Government Medical College ,Thrissur

Government Medical College Thrissur, established in 1982 is one of the leading centers in medical education in Kerala, India.  Spread over an area of more than 250 acres, it is located in the serene surroundings of Mulagunnathukavu (M.G Kavu) 14 km from Thrissur. The Kerala Uniiversity of Health Sciences (KUHS) began functioning in the campus in 2009

With the history of 25 years of meritorious medical care, the institution is celebrated Silver Jubilee in 2007. We continue to be the premier medical institution in this part of the state, delivering health care to three districts of Kerala and to patients in the neighbouring districts of Tamil Nadu. 

Vision & Mission

The undergraduate medical education program is designed with a goal to create an "Indian Medical Graduate" (IMG) possessing requisite knowledge, skills, attitudes, values and responsiveness, so that she or he may function appropriately and effectively as a physician of first contact of the community while being globally relevant. To achieve this,institutional goals for the learner of the Indian Medical Graduate training program are prescribed. In consonance with the national goals, Govt Medical College,Thrissur has institutional goals to define the kind of trained manpower (or professionals) .

The Indian Medical Graduates coming out of Govt.Medicalcollege , Thrissur are competent in diagnosis and management of common health problems of the individual  and the community, commensurate with his/her position as a member of the health team at the primary, secondary or tertiary levels, using his/her clinical skills based on history, physical examination and relevant investigations.

1. Be competent for working in the health care team from Phase 1 MBBS to Compulsory rotatory medical internship (CRMI) in a gradual manner with increasing complexity in an integrated multi-department involvement.
2. Be competent to practice preventive, promotive, curative, palliative and rehabilitativeꞏ medicine in respect to the commonly encountered health problems.
3. Appreciate rationale for different therapeutic modalities; be familiar with the administration of the "essential medicines" and their common adverse effects.
4.  Appreciate the socio-psychological, cultural, economic and environmental factors affecting health and develop humane attitude towards the patients in discharging one's professional responsibilities.
5. Possess the attitude for continued self-learning and to seek further expertise or to pursue research in any chosen area of medicine, action research and documentation skills.
6. Be familiar with the basic factors which are essential for the implementation of the National Health Programs including practical aspects of the following:

• Family Welfare and Maternal and Child Health (MCH);
•  Sanitation and water supply;
•  Prevention and control of communicable and non-communicable diseases;
•  Immunization;
•  Health Education and advocacy;
•  Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS) at various level of service delivery;
•  Bio-medical waste disposal;
• Organizational and or institutional arrangements.

7. Acquire basic management skills in the area of human resources, materials and resource management related to health care delivery, general and hospital management, principal inventory skills and counseling.
8. Be able to identify community health problems and learn to work to resolve these by designing, instituting corrective steps and evaluating outcome of such measures with maximum community participation.
9. Be able to work as a leading partner in health care teams and acquire proficiency in communication skills.
10. Be competent to work in a variety of health care settings.
11. Have personal characteristics and attitudes required for professional life including personal integrity, sense of responsibility and dependability and ability to relate to or show concern for other individuals.