Affiliated to the Kerala University of Health Sciences
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.
On April 1, 1982, Kerala Governor Mrs. Jyoti Venkatachellam inaugurated the college.
The foundation stone of the proposed college building was laid on 30th April 1982 at Mulungathukkav. The beginning of the medical college in Thrissur is on the campus of the veterinary college in Mannuthy.
By March 1983, the institution shifted to a permanent location in Mulungathukkav where the old buildings of the TB Sanatorium were modified to accommodate pre-clinical and para-clinical departments and an administrative block. The clinical departments started functioning on 22 October 1983 in the old district hospital and maternity hospital buildings in Thrissur city.
On April 1, 1985, the entire district hospital was taken over. The construction of the 300 bedded Medical College, Chest Hospital at Mulungathukkav was completed in 1987. The college took over the Ollur Primary Health Center in 1986 to provide regular training and preventive care to medical students in the community. Ollur and Erumapetty primary health centers were also made available for training purposes. Construction of a new 400-bed medical college hospital began in 1995.
The first class of 74 students entered the college in April 1982. The course was completed in May 1987. The college was granted permanent accreditation by IMC in 1991 and WHO in 1993. In January 1995, construction of a new hospital complex began. In Mulungathukkav, MD Radiodiagnosis courses were started in 1997 and MD General Medicine courses in 2004. In December 2005, the clinical departments were shifted from the district hospital to the new Medical College Hospital complex in Mulgunnathaku. The college celebrated its Silver Jubilee in 2007.
