NMC nod to 2 Govt medical colleges in Kerala, 100 MBBS seats to be added
Thiruvananthapuram: Bringing a boost to medical education in the state of Kerala, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has approved two additional Government Medical Colleges in the state, one in Wayanad and the other in Kasaragod, with an intake of 50 MBBS seats each.
Speaking to UNI, Health Minister Veena George said the nod was accorded after the institutions fulfilled NMC requirements on infrastructure and academic facilities. “Steps will be taken to admit students in the current academic year itself,” she added.
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Both colleges are being developed in a phased manner on par with other government institutions, with large-scale infrastructure and academic facilities already in place to launch MBBS courses.
At the Wayanad Government Medical College, a multipurpose block was constructed at a cost of Rs 45 crore, alongside the establishment of a 60-seat Nursing College. A total of 140 positions, including 115 teaching staff and 25 non-teaching staff, have been created and filled.
The college is equipped with several advanced facilities, such as a modern mortuary complex (Rs 2.30 crore), a Cath Lab (Rs 8.23 crore) for angioplasty procedures, a Skill Lab (Rs 70 lakh), a Paediatric ICU, and a sickle-cell unit—the first of its kind in the state. Additionally, the LaQshya scheme has enabled labour room standardization, and services like joint replacement and advanced dental care have been introduced, reports UNI
In Kasaragod, the construction of the Medical College is underway, with an administrative sanction of Rs 160 crore from the KIIFB. The academic block has been completed, and work on the hospital block is in progress. An Rs 8 crore allocation has been made for a dedicated water supply system, while hostel construction, valued at Rs 29 crore, is nearing completion.
Specialty services including Neurology and Nephrology, the first in the district, have already been launched. A 60-seat Nursing College has begun functioning, and as many as 273 posts have been created and filled.
Outpatient services in General Medicine, Paediatrics, Pathology, Dermatology, Psychiatry, ENT, Respiratory Medicine, Community Medicine, OMFS, Neurology and Nephrology are operational. E-Sanjeevani telemedicine has been rolled out, Radiology services have secured AERB approval, and a Principal has been appointed, adds UNI
The Minister said the State Government is committed to developing both institutions into full-fledged centres of medical education and advanced healthcare delivery in North Kerala.
This brings the total number of new medical colleges approved during the tenure of the current CPI(M)-led Left Government to four.
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