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{{short description|Medical school and hospital in Chennai, India}}
{{Short description|Medical school and hospital in Chennai, India}}
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| name = Madras Medical College
| name = Madras Medical College
| image = Madras Medical College Logo.png
| image = Madras Medical College Logo.png
| caption = Seal of Madras Medical College (MMC).
| caption = [[Seal (emblem)|Seal]] of Madras Medical College
| logo =  
| logo =  
| motto = ''Learn To Heal''
| type = [[Public university|Public]] [[Medical school|medical college]]
| type = [[Public university|Public]] [[Medical school|medical college]]
| established = {{Start date|1835|2|2}}
| established = {{Start date|1835|2|2|df=y}}
| dean = E. Theranirajan
| dean = E. Theranirajan
| city = [[Chennai]]
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| website = {{URL|http://www.mmc.ac.in}}
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'''Madras Medical College (MMC)''' is a [[public university|public]] [[medical school|medical college]] located in [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. It was established on 2 February 1835 during [[British Raj]]. It is the third oldest medical college in India, established after [[JIPMER|Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER)]] and [[Calcutta Medical College]].
'''Madras Medical College''' ('''MMC''') is a [[public university|public]] [[medical school|medical college]] located in [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. Established in 1835, it is the one of the oldest medical colleges in India, as well as in Asia.<ref name="History of MMC"/>
[[File:Madras Medical College.JPG|right|thumb|200px|[[Madras Medical College|MMC]]'s Main Building.]]
 
[[File:Madras Medical College.JPG|right|thumb|200px|MMC's main building]]


==History==
==History==
The [[Government General Hospital]] was established on 16 November 1664 to treat soldiers of the [[British East India Company]].<ref name="History of MMC">{{cite web |url=http://www.mmc.ac.in/mmc/content_page.jsp?sq1=ih&sqf=415 |title=Institution History |publisher=Madras Medical College |access-date=15 May 2018}}</ref> [[Mary Scharlieb]] graduated from Madras Medical College in 1878.<ref name="History of MMC"/>
The [[Government General Hospital]] was established on 16 November 1664 to treat soldiers of the [[British East India Company]].<ref name="History of MMC">{{cite web |url=http://www.mmc.ac.in/mmc/content_page.jsp?sq1=ih&sqf=415 |title=Institution History |publisher=Madras Medical College |access-date=15 May 2018 |archive-date=15 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180515184430/http://www.mmc.ac.in/mmc/content_page.jsp?sq1=ih&sqf=415 |url-status=live }}</ref> Madras Medical College was established on 2 February 1835.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://meummc.com/about-us/ |publisher=Madras Medical College |access-date=13 February 2023 |date=26 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=175-year-old MMC has several firsts to its credit |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/175-year-old-MMC-has-several-firsts-to-its-credit/article12084321.ece |work=The Hindu |date=1 February 2010 |language=en-IN}}</ref> [[Mary Scharlieb]] graduated from Madras Medical College in 1878.<ref name="History of MMC"/>


In 1996, when the metropolis of [[Madras]] was renamed as Chennai, the college was renamed the '''Chennai Medical College'''. It was later re-renamed back to the Madras Medical College since the college was known worldwide by the older name.
In 1996, when the metropolis of [[Madras]] was renamed as Chennai, the college was renamed the '''Chennai Medical College'''. It was later re-renamed back to the Madras Medical College since the college was known worldwide by the older name.
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The foundation stone for the new building of the college was laid by the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, [[M. Karunanidhi]], on 28 February 2010.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article105317.ece "Karunanidhi to lay foundation stone for MMC building"], ''The Hindu'', 12 February 2010.</ref>
The foundation stone for the new building of the college was laid by the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, [[M. Karunanidhi]], on 28 February 2010.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article105317.ece "Karunanidhi to lay foundation stone for MMC building"], ''The Hindu'', 12 February 2010.</ref>


In January 2011, the hospital was renamed as Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article1089639.ece "General Hospital to be named after Rajiv Gandhi"], ''The Hindu'', 13 January 2011.</ref>
In January 2011, the hospital was renamed as Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article1089639.ece "General Hospital to be named after Rajiv Gandhi"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110116044843/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article1089639.ece |date=16 January 2011 }}, ''The Hindu'', 13 January 2011.</ref>


