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शासकीय ग्रामीण वैद्यकीय महाविद्यालय | |
| Type | Medical college and hospital |
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| Established | 1975 |
| Address | , 18°43′56″N 76°22′15″E / 18.7322°N 76.3708°E |
| Affiliations | Maharashtra University of Health Sciences |
| Website | http://www.srtrmca.org/ |
Swami Ramanand Teerth Rural Government Medical College is a state medical institution in Ambajogai, district Beed, Maharashtra. It is the first rural medical college in Asia. It is commonly known as SRTR GMC Ambajogai. Dr. V.K. Dawale, FRCS was the founding dean. The first batch of 50 students was admitted in July 1975 and graduated in 1979.
The post-graduate courses in various subjects were also started with the permission of Government of Maharashtra and Medical Council of India. The first post-graduates came out in 1981. In 1998, the bed strength of hospital was increased to 500. As of today almost all the disciplines run the post-graduate courses which are recognized by the Medical Council of India.