5 New GMCs Inaugurated in Vidarbha, 500 MBBS Seats Added

Nagpur also has two private medical colleges, and there is one private medical institute in Amravati. Private Medical Colleges in Vidarbha also contribute to the region's medical education capacity, offering around 300 MBBS seats. 

Taking all these medical seats into consideration, the Vidarbha region has more than 2,000 MBBS seats. As per the experts in the field, this development has some short-term as well as long-term benefits.

Commenting on the issue, the Dean of GMCH Bhandara, Dr. Vipul Ambade told TOI, "While the newly established GMCs may not have their own hospitals or buildings immediately, they will still provide significant benefits to patients...These colleges will initially function from existing district hospitals, allowing MBBS students and their faculty to contribute to patient care and improve healthcare services in the region." 

The Daily has reported that these colleges will get their own buildings and hospitals in the future and the coming two to three years, the GMCs will be equipped with 400 to 450-bed hospitals. With this, the districts will get full-fledged medical facilities. 

Already 25 acres of land has been allocated in Bhandara for the medical college at Paladi village and Amravati has also secured land near Nandgaonpeth. Initially, the GMCs at Washim and Buldhana will operate from the district hospitals, which have been taken over by the Directorate of Medical Education and Research (DMER).

On the other hand, the GMC Gadchiroli will operate from the state-of-the-art regional hospital. All these colleges will be attached to the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS).

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