Institutions
The Institutions under the Control of the Director of Medical Education are
S.No. Name of the College
1. Madras Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai.
2. Stanley Medical College, Chennai.
3. Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai.
4. Chengalpattu Medical College, Chengalpattu
5. Thanjavur Medical College, Thanjavur.
6. Madurai Medical College, Madurai.
7. Coimbatore Medical College, Coimbatore
8. Tirunelveli Medical College, Tirunelveli
9. Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College, Salem
10. K.A.P. Viswanatham Govt. Medical College, Trichy
11. Thoothukudi Medical College, Thoothukudi.
12. Kanniyakumari Medical College, Nagercoil
13. Vellore Medical College
14. Theni Medical College
Madras Medical College
· Established in 1835.
· The following Hospitals are attached to Madras Medical College.
o Government General Hospital, Chennai-3
o Government Ophthalmic Hospital, Chennai-8
o Government Kasturba Gandhi Hospital for Women & Children, Chennai-5
o Institute of Obstetrics & Gynacology and Hospital for Women and Children, Chennai-8
o Institute of Child Health and Hospital for Children, Chennai-8
o Institute of Mental Health, Chennai-10
o Institute of Thoracic Medicine, Chetpet, Chennai-31
o Regional Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, K.K. Nagar, Chennai-78
o Govt. Peripheral Hospital, Periyar Nagar, Chennai
Stanley Medical College (SMC)
One of the oldest institutions for medical education in the country, Stanley Medical College (SMC) is steeped in a history which goes back to the days of the East India Company.
In 1835, the East India Company set up a medical school in a small building in north Chennai to conduct a two-year “hospital dressers” course for the “natives”. Slowly, this school grew in stature and on March 27, 1934, the institution was renamed Stanley Medical School, after the then Governor of Madras Presidency, Sir George Fredrick Stanley. From that year, the course was converted into a five-year programme.
Stanley Medical College and Hospital is one of the oldest and pioneering centers for excellence in India in the field of Medical Education. The seed for this institution was sown as early as 1740 when the East India Company first created the medical department. The Stanley Hospital now stands on the old site of Monegar Choultry established in 1782. In 1809 Assistant John ‘Native Infirmary’ with Monegar Choultry and leper asylum.
In 1830, a well known philanthropist Raja Sir Ramasamy Mudaliar endowed a hospital and dispensary in the Native Infirmary. In 1836, Madras University established M.B. & G.M. and L.M & S Medical Courses in the Native Infirmary. In 1903, Hospital Assistant course was introduced with help of East India Company. In 1911, the first class of outgoing students were awarded their diploma LMP (Licensed Medical Practitioner).
In 1933, Five Year D.M. & S (Diploma in Medicine & Surgery) course was inaugurated by His Excellency Sir George Fredrick Stanley. Then the school was named after him by the Governor of Madras Presidency on July 2, 1938. In 1941, 3 Medical and Surgical units were created. 7 Medical and 7 surgical units were established in 1964. In 1932, 100 students studied, and then from 1963, 150 students were admitted each year. In 1964, Dr.Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the President of India, laid the foundation stone for College Auditorium to mark Silver Jubilee Celebration.
The College is bestowed with the prestigious Stanley Hospital which has 1271 beds and OP attendance of 4,312 patients per day. The unique feature is its 8-storied surgical complex and a separate pediatrics block with all super specialities under one roof. The Institute of Plastic Surgery and Center for Rehabilitation of Hand Injury is one of the best centers of South East Asia.
Stanley Medical School was upgraded to a regular medical college on July 2, 1938, and that is when the five-year MBBS course also began. Since then, there has been no turning back for SMC, which is now affiliated to the Chennai-based Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical Sciences University.
“Stanley has not only produced some of India’s finest doctors but also provided yeoman’s service to the sick and injured soldiers of the British Indian Army during World War I”. A monument erected in the memory of these “brave men from Stanley who laid down their life during the Great War”, has recently been relocated near the Dean’s office.
The SMC campus is a sprawling one with lots of trees and large, airy classrooms. The Old Jail, part of this extended campus, was subsequently demolished to make room for the medical college. SMC now has a 1580-bed hospital and offers a wide range of specialities and super-specialities like general medicine, general surgery, neurology, urology, cardiology, ophthalmology, psychiatry, radiology and so on.
Stanley is particularly famous for three specialities. Foremost among them is plastic surgery. It was in this department that Prof. R. Venkataswamy set up the Hand Injury Ward. Many textile mill and printing press workers who had their hands severed or badly injured in accidents while at work found succour in Venkataswamy’s ward. The second is department of surgical gastroenterology, the only one among all medical colleges in the country to have an ISO-9001 recognition. The urology department averages 50 kidney transplants a year.
Another unique feature of SMC is that it has two floors devoted entirely to operation theatres which can handle up to 40 surgeries simultaneously.
The college admits up to 150 students every year for the MBBS course. There are two hostels, for boys and girls.
SMC, despite the hustle and bustle of north Chennai, looks like a medium-sized village, with a huge playground and facilities for indoor games. A fine arts club, a debating society and a news bulletin called Stanley Times keep the students busy when they are not wielding the scalpel. The students also organise Euphoria, an annual inter-college cultural festival.
