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{{Infobox university
{{Infobox university
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| name         = Calicut Medical College
| name = Calicut Medical College
| established = 1957
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| type         = Government funded
| type = Government funded
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| campus = Suburban, {{convert|1.1|km2|abbr=on}}
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| city = [[Kozhikode]]
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| state = [[Kerala]]
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| website = {{URL|govtmedicalcollegekozhikode.ac.in}}
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| website     = {{URL|govtmedicalcollegekozhikode.ac.in}}
| affiliations = {{ubl|[[University of Calicut]]|[[Kerala University of Health Sciences]]}}
| affiliations = {{ubl|[[University of Calicut]]|[[Kerala University of Health Sciences]]}}
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'''Government Medical College, Kozhikode''',<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Government Medical College Kozhikode|url=https://www.govtmedicalcollegekozhikode.ac.in/aboutUs|access-date=2021-02-12|website=}}</ref> also known as '''Calicut medical College''' or C.M.C, is a [[school of medicine]] in [[Kozhikode]] (formerly Calicut) in the [[Indian state]] of [[Kerala]]. The college was established in 1957 as the second medical college in Kerala. The school's campus is spread over 230 acres, and is located about 8&nbsp;km east of the heart of Kozhikode city. Formerly affiliated to the University of Calicut, the college is now attached to the Kerala University for Health Sciences (KUHS). This college and allied institutions serve 40% of the population of Kerala.
'''Government Medical College, Kozhikode''',<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Government Medical College Kozhikode|url=https://www.govtmedicalcollegekozhikode.ac.in/aboutUs|access-date=2021-02-12|website=}}</ref> also known as '''Calicut Medical College''' ('''CMC'''), is a [[school of medicine]] in [[Kozhikode]] (formerly Calicut) in the [[Indian state]] of [[Kerala]]. The college was established in 1957 as the second medical college in Kerala. Formerly affiliated to the University of Calicut, the college is now attached to the Kerala University for Health Sciences (KUHS). Calicut Medical College is the most preferred medical college of Kerala during both All India as well as state counsellings for [[M.B.B.S.]] admission. [[File:Kozhikode Medical College.3.jpg|thumbnail|Institute of Maternal & Child Health]]
 
==History==
The foundation stone of the college was laid on 29 May 1957 by the then Governor of Kerala, Dr. B. Ramakrishna Rao. The college was formally inaugurated on 5 August 1957 by the then minister of Health, Kerala state Dr. A. R. Menon, whose initiative and zeal were responsible for the establishment of the institution. Dr. K. N. Pisharoty, the first principal, was responsible for the task of organizing the college.
 
The main hospital was commissioned in 1966 with 1183 beds. It was later supplemented by the Institute of Maternal and Child Health in 1975 (610 beds), The Savithri Devi Saboo Memorial Cancer Institute (101 beds), and the Chest Hospital (100 beds). A super-specialty complex, a new Block for the Institute of Maternal and Child Health(IMCH), an artificial limb centre, the College of Nursing, the College of Pharmacy, Casualty (Emergency Services) complex, Samrakshana Kendram, and Vishrama Kendram were later added to the main institution. The present bed strength is 3025( MCH 1510, IMCH-1100, SSB-240,ICD-100, sports Medicine-15, New Psychiatry Block-20 and Hemato-oncology-40). However, the patient load is beyond the commissioned number of total beds. Because of the patient overload, the floors and corridors are usually occupied. The Dental College was inaugurated on 16 April 1984, Nursing College was started in 1989 and are at present functioning as independent colleges.
 
The annual intake of undergraduate students has been increased from 50 to 250. The consolidation of undergraduate medical education was achieved in the 1960s. The 1970s witnessed the establishment and expansion of postgraduate medical education in various branches. Now the college provides PG in 28 disciplines. With the establishment of training programs in the super specialties, the institution further widened its academic horizon. Now, this college has Super Speciality courses in 10 departments. A well equipped Cardiac Catheterization Lab and Tele Cobalt Therapy are already there in the hospital. A well-equipped MCI recognized Centre for Medical Education technology is functioning and it caters to 12 medical colleges. The college also conducts degree and PG courses in Nursing and Pharmacy and degree and diploma courses in paramedical sciences. The Medical library, almost all of the departments and offices of the college and hospitals are provided with computer facilities.
 
