Medical Education
The
Medical education in the state is imparted through five
medical colleges, two dental colleges and three nursing
colleges. The total annual intake of students for MBBS
is 700 for BDS 80 and BScNursing 150.
Number
of seats in Medical Colleges
| Name
of course |
TVM |
KZH |
KTM |
ALP |
TRS |
| MBBS |
200 |
200 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
| BDS |
40 |
40 |
- |
- |
- |
| BSc
Nursing |
50 |
50 |
50 |
- |
- |
| Post
Graduate Degree |
108 |
76 |
33 |
2 |
|
| Super
Speciality Courses |
15 |
11 |
6 |
- |
- |
| Diploma
Courses |
62 |
52 |
25 |
- |
- |
| Diploma
/ Certificate Courses |
181 |
151 |
76 |
38 |
3 |
Thiruvananthapuram Medical College was the first one started
in 1951 with an annual admission of 60 students. The annual
admission was gradually increased and reached 200 in 1983.
The second medical college was started at Calicut in 1957
with an annual intake of 50 students and the admission
capacity was increased to 200. The third medical college
was started in 1962 at Kottayam. The TD Medical College
at Alappuzha was started in the private sector in 1963
and the management was taken over by the government in
1969 for a period of 5 years. Subsequently in 1974 it
became a full fledged government institution. The medical
college at Thrissur was started in 1982. Medical College
at Kottayam, Alleppey and Thrissur admit 100 students
each fro MBBS course annually.
Post
graduate courses in various specialities of medicine
and surgery have been started in all medical colleges
except that at Thrissur.
Dental
College
There are 2 dental colleges attached to medical college
Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode in the state with annual
admission of 40 students each. Dental college Thiruvananthapuram
offers post graduate training facility.
Dental
hygienists’ course was started in the dental college
at Thiruvananthapuram in 1963 but was discontinued in
1974. Dental mechanic course is conducted in both the
dental colleges.
Nursing
College
There are 3 nursing colleges at Thiruvananthapuram, Kottayam
and Kozhikode. The total annual intake in 150 students
for BSc Nursing and 90 students for general nursing. MSc
Nursing course is conducted in Thiruvananthapuram and
Kozhikode with the total intake of 24 students in 5 specialites.
Pharmacy
College
There is a pharmacy college attached to Medical College,
Thiruvananthapuram. B Pharm and M Pharm courses are
conducted and the annual intake i 28 and 8 students respectively.
One year diploma course in pharmacy is being conducted
in Medical College Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode, Kottayam
and Alappuzha with a total annual intake capacity of 135
students.
Priyadarshini
Institute of Para Medical Science
A separate institute of paramedical sciences has been
started in the Medical College Thiruvananthapuram under
special central assistance for SC/ST students certificate
course in MLT, General Nursing, CRA, Dental mechanic and
Ophthalmic assistants are being conducted in this institution
in addition to certificate courses being conducted in
all the 5 medical colleges.
All
the medical colleges are under the Directorate of Medical
Education with the Director of Medical Education as the
head of the department.