==Red Fort building==
==Red Fort building==
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   | newspaper = The Hindu
   | newspaper = The Hindu
   | location = Chennai
   | location = Chennai
  | publisher = The Hindu
   | date = 1 August 2018
   | date = 1 August 2018
   | url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/red-fort-at-madras-medical-college-to-reopen-as-museum/article24567367.ece
   | url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/red-fort-at-madras-medical-college-to-reopen-as-museum/article24567367.ece
   | access-date = 5 August 2018}}</ref>
   | access-date = 5 August 2018
  | archive-date = 9 November 2020
  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201109040815/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/red-fort-at-madras-medical-college-to-reopen-as-museum/article24567367.ece
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==New campus==
==New campus==
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   | newspaper = The Hindu
   | newspaper = The Hindu
   | location = Chennai
   | location = Chennai
  | publisher = The Hindu
   | date = 29 May 2013
   | date = 29 May 2013
   | url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/skywalk-between-gh-new-mmc-campus-proposed-for-easy-connectivity/article4761454.ece
   | url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/skywalk-between-gh-new-mmc-campus-proposed-for-easy-connectivity/article4761454.ece
   | access-date = 30 Jun 2013}}</ref>
   | access-date = 30 Jun 2013
  | archive-date = 31 August 2014
  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140831063636/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/skywalk-between-gh-new-mmc-campus-proposed-for-easy-connectivity/article4761454.ece
  | url-status = live
  }}</ref>


==Affiliation==
==Affiliation==
Since 1857, the college has been affiliated to the [[University of Madras]] and all degrees of [[Health Sciences]] were awarded by the same until 1988 when the [[Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University]] Act, 1987 received the assent of the president of India.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tnmmu.ac.in/aboutus.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=9 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815082857/http://www.tnmmu.ac.in/aboutus.htm |archive-date=15 August 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> This affiliating university started functioning from July 1988 and is governed by the said Act.
Since 1857, the college has been affiliated to the [[University of Madras]] and all degrees of [[Health Sciences]] were awarded by the same until 1988 when the [[Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University]] Act, 1987 received the assent of the president of India.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tnmmu.ac.in/aboutus.htm |title=Welcome to the Official Website of the Tamilnadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai |access-date=9 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815082857/http://www.tnmmu.ac.in/aboutus.htm |archive-date=15 August 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> This affiliating university started functioning from July 1988 and is governed by the said Act.


The college was declared as an independent university called the '''Madras Medical College and Research Institute''' ('''MMC & RI'''). Later the status as an independent university was withdrawn shortly afterwards and the college was affiliated back to the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, dropping the suffix: "Research Institute" in 2000.
The college was declared as an independent university called the '''Madras Medical College and Research Institute''' ('''MMC & RI'''). Later the status as an independent university was withdrawn shortly afterwards and the college was affiliated back to the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, dropping the suffix: "Research Institute" in 2000.