The latest additions to the collegiate hospital are the Multistoried Super Specialty Complex (SSB), New Block for Institute of Maternal and Child Health, and the Institute of Sports Medicine. The super-specialty Complex for MCH was inaugurated on 23 September 2006. The modern hospital unit was started with outpatient clinics of the super specialties exclusively. Later the inpatient wards also started functioning. It has the state of the art cardiac cath lab, MRI Scan, Doppler ultrasound, and digital radiography system.
 
The renovated IMCH building constructed under the NRHM Scheme was inaugurated by the Hon. Health Minister [[P. K. Sreemathy|P.K. Sreemathy]] Teacher in the year of 2010. Hon. Health Minister also inaugurated the State Institute of Sports Medicine in Medical College Campus on 2010. The new golden jubilee block for IMCH built with the aid of NRHM was inaugurated by The Hon’ble Minister for Home Affairs for state Sri. Mullapppally Ramachandran in 2011.
 
Institute of Mental Health and neurosciences under the central scheme was built in the campus. It is envisaged as a mutually beneficial unit for community psychiatry under IMHANS and the medical college psychiatry department. Another project under central grant –Tertiary cancer Care Centre iwas also allotted to this college in  2015.
 
Three new departments were added to the feather of this college which will have long-lasting percussions in the day-to-day functioning of this college. These are the Department of Neonatology, Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, and Department of Family Medicine. Family Medicine is started for the first time in Govt Medical Colleges in the country and the Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine is started for the first time in Govt. Medical Colleges in the state.
 
A new ward for Hemato-oncology patients, a new multi-disciplinary ICU, and casualty with triage are the next area under development. The multidisciplinary research unit and Reproductive Medicine unit are under the final stages of implementation. New projects under consideration are a lecture theatre complex, Geriatric block, women's’ hostel, Flats for junior residents, and apartment blocks for faculties. Administrative sanction from the Govt and necessary funds is provided and is waiting for civil construction.
 
Affiliated University – [[Kerala University of Health Sciences (KUHS)]][[File:Kozhikode Medical College.3.jpg|thumbnail|Institute of Maternal & Child Health]]
[[File:Kozhikode Medical College2.jpg|thumbnail|Indian Coffee House inside the Medical College campus]]
[[File:Kozhikode Medical College2.jpg|thumbnail|Indian Coffee House inside the Medical College campus]]


