By Dr. C.G. Narasimhan [Continued from yesterday] Honorary System means appointing private practicing Specialists in Government Hospitals giving a nominal fee of Rs.100. Earlier to the Honorary System established in Victoria Hospital from 1960 itself it was flourishing very well in Madras and Bombay States. It was introduced in K.R. Hospital in 1965 to facilitate…
Mysore Medical College Centenary : My Memories – 2
December 10, 2023By Dr. C.G. Narasimhan [Continued from yesterday] Specialities other than the main Departments of Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology were ENT, Ophthalmology and Radiology. Other Departments like Paediatrics and Orthopaedics were started in 1960. The 2-year PG courses in General Medicine and General Surgery were started in the year in 1962 with 4 students in…
Mysore Medical College Centenary : My Memories – 1
December 9, 2023By Dr. C.G. Narasimhan Mysore Medical College (MMC) was first started in 1924 at Bangalore. Later in 1930 it was shifted to Mysore city at the behest of Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar. MBBS degree of the College was recognised by the Medical Council of India (MCI) in 1933. Earlier to 1924, there was a Mysore University…
Mysore Medical College 1962 batch to install Nalwadi’s statue
October 13, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: In a momentous gesture, the alumni from the 1962 batch have initiated the installation of a statue of the visionary Maharaja Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar at Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMC&RI). This esteemed institution is set to celebrate its centenary in 2024. The ground-breaking ceremony for statue installation was conducted yesterday. Nalwadi Krishnaraja…
“My Alma Mater…Still matters me the most !”
April 9, 2022Mysore Medical College Alumni Association (MAA) is celebrating a day-long MAA Utsav-2022 at Platinum Jubilee Hall in J.K. Grounds today. Here we publish a brief write-up by one of its alumni Dr. Veena Bharathi. Read on… The 1983 December College Committee photo evoked a string of nostalgia in me. I just could not help smiling…
Achievers of Mysore Medical College Alumni Association
December 12, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The following are the members of Mysore Medical College Alumni Association (MAA), who have excelled in various fields besides winning awards and accolades. Dr. M.A. Shekar: A retired Professor and Head of Karnataka Institute of Endocrinology and Research Institute, Bengaluru and also the Head of the Endocrinology Department at Mysore Medical College and Research…
Resident Doctors continue protest on Day-2
May 6, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Resident Doctors (MD/ MS students), working at K.R., Cheluvamba and PKTB Hospitals, attached to Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMC&RI) and COVID Hospital, continued their protest on the second day today, seeking hike in stipend by sporting a black band around their arms and expressing support to the State-wide protest call given by…
Resident Doctors seek hike in stipend
May 5, 2020Wear black bands expressing their support to State-wide protest Mysore/Mysuru: Resident Doctors (MD/ MS students), working at K.R., Cheluvamba and PKTB Hospitals, attached to Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMC&RI) and COVID Hospital, today were seen sporting a black band around their arms expressing support to the State-wide protest call given by Karnataka Association…
Patients at Cheluvamba Hospital air grievances to Minister
March 9, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Medical Education Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar received a flurry of grievances from the patients and their caretakers when he visited Cheluvamba Hospital here on Saturday. The Minister carried out an inspection of Cheluvamba Hospital, a constituent of Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMC&RI) here. Later speaking to press persons, Dr. Sudhakar said that…
Lift facility for nearly century-old Mysore Medical College
April 26, 2019Mysuru: Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMC&RI) previously called as Mysore Medical College will be having a lift facility soon. The PWD has taken up the work of installing the lift and the work is in progress. The civil works is estimated to cost Rs.11 lakh and the cost of lift and electrical works…
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