==Institutions attached to Madras Medical College==
==Affiliated institutions ==
* [[Government General Hospital|Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGGH)]], [[Park Town, Chennai|Park Town]], Chennai – 600003
* [[Government General Hospital|Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGGH)]], [[Park Town, Chennai|Park Town]], Chennai – 600003
* [[Tamil Nadu Government Dental College]], [[Park Town, Chennai|Park Town]], Chennai - 600003
* [[Tamil Nadu Government Dental College]], [[Park Town, Chennai|Park Town]], Chennai - 600003
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* Institute of Child Health and Government Hospital for Children (ICH & HC), [[Egmore]], Chennai - 600008
* Institute of Child Health and Government Hospital for Children (ICH & HC), [[Egmore]], Chennai - 600008
* [[Regional Institute of Ophthalmology and Government Ophthalmic Hospital, Chennai]] (RIOGOH), [[Egmore]], Chennai - 600008
* [[Regional Institute of Ophthalmology and Government Ophthalmic Hospital, Chennai]] (RIOGOH), [[Egmore]], Chennai - 600008
* [[Government Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine]], [[K.K. Nagar]], Chennai - 600083
* Government Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, [[K.K. Nagar]], Chennai - 600083
* Institute of Thoracic Medicine and Chest Diseases, [[Chetpet]], Chennai - 600031
* Institute of Thoracic Medicine and Chest Diseases, [[Chetpet]], Chennai - 600031
* Government Peripheral Hospital, Periyar Nagar, [[Chennai]]
* Government Peripheral Hospital, Periyar Nagar, [[Chennai]]
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| type = University and college
| type = University and college
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| WEEK_M_2019 = 9
| NIRF_M_2020 = 12
| NIRF_M_2020 = 12
| NIRF_P_2020 = 57
| NIRF_P_2020 = 57
}}
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Madras Medical College was ninth among medical colleges in India by ''[[The Week (Indian magazine)|The Week]]'' in 2019.<ref name=Rankings_WEEK_M_2019 /> The College of Pharmacy was ranked 57 in India by the [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) pharmacy ranking in 2020.<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_P_2020 />
The College of Pharmacy was ranked 57 in India by the [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) pharmacy ranking in 2020.<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_P_2020 />


==Cultural events==
==Cultural events==
Madras Medical college hosts inter-college cultural extravaganza known as "REVIVALS"<ref name="mmc.tn.gov.in">{{Cite web |url=http://www.mmc.tn.gov.in/revivals.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=11 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150312005240/http://www.mmc.tn.gov.in/revivals.html |archive-date=12 March 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the annual inter-medical sports meet known as "ENCIERRO".<ref name="mmc.tn.gov.in"/> Apart from this, it also hosts annual intracollege cultural event known by the name " KALAIOMA" and the annual intracollege sports event known by the name "AAKAVAM/ஆகவம்".
Madras Medical college hosts inter-college cultural extravaganza known as "REVIVALS"<ref name="mmc.tn.gov.in">{{Cite web |url=http://www.mmc.tn.gov.in/revivals.html |title=Madras Medical College |access-date=11 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150312005240/http://www.mmc.tn.gov.in/revivals.html |archive-date=12 March 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the annual inter-medical sports meet known as "ENCIERRO".<ref name="mmc.tn.gov.in"/> Apart from this, it also hosts annual intracollege cultural event known by the name " KALAIOMA".


==Administration==
==Administration==
The college and hospital are funded and managed by the state [[government of Tamil Nadu]]. The head of the institution is the [[Dean (education)|dean]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mmc.tn.gov.in/contacts.html|title=Contact Us|access-date=9 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810090314/http://www.mmc.tn.gov.in/contacts.html|archive-date=10 August 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> followed by the [[vice-principal]].
The college and hospital are funded and managed by the state [[government of Tamil Nadu]]. The head of the institution is the [[Dean (education)|dean]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mmc.tn.gov.in/contacts.html|title=Contact Us|access-date=9 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810090314/http://www.mmc.tn.gov.in/contacts.html|archive-date=10 August 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> followed by the [[vice-principal]].
* Dean of institution: Dr. Theranirajan
* Dean of institution: Theranirajan
* Vice-Principal: Dr. Baskaran
* Vice-Principal: Kavitha


