Stanley Medical College
அரசு ஸ்டான்லி மருத்துவக் கல்லூரி | |
Motto | Brotherhood, Teamwork, Tolerance |
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Type | Public;Medical CollegeandHospitals |
Established | 1938[1] |
Dean | P. Balaji |
Address | Royapuram, Chennai, 600 001 ,,,TN, India 13°06′22″N80°17′12″E/ 13.106225°N 80.286745°E |
Campus | Urban |
Nickname | Stanleans (stanlions) |
Affiliations | The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University |
Website | [1] |
Stanley Medical College(SMC) is apublicmedical collegelocated inChennai,Tamil Nadu,India.Though the original hospital is more than 200 years old, the medical college was formally established on 2 July 1938.
The medical college and the hospital include a Centre of Excellence for Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery and a separate cadaver maintenance unit, the first in the country. By legacy, the hospital's anatomy department receives corpses for scientific study from theMonegar Choultryfrom which the hospital historically descended.[2]
History
[edit]Stanley Medical College and Hospitals is one of the oldest centers in India in the field ofmedical education.[3]The seed for this institution was sown as early as 1740 when theEast India Companyfirst created the medical department. The Stanley Hospital now stands on the old site of theMonegar Choultryestablished in 1782.[4]In 1799, the Madras Native Infirmary was established with Monegar Choultry andleperasylum providing medical services.[4]
In 1830, philanthropistRaja Sir Ramasamy Mudaliarendowed a hospital and dispensary in the Native Infirmary. In 1836,Madras Universityestablished M.B. & G.M. and L.M & S medical courses in the Native Infirmary. In 1903, a hospital assistant course was introduced with the help of the East India Company. In 1911, the first graduating class was awarded their Licensed Medical Practitioner (LMP) diplomas.[4]
In 1933, a five-year D.M. & S (Diploma in Medicine & Surgery) course was inaugurated by Lt. Colonel SirGeorge Fredrick Stanley,a British parliamentarian. The school was named after him by the Governor of Madras Presidency on 2 July 1938. In 1941, three medical and surgical units were created. This was expanded to seven medical and surgical units in 1964. In 1938, 72 students studied, and then from 1963, 150 students were admitted each year.[4]
In 1990, the Institute of Social Paediatrics was established. Initially established as a centre for children and for improving research programmes. The institute houses several departments of the hospital including nephrology, dermatology, and neurology and provides treatment for adult patients from Stanley.[5]
Hospital
[edit]The college is associated with the Government Stanley Hospital which has 1580 beds for in-patient treatment.[6]The hospital has an out-patient attendance of around 5000 patients per day.[7]It has an 8-storey surgical complex equipped to perform up to 40 surgeries simultaneously, and a separatepediatricsblock with all specialities under one roof.[4]
Admissions
[edit]Admissions toBachelor of Medicine and Surgery(MBBS) and post-graduate (MD, MS, other diplomas and higher specialties) are through state (85% seats) and national (15%) entrance examinations. Reservations of seats and reduced tuition are available to reserved communities. Admissions are open only to Indian citizens and are highly competitive. Admissions to the MBBS program (about 250 seats per year) are based on NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test). Several seats in post-graduate programs are reserved for physicians in government service.
Affiliated hospitals
[edit]- Government Stanley Hospital, Chennai
- Government Raja Sir Ramasamy Mudaliar Lying-in Hospital, Chennai
- Government Hospital for Thoracic Medicine,Tambaram,Chennai
- Government Peripheral Hospital,Tondiarpet,Chennai
Notable people
[edit]- Vilayanur S. Ramachandran,Neurologist andCognitive Scienceresearcher
- Govindappa Venkataswamy,founder of Aravind Eye Hospitals
- Ramaswami Venkataswami,founder of IRRH & DPS (Hand Rehabilitation / Plastic Surgery)
- Mirudhubashini Govindarajan,Infertility Expert, Founder and Clinical Director Women's Center and Hospitals
- Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran,Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner for the County of Los Angeles
- C. U. Velmurugendran,Padma Shri recepiant and former Chief of Neurology (STANLEY AND Madras Medical College)
- N. Mathrubootham,Psychiatrist
- Sondur Sriniwasacharprofessor of Bio-chemistry atKarnataka Institute of Medical Sciences
- Thomas ThomasThe first IndianCardiothoracic surgeon.
- Mohammed Rela,world renowned liver transplant surgeon, Director & Chairman of Dr. Rela Institute and Medical centre, Crompet, Chennai, India
- Prathap C. Reddy,founder ofApollo Hospitals
- Natesan Rangabashyam,Gastroenterologist andPadma Bhushanrecipient
- Thenumgal Poulose Jacob,Vascular surgeon andPadma Shrirecipient
- K. R. Palaniswamy,Gastroenterologist andPadma Shrirecipient
- Subramanian Kalyanaraman,neurosurgeon,Shanti Swarup Bhatnagarlaureate
- Ganesan Venkatasubramanian,psychiatrist,Shanti Swarup Bhatnagarlaureate
- Belle Monappa HegdeCardiologistPadma Bhushanrecipient
- T. M. A. Pai,Founder of Manipal University, KMC, Manipal
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Stanley Radiology".Retrieved15 August2015.
- ^Peter, Petlee (12 May 2012)."Old Jail Road, a link with the past".The Hindu.Chennai.Retrieved23 March2014.
- ^"From R'puram Medical School to Stanley Medical College".Madras Musings. March 2013.Retrieved30 May2016.
- ^abcde"EMedicine Live -Stanley Medical College | Hospitals".Archived fromthe originalon 24 January 2009.Retrieved7 January2009.
- ^Madhavan, D. (28 January 2013)."It's a long walk for Stanley patients".The Hindu.Chennai.Retrieved28 January2013.
- ^"Stanley Medical College, Chennai".The Telegraph.Calcutta, India. 3 November 2004. Archived fromthe originalon 18 October 2016.
- ^"Marginal fall in patient turnout in hospitals".The Hindu.Chennai, India. 1 April 2007. Archived fromthe originalon 8 January 2008.