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=== Institute of Maternal and Child Health ===
=== Institute of Maternal and Child Health ===
The Institute of Maternal and Child Health (IMCH) is a 1100 bed<ref>{{Cite web|title=Government Medical College Kozhikode|url=https://www.govtmedicalcollegekozhikode.ac.in/aboutUs|access-date=2020-09-01|website=www.govtmedicalcollegekozhikode.ac.in}}</ref> tertiary care center dedicated to maternal and child health. With over 30,000 deliveries per year, it is one of the largest hospitals in Asia.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mukhopadhyay|first=Kabita|title=Kozhikode Medical College as a shining contrast to Gorakhpur|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/features/social-issues/kozhikode-medical-college-as-a-shining-contrast-to-gorakhpur-1.2191886|access-date=2020-09-01|website=Mathrubhumi|language=en}}</ref> The Institute of Maternal and Child Health of Medical College is a regional diagnostic centre for Primary Immunodeficiency Disorders.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Staff Reporter|date=2019-03-25|title=Diagnostic centre for primary immune deficiency disorders|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/diagnostic-centre-for-primaryimmune-deficiency-disorders/article26630968.ece|access-date=2020-08-29|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> This collaborative centre provides clinical care<ref>{{Cite news|last=Jayanth|first=A. s|date=2017-07-17|title=An anomaly that could kill|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/that-infection-in-your-child-could-be-fatal/article19291865.ece|access-date=2020-08-29|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> as well as genetic diagnosis for patients suffering from [[Primary immunodeficiency]] disorders.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pediatric Immune Disorders / Govt. Medical College Kozhikode - Rare Disease Genomics India - GUaRDIAN {{!}} Genomics for Understanding Rare Diseases - India Alliance Network|url=http://guardian.meragenome.com/copid|access-date=2020-08-29|website=guardian.meragenome.com}}</ref> This collaborative centre is part of the Genomics for Understanding Rare Diseases India Alliance Network (GUaRDIAN) Initiative.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Bajaj|first1=Anjali|last2=Mathew|first2=Samatha|last3=Vellarikkal|first3=Shamsudheen Karuthedath|last4=Sivadas|first4=Ambily|last5=Bhoyar|first5=Rahul C.|last6=Joshi|first6=Kandarp|last7=Jain|first7=Abhinav|last8=Mishra|first8=Anushree|last9=Verma|first9=Ankit|last10=Jayarajan|first10=Rijith|last11=Nalini|first11=A.|date=2019-09-25|title=Genomics of rare genetic diseases—experiences from India|journal=Human Genomics|volume=13|issue=1|pages=52|doi=10.1186/s40246-019-0215-5|issn=1479-7364|pmc=6760067|pmid=31554517}}</ref>
The Institute of Maternal and Child Health (IMCH) is a 1100 bed<ref>{{Cite web|title=Government Medical College Kozhikode|url=https://www.govtmedicalcollegekozhikode.ac.in/aboutUs|access-date=2020-09-01|website=www.govtmedicalcollegekozhikode.ac.in}}</ref> tertiary care center dedicated to maternal and child health care.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mukhopadhyay|first=Kabita|title=Kozhikode Medical College as a shining contrast to Gorakhpur|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/features/social-issues/kozhikode-medical-college-as-a-shining-contrast-to-gorakhpur-1.2191886|access-date=2020-09-01|website=Mathrubhumi|language=en}}</ref> The Institute of Maternal and Child Health of Medical College is a regional diagnostic centre for Primary Immunodeficiency Disorders.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Staff Reporter|date=2019-03-25|title=Diagnostic centre for primary immune deficiency disorders|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/diagnostic-centre-for-primaryimmune-deficiency-disorders/article26630968.ece|access-date=2020-08-29|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> This collaborative centre provides clinical care<ref>{{Cite news|last=Jayanth|first=A. s|date=2017-07-17|title=An anomaly that could kill|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/that-infection-in-your-child-could-be-fatal/article19291865.ece|access-date=2020-08-29|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> as well as genetic diagnosis for patients with [[Primary immunodeficiency]] disorders.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pediatric Immune Disorders / Govt. Medical College Kozhikode - Rare Disease Genomics India - GUaRDIAN {{!}} Genomics for Understanding Rare Diseases - India Alliance Network|url=http://guardian.meragenome.com/copid|access-date=2020-08-29|website=guardian.meragenome.com}}</ref> This collaborative centre is part of the Genomics for Understanding Rare Diseases India Alliance Network (GUaRDIAN) Initiative.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Bajaj|first1=Anjali|last2=Mathew|first2=Samatha|last3=Vellarikkal|first3=Shamsudheen Karuthedath|last4=Sivadas|first4=Ambily|last5=Bhoyar|first5=Rahul C.|last6=Joshi|first6=Kandarp|last7=Jain|first7=Abhinav|last8=Mishra|first8=Anushree|last9=Verma|first9=Ankit|last10=Jayarajan|first10=Rijith|last11=Nalini|first11=A.|date=2019-09-25|title=Genomics of rare genetic diseases—experiences from India|journal=Human Genomics|volume=13|issue=1|pages=52|doi=10.1186/s40246-019-0215-5|issn=1479-7364|pmc=6760067|pmid=31554517}}</ref>


=== Institute of Palliative Medicine ===
=== Institute of Palliative Medicine ===
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=== Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences ===
=== Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences ===
The [[Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences]] (IMHANS) is an autonomous institute under the government of Kerala.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences|url=http://imhans.ac.in/|access-date=2020-09-01|language=en-US}}</ref>
The [[Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences]] (IMHANS) is an autonomous institute under the government of Kerala.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences|url=http://imhans.ac.in/|access-date=2020-09-01|language=en-US}}</ref>
 
===Government Women and Children hospital, Kozhikode===
This was established in 1903 by [[S. Ramaswami Mudaliar|Raja Sir Savalai Ramaswamy Mudaliar]] and was handed over to the Government on 22 September 1903<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wckozhikode.com/about_us.html|title = Government Women and Children Hospital}}</ref>
 
== Notable alumni ==
== Notable alumni ==
*[[Azad Moopen]], physician
*[[Azad Moopen]], physician
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*[[Khadija Mumtaz]], author
*[[Khadija Mumtaz]], author
*[[M. K. Muneer]], former minister
*[[M. K. Muneer]], former minister
*[[P. K. Sasidharan]]
*[[P. K. Sasidharan]], Doctor, Author, Social activist, Educator
* [[Vinod Scaria]]<ref>{{cite news|date=10 December 2009|title=After human genome sequence, scientist duo looks ahead|work=[[The Indian Express]]|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/After-human-genome-sequence--scientist-duo-looks-ahead/552214/|access-date=20 February 2010}}</ref>
* [[Vinod Scaria]], Indian Biologist, Medical Researcher<ref>{{cite news|date=10 December 2009|title=After human genome sequence, scientist duo looks ahead|work=[[The Indian Express]]|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/After-human-genome-sequence--scientist-duo-looks-ahead/552214/|access-date=20 February 2010}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 22:15, 8 June 2022


