Thoothukudi Government Medical College, Thoothukudi

Thoothukudi Government Medical College provides academic education only in the medical field and was established in the year 2001. The institution is affiliated to Tamil Nadu Dr.M.G.R. Medical University and approved by Medical Council of India (MCI).

Campus

The institution is situated in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu. The campus provides all the necessary facilities which are required for a medical college and also provides a perfect ambience to the students for their education and over all development.

 Facilities

Various necessary facilities are provided by the institution such as separate hostel facilities for boys and girls, a well-facilitated computer centre, an auditorium for various cultural events. The institution has air-conditioned and spacious classrooms. The institution has a laboratory. It has a conference hall, a library which has a collection of books, newspapers and magazines. The institution has a cafeteria and also provides sports facilities to the students.

 Programmes

Thoothukudi Government Medical College offers undergraduate programme in the medical field. The institution offers degree in Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) programme. The duration of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) programme is four and a half years with the compulsory rotational internship of one year.

Undergraduate Medical Course

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)

Internship

The students those enrolled for the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) programme has to do the internship of one year. The internship refers to one-year compulsory work in the hospital attached to the medical college or in any other approved hospital as allowed in some medical colleges(also known as Teaching Hospital), for a period of one year