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Government
Medical
College, Kottayam is
a
government
medical
college
in Kerala, India.
The
campus
is
about
8Â km
(5.0Â mi)
north
of
Kottayam
in
Gandhinagar-Arpookkara
area
in
Central
Kerala.Government
Medical
College,
Kottayam
is
well
connected
by
road
and
rail. main
central
Road MC
Road
connects
the
medical
college
from
Samkranthi
which
is
2Â km
away. Ettumanoor is
situated
7Â km
away
from
the
college..
Kottayam, Kumaranalloor and
Ettumanoor are
the
nearest
railway
stations.
The
collegiate
institutions
attached
to
Medical
College
Kottayam
are
Medical
College
Hospital
(MCH),
Institute
of
Child
Health
(ICH),Kottayam
Medical
College
Health
Center
(KMCHC).
Anaesthesiology
,
Anatomy,Biochemistry
,
Cardiology
,Cardiothoracic
and
Vascular
Surgery
,
Community
Medicine,
Dermatology
&
Venereology
,
E
N
T
,
Endocrinology
,
Forensic
Medicine
,
Gastroenterology
(Monday
&
Wednesday
)
,
General
Surgery
,
Internal
Medicine
,
Microbiology
,
Nephrology
,
Neurosurgery
,
Obstetrics
&
Gynaecology,
Ophthalmology
,
Orthopaedics
,
Oral
and
Maxillofacial
Surgery
,
Paediatric
Surgery
,
Pathology
,
Pediatrics
,
Pharmaceutical
Science
,
Pharmacology
,
Physical
Education
,
Physical
medicine
&
Rehabilitation
,
Physiology
,
Plastic
Surgery
,
Psychiatry
,
Pulmonary
Medicine
,
Radiodiagnosis
,
Radiotherapy
,
T
B
and
Chest
Diseases
,
Transfusion
Medicine
&
Immunohaematology
,
Urology
,
Infectious
disease
unit
are
the
available
departments
here...Through
over
36
years
the
campus
has
grown
into
a
small
township
with
in
house
banking
facilities,
co-operative
stores,
Post
Office,
canteens,
hotels,
lodging
facilities
as
well
as
subsidized
hostels
and
accommodations
for
the
faculty...The
bed
strength
of
the
Medical
College
Hospital
alone
is
1401,
although
the
hospital
frequently
operates
at
140%â150%
capacity.
The
present
facilities
include:
round
the
clock
casualty
service, blood
bank facility,
modern
lab
and
imaging
services,
colour
doppler,
TMT,
holter
monitor, hemodialysis
and
endoscopic & laproscopic procedures, open
heart
surgery,
specialised
pain
clinic
under anesthesiology,
computerised
pulmonary
function
lab
under
the
Chest
&
TB
dept,
cardiac
rehabilitation
centre
under
Cardiology
dept,
specialised
trauma
care
centre,
advanced
intensive
care
units
for
Surgery,
Medicine,
Cardiac
services, NEURO
SURGERY
AND
PLASTIC
SURGERY.The
House
Surgeoncy
Program
has
been
acknowledged
as
a
rigorous
one
with
multiple
training
opportunities
not
readily
available
in
some
other
teaching
institutions
â
ensuring
that
graduates
are
well
prepared
for
higher
training.
In
fact,
a
majority
of
graduates
go
on
to
pursue
PG
courses,
very
commendable
given
the
very
few
seats
available
for
such
higher
training
in
the
country...College
of
Nursing,
Kottayam
is
a
full-pledged
institution
under
the
director
of
Medical
Education.
The
professor
and
head
(director)
is
the
administrative
head
of
College
of
Nursing
who
is
responsible
to
the
DME
through
principal
Medical
College,
Kottayam.
The
administration
and
internal
management
of
the
college
is
vested
with
the
professor
and
head
Medical
College
Hospital
is
a
multi-bed
hospital
with
450
doctors
and
about
2,000
staff
members.
List
of
former
principals
Main
courses
offered
include MBBS
post-graduate
training
in
basic
specialties
(M.D
,
M.S
and
diploma
courses)
and
super-specialties
, BDS,
BSc
Nursing
and
other
paramedical
courses.
Every
year,
175
students
get
admitted
for
MBBS
course
through
central
government's
NEET
UG
Examination.There
will
be
democratic
electionsa'.
Other
courses
Four
years
of
BSc NURSING course
with
12
months
internship
Three
years
Diploma
in
General
Nursing
and
Midwifery
MSc
Nursing
course
started
from
2004
Medical
Surgical
Nursing
Psychiatric
Nursing
Allied
health
courses
-
Radiological
Technology,
Medical
Laboratory
Technology,
Ophthalmic
Technology,
Pharmacy
course
etc...
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