Calicut Medical College
TypeGovernment funded
Established1957
Location
Kozhikode
,
Kerala
,
India
CampusSuburban, 1.1 km2 (0.42 sq mi)
Affiliations
Websitegovtmedicalcollegekozhikode.ac.in

Government Medical College, Kozhikode,[1] also known as Calicut Medical College (CMC), is a school of medicine in Kozhikode (formerly Calicut) in the Indian state of Kerala. The college was established in 1957 as the second medical college in Kerala. Formerly affiliated to the University of Calicut, the college is now attached to the Kerala University for Health Sciences (KUHS). Calicut Medical College is the most preferred medical college of Kerala during both All India as well as state counsellings for M.B.B.S. admission.

Institute of Maternal & Child Health
Indian Coffee House inside the Medical College campus

Publication

It publishes the Calicut Medical Journal.[2][3] The Institute of Palliative Medicine of Kozhikode is part of it.[4]

Institutes

Institute of Maternal and Child Health

The Institute of Maternal and Child Health (IMCH) is a 1100 bed[5] tertiary care center dedicated to maternal and child health care.[6] The Institute of Maternal and Child Health of Medical College is a regional diagnostic centre for Primary Immunodeficiency Disorders.[7] This collaborative centre provides clinical care[8] as well as genetic diagnosis for patients with Primary immunodeficiency disorders.[9] This collaborative centre is part of the Genomics for Understanding Rare Diseases India Alliance Network (GUaRDIAN) Initiative.[10]

Institute of Palliative Medicine

Institute of Palliative Medicine (IPM) is a WHO collaborative centre for Community participation in Palliative Care and Long term Care[11]

Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences

The Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (IMHANS) is an autonomous institute under the government of Kerala.[12]

Government Women and Children hospital, Kozhikode

This was established in 1903 by Raja Sir Savalai Ramaswamy Mudaliar and was handed over to the Government on 22 September 1903[13]

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Government Medical College Kozhikode". Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "Kerala / Kozhikode News : Innovative research programme draws acclaim". The Hindu. 13 February 2005. Archived from the original on 16 February 2005. Retrieved 12 December 2009.
  3. ↑ "Cheaper drugs once again found effective for typhoid: study". The Hindu. 23 February 2004. Archived from the original on 5 June 2004. Retrieved 12 December 2009.
  4. ↑ Manoj, Rohan (14 March 2020). "Palliative care in Kerala: a success story". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "Government Medical College Kozhikode". www.govtmedicalcollegekozhikode.ac.in. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  6. ↑ Mukhopadhyay, Kabita. "Kozhikode Medical College as a shining contrast to Gorakhpur". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  7. ↑ Staff Reporter (25 March 2019). "Diagnostic centre for primary immune deficiency disorders". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  8. ↑ Jayanth, A. s (17 July 2017). "An anomaly that could kill". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  9. ↑ "Pediatric Immune Disorders / Govt. Medical College Kozhikode - Rare Disease Genomics India - GUaRDIAN | Genomics for Understanding Rare Diseases - India Alliance Network". guardian.meragenome.com. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  10. ↑ Bajaj, Anjali; Mathew, Samatha; Vellarikkal, Shamsudheen Karuthedath; Sivadas, Ambily; Bhoyar, Rahul C.; Joshi, Kandarp; Jain, Abhinav; Mishra, Anushree; Verma, Ankit; Jayarajan, Rijith; Nalini, A. (25 September 2019). "Genomics of rare genetic diseases—experiences from India". Human Genomics. 13 (1): 52. doi:10.1186/s40246-019-0215-5. ISSN 1479-7364. PMC 6760067. PMID 31554517.
  11. ↑ "Institute of Palliative Medicine". www.instituteofpalliativemedicine.org. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  12. ↑ "Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences". Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  13. ↑ "Government Women and Children Hospital".
  14. ↑ "After human genome sequence, scientist duo looks ahead". The Indian Express. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2010.


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