==Notable alumni==<!-- Please respect alphabetical order -->
==Notable alumni==<!-- Please respect alphabetical order -->
{{alumni|date=July 2017}}
{{alumni|date=July 2017}}
* Dr. [[Ayyathan Gopalan]],1888 pass out with honors (LMP). Chief Surgeon, Medical Professor, Social reformer of Kerala (Founder of Sugunavardhini movement and leader and Propagandist of Brahmosamaj in Kerala)
* [[Ayyathan Gopalan]], 1888 pass out with honors (LMP). Chief Surgeon, Medical Professor, Social reformer of Kerala (Founder of Sugunavardhini movement, Depressed Classes Mission and leader and Propagandist of Brahmosamaj in Kerala).
* Dr. [[Ayyathan Janaki Ammal]](LMP)with honors. Surgeon, first Malayali female doctor of Kerala (Malabar). Sister to Dr.[[Ayyathan Gopalan]]
* [[Ayyathan Janaki Ammal]](LMP)with honors. First female doctor of Kerala, (Malabar). Sister of [[Ayyathan Gopalan]]
* [[Tamilisai Soundararajan]], [[Governor]] of [[Telangana]].
* [[Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari]], surgeon and [[President of the Indian National Congress]] (1927)<ref name="cs">{{cite web|url=http://www.congresssandesh.com/AICC/history/presidents/dr_m_a_ansari.htm|title=Dr M A Ansari (1880-1936) president, Madras, 1927|publisher=Congress Sandesh, [[Indian National Congress]] publication |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020307133839/http://www.congresssandesh.com/AICC/history/presidents/dr_m_a_ansari.htm |archive-date=7 March 2002 |access-date=16 December 2016}}</ref>
* [[Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari]], surgeon and [[President of the Indian National Congress]] (1927)<ref name="cs">{{cite web|url=http://www.congresssandesh.com/AICC/history/presidents/dr_m_a_ansari.htm|title=Dr M A Ansari (1880-1936) president, Madras, 1927|publisher=Congress Sandesh, [[Indian National Congress]] publication |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020307133839/http://www.congresssandesh.com/AICC/history/presidents/dr_m_a_ansari.htm |archive-date=7 March 2002 |access-date=16 December 2016}}</ref>
* [[C.O. Karunakaran]], bacteriologist and founder of [[Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram]]<ref name="C O Karunakaran">{{cite web | url=http://thiruvananthapuramupdates.wordpress.com/2011/12/05/dr-c-o-karunakaran-the-father-of-medical-collegethiruvananthapuram/ | title=C O Karunakaran | publisher=Thiruvananthapuram updates | date=5 December 2011 | access-date=25 November 2014}}</ref> {{better source needed|date=December 2016}}
* [[C.O. Karunakaran]], bacteriologist and founder of [[Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram]]<ref name="C O Karunakaran">{{cite web | url=http://thiruvananthapuramupdates.wordpress.com/2011/12/05/dr-c-o-karunakaran-the-father-of-medical-collegethiruvananthapuram/ | title=C O Karunakaran | publisher=Thiruvananthapuram updates | date=5 December 2011 | access-date=25 November 2014 | archive-date=22 December 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222061806/http://thiruvananthapuramupdates.wordpress.com/2011/12/05/dr-c-o-karunakaran-the-father-of-medical-collegethiruvananthapuram/ | url-status=live }}</ref> {{better source needed|date=December 2016}}
* [[V. Mohan]], diabetologist and [[Padma Shri]] recipient<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/topic/disease/diabetes-dr-v-mohan-receiving-padma-shri-national-award-video-bTbDnF2kkqc-52375-1.html |title=Dr. V. Mohan Receiving Padma Shri National Award |publisher=[[The First Post]] |date=2012-03-22}}</ref>
* [[V. Mohan]], diabetologist and [[Padma Shri]] recipient<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.firstpost.com/topic/disease/diabetes-dr-v-mohan-receiving-padma-shri-national-award-video-bTbDnF2kkqc-52375-1.html |title=Dr. V. Mohan Receiving Padma Shri National Award |publisher=[[The First Post]] |date=2012-03-22 |access-date=4 June 2013 |archive-date=20 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220194634/http://www.firstpost.com/topic/disease/diabetes-dr-v-mohan-receiving-padma-shri-national-award-video-bTbDnF2kkqc-52375-1.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Guruswami Mudaliar]], a noted professor at MMC and doctor in Madras{{citation needed|date=June 2012}}
* [[Guruswami Mudaliar]], a noted professor at MMC and doctor in Madras<ref>{{cite web|url=https://madrasmusings.com/Vol%2018%20No%2025/a-simple-doctor-with-a-simple-prescription.html|publisher=Madras Musings|date=16 April 2009|author=Randor Guy|title=Doctor Guruswami Mudaliar|access-date=21 July 2022|archive-date=18 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218001641/http://madrasmusings.com/Vol%2018%20No%2025/a-simple-doctor-with-a-simple-prescription.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Arjunan Rajasekaran]], urologist and a recipient of the [[Padma Shri]] and [[Dr. B. C. Roy Award]]
* [[Arjunan Rajasekaran]], urologist and a recipient of the [[Padma Shri]] and [[Dr. B. C. Roy Award]]
* [[Dr JS Rajkumar]], founder Lifeline group of hospitals, Chennai. Advanced laparoscopic surgeon, former president Association of Surgeons of India (ASI) TN& P chapter
* [[JS Rajkumar]], founder Lifeline group of hospitals, Chennai. Advanced laparoscopic surgeon, former president Association of Surgeons of India (ASI) TN& P chapter
