The Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, to which Madras Medical College is attached, was started in 1664 as a small hospital to treat the soldiers of the British East India Company. In 1835, the medical college was started, making it one of the oldest colleges in the country, said the minister.
Steps are being taken to bring Madras Medical College to world's top 10: TN Health Minister
Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian has said that several steps are being taken to make Madras Medical College (MMC) one of the top 10 colleges in the world. The Minister was speaking at the 186th convocation of the MMC, where he awarded degrees to as many as 250 students.
The Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, to which Madras Medical College is attached, was started in 1664 as a small hospital to treat the soldiers of the British East India Company. In 1835, the medical college was started, making it one of the oldest colleges in the country, said the minister.
"Students who are graduating now belong to the batch just a year before NEET was introduced. Apart from degrees, they were given medals and certificates. World-famous doctors, including Muthulakshmi Reddy, one of the first women doctors, and Prof Saradha Menon, the country's first woman psychiatrist, graduated from this college," he added.
Recently, MMC also bagged 60th place amongst the top 100 medical colleges across the world. While its ranking has improved from 64, steps are being taken to make it one of the top 10 colleges, he said.
"The Chief Minister has allotted Rs 66 crore for constructing a separate neurology wing with all the equipment in RGGGH in this year’s budget. Equipment worth INR 4 crore and INR 15 crore will be procured to strengthen the cardiology department and kidney-related treatment respectively," the Minister informed.
"In the history of medical colleges in India, Tamil Nadu will have a special place. Of the 578 colleges in the country, 70 of them are in Tamil Nadu," he said.
While clarifying his remark on north Indian students been the cause for the spread of COVID-19, he said, it is the duty of the government to safeguard the students no matter which state they are from. "As COVID cases have been increasing in other states, there is nothing wrong in saying we have to be cautious," he said.
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