Madras Medical College (MMC)

  Madras Medical College, a cradle of medical education in India, had its origin in a private medical hall run by D. Mortimer, superintendent of the Government General Hospital. It was then regularized as Madras Medical School and attached to the general hospital, and officially became MMC in 1850.  The Government General Hospital was established on 16 November 1664, originally to treat soldiers of the British East India Company. Then president of Madras fort Elihu Yale allotted the adjoining land and was instrumental in building the Governmentt general hospital in the year 1664.  The academic limb MMC was established more than a decade later on 2nd February 1835. 

  The need to have a separate Medical University in Tamilnadu exclusively to deal with Medical Education and Research at Under graduate, Post graduate and Doctoral level was keenly felt for over a period of years and was under consideration of the State Government since 1980. The State Government appointed a High Level Committee consisting of Dr. A. Venugopal, Dr. M. Natarajan and Dr. S. Kameswaran to go into all aspects of establishing a separate Medical University and make suitable recommendations to the State Government.

   Apart from Modern Medicine, the Committee was also requested to examine and suggest improvements to be made in other traditional systems of Indian Medicine viz. Siddha, Ayurveda and Unani. The intension was that the Medical University to be established in Tamil Nadu should bring about co-ordination between various Educational and Training Institutions of Modern Medicine as well as other Indian Systems of Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Pharmacy, etc. and promote Research. Based on the report of the Committee, the Medical University was established by the Government of Tamil Nadu.

  The Tamil Nadu Medical University Act, 1987 (Act No.37 of 1987) received the assent of the President of India on 24th September, 1987. By an Act No. 39 of 1991, it was amended that the Act may be called "The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai, Act, 1987. This affiliating University governed by the said Act started functioning from July 1988. The Students admitted to the various Medical and Paramedical courses after 1st March1988 come under this Medical University as per Government notification issued in G.O. Ms.No.1628 Health, Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy and Family Welfare Department dated 23.08.1988.

  The Administrative office of the University was initially functioning in a building at Velachery Road, Guindy, Chennai from July 1988 to May 1989, after which it was shifted to a seven-storey building owned by Periyar Trust at 52, E.V.K. Sampath Salai, Vepery, Chennai. The University then constructed its administrative complex on a land at Nawab Garden, Guindy allotted by the Government of Tamil Nadu as per G.O. Ms. No. 1165, Health and Family Welfare Department in October 1992. The University is now functioning in its own building at Nawab Garden, 69, Anna Salai, Guindy, Chennai  with effect from 12.6.1994.

  This is the only Medical University in Tamil Nadu capable of granting affiliation to new institutions under Government or Self-financing in Medical, Dental, Indian Medicine - Homoeopathy & Allied Health Sciences (Pharmacy, Nursing, Physiotherapy, Occupational therapy etc.) and awarding degrees under a single umbrella to maintain uniform and high standards of education. 

   Madras Medical College also promotes research and disseminates knowledge gained there-from. The University has been declared eligible by the UGC u/s 12(B) of the UGC Act 1956 for receiving central assistance. (UGC letter No. F.9-14/2007 [CPP-I] dt 12.3.2008).

   MMC is more than a teaching institution for thousands of medical professionals. In Tamil Nadu, it is almost every medical aspirant’s dream to study at MMC.

  To produce knowledgeable, caring and competent students by imparting knowledge and skills that will encourage and enable practice of ethical and scientifically-based health care with a high level of Skill and Social Responsibility.

Admission Process:

  Undergraduate courses: Admission is based on the NEET score. ...Postgraduate courses: Admission is based on the rank obtained in the Tamil Nadu Post Graduate Entrance Examination for 50% of seats, and on the NEET PG score for the remaining 50% of seats. ...D.M. and M.Ch.

College provides various scholarships to meritorious students. Various scholarships are -

1. Central sector scholarship(MBBS)
2. CBSE scholarship(MBBS)
3. Free Education Scholarship(MBBS)

Madras Medical College, [MMC] Chennai, Facilities.

The college offers all the basic facilities to the students

Sports:

  All of the requisite sports facilities are available at Madras Medical College. A full-sized cricket ground with a well-kept pitch is available at the campus. The college has two net practices available for day-to-day practice. This cricket ground has hosted numerous inter-collegiate competitions and matches. There is a full-sized volleyball court with a high-intensity floodlight. High-intensity floodlights are also installed on a cement basketball court. Only practice courts are available for hockey and football. Students have access to a throw ball court and a separate shuttlecock court. T.T., chess, and carom are all available indoors.

Classrooms:

The classrooms are large, spacious, and well-equipped.

Hostel:

  There are 243 rooms on six stories, each with three beds. Television, music system, newspaper, and periodicals are all available in the TV hall. It is air-conditioned. Treadmill, gym, etc. Indoor games are available. For events such as hostel day, an open-air stage can be used.

TRANSPORTATION

Transportation facility is available for  day scholars to ply between campus and home. The facility can be availed by paying a small fee.