Government T D Medical College, Alappuzha
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Government T D Medical College, Alappuzha is a government medical colleges situated in the suburban area of Vandanam, nine kilometres (5.6 mi) south of the Alappuzha (previously Alleppey city), facing the NH 66, in Alappuzha district of Kerala State, South India.[1] The initials T.D. stand for Thirumala Devaswom (Sanskrit: "belonging to the Lord of Thirumala"), as the Medical College was started in 1963 under the patronage of the T.D. Temple at Anantha Narayana Puram of Alappuzha.The founder of T.D.Medical College is Sri. N.V.Prabhu aka Narayana Venkateshwara Prabhu, a great personality hailing from Alappuzha. The emblem of the college, designed by Sri.N.V.Prabhu shows the Hindu god Narasimha (man lion), on top as the college was first under the TD trust The first batch of MBBS classes were started in August 1963 for 50 students. The Kerala government had agreed to upgrade the district headquarters hospital at Alappuzha and handed it over to the Medical College management, to be used as teaching hospital for the medical students and Government Order No.G.O.(MS).263/73/HD dt. 23 October 1973 was issued accordingly. Thus this became the fourth Government Medical College in the state.[2]
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Vandanam Medical College | |
Other name | TDMC |
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Type | Government college |
Established | 1963 |
Accreditation | National Medical Commission |
Academic affiliations | Kerala University of Health and Allied Sciences |
Superintendent | Dr Abdul Salam 9074075371, 8089226619, 9447650609 |
Principal | Dr. Miriam Varkey |
Location | , India |
Website | tdmcalappuzha |