Father Muller Medical College, located about a kilometre from the National Highway-17 (the Mumbai

Mumbai

Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

 - Mangalore

Mangalore

Mangalore is the chief port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located about west of the state capital, Bangalore. Mangalore lies between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghat mountain ranges, and is the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada district in south western...

 highway) at Kankanady in Mangalore

Mangalore

Mangalore is the chief port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located about west of the state capital, Bangalore. Mangalore lies between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghat mountain ranges, and is the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada district in south western...

, is a religious minority educational institution forming a part of Fr. Muller's Charitable Institutions. It is famous for being one of the oldest hospitals in Mangalore

Mangalore

Mangalore is the chief port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located about west of the state capital, Bangalore. Mangalore lies between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghat mountain ranges, and is the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada district in south western...

, a coastal town on the west coast of India with five other medical colleges
to its credit.

History

Fr. Muller's Hospital

Hospital

A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....

, a well known household name, opened its doors to the people of South Canara

South Canara

South Canara was a district under the British empire, located at . It was bifurcated in 1859 from Canara district. It was the undivided Dakshina Kannada district...

 in 1880. It started when Fr. Augustus Muller S.J., a German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 Jesuit priest

Priest

A priest is a person authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities...

 dispensed homeopathic medicines under a Banyan

Banyan

A banyan is a fig that starts its life as an epiphyte when its seeds germinate in the cracks and crevices on a host tree...

 tree. It then went on to become a Leprosy

Leprosy

Leprosy or Hansen's disease is a chronic disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis. Named after physician Gerhard Armauer Hansen, leprosy is primarily a granulomatous disease of the peripheral nerves and mucosa of the upper respiratory tract; skin lesions...

 Hospital (now known as the St Joseph's Leprosy Hospital) and then into a fully fledged hospital. Its started the School of Nursing

Nursing

Nursing is a healthcare profession focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life from conception to death....

 which offered Diploma in General Nursing and Midwifery

Midwifery

Midwifery is a health care profession in which providers offer care to childbearing women during pregnancy, labour and birth, and during the postpartum period. They also help care for the newborn and assist the mother with breastfeeding....

 (GNM) and later College Of Nursing which offered degree in Bachelor of Nursing Science.

In 1989, Fr. Muller Institute of Medical Education and Research was duly constituted. Fr. Muller's Institute of Medical Education and Research (FMIMER) started in 1991 with postgraduate courses and then went on to include other courses under its banner, including the Bachelors in Physiotherapy (1994-95), M.Sc in Hospital Administration (1996) and then Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery

Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, or in Latin Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae , are the two first professional degrees awarded upon graduation from medical school in medicine and surgery by universities in various countries...

 (MBBS) course in 1999 and thereby was raised to the status of Medical College. Fr. Muller's also boasts of a beautiful chapel - The St. Joseph's Chapel

Chapel

A chapel is a building used by Christians as a place of fellowship and worship. It may be part of a larger structure or complex, such as a church, college, hospital, palace, prison or funeral home, located on board a military or commercial ship, or it may be an entirely free-standing building,...

, inaugurated in 2005 - the Post-Centennial Silver Jubilee Year of Fr. Muller Charitable Institutions.

Administration

The college is fully run by the Diocese of Mangalore with its president being Most Rev. Dr. Aloysius P. D'Souza, Bishop Of Mangalore. Others in the administration include:

• Rev. Fr. Patrick Rodrigues - Director, F.M.C.I.
• Rev. Fr. Denis D'Sa - Administrator
• Dr. Jayaprakash Alva - Dean
• Rev. Fr. Richard Coelho - Administrator, Fr. Muller Medical College Hospital

Attached teaching hospitals

The college is affiliated to Fr. Muller Medical College Hospital. The college rural health care centre is located at Mullerkad, near Kavoor.

