Malabar Medical College, Kozhikode

Malabar Medical College Hospital and Research Centre is a School of Medicine located in Modakkalur, Ulliyeri, Kerala, India.[1] The medical school shares a campus with the Malabar Medical College Hospital, Kozhikode (MMC Hospital, Kozhikode). It is by the State Highway connecting Kozhikode and Kuttiady, about 20 km from Kozhikode city.[2] The MMC Hospital provides health care to a major area of North Malabar region consisting of Calicut, Kannur, and Wayanad districts. The teaching hospital has 890 beds.[3] The college is affiliated to the Kerala University of Health Sciences (KUHS) and is associated with Sree Anjaneya Medical Trust.[4]

Malabar Medical College Hospital and Research Centre
MottoDiscover a new life
TypePrivate Medical College
Established2010
AccreditationNational Medical Commission
ChairmanAnil Kumar
SuperintendentDr. Kunhikoyammu
PrincipalDr. P.V. Narayanan
Undergraduates200 Per Year (M.B.B.S)
Postgraduates28 Per Year
Location
Kozhikode
,
Kerala
,
673323
,
India
Campus32 acres
LanguageEnglish, Malayalam
AffiliationsKerala University of Health Sciences
Website

Malabar Medical College Hospital and Research Centre was established in the year 2010 as the first private medical college in Kerala to have 150 M.B.B.S seats at inception.[5] The medical college annually accepts 200 students from the academic year 2022-23 for M.B.B.S undergraduate course based on performance in the national medical entrance exam NEET (UG).[6] The undergraduate course consists of four and a half years of academic training, followed by one year of internship as a House Surgeon.[7]

The Medical College accepts postgraduate trainees in a number of specialties. Currently, 28 postgraduate training seats are offered in the specialties of MD General Medicine (4 seats), MS General Surgery (2 seats), MD Paediatrics (4 seats), MS Orthopaedics (4 seats), MS Ophthalmology (3 seats), MS ENT (2 seats), MD Anesthesiology (2 seats), MD Psychiatry (2 seats), MD Dermatology (3 seats), MD Community Medicine (2 seats).[3]

The Medical College also made its niche in the sports arena and was given the University Sports Championship continuously for three years (2014–2015, 2015–2016, and 2016–2017).[8]

Academic Divisions
  • Malabar Medical College & Research Centre
  • Malabar Medical College Hospital
  • Sree Anjaneya Institute of Dental Science
  • Sree Anjaneya College of Nursing
  • Sree Anjaneya College of Paramedical Science

References
  1. "School Detail", World Directory of Medical Schools, retrieved 16 September 2022
  2. "പ്രവാസി സഹായത്തോടെ മലബാര്‍ മെഡി. കോളേജ്" [Malabar Medical College to constitute in Panakkad]. Oneindia Malayalam (in Malayalam). 4 August 2001. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
  3. Information of College as per NMC Circular (PDF), MMC Hospital, retrieved 15 September 2022
  4. "KUHS Abstract" (PDF). MMC Hospital. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  5. "MCI Recognition" (PDF). MMC Hospital Academy. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  6. "Moment of Pride". MMC Hospital. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  7. "M.B.B.S Curriculum" (PDF). National Medical Council. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  8. "KUHS athletics: Megha Divakaran emerges fastest woman". The New Indian Express. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
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