The following Hospitals are attached to Stanley Medical College.
· Govt. Stanley Hospital, Chennai-1
· Govt. R.S.R.M Lying in Hospital, Chennai-13
· Govt. Hospital for Thoracic Medicine, Tambaram, Chennai-47
· Govt.Peripheral Hospital, Tondiarpet, Chennai-81
Kilpauk Medical College
Established in 1960
The following Hospitals are attached to Kilpauk Medical College.
o Kilpauk Medical College Hospital, Chennai
o Govt.Thiruvotteeswarar Hospital of Thoracic Medicine,Otteri,Chennai
o Govt. Royapettah Hospital, Chennai-14
o Govt.Peripheral Hospital, K.K. Nagar, Chennai
o Govt.Peripheral Hospital, Anna Nagar, Chennai
o Govt. Hospital, Saidapet, Chennai
Chengalpattu Medical College
Established in 1965.
Hospital attached to this College.
· Chengalpattu Medical College Hospital
Thanjavur Medical College
Established in 1958.
First Batch of MBBS Students joined in 1962.
Hospitals attached to this College:
· Thanjavur Medical College Hospital, Thanjavur.
· Govt. Raja Mirasdar Hospital, Thanjavur.
Madurai Medical College
Established in 1954.
Area : 26 Acres
The following Hospitals are attached to this College.
· Govt. Rajaji Hospital, Madurai (previously called as Erskine Hospital). Established in 1842 and converted as Teaching Hospital in 1956.
· Govt. Hospital, Balarangapuram, Madurai
· Govt. Hospital of Thoracic Medicine, Thoppur, Madurai
· Infecitous Diseases Hospital, Thoppur, Madurai
· Cholera Collection Centre, Thoppur, Madurai
Coimbatore Medical College
Established in 1966.
Area : 153 Acres
Hospital attached to this College.
· Coimbatore Medical College Hospital.
Tirunelveli Medical College
Established in July 1966.
Hospitals attached to this College:
· Tirunelveli Medical College Hospital.
· Frieda Monnier Hospital , Kalakad, Tirunelveli.
Attached Primary Health Centres:
· Pathamadai
· Thenthiruperai
· Thisayanvilai
Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College (Salem)
Established in 1990
Area:150 Acres
Hospital attached to this College:
· Govt. Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College Hospital
KAP Viswanatham Medical College (Trichy)
Established in 1997.
Hospital attached to this College:
· Annal Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital .
Thoothukudi Medical College
Established in 2000
Hospital attached to this College:
· Thoothukudi Medical College Hospital .
Kanniyakumari Medical College
Established in 2004
The King Institute of Preventive Medicine
King Institute is situated on the bank of River Adyar, on a vast expanse of land, amidst plenty of greenery. It was established in 1899 and named after Lt. Col. W.G. King, the then Sanitary Commissioner of Madras Presidency.
Objectives : The main objectives of the Institute encompass the following areas
· Preparation of Vaccines
· Bacterial and Viral diagnostics
Academics and Research Activities: The King Institute undertakes work in the following departments
· Virology
· Diagnostics
· Anti toxin
· Tetanus Toxoid
· Diphtheria Toxoid & Pertussis wing
· Biological control
· Central Filling and Packing Sections
· Blood Bank
· Small Animal Section
· School of laboratory Technology
· Library
· International Vaccination Center
|
Year |
Important Events |
| 1899 | Nov 7th-Established as Small- pox Vaccine Depot |
| 1900 | Small pox Vaccine lymph preparation |
| 1903 | Bacteriology and other Diagnostic sections |
| 1920 | Typhoid and Cholera Vaccine |
| 1941 | Serum Standardisation Laboratory |
| 1941 | Blood Bank-during second World War |
| 1941 | Sterile solution section |
| 1943 | Department of Anti-Toxin |
| 1947 | Biological control Department |
| 1952 | Pilot Project-Freeze dried Small pox Vaccine-supported by WHO & UNICEF |
| 1960 | Tetanus Toxoid-Pilot Project |
| 1960 | School of Laboratory Technology |
| 1965 | Freeze dried Small pox Vaccine released |
| 1966 | Dry Plasma unit at Blood-Bank |
| 1969 | Anti Snake venom Serum-Pilot project |
| 1969 | International Vaccination Centre |
| 1969 | Dept of Virology |
| 1969 | Eradication of Small pox -Anti-Rabies vaccine-Pilot project |
| 1969 | UNESCO Mandram award for commendable role in eradication of Small pox |
| 1970 | Tetanus-Toxoid-Regular production |
| 1970 | Anti Snake venom serum-Released |
| 1981 | Release of anti-rabies Vaccine |
| 1986 | Central Filling section-started |
| 1986 | Production of Oral Rehydration salts |
| 1989 | Diphtheria Toxoid-Pilot project |
| 1993 | National Polio Laboratory |
| 1995 | WHO accreditation of National Polio Lab |
| 1999 | Arboviral centre in Virology Department |
| 2000 | Diphtheria Toxoid-Approved |
| 2001 | Pertussis Pilot Project |