Government Medical College & ESI Hospital, Coimbatore

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Government Medical College & ESI Hospital, Coimbatore, is a Government co-educational Medical College located at Varadharajapuram, Singanallur, Coimbatore. It was established in 2016 under the aegis of the ESI Corporation, a central autonomous body under Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India. The college is attached to a 510-bedded Multi-Speciality Hospital which was built in 2016.^[1] During the Covid pandemic, the hospital was the first referral centre for Coimbatore and neighboring districts and was the chief covid treatment centre that treated patients following which the number of beds were increased to 1000.

The college has an intake of 100 students per year via neet counselling. 85 seats are under State quota and 15 seats under the All India quota. As of 2021, all five batches are filled and the college is fast emerging as one of the best centres for medical education in the region.

Student Life

The college has a very active student life involving culturals and academic activities.

Batches

The first five Batches are named as such:

2016 - Excalibranz

2017 - Salvarianz

2018 - Xanthronz

2019 - Zenforianz

2020 - Valerianz

Cultural Activities and Fests

Anatomy Model Making Competition- 3D Model Making

Anatomy Art Competition

Pongal Celebration 2016- Pattimandram and Tug of war were the main events to headline the function.

Aadhava Vidiyal'21 - Pongal Celebration ( Native Parai Drummers were the special attraction that made headlines at this event.

EsiOnam - Onam Celebration

Aurora'21 - Intracollege Online Cultural Event

Academic Activities

The major academic activities include quizzing tournaments organised by the quiz clubs of the college to promote active learning and bonding via competitive quizzing on medical subjects. Seminars are also presented by students time to time to inculcate CME training.

Renal Quiz- Intracollege Renal Quiz

Enteroquiz'18 - Intracollege Gastroenterology Quiz

Corpuscles'19 -Intracollege Hematology Quiz

Rhythm'21 - Intracollege Online Cardiology Quiz

Student Seminar Competitions

Research activities - Individual and ICMR Medical Student Research activity

Sports

The college has an active sports environment that includes badminton, volleyball, football and cricket teams that have played and won multiple intercollege competitions.

Ephedra Sports Fest- the sports fest was held in tandem with the Ephedra culturals.

The sports facilities include a cricket ground, a football ground and Volleyball and Badminton Courts.

Departments[]

• Anatomy
• Physiology
• Biochemistry
• Blood Bank & Transfusion Medicine
• Pathology
• Community Medicine
• General Medicine
• General Surgery
• Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• Paediatrics
• Dermatology
• Radio-diagnosis
• Forensic Science
• ENT
• Ophthalmology
• TB and Respiratory science
• Dental Surgery
• Pyschiatry

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