Government Medical College, Kottayam
Kottayam medical college
Established	1962
Type	Controlled by Government of Kerala. Exams are held by Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India
Principal	Dr. A Meharunnisa
Location	Kottayam, Kerala, India
Nickname	KMC
Website	http://kottayammedicalcollege.org

Government Medical College, Kottayam is one of the five government financed medical colleges in Kerala, India. The campus is located about 8 kilometres north of Kottayam in central Kerala.

Contents 1 History 2 Milestones 3 Campus 4 Administration 5 Courses Offered 5.1 Other courses 5.2 Departments 6 Facilities 7 External links

[edit] History

It started functioning in December 1962 as the third of its kind in Kerala. The College which was functioning in District Hospital, Kottayam from 1962 to 1970 was shifted to Arpookkara in April 1970 at the first stage. At the second stage in 1975 all the clinical departments were shifted to the Gandhinagar campus. The same year, the Children's hospital (Institute of Child Health) was taken over and added to it. A new B block (administrative block) was started in 1985. In 1996 the C block was added to the complex housing departments of Pharmacology, Pathology, Microbiology and also a full fledged library and computer and internet facilities.

[edit] Milestones

• 1960-The project for establishing a Medical College at Kottayam was included in the third Five Year Plan.

• 1961-First batch (1961 batch) of 50 MBBS students were selected and accommodated at Medical College Thiruvananthapuram from January 8, 1961.

• 1962-Site for the Campus was identified in 1962 and acquisition begins.This area was the confluence of 3 panchayaths,viz; Kumaranalloor,Athirampuzha and Arpookara and formed part of the territorial limits of 3 villages also,ie; Perumbaikkad, Athirampuzha and Kaipuzha(Present day Arpookara).Dr. CM Francis was appointed as Principal and Special Officer of the Medical College Kottayam. He took over on July 5, 1962 and started functioning from Kottayam town.Semi permanent buildings were constructed to house the college and two hostels (one for 100 male and the other for 50 female students) Second batch (01.08.1962) of 50 students were also accommodated at MC Thiruvananthapuram. The Inspection Commission of the Kerala University visited the college on July 10, 1962 for assessing the facilities; affliation was granted on the basis of Commission’s report

• 1962-admission (II batch – 50 students) accommodated at Thiruvananthapuram joined the Arpookara Campus on March 12, 1962 after 3 months (September to November 1962) at TVM.The Medical College was formally inaugurated on 03.12.1962 by Sri.R Sankar,the Chief Minister of Kerala in the presence of Sri. M P Govindan Nair,the Health Minister.Campus on the day of inauguration consisted of the semi permanent buildings to house pre clinical and para clinical departments, library, animal house, store, Ladies hostel (now DCK) and Men’s hostel (now MHSQ) besides the PWD office and seven acquired buildings.

• 1963-1961 admission (I batch – 50 students) joined the campus on 06.01.1963 after 1st MBBS at Thiruvananthapuram.

• 1964-The Dist Hospital at Kottayam was brought under MCK and used as teaching hospital (MCH Kottayam) from January 1963 onwards;a 100 bedded block for Medicine and surgery and another 116-bedded block for O& G and Paediatrics were constructed in the DH complex in 1963 and 1964.Total 216 teaching beds.III batch (1963) with increased strength of 60 students was admitted at MCK itself on 01.08.63.Construction of permanent buildings for hostels for men and women, quarters etc were undertaken from 1963.Annual intake increased to 80 from 1964 batch.An area of 2.3 square miles around the campus was declared as Controlled Area and “Kottayam Medical College Area Development Authority” was constituted to ensure proper development

• 1965-The MC Health Centre at Ettumanoor was established in 1965 abolishing the Govt.Dispensary there.

• 1969-Construction EFG block and Kitchen block of MCH at Arpookara was completed.

• 1970-Construction of the present OP block and laundry of MCH at Arpookara was completed.Medical College Hospital at Arpookara was formally inaugurated by the then Minister for health Sri KM George on 14.04.1970.Departments of Medicine & Surgery were shifted from DH Kottayam to MCH Arpookara. Other depts. Continued to function at DH Kottayam (MCH Kottayam).Campus in 1970 consisted of the semi permanent buildings to house pre & para clinical departments, library, animal house, college office & central workshop (earlier women’s hostel and now part of DCK), pharmacy, MCH EFG block, laundry, kitchen block, women’s hostel (now MHSQ), men’s hostel, PHED, PWD office and store, Quartes type A: 01-10, B: 01-13, C: 01-17, D: 01-05, E: 01-16, F: 01-16, G: 01-34, and seven no’s of acquired buildings

• 1973-PG Courses (MS Surgery & MD Medicine) started from 1973-74 (01.06.1973)

• 1974-Construction of ABC block of MCH at Arpookara was completed; other major departments were shifted from DH Kottayam to MCH Gandhinagar in 1974 & 75. The Campus and the surrounding locality were christened as Gandhinagar

• 1975-ESI hospital with its quarters and campus was taken over from ESI Corporation on payment and converted as Institute of Child Health in April 1975, shifting the Paeds dept from DH Kottayam

• 1977-Strength of admission increased from 80 to 85 during 1977-78; Bed strength stood at 837

• 1979-Annual intake of MBBS increased to 100 from 1979-80 admission onwards

• 1980-Affliation was shifted to Gandhiji University (renamed Mahathma Gandhi University later) when it was established in 1980’s bifurcating the Kerala University.

