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Shri M. P. Shah Government Medical College
શ્રી એમ.પી. શાહ સરકારી મેડિકલ કોલેજ
Motto	पूर्णम स्वास्थ्यम ध्येयम
Motto in English	Goal of Total Health
Type	Public medical college
Established	1954; 72 years ago
Founder	Jam Saheb Shri Digvijaysinhji
Affiliation	Saurashtra University
Dean	Dr. Nandini Desai
Undergraduates	250
Postgraduates	176
Location	Jamnagar, Gujarat, India
Website	www.mpsmc.in

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Shri Meghji Pethraj Shah Government Medical College (also known as M. P. Shah Medical College), named after Meghji Pethraj Shah, is a public medical college in Jamnagar, Gujarat, India. It is associated with the Guru Gobindsingh Government Hospital (G.G.G. Hospital), formerly known as Irwin Hospital, the second-largest hospital complex in the state of Gujarat.

History[edit | edit source]

G.G. Hospital (the academic medical center associated with the M.P. Shah Medical College) was inaugurated by Lord Irwin in 1927. In 1933, during the rule of Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji, the Irwin Hospital was expanded, with the addition of specialty departments. Abdul Karim Jamal started a dispensary opposite Irwin Hospital (A. K. Jamal Dispensary) and the Sarmatwala dispensary was started during this period. All these dispensaries including the city dispensary were merged with G.G Hospital — hence the name G.G. Hospitals.

In 1954, M. P. Shah Medical College came into existence and Irwin hospital was affiliated with it. In 2000, on the eve of the 300th birthday anniversary of Lord Guru Gobind Singh, Government of Gujarat renamed the Irwin Group of Hospitals as Guru Gobind Singh Hospital.

Dr. Dadabhai and Dr. Kalyaniwala Khandbahadur were the first heads of Irwin Group of Hospitals. Dr. Ruks Thomas (FRCS) was appointed as the first surgeon general in 1927. Dr. Pranjivandas Manekchand Mehta was his successor. At the establishment of M.P. Shah Medical College in 1954, Dr. Ramniklal C. Talsania & then Dr. P. C. Rakshit took over from Dr. P. M. Mehta as the first dean and medical superintendent. At present Dr. Deepak Tiwari is medical superintendent of G.G. Hospital.

Facilities[edit | edit source]

Starting with 200 beds in 1927, the hospital has seen several major expansions. Today, it is one of the leading tertiary care and referral medical centers for the region of Saurashtra with a bed strength of 1275 (2005). The hospital has 50 indoor wards and 10 operation theaters.

Affiliations[edit | edit source]

It is affiliated with Saurashtra University and offers the following courses:

MBBS
MD, General Medicine
MD, radio diagnosis, radiology
MD, tuberculosis and respiratory diseases, pulmonary medicine
MD, Paediatrics
MD/MS, obstetrics and M gynaecology
MD/MS, ophthalmology
MS, Ear, Nose and Throat
MS, General Surgery
MS, Orthopaedics
MD, Anaesthesia

Seats[edit | edit source]

SANCTION PG UG SEATS AS PER MCI ON FEBRUARY-2019
No ^[1]	Subject	MCI Intake Recognized PG Seats
1	ANATOMY	4
2	PHYSIOLOGY	4
3	PHARMACOLOGY	6
4	MICROBIOLOGY	5
5	PATHOLOGY	9
6	P.S.M.	7
7	FORENSIC MEDICINE	2
8	SURGERY	16
9	MEDICINE	17
10	OBST. & GYNAC.	5
11	ORTHOPEDICS	9
12	OPHTHALMOLOGY	8
13	ANAESTHESIOLOGY	12
14	RADIOLOGY	6
15	PEDIATRICS -3	3
16	ENT	3
17	PSYCHIATRY	2
18	TB & CHEST	3
19	RADIOTHERAPY	1
20	SKIN V.D.	2
21	I.H.B.T.	1
	TOTAL	125
SUPER SPECIALITY
	Mch Plastic Surgery	1
U.G.	M.B.B.S.	250

References[edit | edit source]

↑ "Capacity of UG and PG".

External links[edit | edit source]

http://www.mpsmc.in/data/solarium.php

22°28′40″N 70°03′56″E / 22.4779°N 70.0656°E / 22.4779; 70.0656

[1] "Capacity of UG and PG".

