Government Medical College

Government Medical College (GMC), Thrissur was established in 1982.The college was formally inaugurated on April 1, 1982 by the Honourable Governor of Kerala, Smt.Jyothi Vencatachellum, who had also laid the foundation stone for the proposed college building at Mulagunnathukavu on 30 April 1982. Govt.Medical College, Thrissur had its humble beginning at Mannuthy. By March 1983, the institution had moved to its permanent site at Mulagunnathukavu, where the old buildings of the T.B sanatorium were suitably 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 Thrissur town. In April 1, 1985, the entire District Hospital was taken over on 1 April 1985. Construction of the 300 bedded Medical College Chest Hospital at Mulagunnathukavu 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. Ollur & Erumappetty primary health centres were also made available for training purposes. Construction of the 400-bed New Medical College Hospital was started on 1995.

The first batch 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 WHO in 1993. In January 1995 construction of a new hospital complex was started in M.G Kavu.M.D. 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.

Aims & Objectives :-

Introduction

Thrichur Medical College Alumni Association is an organization of the past and present students of Thrice Medical College and the Teachers who served as faculty in this august institution. As per the byelaw, this organization is committed to the academic and infrastructural development of the Alma mater. It is not a private organization in any sense of the word, and is against the privatization of the Medical College or part thereof.

Activities

TMCAA is unique in that it has made pioneering steps in realization of its ideals, as envisaged in the byelaws. TMCAA is established to conduct activities supporting the academic and infrastructural development of the Alma mater.

Few Recent important activities

• Providing teaching materials (Slides to Anatomy Dept)
• Audio visual equipment for various departments (Dept Gynaecology, Forensic medicine, Chest & TB, Biochemistry & Physiology)
• Furniture (Dept. Physiology, Cardiology, Pharmacology)
• Computers (Dept. Radio diagnosis, dermatology & Pharmacology, and pediatrics, neurology)
• Academic bulletin board for the department of medicine
• Financial support for students
• Surgical instruments (Dept. of Ophthalmology & Anaesthesiology)
• Instruments for pre-clinical medical training such as calorimeters (Dept. of biochemistry)
• High quality Histology teaching Slides for Anatomy Dept.
• Medical journals and books worth more than Rs.75000 to the College Library
• TVs for pediatrics ward and house surgeons' quarters
• About 450 good quality chairs to college auditorium
• Scanner and printer to the College Central Library
• Computerization of MCCH Out patient Dept which has helped in the queue management and data management of this hospital considerably.
• Beautification of the campus (by sponsoring planting of trees in MCCH)
• Co sponsoring academic meetings and art festivals
• Imparting free computer training to our student members.
• Providing LCD projectors with operator for Governmental functions free of cost
• Support work in Development activities like procuring the PG course.
• Conduct of Student oriented programmes like 'Stress Management', 'Behavioral strategies for Medical Students' and 'Learning to Learn'
• Conduct of Staff oriented programmes on Personality Development, {associating with TMC Staff welfare Fund] which are unique to this institution.
• Facilitated and financially supported the conduct of Teachers Training programme.
• Co-sponsored 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 etc.
• Supporting water supply scheme of the college campus – Rs 3lakhs
• Supporting back ground work in IMC inspections, Silver jubilee celebrations etc.
• Working as a catalyst in various situations where administrative bottle necks affects the development of the alma mater

Why Join Government Medical College,Thrissur ?

Prestigious institution with many achievements:GMC’s hospital has the first sophisticated mammography system installed in the country. The college is also pioneer in HPLC, CT scanning and IITV technologies. V-Sat with medlar facility in the library is first of a kind in all of Medical colleges in Kerala. College has also won many prizes in state-level competitions and quiz meets especially in 21st, 22nd, 23rdand 26thAll Kerala Inter-Medicos Youth Festivals.

Fully equipped classrooms and laboratories:All the classrooms are well-furnished and modern teaching and learning materials like audio visual equipment, computers, LCD projectors etc., are installed for convenience of the students. Free computer training is provided for students who doesn’t have prior knowledge in using computer.

Skilled faculty members and training for students:All the teaching members of the college are talented doctors and experienced individuals from relevant industries. The MBBS and PG students are allowed to train in the Medical hospital during the later years of their studies to obtain additional real experience they require.

Facts & Figures :-

For more details about admission please contact :-

Contact No : 0487 - 2203945, 2201355
Email : tmcaa@sancharnet.in