* [[Kadiyala Ramachandra]], professor of medicine and Padma Shri recipient<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.alumnimmc.com/halloffame-ramachandra.phpt|title=Prof K.Ramachandra}}{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* [[Kadiyala Ramachandra]], professor of medicine and Padma Shri recipient<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.alumnimmc.com/halloffame-ramachandra.phpt|title=Prof K.Ramachandra}}{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* [[Dr Anbumani Ramadoss]], former Union health minister
* [[Anbumani Ramadoss]], former Union health minister
* [[Natesan Rangabashyam]], Gastroenterologist and [[Padma Bhushan]] recipient
* [[Natesan Rangabashyam]], Gastroenterologist and [[Padma Bhushan]] recipient
* [[Muthulakshmi Reddi]], one of the first female doctors in India<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/drmuthulakshmi-reddy-remembered/article3732734.ece |title=Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddi remembered |publisher=[[The Hindu]] |date=2012-08-06}}</ref>
* [[Muthulakshmi Reddi]], one of the first female doctors in India<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/drmuthulakshmi-reddy-remembered/article3732734.ece |title=Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddi remembered |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=2012-08-06 |access-date=11 January 2015 |archive-date=16 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116231833/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/drmuthulakshmi-reddy-remembered/article3732734.ece |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Yellapragada Subbarow]], known for the synthesis of the first ever chemotherapeutic drug [[aminopterin]], and subsequently [[methotrexate]]. He is also known for the synthesis of [[folic acid]] and [[diethylcarbamazine]] and the purification of [[adenosine triphosphate]] and [[creatine]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Mukherjee|first=Siddhartha|title=The Emperor of All Maladies, A Biography of Cancer|year=2011|publisher=HarperCollins|location=London|isbn=978-0-00-725091-2|pages=30–31}}</ref>
* [[Yellapragada Subbarow]], known for the synthesis of the first ever chemotherapeutic drug [[aminopterin]], and subsequently [[methotrexate]]. He is also known for the synthesis of [[folic acid]] and [[diethylcarbamazine]] and the purification of [[adenosine triphosphate]] and [[creatine]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Mukherjee|first=Siddhartha|title=The Emperor of All Maladies, A Biography of Cancer|year=2011|publisher=HarperCollins|location=London|isbn=978-0-00-725091-2|pages=30–31}}</ref>
* [[Tamilisai Soundararajan]], [[Governor]] of [[Telangana]].
* [[C. U. Velmurugendran]], Neurologist and [[Padma Shri]] recipient
* [[C. U. Velmurugendran]], Neurologist and [[Padma Shri]] recipient
* [[Abraham Verghese]], physician, teacher, author and recipient of the U.S. [[National Humanities Medal]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/15/AR2009021501861_3.html |title=Physician Abraham Verghese Combines His Love of Books and Medicine |work=Washington Post |date=16 February 2009 |last=Thompson |first=Bob |access-date=21 February 2017}}</ref>
* [[Abraham Verghese]], physician, teacher, author and recipient of the U.S. [[National Humanities Medal]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/15/AR2009021501861_3.html |title=Physician Abraham Verghese Combines His Love of Books and Medicine |newspaper=Washington Post |date=16 February 2009 |last=Thompson |first=Bob |access-date=21 February 2017}}</ref>
* [[Raman Viswanathan]], chest physician and Padma Bhushan recipient{{citation needed|date=December 2016}}
* [[Raman Viswanathan]], chest physician and Padma Bhushan recipient<ref>{{cite web|url=https://history.rcplondon.ac.uk/inspiring-physicians/raman-viswanathan|publisher=Royal College of Physicians Museum|title=Raman Viswanathan|date=2012|author=RCP|access-date=21 July 2022|archive-date=3 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003164014/https://history.rcplondon.ac.uk/inspiring-physicians/raman-viswanathan|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cmeindia.in/history-today-in-medicine-prof-dr-raman-viswanathan/|date=8 September 2021|title=History Today in Medicine|publisher=CME India|access-date=21 July 2022|archive-date=21 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220721070121/https://cmeindia.in/history-today-in-medicine-prof-dr-raman-viswanathan/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Sivapatham Vittal]], endocrine surgeon and a recipient of the [[Padma Shri]] and [[Dr. B. C. Roy Award]]
* [[Sivapatham Vittal]], endocrine surgeon and a recipient of the [[Padma Shri]] and [[Dr. B. C. Roy Award]]
* [[P. K. R. Warrier]], cardiothoracic surgeon, author and social activist<ref>{{cite news|author=TNN |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/pkr-warrier-dead/article1575757.ece |title=P.K.R. Warrier dead |newspaper=The Hindu|date=27 March 2011 |access-date=11 August 2015}}</ref>
* [[P. K. R. Warrier]], cardiothoracic surgeon, author and social activist<ref>{{cite news|author=TNN |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/pkr-warrier-dead/article1575757.ece |title=P.K.R. Warrier dead |newspaper=The Hindu|date=27 March 2011 |access-date=11 August 2015}}</ref>
* [[Madanur Ahmed Ali]], Indian surgical gastroenterologist from Chennai
* [[V. Maitreyan]], Member of Parliament (Rajyasabha)


