Government Medical College (Aurangabad)
| Marathi: शासकीय वैद्यकीय महाविद्यालय व रुग्णालय, औरंगाबाद | |
Official Logo of GMCH Aurangabad
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| Motto | Selfless service |
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| Type | Education and research institution |
| Established | 1956 |
| Endowment | Government Funded |
| Dean | Dr Chandrakant Mhaske |
| Undergraduates | 150 per year |
| Postgraduates | 127 per year |
| Location | Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India |
| Campus | 99 acres (0.4 km2) |
| Nickname | Ghati |
| Affiliations | Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik |
| Website | http://www.gmcaurangabad.com/home.html |
The Government Medical College (GMC) & Hospital (GMCH), Aurangabad (Marathi: शासकीय वैद्यकीय महाविद्यालय व रुग्णालय, औरंगाबाद) is a medical school affiliated to the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS), Nashik. The College is recognized by the Medical Council of India (MCI), New Delhi for medical education in India. Founded in 1956, it is one of the premier medical institutions in the state of Maharashtra. At present, the college accepts 150 students per year for the undergraduate course MBBS and around 127 students per year for the various postgraduate courses. The college has an excellent training center for young medical aspirants like doctors, nurses and Bachelor of Para medical Technology (BPMT) students in the art and science of medicine.
The college is located on the east bank of Kham river in northwest part of Aurangabad city, very close to famous tourist attractions like Panchakki, Bibi Ka Maqbara and Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University. The college is 4 km away from the Aurangabad Railway Station,1.5 km away from the central bus stand and 11 km away from the Chikkalthana Airport.
The college was established on 15 August 1956, on the occasion of the 10th independence day of India. The college was started with 50 undergraduate students in a small Nizam Bungalow in the cantonment area of the city, while infectious, obstetrics & ophthalmology wards were located at Amkhas in the other part of the city. The foundation stone for the present main building of the medical college was laid down by then chief minister of Bombay State, Yashwantrao Chavan, in presence of Swami Ramanand Teerth, on 27 October 1957. The building was inaugurated by Sushila Nayyar, then Minister of Health, Government of India, on 20 June 1964. Various other buildings were added to the campus over a period of time. For initial few batches, after completing the first year in the college students had to go to Government Medical College, Nagpur, to complete their second and final year of MBBS curriculum. From its inception till 1963, the college was affiliated to Osmania University, Hyderabad. After 1963, it was affiliated to the newly formed Marathwada University (now Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University) located at Aurangabad. And since 1998, the college is affiliated to MUHS, Nashik, a centralized health university for health education in the state of Maharashtra.
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