Government Medical College, Amritsar

Infobox_University
name = Government Medical College, Amritsar


established = 1864
dean = Dr. Jagdish Gargi, MD
type = Public
faculty =
undergrad = 800
other =
postgrad =
profess =
city = Amritsar
state = Punjab
country = India
website= [http://www.gmc.edu.in/ www.gmc.edu.in] |

Government Medical College, formerly known as Glancy Medical College, was established in 1864 in Lahore, British India and located to Amritsar, India in 1920.

History

It started as a medical school in Lahore than in British India, it was relocated in Amritsar in 1920. Until 1918 it offered diploma qualification designated as MPL . In 1918, the Punjab State Medical Faculty was constituited and GMCA was affiliated to it. It started to award a LSMF (Licentiate of State Medical Faculty) Diploma. In 1938, the diploma was replaced by the LMS (Licentiate in Medicine and Surgery).

In 1943, the Punjab Government upgraded the school to college status allowing the students to earn a degree in Baachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Science. The college was officially opened on on February 1, 1944 by Lt. Colonel Malik Khizer Hayat Khan Tiwana, Premier of Punjab.

Independence of India

In, 1947 India became a separate nation and was partitioned into India and Pakistan. Punjab was divided into East Punjab(India) and West Punjab (Pakistan). During this time GMCA was the only medical college present in Northern India. The college's original name Glancy Medical College was named after the former Governor General of Punjab and was renamed to its current name after independence.

The college is governed by Director Research and Medical Education, Punjab and is affiliated to Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot.

Location and Campus

The college is located on the Circular Road & Majitha Road in the holy city of Amritsar and provides training to 150 medical students every year. Besides it also trains post-graduate students in many specialities.

Affiliated Hospitals

* Guru Nanak Dev Hospital
* Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital
* Ram Saran Das Prakash Wati Kakkar Children Ward
* Karam Singh Ward
* Ram Lal Eye and ENT Hospital
* TB & Chest Diseases Hospital
* Vidya Sagar Mental Hospital.

External links

* [http://www.gmc.edu.in GMC, Amritsar Website]
* [http://www.amdaana.org Amritsar Medical & Dental Alumni Assoc. of North America]
* [http://www.gmcaaa.org/ Government Medical College, Amritsar Alumni Association]