavu) away from Thrissur downtown. The college was selected as the best medical college in Kerala by the Swasthya conference 2021.

History

The college was inaugurated on 1 April 1982 by the

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, Jyothi Vencatachellum, who had also laid the foundation stone for the proposed college building at Mulagunnathukavu on 30 April 1982. Thrissur Medical College had its humble beginning at

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. By March 1983, the institution had moved to its permanent site at Mulakunnathukavu Grama Panchayat, Mulamgunnathukavu, where the old buildings of the T.B. sanatorium were modified to accommodate the pre-clinical and the para-clinical departments as well as the administrative block. The clinical departments started functioning on 22 October 1983 in the erstwhile District Hospital & Maternity Hospital buildings in

City. On 1 April 1985, the entire District Hospital was taken over. Construction of the 300 bedded Medical College Chest Hospital at Mulakunnathukavu Grama Panchayat, Mulamgunnathukavu was completed in 1987. The primary health centre of Tholur was taken over by the college in 1986, for regular training of medical students in community and preventive care.

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and Erumappetty primary health centres were also made available for training purposes. Construction of the 400-bed new medical college hospital was started in 1995. The first class of 74 students was admitted to the college in April 1982 who completed their course in the May 1987. The college was granted permanent recognition by IMC in 1991 and by

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in 1993. In January 1995 construction of a new hospital complex was started in M.G Kavu. MD Radiodiagnosis courses were started in 1997 & MD general medicine courses were started in 2004. In 2005 December the clinical departments were shifted from District Hospital to the New Medical College Hospital Complex in Mulagunnathukavu. The college celebrated its Silver Jubilee in the year 2007.

Principals

Constitution and working of the college

Government Medical College, Thrissur is under the Directorate of Medical Education,

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. The academic year extends from June to April/May. The college remains closed on Sundays,

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d holidays and such other holidays as may be notified by the government.

Courses conducted

As of October 2009

Achievements

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with stereotactic biopsy – first sophisticated

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system installed in

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. * H.P.L.C – First of its kind to be installed in Medical Colleges of Kerala. * CT – Second spiral CT scanner installed in Kerala. * I.I.T.V. (Image Intensifier Tele Vision fluoroscopy) system in CT block. * New ventilator for Medical College Chest Hospital. * V-Sat with medlar facility in the library – first unit installed in Medical Colleges of Kerala.

Non-academic

* Champions of 21st All Kerala Inter-Medicos youth festival held at Government Medical College, Thrissur in 2003. * Second prize in 22nd All Kerala Inter-Medicos youth festival held at Government Medical College Calicut in 2004. * Second prize in 23rd All Kerala Inter-Medicos youth festival held at Government Medical College Trivandrum in 2005 * Champions of 26th All Kerala Intermedicos Fest held at Pariyaram Medical College in March 2010 * First prize in State-level Inter-collegiate Youth Festival held as part of the silver jubilee celebrations of Government Medical College, Thrissur in November 2006 * Second prize in Arts in 22nd All Kerala Inter-Medicos Festival held at

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. * 1st prize for quiz in ULTIMATE 2008 held at T D Medical college, Allepey *2nd prize for quiz at MA college Kothamangalam & Adi Shankara College, Kalady *3rd prize for quiz at P S Varrier Ayurveda College, Kottakal

Campus

Medical College Establishments * Medical College Administrative office, Pre-clinical & Para clinical departments including

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& Office of Police Surgeon. * New Medical College Hospital. * Medical College Chest Hospital. * Men's and women's hostel. * Library. * Canteens * Post office and employees co-operative store. * P.W.D (spl.buildings) section, S.B.T (Extn.counter) * 800 bedded extension of new Medical College Hospital complex. *

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building. * Museum block for

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. * Lecture halls. * TMCAA Sports complex TMC BASKETBALL

. Attached institutions outside the campus * Health centre # Rural: Tholur, Pambur & Erumappetty. # Urban: Urban Community Health Centre, Kizhakkumbattukara. (in collaboration with Thrissur Corporation) In addition there is an

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located deep inside the campus which hosts the Annual inter-batch youth festivals. There is a small temple in the campus. The three canteens in the campus are run by the

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. The non-clinical departments are situated as separate buildings inside the campus.

Alumni association

Thrissur Medical College Alumni Association (TMCAA)
''TMCAA Aims & Objectives'' Retrieved on 4 August 2007 is an organisation of the past and present students of Govt.Medical College, Thrissur and the teachers who served as faculty in this institution. As per the byelaw, this organisation is committed to the academic and infrastructural development of the alma mater. TMCAA conducts the famous Continuing medical education, CME programme for orientation for junior doctors for career advancement, helping doctors all over Kerala to get through the post-graduate MD/MS entrance examinations. TMCAA have also provided teaching materials, audio visual equipment, furniture, computers, academic bulletin board, surgical instruments, instruments for pre-clinical medical training, high quality

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teaching slides, medical journals and books, TVs, chairs, scanners and printers &

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projectors to various departments. TMCCA have also contributed in computerisation of MCCH out patient dept, beautification of the campus (by sponsoring planting of trees in MCCH), co sponsoring academic meetings and art festivals, co-sponsoring the 31st Inter-medical youth festival, felicitating our retiring teachers, hosting a web Site useful for the institution, supporting various academic activities of the students, reprographic services for PGs, departments administration, supporting water supply scheme of the college campus, supporting background work in IMC inspections, silver jubilee celebrations, working as a catalyst in various situations where administrative bottle necks affects the development of the alma mater and providing financial support for students. The Thrissur Medical College Alumni Association built and donated an Academic Complex in the year 2009, at an approximate cost of Rs. 16 million. The complex consists of one Convocation Hall of 1000

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, three Seminar Halls of 200 seats, an Electronic Library and a two Food Courts. The entire complex is air conditioned, and now serves as the nerve center of academic activities. The TMCAA has also built and donated an Indoor Stadium cum Examination Hall at a cost of Rs. 55 million, after signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Kerala for this purpose.

Notes

External links

Official website of Government medical College, Thrissur

Thrissur Medical College Alumni Association(TMCAA) website

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