Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital

Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital (IGMCH), formerly the Himachal Pradesh Medical College (HPMC), formerly known as Snowdown, located in Snowdown area of Lakkar Bazaar, is a state-owned medical college and hospital in Shimla in the state of Himachal Pradesh in India.[1]

Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital (IGMCH)
इंदिरा गांधी राजकीय आयुर्विज्ञान महाविद्यालय और अस्पताल
Indira Gandhi Medical College entrance
Former name
Himachal Pradesh Medical College
Motto
सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः सर्वे सन्तु निरामयाः
Motto in English
May all be happy, May all be disease free,
TypePublic Medical School
Established1966 (1966)
AffiliationFormerly Himachal Pradesh University present Atal Medical and Research University
PrincipalDr. Rajnish Pathania
Location
Shimla
,
Himachal Pradesh
CampusUrban
Websitewww.igmcshimla.edu.in

History

The college was established in 1966 as the Himachal Pradesh Medical College (HPMC), and assumed the present name in 1984.[1]On 29 June 2013, Himachal Pradesh Health minister Kaul Singh Thakur said that Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) would be upgraded on the analogy of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Sewa Yojana, (PMSSY). The minister stated that during his meeting with Union health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad , the proposal for granting the AIIMS status to IGMC was under consideration of the government of India. The minister also added that the endeavour of the state government was to develop IGMC as a prestigious institute so that it can provide qualitative and better health services to the people of the state.[2]

Notable alumni

Department of Radiotherapy & Oncology
IGMC is to be upgraded on AIIMS analogy.
IGMC is to be upgraded on AIIMS analogy.

The Department of Radiotherapy & Oncology of this institution is an approved Regional Cancer Centre of India.[2][3] It was founded in 1977 as a Tumor Clinic of the hospital and was granted the status of RCC in 2001.[4]

References
  1. Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Official Web Site.
  2. "Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology Official Website. 'Regional Cancer Centres in the Country'". Archived from the original on 7 November 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  3. WHO India. Addresses of Regional Cancer Centres. Archived 26 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Official Web Site. Department of Radiotherapy & Oncology". Archived from the original on 14 September 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.

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