Students and Interns posted in the Department of Community Medicine undergo postings at Public Health Centres situated in Surathkal

Surathkal

Surathkal is a locality under Mangalore City Corporation located in the Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka state, India...

 and Jeppu as well as rural hospitals situated in Belthangady

Belthangady

Belthangady is the headquarters of Belthangady taluk of the Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka state in India. Belthangady taluk is mostly covered by forests. Western ghats provide scenic beauty, especially during the monsoon season that usually lasts from the month of June to September...

, Badyar and Puttur in Dakshina Kannada

Dakshina Kannada

- Geography :The district geography consists of sea shore in the west and Western Ghats in the east. The major rivers are Netravathi, Kumaradhara, Phalguni, Shambhavi, Nandini or Pavanje and Payaswini which all join Arabian sea. Vast areas of evergreen forests which once covered this district, have...

 district and Honnavar, Uttara Kannada

Uttara Kannada

Uttara Kannada also known as North Canara or North Kanara, is a district in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. It is bordered by the state of Goa and Belgaum District to the north, Dharwad District and Haveri District to the east, Shimoga District and Udupi District to the south and the...

 district.

The college also conducts regular health camps from time to time in far-flung areas in and around Dakshina Kannada

Dakshina Kannada

- Geography :The district geography consists of sea shore in the west and Western Ghats in the east. The major rivers are Netravathi, Kumaradhara, Phalguni, Shambhavi, Nandini or Pavanje and Payaswini which all join Arabian sea. Vast areas of evergreen forests which once covered this district, have...

 and Udupi

Udupi district

Udupi district , ಉಡುಪಿ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ) in the Karnataka state of India was created in August 1997. The three northern taluks, Udupi, Kundapur and Karkal, were separated from Dakshina Kannada District to form Udupi district. Udupi district is surrounded by Uttara Kannada district in north, Dakshina Kannada...

 districts.

Undergraduate courses

The college offers a four and a half year MBBS

MBBS

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 course affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, centered in Bangalore, India, is a unitary university set up in 1996 by the government of Karnataka, India, for the regulation and promotion of higher education in health sciences throughout the state of Karnataka....

 with a one year compulsory rotating internship. There are 100 seats of which 40% admissions are through a state level CET, 40% through the COMED-K entrance test, 15% through the NRI quota and 5% through the Management discretionary quota.
The college also offers a course in B.P.T. (Bachelors in Physiotherapy), B.Sc. M.L.T. (Medical Laboratory Technology), B.A.S.L.P. (Bachelor in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology) and B.Sc. Radiography.

Postgraduate courses

Postgraduate degree (MD

Doctor of Medicine

Doctor of Medicine is a doctoral degree for physicians. The degree is granted by medical schools...

/MS

Master of Science

A Master of Science is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is typically studied for in the sciences including the social sciences.-Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay:...

) and diploma in various specialities which include Medicine, Surgery, Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, ENT, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, Radio-diagnosis, Psychiatry and Pathology and Master's Degree (M.Sc) in Hospital Administration.

Events

The one event that manages to capture the imagination of the Mullerians is the yearly interclass competition, named "The Quest" in 2004, "The Arena" in 2005, "The Conquest" in 2006, "The Apocalypse" in 2007, "Chakravyuh" in 2008, "Argonautica" in 2009 and "Solaris" in 2010. This is one event that manages to put all on campus into the background. Fr. Muller's also conducts an Inter-College Competition known as the "Mullerfest" on an annual basis.

Every year Father Mullers holds several events. One such important event was "Deca Fest" 2010. It concluded on Sunday February 21,2010 after about 30 different scheduled events.

The college also organises sporting events which include Football, Basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

, Throwball

Throwball

Throwball is a non-contact ball sport played across a net between two teams of seven players on a rectangular court. Throwball is popular in Asia, especially on the Indian subcontinent, and was first played in India as a women's sport in Chennai during the 1940s. Like volleyball, the game's roots...

, Volleyball

Volleyball

Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

, Badminton

Badminton

Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...

, Table-Tennis and athletic meet "Velocity"- both at interclass as well as intercollegiate level (RGUHS Mysore Zone tournaments).