Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute

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NIRF (2020)	40

Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute
Motto	Torches For Tomorrow
Type	Medical College
Established	2001
Chairman	Mr Rajagopalan M Kre
Undergraduates	250 per year (MBBS) since 2014
Postgraduates	62 per year
Address	SBV Campus, Pillayarkuppam, Pondicherry 607 402, India, Bahour, Puducherry, India; 11°48′43″N 79°46′41″E / 11.81207°N 79.77805°ECoordinates: 11°48′43″N 79°46′41″E / 11.81207°N 79.77805°E
Campus	Urban, 27 acres (0.11 km2)
Nickname	MGMCRI
Affiliations	Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth University
Website	http://www.mgmcri.ac.in

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Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute (MGMCRI) is a medical college and hospital located in the Bahour taluk of the union territory of Puducherry, India. The institute is run by the institution of Sri Balaji Educational and Charitable Public Trust (SBECPT) and founded by chairman, Shri M.K. Rajagopalan.

The institution is recognized by the Medical Council of India, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of the Government of India, and the Government of Puducherry. M.G.M.C.R.I was affiliated to Pondicherry University. M.G.M.C.R.I was recognized as a deemed university by university grants commission, New Delhi, on 4 August 2008.

The campus is situated at Pillayarkuppam, 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) from the city of Pondicherry, near the town of Cuddalore.

History[edit]

In building this institution, Mr. M. K. Rajagopal, the young chairman, was assisted by Prof. Rajaram Pagadala, an eminent medical teacher, an able administrator and an efficient clinician, as the first director, CEO and dean of the MGMCRI. Prof. Rajaram had the experience of having been the dean of three other medical schools, including JIPMER in Pondicherry, College of Medical Sciences, Bharatpur in Nepal and Alluri Sita Ramaraju Academy of Medical sciences (ASRAM) in Eluru in Andhra Pradesh. He was decorated by the President of India as an Eminent Medical teacher of India and was awarded with Dr. B.C. Roy Award in 1993.

Dr DS Dubey took charge as the director and dean of the institution in 2002. Dr Dubey, an excellent administrator, teacher and clinician, had served as director of many institutions across India, including JIPMER. He also served as an inspector to the prestigious Medical Council of India. It was during his tenure the institution took complete shape and received international reputation. The period referred to as The Golden Period of MGMCRI. He held the office till the first batch of MBBS students passed out of the institution. Dr James Gnanadoss served as the director of the institute after the tenure of Dr Dubey.The first batch of this college started in 2002 April. Post graduate teaching began in April 2007. Its alumni association came into existence on 16 August 2007 and is known as Mahathma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute Fraternity (MGMCRI Fraternity).

Departments[edit]

Clinical departments[edit]

Apart from the complete gamut of specialities ranging from general surgery to radiology, the hospital also conducts special clinics in liaison between different clinical departments such as

Arthroplasty Clinic
Leprosy Clinic
Cancer Clinic
Pain Clinic
Child Guidance Clinic
Pre-anaesthesia assessment Clinic
De-addiction Clinic
Spine Clinic
Dermatosurgery Clinic
Sports medicine and arthroscopy Clinic
Diabetology Clinic
STD Clinic
Hypertension Clinic
Well-baby Clinic
Infertility Clinic
Mental Health Clinic

Recent additions include cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, neurology and neurosurgery in addition to urology and pediatric surgery ^[1]

Preclinical and paraclinical departments[edit]

Biophysics
Medical Education Unit
Community Medicine
Medical Genetics
Forensic Medicine
Medical Illustration Unit
Human Anatomy
Medical Microbiology
Human Physiology
Pathology
Medical Biochemistry
Pharmacology

List of postgraduate courses[edit]

MD Course

Para Clinical

Anatomy
Bio-chemistry
Community medicine
Forensic Medicine
Microbiology
Pathology
Pharmacology
Physiology

Clinical

Anaesthesiology
Dermatology, Venereology & Leprosy
General Medicine
Paediatrics
Psychiatry
Radiology
Tuberculosis & Chest Diseases ( Pulmonary Medicine)

MS Courses

General Surgery
Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Ophthalmology
Orthopaedics
Otorhinolaryngology

Rankings[edit]

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute 40 among Medical Institutions in India.^[2]

References[edit]

↑ Brochure of M.G.M.C&R.I
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Medical)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.

External links[edit]

www.mgmcri.ac.in

[1] Brochure of M.G.M.C&R.I

[Rankings_NIRF_M_2020-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Medical)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.

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