Trivandrum Medical College

Trivandrum Medical College is located in Thiruvananthapuram city, the capital of Kerala state, India. It was founded in 1951, and was inaugurated by Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of India. This is the oldest and most prestigious medical college in Kerala. It is being upgraded to the status of an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). The medical college campus also possess several other hospitals and institutions like the College of Nursing, Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum Dental College, Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology, Priyadarshini Institute of Paramedical Sciences, Sree Avittam Thirunal Hospital for women and children etc; working in it.

History
The Government of Travancore in 1948 appointed a committee to formulate proposals for starting a Medical College at Trivandrum. The Committee submitted its report and the scheme was sanctioned in October 1948. Dr. C.O. Karunakaran was appointed Special Officer for the implementation of the scheme.

The College Campus has 139 acres of picturesque land with a number of hillocks surrounded by evergreen coconut groves and paddy fields, facing the sea which lies at a distance of three kilometers, and is located on the North – West border of the Trivandrum city. The College, is linked with the different sections of the city by bus routes, is very near the national highway NH 47 and the nearest railway station is just few kilometers from the college.

The topographical layout and the architectural designs were prepared by Mr. J.A. Ritchie from Bombay. The College and the hospital buildings are separated by playgrounds for football, hockey, a cricket pitch, courts for tennis, basketball, badminton and volleyball and a 400 meter track.

The foundation stone of the College was laid by His Highness the Raja Pramuk of Travancore – Cochin at 11:45 AM on 26-01-1950. The first batch of sixty students was admitted in August 1951. The College was formally inaugurated by Shri. Jawaharlal Nehru at 8:00 AM on 27th Nov. 1951. In January 1952, the Sri. Avittom Thirunal Hospital ( SATH ) was inaugurated by Smt. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur. In 1952, men's hostel and 1year later women's hostel was also inaugurated. The Medical College Hospital was inaugurated by Shri. Jawaharlal Nehru on 1954.

The School of Nursing was inaugurated by Her Highness Sethu Lakshmi Bai in 1954 and upgraded to College of Nursing in 1963.

The Cancer block was inaugurated in 1958 and later after two decades the Regional Cancer Centre, one of the premier cancer care centers in South India was established.

The BDS course and the first PG course commenced in 1959.

The sixties saw the establishment of library. The artificial limb center, Mental hospital and Ophthalmic hospital were brought under Medical College administration. Later in nineties the Regional Institute of Ophthalmology came into existence.

Over the years, the campus saw establishment of Sree Chitra Thirunal Centre, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Priya Darsini Institute of Paramedical Sciences, Silver Jubilee Auditorium and the Various hostels. The institution has thus grown to glorious proportions.

It is financed and administrated by Health and Family welfare Dept, Govt. of Kerala. The Medical College is affiliated to the University of Kerala.. Trivandrum Medical College is the first medical college in Kerala. The college started with an annual admission of 60 students, which was increased to 200 in 1983. Now it is ranked among the top 20 medical colleges in the country.

Administration
The college is headed by Principal Prof. A.V. Remadevi and the Vice Principal Prof.

Milestones

 * 1952 - Inauguration of S.A.T Hospital, Inauguration of Men's Hostel
 * 1954 - Inauguration of Medical College Hospital with 450 Beds
 * 1958 - Cancer Block
 * 1959 - B.D.S Course and Dental College, 1st Post Graduate Course, New Nurses Hostel
 * 1964 - Artificial Limb Centre started
 * 1967 - B. Pharm Course, Comprehensive Rehabiliatation Research & Training Project started
 * 1970 - Mental Hospital and Ophthalmic hospital becomes part of Medical College
 * 1972 - 4 Year B.Sc Nursing Course, Inauguration of S.C.T.M.C, Dept. of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation commissioned
 * 1973 - New Block of College of Nursing
 * 1975 - Inauguration of College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Foundation Stone for Regional Limb Fitting Centre
 * 1976 - Teachers Training Programme started
 * 1978 - New Building for Regional Limb Fitting Centre
 * 1982 - PEID cell started

Out Patient Departments
OP Schedule Medical College Hospital Department Day Time

Si. No 	Department 	Working Days 	Working Hours 1. 	Local OP 	All days except Sunday 	8:00 – 10:30 AM   2. 	Medical 	All days except Sunday 	9:00 AM    3. 	Surgical 	All days except Sunday 	9:00 AM    4. 	Orthopaedics 	All days except Sunday 	9:00 AM    5. 	ENT 	        All days except Sunday 	9:00 AM    6. 	Dermatology 	All days except Sunday 	9:00 AM    7. 	Physical MedicineAll days except Sunday 9:00 AM    8. 	Psychiatry 	All days except Sunday 	9:00 AM    9. 	Preventive ClinicAll days except Sunday 9:00 AM    10. Urology 	All days except Sunday 	9:00 AM   11. Infectious DiseasesAlldays except Sunday9:00 AM   12. Radio Therapy 	All days except Sunday 	9:00 AM   13. Cardiology 	Wed, Fri & Sat 	       9:00 AM    14. Cardio thoracic Surgery Mon & Thu 	9:00 AM   15. Nephrology 	       Tue & Thu 	9:00 AM    16. Medical Neurology 	Mon & Thu 	9:00 AM   17. Surgical Neurology 	Tue & Fri 	12:00 Noon 18. Medical GastroenterologyMon & Thu 	2:00 PM   19. Surgical GastroenterologyTue & Fri 	12:00 Noon 20. Haematology 	           Thu 	9:00AM 21. Endocrinology 	           Fri 	1:00 PM    22. Thyroid 	           Mon 	1:00 PM    23. Plastic Surgery 	Wed & Sat 	9:00 AM   24. Rheumatology 	           Wed 	9:00 AM    25. Diabetic 	           Fri 	9:00 AM    26. Respiratory Medicine 	Wed & Sat 	11:00 AM   27. Geriatric Medicine 	     Wed 	9:00 AM    28. Holistic Medicine 	     Sun 	9:00 AM    29. Head Injury 	             Wed 	9:00 AM    30. Obesity(PMR) 	             Thu 	11:00 AM    31. Stroke (PMR) 	             Wed 	10:00 AM    32. Hemophilia      	first Saturday 	9:00 AM    33. Cerebral Palsy 	        last Saturday 	10:00 – 1:00

SAT Clinic

Si. No 	Department 	Working Days 	Working Hours 1. 	Obstetrics & Gynecology All days  	9:00 AM     2. 	Paedeatric Medicine  	All days  	9:00 AM     3. 	Paedeatric Surgery  	All days  	9:00 AM     4. 	Family Planning  	All days  	9:00 AM     5. 	Post natal 	        Tue & Fri 	9:00 AM    6. 	Infertility 	            Fri 	9:00 AM    7. 	Vesicular mole Clinic 	    Wed 	9:00 AM    8. 	HRT Clinic 	            Mon 	9:00 AM    9. 	Newborn 	            Fri 	9:00 AM    10. Paedeatric Cardiology 	Tue & Sat 	11:00 AM   11. Peadeatric Neurology 	Mon & Thu 	11:00 AM   12. Respiratory Clinic 	   Wed 	11:00 AM    13. Endocrinology 	           Fri 	11:00 AM    14. Nephrology 	           Fri 	11:00 AM    15. Nutrition 	           Fri 	11:00 AM    16. Child Psychiatry 	All days 	9:00 AM   17. Child Development 	All days 	9:00 AM   18. Immunization 	       All days 	9:00 AM