Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College, also known as MGM Medical College, is an Indian medical college established at

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in 1961. It is one of the six medical colleges in

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which are completely run by the

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, it is second flagship college among all the six colleges of jharkhand.

History

During its inception it was a private medical college in un-carved

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state. In 1977 this college was taken over by the Bihar government. Now it falls under the newly separated

state since 15 November 2000. Previously the college was affiliated to

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. Since the inception of regional

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, Chaibasa on 12 August 2009, the college has been under its affiliation.

Location

MGM Medical College is in

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's steel city,

. When the college started, it was 6 kilometers away from the city centre, in the foothill of dalma range . there was nothing except paddy fields nearby. Over a period of time, the city has expanded. The college's hospital is in Sakchi.

Admissions

The students are admitted through NEET exam conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA).

Courses

These are the courses offered:

Undergraduate

MBBS Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery ( la, Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae; abbreviated most commonly MBBS), is the primary medical degree awarded by medical schools in countries that follow the tradition of the United Kin ...

Post graduate diploma

* DCH (diploma in Child Health) * DGO (diploma in Obst-Gynae) * DMRD

Post graduate

* MD in

Pharmacology Pharmacology is a branch of medicine, biology and pharmaceutical sciences concerned with drug or medication action, where a drug may be defined as any artificial, natural, or endogenous (from within the body) molecule which exerts a biochemica ...

* MD in

Physiology Physiology (; ) is the scientific study of functions and mechanisms in a living system. As a sub-discipline of biology, physiology focuses on how organisms, organ systems, individual organs, cells, and biomolecules carry out the chemic ...

* MS in

Anatomy Anatomy () is the branch of biology concerned with the study of the structure of organisms and their parts. Anatomy is a branch of natural science that deals with the structural organization of living things. It is an old science, having i ...

Affiliations

The college is recognised by the Medical Council of India and is currently affiliated to

Notable alumni

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, MP in

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References

External links

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