Type Public Chancellor Governor of Tamil Nadu Phone 044 2235 3093 Motto Health for All | Established 1987 Campus Urban Founded 1987 | |
Vice-Chancellor Dr.S.Geetha Lakshmi M.D,Ph.D., Location Guindy, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Address 69, Anna Salai, Little Mount, Guindy, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600032 Similar Dr MGR Educational and Rese, Madras Medical College, Sri Ramachandra University, University of Madras, Annamalai University | ||
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The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, or TNMGRMU for short, is a government medical university centered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is named after the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Dr. M.G.Ramachandran (M.G.R.) and is the second-largest health sciences university in India.
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History
The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University Act, 1987 received the assent of the President of India on 24 September 1987. By 1991, it was ordered that the Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai Act, 1987. This affiliating University started functioning from July 1988 and is governed by the said Act.
The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University is situated in Guindy in the Southern part of the City of Chennai (formerly Madras) in the State of Tamil Nadu, South India; about 6 km from the Chennai International & National Airport and about 12 km from the Chennai Central Railway Station.
It is named after the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, late Dr. M.G. Ramachandran (often referred to as M.G.R.) by the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Karunanidhi.
This is the only Medical University in Tamil Nadu capable of granting affiliation to new medical and paramedical colleges, government or self - financing; and awarding degrees (also note that until 1988, all degrees of Health Sciences in Tamil Nadu were awarded by the University of Madras).
Administration
The Head is the Chancellor, who is the Hon'ble Governor of Tamil Nadu. The day-to-day chief executive is the Vice-Chancellor
Courses Offered
The University offers undergraduate qualifications in medicine (MBBS), dentistry (BDS), Nursing, Allied health professions and Indigenous Medicine. It also provides postgraduate courses in various medical and dental subspecialities.
The future
The university is planning to set up a 500-beded hospital on four acres of land on the outskirts of the Raj Bhavan campus, with 300 beds set to be installed in the first year.
Tamil Nadu Government Medical Colleges
List of Tamil Nadu Government's Medical Colleges