K.A.P. Viswanatham Government Medical College

K.A.P. Viswanatham Medical College is a medical college started in 1997 and named after famous Tamil scholar K.A.P. Viswanatham. It started with a capacity to accommodate 100 Under graduate students. Since the year 2007, Post graduate courses were also started. Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital is attached to K.A.P.V Medical College. It is situated 2 km away from the college campus. It run by the state government of Tamil Nadu, which is recognized by the National Medical Commission.^[1] It is located in the city of Trichy, in Tamil Nadu. The college was ranked third by students in counselling in 2010.^[2]

K.A.P. Viswanatham Government Medical College

Motto	Care, Serve, Cure
Type	Government Medical College and Hospital
Established	1997 (28 years ago) (1997)
Dean	Dr. S. Kumaravel [MS (Ortho)]
Management	Department of Health and Family Welfare (Tamil Nadu) - Directorate of Medical Education
Undergraduates	150 per year (MBBS) 180 per year (B.sc., Allied health sciences courses)
Postgraduates	94 per year (MD&MS) 04 per year (DM)
Location	Periyamilaguparai, Collector office road, Tiruchirappalli. , Tamil Nadu , India 10.797492°N 78.677269°E / 10.797492; 78.677269
Campus	Urban
Nickname	KAPVians
Affiliations	Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University
Website	www.kapvgmc.tn.gov.in

Admission

The college admits 150 students to the MBBS course once every year through NEET. Of this 85% is state quota which is allotted by DME of Government of Tamil Nadu and the remaining 15% is All India Quota allotted by MCC of Central Government of Republic of India.

Facilities

The college has more than 30 departments. There are three men's hostels and two women's hostels on campus. It has a stadium that seats 750. There are four lecture halls with over 150 seats. The Central Library is home to over 7,000 books and national and international journals. It has two reading halls, one for masters and the other for professors. There are two indoor and outdoor sports facilities, including a gymnasium, a basketball court, a feather ball stadium, a badminton and two volleyball courts. It also has the ability to play round ball, golf ball, table tennis, soccer and foot ball.

Courses offered

Undergraduate Medical Course

List of Under graduate courses offered

No	Course Name	No of Seats per year	Course Duration
1	M.B.B.S	150	5½ years

Allied health sciences courses

List of Allied health sciences courses offered

No	Course Name	No of Seats per year	Course Duration
1	B.sc Operation theatre and Anaesthesia technology	20	4 years
2	B.sc Accident and emergency care technology	20	4 years
3	B.sc Critical care technology	20	4 years
4	B.sc Medical laboratory technology	20	4 years
5	B.sc Radiography and imaging technology	20	4 years
6	B.optm B.optometry	20	4 years
7	B.sc Cardiac technology	20	4 years
8	B.sc Dialysis technology	20	4 years
9	B.sc physician assistant	20	4 years

Postgraduate Medical Courses

List of Post graduate courses offered

No	Course Name	No of Seats per year	Course Duration
1	M.D Anaesthesiology	13	3 years
2	M.D General Medicine	14	3 years
3	M.D Paediatrics	09	3 years
4	M.D Psychiatry	04	3 years
5	M.D Pathology	06	3 years
6	M.D Microbiology	03	3 years
7	M.D Forensic Medicine	03	3 years
8	M.D Biochemistry	05	3 years
9	M.D Anatomy	03	3 years
10	M.S General Surgery	16	3 years
11	M.S Obstetrics and Gynaecology	09	3 years
12	M.S Orthopedics	05	3 years
13	M.S ENT	02	3 years
14	M.S Ophthalmology	02	3 years

Super Speciality Courses

List of Super speciality courses offered

No	Course Name	No of Seats per year	Course Duration
1	D.M Neurology	02	3 years
2	D.M Cardiology	02	3 years
3	M.Ch Neurosurgery	02	3 years

Diploma Courses

• Diploma In Radio Diagnostic Technology ( Two years plus three month internship)
• Diploma in Nursing (Three and a half years including six months Internship)
• Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology (Two years)

Technician Courses

• Theatre Technician (1 Year)
• Anaesthesia Technician (1 Year)
• Orthopaedic Technician (1 Year)
• Emergency Care Technician (1 Year)
• Respiratory Therapy Technician (1 Year)
• Certified of Radiological Assistant (1 Year)

Other Courses

• Nursing Assistant Course (1 Year)
• Physician Assistant

See also

• List of Tamil Nadu Government's Educational Institutions
• List of Tamil Nadu Government's Medical Colleges