== Notable faculty ==
== Notable faculty ==
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==External links==
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[[Category:Education in Chennai]]
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Madras Medical College
File:Madras Medical College Logo.png
Seal of Madras Medical College
MottoLearn To Heal
TypePublic medical college
Established2 February 1835 (1835-02-02)
DeanE. Theranirajan
Location
Chennai
,
India

13°04′54″N 80°16′44″E / 13.081621°N 80.278865°E / 13.081621; 80.278865
AffiliationsThe Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University
Websitewww.mmc.ac.in

Madras Medical College (MMC) is a public medical college located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Established in 1835, it is the one of the oldest medical colleges in India, as well as in Asia.[1]

MMC's main building

History[edit | edit source]

The Government General Hospital was established on 16 November 1664 to treat soldiers of the British East India Company.[1] Madras Medical College was established on 2 February 1835.[2][3] Mary Scharlieb graduated from Madras Medical College in 1878.[1]

In 1996, when the metropolis of Madras was renamed as Chennai, the college was renamed the Chennai Medical College. It was later re-renamed back to the Madras Medical College since the college was known worldwide by the older name.

The foundation stone for the new building of the college was laid by the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, M. Karunanidhi, on 28 February 2010.[4]

In January 2011, the hospital was renamed as Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital.[5]

Red Fort building[edit | edit source]

A red-brick heritage structure known as the "Red Fort" stands to the east of the MMC buildings. Built in 1897, it has been classified as a Grade I heritage building by the Justice E. Padmanabhan Committee on heritage structures. It housed the anatomy department for several decades, which was partially moved to the new campus of the MMC at the erstwhile Central Prison campus in 2013. In December 2017, the PWD started the restoration of the heritage structure at a cost of ₹ 19.7 million. Once restored, the structure will be converted to a museum, with the ground floor showcasing the history of MMC and the first-floor showcasing specimens for comparative anatomy.[6]

New campus[edit | edit source]

A new campus with a six-storeyed building for Madras Medical College was built on land covering 325,000 square feet (30,200 m2) on the erstwhile central prison premises in 2010 and was completed in 2012. The campus has nearly 1,250 students and 400 faculty and staff members. The campus was built at a cost of ₹ 566.3 million and started functioning in 2013. The old MMC buildings presently house the college of pharmacy, school of nursing and also accommodate students of the recently added courses of audiology, speech learning and pathology, radiotherapy and radio diagnosis.[7]

Affiliation[edit | edit source]

Since 1857, the college has been affiliated to the University of Madras and all degrees of Health Sciences were awarded by the same until 1988 when the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University Act, 1987 received the assent of the president of India.[8] This affiliating university started functioning from July 1988 and is governed by the said Act.

