Goa Medical College
Colégio Médico de Goa | |
Medical Education and Research Institution | |
Established | 1691 |
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Parent institution | Goa University |
Dean | S. M. Bandekar[1] |
Administrative staff | 2048[2] |
Undergraduates | 180 |
Postgraduates | 31 (MD students) 13 (MS students) 30 (Diploma students)[3] |
Location | , , India |
Campus | Urban 1,134,798 m2[4] |
Website | www |
Goa Medical College (GMC) is a
History
Since the last decades of the sixteenth century Goa was known as the "cemetery of the Portuguese", in the expression of the Viceroy
The course of medical education in Goa, therefore, began in 1691,[5] when the "chief physicist" (a name given to doctors appointed as head of public health of a given territory) Manoel Roiz de Sousa began a "Medicine Class of Nova Goa", coming from the request made by the Viceroy of India Rodrigo da Costa,[6] functioning intermittently in the eighteenth century.[5] In 1801, the Portuguese crown decided to establish the "Medicine and Surgery Class", to the care of the chief physicist António José de Miranda e Almeida, graduated from Coimbra. This course worked until 1815, when the doctor left Goa.[7][8]
However, it was only on 5 November 1842 when the "Medical-Surgical School of Goa" got its definitive start. The institution remained in operation even after 11 December 1851,[9] when, through a ministerial report and annexed decree, the colonial government extinguished some medical schools surviving only that of Goa.[10] During that period, it produced some 1,327 doctors and 469 pharmacists.[11][12][13]
During the military
Originally located in the center of
Organization
The Institute of Psychiatry and Human Behaviour (Bambolim), the T.B. Cunha and Chest disease hospital (St. Inez), the Rural Health and Training Centre (Mandur-Old Goa) and the Urban Health Centre (St. Cruz) form parts of the Establishment. The college is affiliated to the Goa University and offers the MBBS course alongside several MS and MD courses. Some courses with some super-specializations are also awarded.
Goa Medical College (GMC) and Goa Dental College are located opposite each other on the highway connecting Goa's capital Panjim with its commercial capital, Margao. A pedestrian subway has been constructed to connect both institutes.
As a part of their compulsory rotational intership in the department of preventive and social medicine, the MBBS interns are also posted in the Sankhle Community Health Centre for 15 days along with the Junior Residents of the same department.
The current acting Dean of Goa Medical College is Dr. S. M. Banderkar, an orthopedic surgeon.
Admissions
180 MBBS and 60 paramedical seats filled through NEET UG. It has an intake of 86 seats for PG courses in which 50% is by All India Quota.
Courses
Goa Medical College offers following courses:[14][15]
UG Course
PG Courses
M.D.
- Anesthesiology
- Biochemistry
- Dermatology
- Diagnostic radiology
- Forensic Medicine
- General Medicine
- Microbiology
- Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Pediatrics
- Pathology
- Pharmacology
- Physiology
- Psychiatry
- Preventive & Social Medicine
- Pulmonary Medicine
- radio diagnosis
M.S.
- Anatomy
- Ophthalmology
- Otolaryngology
P. G. Diploma Courses
- Anesthesia
- Diagnostic radiology
- Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Pediatrics
- Psychological Medicine
- Public Health
- Forensic Medicine (Not yet recognized by MCI)
- Dermatology & VD (Not yet recognized by MCI)
Notable alumni
- Dr. Froilano de Mello
- Dr. Francisco Luís Gomes
- Agostinho Fernandes (1932-2015), Goan novelist
See also
References
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- ^ "Goa Medical College". Goa Medical College- Staff Details. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- ^ "Goa Medical College". Goa Medical College- Admissions for the Post Graduate seats. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- ^ "Goa Medical College". Goa Medical College- Particulars of the Organization, Function and Duties. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- ^ a b Prôa, Miguel Pires. "Escolas Superiores" Portuguesas Antes de 1950 (esboço). Blog Gavetas Com Saber. 2008
- ^ Digby, Anne; Ernst, Waltraud. Crossing Colonial Historiographies: Histories of Colonial and Indigenous Medicines In Transnational Perspective. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 2010
- ^ Bastos, Cristiana.Hospitais e sociedade colonial: Esplendor, ruína, memória e mudança em Goa Archived 24 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Revista Ler História, 2010
- ^ Rodrigues, Eugénia. Moçambique e o Índico: a circulação de saberes e práticas de cura. Universidade de Lisboa, 2012
- ^ Taimo, Jamisse Uilson. Ensino Superior em Moçambique: História, Política e Gestão Archived 30 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Piracicaba: Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba, 2010
- ^ Os Portugueses no Congo: Lição 6 - Cultura, educação e ensino em Angola Archived 4 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine. ReoCities Athens - 28 de abril de 2016
- ISBN 978-1-895214-12-3. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ^ The Hindu Weekly Review. K. Gopalan. January 1968. p. 19. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ^ "Home". GOA MEDICAL COLLEGE. Archived from the original on 3 May 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ "List of Colleges Teaching MBBS". Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ http://www.gmc.goa.gov.in/images/Site_Images/PDF/GMC_MCI_website_2014_28_03_2014.pdf [bare URL PDF]