K.A.P. Viswanatham Medical College is a medical college started in 1997 and named after famous Tamil scholar K.A.P. Viswanatham. It started with a capacity to accommodate 100 Under graduate students. Since the year 2007, Post graduate courses were also started. Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital is attached to K.A.P.V Medical College. It is situated 2 km away from the college campus. It run by the state government of
Tamil Nadu
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, which is recognized by the
National Medical Commission
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. It is located in the city of
Trichy
Tiruchirappalli () ( formerly Trichinopoly in English), also called Tiruchi or Trichy, is a major tier II city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli district. The city is credited with bein ...
, in Tamil Nadu. The college was ranked third by students in counselling in 2010.
Admission
The college admits 150 students to the MBBS course once every year through NEET. Of this 85% is state quota which is allotted by DME of Government of Tamil Nadu and the remaining 15% is All India Quota allotted by MCC of Central Government of Republic of India.
Facilities
The college has more than 30 departments. There are three men's hostels and two women's hostels on campus. It has a stadium that seats 750. There are four lecture halls with over 150 seats. The Central Library is home to over 7,000 books and national and international journals. It has two reading halls, one for masters and the other for professors. There are two indoor and outdoor sports facilities, including a gymnasium, a basketball court, a feather ball stadium, a badminton and two volleyball courts. It also has the ability to play round ball, golf ball, table tennis, soccer and foot ball.
Courses offered
Undergraduate Medical Course
Postgraduate Medical Courses
Super Speciality Courses
Diplomo Courses
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Diploma in Nursing
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Background
In the United States, this diploma is usually awarded by hospital-based nursing schools. Diploma programs in the United States require 2 ...
(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)
*Physician Assistant
See also
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List of Tamil Nadu Government's Educational Institutions
This a list of colleges and educational institutions of the Government of Tamil Nadu.
Tamil Nadu Government's universities
This is a list of universities operated by the Government of Tamil Nadu.
Arts & science colleges, Education Colle ...
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List of Tamil Nadu Government's Medical Colleges
References
External links
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Medical colleges in Tamil Nadu
Universities and colleges in Tiruchirappalli
Educational institutions established in 1997
1997 establishments in Tamil Nadu
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