Stanley Medical College (SMC) is a government medical college with hospitals, located in Chennai (Madras) in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Though the original hospital is more than 200 years old, the medical college was formally established on July 2, 1938. Stanley Medical College is ranked 25th in the India Today 2011 survey.
History[edit]
Stanley Medical College and Hospitals is one of the oldest and well known centers in India in the field of medical education. The seed for this institution was sown as early as 1740 when the East India Company first created the medical department. The renowened Stanley Hospital now stands on the old site of the Monegar Choultry established in 1782.[2] In 1799 the Madras Native Infirmary was established with Monegar Choultry and leper asylum[2]providing medical services.
In 1830, a well known philanthropist Raja Sir Ramasamy Mudaliar endowed a hospital and dispensary in the Native Infirmary. In 1836, Madras University established 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.
In 1933, Five Year D.M. & S (Diploma in Medicine & Surgery) course was inaugurated by Lt. Colonel Sir George Fredrick Stanley a British parliamentarian. The school was named after him by the Governor of Madras Presidency on July 2, 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. In 1964, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the President of India, laid the foundation stone for College Auditorium to mark Silver Jubilee Celebration.
In 1990, the Institute of Social Paediatrics was established. Initially established as a centre for children and for improving research programmes, the institute today houses several departments of the hospital including nephrology, dermatology, and neurology and provides treatment for adult patients from Stanley.[3]
Description[edit]
The College is associated with the well known Government Stanley Hospital which has 1280 beds for in-patient treatment.[4] The hospital has an out-patient attendance of around 5000 patients per day.[5] A unique feature is its 8-story surgical complex equipped to perform up to 40 surgeries simultaneously, and a separate pediatrics block with all specialities under one roof.RSRM hospital is also attached for obstetrics and Gyneacology care. and a modern 7 story medicine complex under construction expected to be completed in 2013.
The three well known departments of the Stanley Medical Hospitals are Surgical Gastroenterology, Urology and the Institute of Hand Rehabilitation and Plastic Surgery. The Institute for Research and Rehabilitation of Hand and the Department of Plastic Surgery (IRRH & DPS) is one of the best centers in Southeast Asia. The Department of Surgical Gastroenterology was the first in India to perform a successful liver transplant, under the leadership of Dr. R.P. Shanmugam, Surgical Gastroenterologist and the first among Hospitals/ Hospital Departments in India to obtain the ISO 9001 certification. The Department of Urology performs up to fifty kidney transplants a year.
Admissions[edit]
Admissions to Bachelor 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 underserved communities. Admissions are open only to Indian citizens, and are highly competitive. Admissions to the MBBS program (about 150 seats per year) are based on a weighted aggregate of the entrance exam and high-school final exam scores. About 1 in 40 applicants are accepted to the MBBS program statewide (about 1500 seats in 15 medical colleges), and only the top-rankers among those accepted to the MBBS program statewide are admitted to Stanley Medical College bringing the effective admission rate to less than 1 in 200. Several seats in post-graduate programs are reserved for physicians in Government service.
Undergraduate Programs[edit]
The following undergraduate programs are offered:
- Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) - Basic (first professional) medical degree in India, five-and-a-half years duration (4.5 years course work followed by one year compulsory rotational internship). Applicants are accepted after the completion of 10+2 years of primary and secondary school. Only Indian citizens are accepted, as the program is subsidised by the government. The graduates of this program are eligible to register as general medical practitioners after the completion of the internship.
Postgraduate Programs[edit]
Masters programs offered include Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) and Masters in Surgery (M.S.) degrees which consist of a three-year residency. The following programs are offered:
- M.D. General Medicine
- M.D. Micro Biology
- M.D. Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- M.D. Physiology
- M.D. Pharmacology
- M.D. Paediatrics
- M.D. Psychiatric Medicine
- M.D. Anaesthesiology
- M.D. Dermato-veneriology
- M.D. Pathology
- M.D. Biochemistry
- M.D. TB& Chest Diseases
- M.S. General Surgery
- M.S. Anatomy
- M.S. Ophthalmology
- M.S. E.N.T
- M.S. Orthopedics
Post graduate diploma programs consist of a two-year clinical residency. The following programs are offered:
- D.G.O. Diploma in Gynaecology and Obstetrics
- D.C.H. Diploma in Child Health
- D.M.R.D. Diploma in Medical Radio Diagnosis
- D.L.O. Diploma in Laryngo Otology
- D.A. Diploma in Anaesthesiology
- D.Ortho. Diploma in Orthopaedics
- D.O. Diploma in Ophthalmology
- D.D.V.L Diploma in Dermatology, Venerology & Leprosy
Stanley Medical College also offers several higher specialty fellowship training programs. These include:
- D.M. Neurology
- D.M. Cardiology
- D.M. Nephrology
- D.M. Gastroenterology
- M.Ch. Neurosurgery
- M.Ch. Plastic Surgery
- M.Ch. Surgical gastroenterology
- M.Ch. Urology
- M.Ch. Vascular Surgery
Attached hospitals[edit]
- Government Stanley Hospital, Chennai 600 001
- Government Raja Sir Ramasamy Mudaliar (RSRM) Lying-in Hospital, Chennai 600 013
- Government Hospital for Thoracic Medicine, Tambaram, Chennai 600 047
- Government Peripheral Hospital, Tondiarpet, Chennai 600 081
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