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Other name | MGM Medical College, Indore |
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Former name | King Edward Medical School (1878-1947) |
| Type | Government Medical college and hospital |
| Established | 1878 |
Academic affiliations | Madhya Pradesh Medical Science University |
| Dean | Dr. Sanjay Dixit |
| Undergraduates | 250 per year |
| Postgraduates | 282 per year |
| Location | , 22°42′50″N 75°52′59″E / 22.714°N 75.883°E |
| Website | http://www.mgmmcindore.in/ |
Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Medical College, Indore also known as MGM Medical College, is one of the oldest and premier public medical colleges in India. Previously known as King Edward Medical School, established in the year 1878, was one of the earliest medical schools in Asia. It was converted into a medical college in 1948. Its teaching hospital Maharaja Yeshwantrao Hospital was established in 1955.
MBBS degrees were started from 1948 and selection done made through competitive exams. MD and MS degrees were started in the institution way back in 1953.[1] MGM Medical College, Indore, had many pioneers in the field of Pediatrics, General Medicine, Surgery and subspecialities were started as early as in 1950. MGMMC conducted the First All India Pediatrics Conference in 1955. A cardiology division was constructed in 1959 which conducted heart surgeries for poor people. MGM Medical College is one of the founder medical colleges associated with National Medical Library of India and RHD registry under ICMR.
Indore was once the centre of health care in western India. Central India's first medical institution, King Edward Medical School, was established here as early as 1878 and Indore charitable hospital was started early in 1847. The hospital is named after Yashwantrao Holkar, Maharaja of Indore, the last Holkar ruler. When it was inaugurated in 1955, it was Asia's largest government hospital and largest hospital till date in central India.
It is the first government hospital to be computerised. Its first dean was Dr. Bose, who was the head of department of pharmacology.
- ^ "Details of college - M G M Medical College, indore". www.mciindia.org. Medical Council of India (MCI). Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.