Goa Medical College
| Escola Médico-Cirúrgica de (Nova) Goa | |
Seal of Goa Medical College
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| Latin: Goa Medical College | |
| Motto | Satyam Shivam Sundaram |
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Motto in English
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Truth is Eternal and Beautiful |
| Type | Health Services, Medical Education and Research Institution |
| Established | 1842 (Portuguese Goa) |
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Parent institution
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Goa University |
| Dean | Dr. Pradeep G. Naik |
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Administrative staff
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2048 |
| Undergraduates | 150 |
| Postgraduates | 31 (MD students) 13 (MS students) 30 (Diploma students) |
| Location | Bambolim, Goa, India |
| Campus | Urban 1,134,798 Sq Mts |
| Acronym | GMC |
| Website |
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Goa Medical College (GMC) is a government medical college and hospital in Goa, India It is one of the oldest medical colleges in Asia, the only earlier ones being the French founded JIPMER (formerly Ecole de Médicine de Pondichéry) in 1823 and the British founded Calcutta Medical College in 1835.
The origins of this school dates back to the beginning in the seventeenth century when the Viceroy D. Cristóvão de Sousa Coutinho approached Lisbon with a request for "two or three Masters to teach medicine to the many locals, who are very sharp and quick to learn" ("dois ou três Mestres para ensinar medicina a muitos naturais, que são mui agudos e com facilidade a aprenderiam"). It was built when Goa was a part of Portugal in 1842 as the Escola Médico-Cirúrgica de Goa (Old Medical School of Goa) located in Panjim. During that period, it produced some 1,327 doctors and 469 pharmacists. It was renamed to its present name and relocated to Alto-Bambolim in 1993. From 1963-1985 it was under the Bombay University; since 1986 it has been under Goa University.
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) 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.
The current acting Dean of Goa Medical College is Dr. Pradeep Naik, an ophthalmologist.
The total intake is 150 for the MBBS course. Of this, 85% is filled through the GCET conducted by the Government of Goa and only residents of Goa are eligible. The rest 15% through All-India Quota, open to any citizen of India, and is filled through the All India Pre Medical Test (AIPMT).
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