Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram
The Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, also known as Trivandrum Medical College, is a public medical college in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. Founded in 1951, it was inaugurated by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and is Kerala's first ever Medical College.
The college's Golden Jubilee Gate | |
Other name | GMCT, TMC |
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| Type | Government college |
| Established | 1951 |
Parent institution | Directorate of Medical Education, Kerala |
Academic affiliations | Kerala University of Health Sciences |
| Principal | Dr. Linette Morris |
| Location | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala , India 8.524°N 76.928°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Registration | National Medical Commission |
| Website | www |
Its campus houses several hospitals and institutions in addition to Medical College Hospital (MCH), including the Colleges of Nursing and Pharmaceutical sciences, the Regional Cancer Centre; an autonomous institution founded jointly by the state and union governments, Thiruvananthapuram Dental College, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology; another autonomous institute under Govt of India, the Priyadarshini Institute of Paramedical Sciences, the Sree Avittom Thirunal Hospital for Women and Children (SAT Hospital), where the highest number of deliveries are reported in Asia, Child development centre (CDC) an autonomous institution under state government and the Multidisciplinary Research Laboratory (MDRL). The Regional Institute of Ophthalmology (RIO), also a part of the college, is being upgraded to a national-level independent institute.