T.D. Medical College, Alappuzha

T.D. Medical College, Alappuzha was established in 1963,as a self financing institution, under the patronage of the T D Temple at Anantha Narayana Puram of Alappuzha.The college was later taken over by the State Government of Kerala in 1972. This is the fourth Medical College in the state and is using the District Hospital Alappuzha as Medical College Hospital for the clinical training of its students. The college is also the first medical college in Kerala that started under private management. In the initial periods of its journey, the T D Medical College (TDMC), Alappuzha was managed by the Kerala Cultural & Educational Society.

Later, the college was brought under a trust called "T D Medical College Trust" and the T D Medical College Administrative Council was performing the day to day administration of the college. The first batch of 50 students got admitted in the MBBS Course of this college in August, 1963. After a few years of successful operation, the college became satisfied the State Government of Kerala to take it over.

The Government took over the management of the college on 17th October 1967, initially for a period of five years, under an agreement executed between the T D Medical College Trust and the Government. The college was totally taken over by the State Government of Kerala from 17th October 1972.

Facilities

• Library
• Laboratory
• Auditorium
• Lecture Halls
• Audio-Visual Aids
• Canteen Facility
• Games and Sports
• Workshops
• Hospital Facility

TDMC Main Hospital Entrance
When the T.D.Medical College was started, the District Headquarters Hospital at Alappuzha was being used as the teaching hospital for training the medical students. This hospital was further developed by constructing additional buildings for the inpatient wards to meet the requirements of a teaching institution as per the stipulation of Indian Medical Council (IMC). Subsequently in 1973, the whole District Hospital was handed over to the Principal, T.D.Medical College, Alappuzha, as this was required for the recognition of the medical college by I.M.C.

Thus this became the T.D.Medical College Hospital under the administrative control of the Principal, T.D.Medical College. This hospital now with a bed strength of 920 is being used to train both the undergraduate and postgraduate students and also the house surgeons.

MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL, VANDANAM
In the master plan of the T.D.Medical College it is envisaged that in due course the college campus at Vandanam will be developed into a full fledged medical college complex, to include all the teaching hospital buildings; residential quarters for the staff; hostel facilities for the students, house surgeons and nursing staff; stadium and playgrounds etc. Thus work of the new hospital building and residential quarters for the staff is proceeding well at Vandanam.

As a part of this plan to shift the Medical College Hospital to the college campus at Vandanam, the following departments were shifted on 25-02-1991 and are now functioning in the new hospital building there .These are Psychiatry, Dermatology & Veneriology, Radiotherapy, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Dentistry.There are 111 beds in this new hospital.

T.D. Medical College, Alappuzha Degree Programs :

Medicine

Nursing

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T.D.Medical College Alappuzha