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+{{short description|Jamnagar Medical College, Gujarat, India}}
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 {{Use Indian English|date=March 2019}}
 {{more citations needed|date = January 2021}}
+{{Infobox university
+| name         = Shri M. P. Shah Government Medical College
+| native_name  = શ્રી એમ.પી. શાહ સરકારી મેડિકલ કોલેજ
+| image        =
+| image_size   =
+| caption      =
+| motto        = पूर्णम स्वास्थ्यम ध्येयम
+| mottoeng     = Goal of Total Health
+| established  = {{start date and age|1954}}
+| founder      = [[Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji Jadeja|Jam Saheb Shri Digvijaysinhji]]
+| type         = [[Public]] [[medical school|medical college]]
+| dean         = Dr. Nandini Desai
+| undergrad    = 250
+| postgrad     = 176
+| city         = [[Jamnagar]]
+| state        = [[Gujarat]]
+| country      = [[India]]
+| affiliation  = [[Saurashtra University]]
+| website      = {{URL|www.mpsmc.in}}
+}}
-[[File:Jamnagar in Gujarat (India).svg|thumb|Jamnagar in Gujarat, India]]
+'''Shri Meghji Pethraj Shah Government Medical College''' (also known as '''M. P. Shah Medical College'''), named after [[Meghji Pethraj Shah]], is a [[public university|public]] [[medical college]] in [[Jamnagar]], [[Gujarat]], [[India]]. It is associated with the Guru Gobindsingh Government Hospital (G.G.G. Hospital), formerly known as Irwin Hospital, the second-largest hospital complex in the state of Gujarat.<mapframe latitude="22.477452666565682" longitude="70.06523691555469" zoom="16" width="400" height="300" />
-'''M. P. Shah Medical College''', Jamnagar (also '''Shri M. P. Shah Medical College''')<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=About us, MP Shah College|url=http://mpsmc.in/hospital-information|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref> is a [[medical college]] in [[Jamnagar]], [[Gujarat]], [[India]]. It is associated with the Guru Gobindsingh Hospitals, the second largest hospital complex in the state of Gujarat. The college is notable for having a [[Sunroom|solarium]].
 ==History==
-G.G. Hospital (the academic medical center associated with M.P. Shah Medical College) was inaugurated by Lord Irwin in 1927. In 1933, during the rule of [[Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji]] Irwin Hospital was expanded, with the addition of specialty departments. Shri Abdul Karim Jamal started a dispensary opposite Irwin Hospital (A. K. Jamal Dispensary) and the Sarmatwala dispensary was started during this period. All these dispensaries including the city dispensary were merged with G.G Hospital — hence the name G.G. Hospitals.
+G.G. Hospital (the academic medical center associated with the M.P. Shah Medical College) was inaugurated by [[Lord Irwin]] in 1927. In 1933, during the rule of [[Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji]], the Irwin Hospital was expanded, with the addition of specialty departments. Abdul Karim Jamal started a dispensary opposite Irwin Hospital (A. K. Jamal Dispensary) and the Sarmatwala dispensary was started during this period. All these dispensaries including the city dispensary were merged with G.G Hospital — hence the name G.G. Hospitals.
-In 1954, M. P. Shah Medical College came into existence and Irwin hospital was affiliated with it. In 2000, on the eve of the 300th birthday anniversary of Lord Guru Gobind Singh — as one of his five disciples (Punj Pyare), Mokam Singh, who got established at Bat Dwarka — Gujarat government renamed the Irwin Group of Hospitals as Guru Gobind Singh Hospital.
+In 1954, M. P. Shah Medical College came into existence and Irwin hospital was affiliated with it. In 2000, on the eve of the 300th birthday anniversary of Lord [[Guru Gobind Singh]], [[Government of Gujarat]] renamed the Irwin Group of Hospitals as Guru Gobind Singh Hospital.
-Dr. Dadabhai and Dr. Kalyaniwala Khandbahadur were the first heads of Irwin Group of Hospitals. Dr. Ruks Thomas (FRCS) was appointed as the first surgeon general in 1927. Dr. Pranjivan Manekchand Mehta was his successor. At the establishment of M.P. Shah Medical College in 1954, Dr. P. C. Rakshit took over from Dr. P. M. Mehta as the first dean and medical superintendent. At present Dr. Deepak Tiwari is medical superintendent of G.G. Hospital.
+Dr. Dadabhai and Dr. Kalyaniwala Khandbahadur were the first heads of Irwin Group of Hospitals. Dr. Ruks Thomas (FRCS) was appointed as the first surgeon general in 1927. Dr. [[Pranjivandas Manekchand Mehta]] was his successor. At the establishment of M.P. Shah Medical College in 1954, Dr. Ramniklal C. Talsania & then Dr. P. C. Rakshit took over from Dr. P. M. Mehta as the first dean and medical superintendent. At present Dr. Deepak Tiwari is medical superintendent of G.G. Hospital.
 ==Facilities==
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 == Affiliations ==
-'''It is affiliated with [[Saurashtra University]] and offers the following courses:<ref name=":0" />'''
+It is affiliated with [[Saurashtra University]] and offers the following courses:
-* M.B.B.S.
+* [[MBBS]]
 * MD, [[General Medicine]]
 * MD, radio diagnosis, [[radiology]]
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 * MS, [[General Surgery]]
 * MS, [[Orthopaedics]]
-* MD, Anaesthesia
+* MD, [[Anaesthesia]]
 == Seats ==
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 | colspan="3" |'''SANCTION PG UG SEATS AS PER MCI ON FEBRUARY-2019'''
 |-
-|'''No''' <ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Capacity of UG and PG|url=http://mpsmc.in/capacity-of-ug-and-pgs|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>
+|'''No''' <ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Capacity of UG and PG|url=http://mpsmc.in/capacity-of-ug-and-pgs|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>
 |'''Subject'''
 |'''MCI Intake Recognized PG Seats'''
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 |-
 |'''10'''
-|OBST.& GYNA
+|OBST. & GYNAC.
 |5
 |-
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 |-
 |'''12'''
-|OPHTHAMOLOGY
+|OPHTHALMOLOGY
 |8
 |-