Government Medical College, Thrissur

Government Medical College Thrissur, established in 1982 is presently one of the leading centers in medical training in Kerala. Spread over an area of more than 250 acres, it is located in in the serene surroundings of Mulagunnathukavu(M.G Kavu) 14 k.m. away from from Thrissur.

History
The college was formally inaugurated on the 1st of April 1st 1982 by the Honourable Governor of Kerala, Smt.Jyothi Vencatachellum, who had also laid the foundation stone for the proposed college buliding at Mulagunnathukavu on 30th 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 22nd october 1983 in the erstwhile District Hospital & Maternity Hospital buildings in Thrissur town. In April 1st 1985, the entire District Hospital was taken over on 1st of 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 bedded 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. MD 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.

Constitution and working of the college
Government Medical College, Thrissur is under the Directorate of Medical Education, Government of Kerala.

The academic year extends from June to April/May. The college will remain closed on Sundays, gazetted holidays and such other holidays as may be notified by the government.

Courses Conducted
As on January,2007

Recently permission was given by IMC in june to start post-graduate course on psychiatry. Two post-graduate seats were alloted.

Achievements

 * Mammography with steriotactic biopsy - first sophisticated mammography system installed in India.
 * H.P.L.C - First of its kind to be installed in Medical Colleges of Kerala.
 * CT - Second spiral CT scanner installed in Kerala.
 * I.I.T.V(Image Intensifier Tele Vision flouroscopy) system in CT block.
 * New ventilator for Medical College Chest Hospital.
 * V-Sat with medlar facility in the library - first unit installed in Medical Colleges of Kerala.

Non-academic

 * First prize in 21st All Kerala Inter-Medicos youth festival held at Government Medical College, Thrissur in 2003.


 * Second prize in 22nd All Kerala Inter-Medicos youth festival held at Calicut Medical College in 2004.


 * Second prize in State-level inter-collegiate youth festival held as part of the silver jubilee celebrations of Government Medical College, Thrissur on Sunday, Novemeber 25, 2006

Campus
A. Medical College Establishments


 * Medical College Administrative office, Pre-clinical & Para clinical departments including Mortuary & Office of Police Surgeon.
 * New Medical College Hospital.
 * Medical College Chest Hospital.
 * Men's Hostel & Women's Hostel.
 * College Library.
 * College Canteens
 * Post Office & Employees Co-Operative Store.
 * P.W.D (spl.buildings) section, S.B.T (Extn.counter)
 * 800 bedded extension of New Medical College Hospital Complex (under construction).
 * Teletherapy building.
 * Museum block for Forensic Medicine.
 * Lecture Halls.

B. Attached institutions outside the campus
 * Health Centre
 * 1) Rural: Tholur, Ollur & Erumappetty.
 * 2) Urban: Urban Community Health Centre, Kizhakkumbattukara. (in collaboration with Thrissur Corporation)

In addition there is an Auditorium located deep inside the campus which hosts the Annual inter-batch youth festivals. There is a small temple in the campus. The three canteens in the campus are run by the prestigious Indian Coffee House. The Non clinical departments are situated as separate buildings inside the campus.

Batches
The batches studying MBBS in the college every year aren't named by the number or year of the batch, instead the names of eminent doctors in history are used. They are
 * Laennecs (named after René Laennec)
 * Hunters (named after John Hunter)
 * Flemmings (named after Sir Alexander Fleming)
 * Listers (named after Joseph Lister)
 * Khoranas (named after Har Gobind Khorana)
 * Oslers (named after  William Osler)

College magazines
Lub Dub Won the award for the Best Magazine in "All Kerala Basheer Memorial Award Competition".
 * Published: 2005
 * Publisher's Name: Arun Krishna.A.K, chief student editor, Students union 2003-2004.

Elixir Imperium Phoenix Previous year's Magazines
 * Published: 2004
 * Publisher's Name: Prasoon Anil Narayanan, chief student editor, Students union 2002-2003
 * Published: 2004
 * Publisher's Name: Pleasant Sunny, chief student editor, Students union 1999-2000
 * Published: 2003
 * Publisher's Name: Anjith D, chief student editor, Students union 2001-2002
 * Axiom
 * Magnum
 * Echo
 * Spectra

Alumni Association
Thrissur Medical College Alumni Association(TMCAA) is an organization of the past and present students of Govt.Medical College, Thrissur and the teachers who served as faculty in this institution. As per the byelaw, this organization is committed to the academic and infrastructural development of the alma mater. TMCAA conducts the famous CME programme for orientation for junior doctors for career advancement, helping doctors all over Kerala to get through the post-graduate MD/MS entrance examinations.

TMCAA have also provided teaching materials, audio visual equipments, furnitures, computers, academic bulletin board, surgical instruments, instruments for pre-clinical medical training, high quality Histology teaching slides, medical journals and books, TVs, chairs, scanners and printers & LCD projectors to various departments.

TMCCA have also contributed in computerization of MCCH out patient dept, beautification of the campus (by sponsoring planting of trees in MCCH), co sponsoring academic meetings and art festivals, co-sponsoring 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, supporting water supply scheme of the college campus, supporting back ground work in IMC inspections, silver jubilee celebrations, working as a catalyst in various situations where administrative bottle necks affects the development of the alma mater & providing financial support for students.