Gajra Raja Medical College (GRMC) is a government medical college located in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is among the older medical institutions in central India and is affiliated with Jiwaji University, Gwalior. The college is associated with a group of teaching hospitals in Gwalior, of which the Jaya Arogya (JA) Group of Hospitals serves as the principal clinical training facility.
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| Type | Government medical college |
| Location | Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Affiliation | Jiwaji University, Gwalior |
| Teaching hospital | Jaya Arogya (JA) Group of Hospitals |
| Country | India |
Overview
The college offers undergraduate medical education leading to the MBBS degree, along with postgraduate degree and diploma courses across major clinical and pre-clinical specialties. As a state-run institution, admissions are conducted through the national common entrance examination for medical courses, with seats allotted under both state and all-India quotas in line with Government of India regulations.
Background
Gwalior, the headquarters of the erstwhile princely state of Gwalior under the Scindia dynasty, has long been a regional centre for education and healthcare in the Chambal–Gwalior region of Madhya Pradesh. The medical college takes its name from Gajra Raja, a member of the Scindia royal family of Gwalior, reflecting the city's historical patronage of public institutions.
Academics
The institution conducts teaching across the standard departments of a medical college, including:
- Pre-clinical departments such as Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry
- Para-clinical departments such as Pathology, Microbiology, Pharmacology, Forensic Medicine and Community Medicine
- Clinical departments such as Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Orthopaedics, Ophthalmology, ENT, Dermatology, Psychiatry, Anaesthesiology and Radiology
Affiliated hospitals
Clinical training of students and residents is conducted at the Jaya Arogya Group of Hospitals in Gwalior. The hospital group functions as a tertiary-care referral centre for Gwalior, the Chambal division and adjoining districts of Madhya Pradesh, as well as parts of neighbouring Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.
Significance
As one of the principal government medical colleges in Madhya Pradesh, GRMC plays an important role in producing medical graduates and specialists for public health services in the state. The associated hospitals also serve as a major centre for affordable specialist care in north-central India.
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References
- Wikidata: Q5517565