• 1982-College of Nursing Kottayam started functioning from May 1982 with 25 BSc(Ng) students. Due to lack of facilities at MCK, it was accommodated at the college of nursing TVM.

• 1985-The new MC administrative block opened in Oct.1985.College of Nursing shifted to Gandhinagar in November 1985; starts functioning from the space vacated by college office (present Dental College)

• 1994-Path, Micro, Pharmacology and library shifted to the new C block

• 2001-Dental College started functioning in the campus

• 2003-4 major construction started(a)Construction of phase 1 of cardiology – cardiothoracic block started(b)Construction of the (C2 block) intended for housing the remaining depts. Viz; Anatomy,Physiology, Biochemistry and Comm. Medicine, which are still functioning in the temporary buildings put up in 1962(c)300 bedded hostel for nursing students(d)Obst. & Gynaecology block-Phase I

• 2004-Inauguration of Dental College building

• 2005-Inauguration of learning resource center – January.Inauguration of Vali’s children’s cancer care center (Leukemia ward) in ICH October.Telemedicine project started functioning.

[edit] Campus

The collegiate institutions attached to Medical College Kottayam are

• Medical College Hospital (MCH),

Medical College Hospital at Arpookara started functionning on 14 April 1970 with a humble beginning. Later the Medical College campus and surrounding locality were named as 'Gandhinagar'from 1974. Construction of ABC and EFG blocks of MCH were completed during 1969 & 1970 respectively. As an initial step, General Medicine & Surgery Departments were shifted from District Hospital, Kottayam to Arpookara leaving the other departments continue to function at District Hospital to Medical College Hospital Gandhinagar from 1970 to 1975. The bed strength was 837.

• Institute of Child Health (ICH),

This is located at about 1.5 km away from the main campus of Medical college hospital. This was established in 1975.It houses the departments of pediatrics and pediatric surgery. It imparts curative and preventive health for children from all districts of central Kerala-Kottayam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Alapuzha and Ernakulam. The average daily outpatients outpatients being treated in this institution is 500. About 9750 children are also treated as inpatients annually in various specialities. Leukemia Ward[Walli's children cancer care centre]: A newly constructed leukemia ward is commissioned on 29.10.2005 attached to the Institute of Child Health as a sponsored programme. Once the para medical personnel is appointed, the centre will start function soon.

ICH family welfare centre, medical records library and incinerator room are attached to the Institute of Child Health.

• Nursing College (CNK), Kottayam

College of nursing, Kottayam was started in May 1982, as the third Government College of Nursing in Kerala. Prof C. Chandrakanthi assumed charge as the first Director of the College on 20-05-1982. The first batch of 25 students were admitted on 03-01-1983.Since the physical facilities at Kottayam were inadequate, College functioned at College of Nursing, Trivandrum from January 1983 to November 1985. In 1984 when Mahatma Gandhi University came into existence, the College was affiliated to MG university. In November 1989, the College was shifted to kottayam with three batches of students and started functioning at the old administrative block of Medical College. The student strength was enhanced from 25 to 50 from 1994 admission onwards.

The new building for the college was inaugurated on 29 June 1997 by A. C. Shanmughadas, former Minister for Health and Family Welfare.

[edit] Administration

College of Nursing, Kottayam is a full pledged institution under the Director of Medical Education. The professor & 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 bedded hospital with 450 Doctors and about 2000 staff members.

[edit] Courses Offered

Main courses offered include MBBS , post-graduate training in basic specialities(M.D., MS and diploma courses) and super-specialties (DM and MCh) , BDS, BSc Nursing and other paramedical courses.

[edit] Other courses

1. Four years of BSc Nursing course with 12 months internship
2. Three years Diploma in General Nursing and Midwifery
3. MSc Nursing course started from 2004,
4. Medical Surgical Nursing
5. Psychiatric Nursing

[edit] Departments

• Anaesthesiology
• Biochemistry
• Cardiology
• Forensic Medicine
• General Surgery
• Internal Medicine
• Microbiology
• Nephrology
• Neuro Surgery
• Obstetrics & Gynacology
• Ophthalmology
• Orthopaedics
• Paediatric Surgery
• Pathology
• Pharmacology
• Pharmacy
• Physical Education
• Physical medicine & Rehabilitation
• Physiology
• Plastic Surgery
• Radiodiagnosis
• Radiotherapy
• T B and Chest Diseases
• Urology

[edit] Facilities

Through over 36 years the campus has grown into a small township with in house banking facilities, co-operative store, 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 140-150% capacity. The present facilities available in the Hospital include: round the clock Casualty service, Blood Bank facility, modern lab and imaging services, colour doppler, TMT, holter monitor, haemodialysis, endoscopic & laparoscopic procedures, open heart surgery, specialised pain clinic under anaesthesiology, 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 & 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 — ensuring that graduates are well prepared for higher training. In fact, a majority of graduates go on to pursue PG courses- a very commendable fact given the very few seats available for such Higher training in the country.

[edit] External links

• Official website