Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram

Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram
Large entrance arch
The college's Golden Jubilee Gate
Other name
GMCT, TMC
TypeGovernment
Established1951; 73 years ago (1951)
Parent institution
Directorate of Medical Education, Kerala
Academic affiliations
Kerala University of Health Sciences
PrincipalDr. Linette Morris
Location,
India

8°31′26″N 76°55′41″E / 8.524°N 76.928°E / 8.524; 76.928
CampusUrban
RegistrationNational Medical Commission
Websitewww.tmc.kerala.gov.in

The Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, 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.

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.[1]

  1. ^ "കണ്ടോ.....കണ്ണാശുപത്രി". Mathrubhumi (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2023.