The college was declared as an independent university called the Madras Medical College and Research Institute (MMC & RI). Later the status as an independent university was withdrawn shortly afterwards and the college was affiliated back to the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, dropping the suffix: "Research Institute" in 2000.

Affiliated institutions[edit | edit source]

Rankings[edit | edit source]

University and college rankings
Medical – India
NIRF (2020)[9]12
Pharmacy – India
NIRF (2020)[10]57

The College of Pharmacy was ranked 57 in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) pharmacy ranking in 2020.[10]

Cultural events[edit | edit source]

Madras Medical college hosts inter-college cultural extravaganza known as "REVIVALS"[11] and the annual inter-medical sports meet known as "ENCIERRO".[11] Apart from this, it also hosts annual intracollege cultural event known by the name " KALAIOMA".

Administration[edit | edit source]

The college and hospital are funded and managed by the state government of Tamil Nadu. The head of the institution is the dean[12] followed by the vice-principal.

  • Dean of institution: Theranirajan
  • Vice-Principal: Kavitha

Notable alumni[edit | edit source]

Notable faculty[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Institution History". Madras Medical College. Archived from the original on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "About Us". Madras Medical College. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "175-year-old MMC has several firsts to its credit". The Hindu. 1 February 2010.
  4. ↑ "Karunanidhi to lay foundation stone for MMC building", The Hindu, 12 February 2010.
  5. ↑ "General Hospital to be named after Rajiv Gandhi" Archived 16 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine, The Hindu, 13 January 2011.
  6. ↑ Josephine M., Serena (1 August 2018). "'Red Fort' at Madras Medical College to reopen as museum". The Hindu. Chennai. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  7. ↑ Lakshmi, K. (29 May 2013). "Skywalk between GH, new MMC campus proposed for easy connectivity". The Hindu. Chennai. Archived from the original on 31 August 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  8. ↑ "Welcome to the Official Website of the Tamilnadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai". Archived from the original on 15 August 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  9. ↑ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Medical)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Pharmacy)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Madras Medical College". Archived from the original on 12 March 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  12. ↑ "Contact Us". Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  13. ↑ "Dr M A Ansari (1880-1936) president, Madras, 1927". Congress Sandesh, Indian National Congress publication. Archived from the original on 7 March 2002. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  14. ↑ "C O Karunakaran". Thiruvananthapuram updates. 5 December 2011. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  15. ↑ "Dr. V. Mohan Receiving Padma Shri National Award". The First Post. 22 March 2012. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  16. ↑ Randor Guy (16 April 2009). "Doctor Guruswami Mudaliar". Madras Musings. Archived from the original on 18 February 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  17. ↑ "Prof K.Ramachandra".[permanent dead link]
  18. ↑ "Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddi remembered". The Hindu. 6 August 2012. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  19. ↑ Mukherjee, Siddhartha (2011). The Emperor of All Maladies, A Biography of Cancer. London: HarperCollins. pp. 30–31. ISBN 978-0-00-725091-2.
  20. ↑ Thompson, Bob (16 February 2009). "Physician Abraham Verghese Combines His Love of Books and Medicine". Washington Post. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  21. ↑ RCP (2012). "Raman Viswanathan". Royal College of Physicians Museum. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  22. ↑ "History Today in Medicine". CME India. 8 September 2021. Archived from the original on 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  23. ↑ TNN (27 March 2011). "P.K.R. Warrier dead". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  24. ↑ Rajagopal, Shyama (29 December 2002). "With a prayer on his lips". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 February 2017.[dead link]
  25. ↑ "6 doctors presented with Sanjivi award". The Hindu. 12 July 2004. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.

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