Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital
Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital (IGMCH), formerly Himachal Pradesh Medical College, is a public medical college and hospital located in Snowdown area of Lakkar Bazaar, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India.[1]
इंदिरा गांधी राजकीय आयुर्विज्ञान महाविद्यालय और अस्पताल | |
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Former name | Himachal Pradesh Medical College |
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| Motto | सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः सर्वे सन्तु निरामयाः |
Motto in English | May all be happy, May all be disease free, |
| Type | Public Medical School |
| Established | 1966 |
| Affiliation | Atal Medical and Research University |
| Principal | Dr. Rajnish Pathania |
| Location | , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www |
History
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The college was established in 1966 as the Himachal Pradesh Medical College (HPMC), and assumed the present name in 1984.[1]On 29 June 2013, Himachal Pradesh Health minister Kaul Singh Thakur said that Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) would be upgraded on the analogy of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Sewa Yojana, (PMSSY). The minister stated that during his meeting with Union health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad , the proposal for granting the AIIMS status to IGMC was under consideration of the government of India. The minister also added that the endeavour of the state government was to develop IGMC as a prestigious institute so that it can provide qualitative and better health services to the people of the state.[2]
Regional Cancer Centre
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The Department of Radiotherapy & Oncology of this institution is an approved Regional Cancer Centre of India.[2][3] It was founded in 1977 as a Tumor Clinic of the hospital and was granted the status of RCC in 2001.[4]
Notable alumni
edit- Dr. Randeep Guleria - Director, AIIMS, New Delhi
- Dr. Jagat Ram - Former director, PGIMER, Chandigarh
- Arvind Rajwanshi - Director, AIIMS Raebareli
References
edit- ^ a b "Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Official Web Site". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
- ^ a b "Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology Official Website. 'Regional Cancer Centres in the Country'". Archived from the original on 7 November 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
- ^ WHO India. Addresses of Regional Cancer Centres. Archived 26 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Official Web Site. Department of Radiotherapy & Oncology". Archived from the original on 14 September 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.