Stanley Medical College is a government medical college with hospitals, located in Chennai

Chennai

Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...

 (Madras) in the state of Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

, India

India

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. Though the original hospital is more than 200 years old, the medical college was formally established on July 2, 1938. Stanley Medical College is ranked 25th in India Today 2011 surveyhttp://indiatoday.intoday.in/specials/bestcolleges/2011/ranks.jsp?ST=Medicine&LMT=24&Y=2011.

History

Stanley Medical College and Hospitals is one of the oldest and well known centers in India in the field of medical education

Medical education

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. The seed for this institution was sown as early as 1740 when the East India Company

British East India Company

The East India Company was an early English joint-stock company that was formed initially for pursuing trade with the East Indies, but that ended up trading mainly with the Indian subcontinent and China...

 first created the medical department. The renowened Stanley Hospital now stands on the old site of the Monegar choultry

Choultry

A choultry, or tschultri, is a resting place for visitors where rooms and food are provided by a charitable institution for nominal rates.Some were guesthouses where accommodation was free of charge...

 established in 1782. In 1799 the Madras Native Infirmary was established with Monegar Choultry and leper asylum providing medical services.

In 1830, a well known philanthropist Raja Sir Ramasamy Mudaliar endowed a hospital and dispensary in the Native Infirmary. In 1836, Madras University established M.B. & G.M. and L.M & S Medical Courses in the Native Infirmary. In 1903, a hospital assistant course was introduced with the help of the East India Company. In 1911, the first graduating class was awarded their Licensed Medical Practitioner (LMP

Medical license

In most countries, only persons with a medical license bestowed either by a specified government-approved professional association or a government agency are authorized to practice medicine. Licenses are not granted automatically to all people with medical degrees...

) diplomas.

In 1933, Five Year D.M. & S (Diploma in Medicine & Surgery) course was inaugurated by Lt. Colonel Sir George Fredrick Stanley a British parliamentarian. The school was named after him by the Governor of Madras Presidency on July 2, 1938. In 1941, three medical and surgical units were created. This was expanded to seven medical and surgical units in 1964. In 1938, 72 students studied, and then from 1963, 150 students were admitted each year. In 1964, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

Sir Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan , OM, FBA was an Indian philosopher and statesman. He was the first Vice President of India and subsequently the second President of India ....

, the President of India

President of India

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, laid the foundation stone for College Auditorium to mark Silver Jubilee

Silver Jubilee

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 Celebration.

Description

The College is associated with the well known Government Stanley Hospital which has 1280 beds for in-patient treatment. The hospital has an out-patient attendance of around 5000 patients per day. A unique feature is its 8-story surgical complex equipped to perform up to 40 surgeries simultaneously, and a separate pediatrics block with all specialities under one roof.RSRM hospital is aso attached for obstetrics and Gyneacology care.

The three well known departments of the Stanley Medical Hospitals are Surgical Gastroenterology

Gastroenterology

Gastroenterology is the branch of medicine whereby the digestive system and its disorders are studied. The name is a combination of three Ancient Greek words gaster , enteron , and logos...

, Urology

Urology

Urology is the medical and surgical specialty that focuses on the urinary tracts of males and females, and on the reproductive system of males. Medical professionals specializing in the field of urology are called urologists and are trained to diagnose, treat, and manage patients with urological...

 and the Institute of Hand Rehabilitation and Plastic Surgery

Plastic surgery

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. The Institute for Research and Rehabilitation of Hand and the Department of Plastic Surgery (IRRH & DPS) is one of the best centers in Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia

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. The Department of Surgical Gastroenterology was the first in India to perform a successful liver transplant, under the leadership of Dr. R.P. Shanmugam, Surgical Gastroenterologist and the first among Hospitals/ Hospital Departments in India to obtain the ISO 9001 certification. The Department of Urology performs up to fifty kidney transplants a year.

Admissions

Admissions to 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) and post-graduate (MD, MS, other diplomas and higher specialties) are through state (85% seats) and national (15%) entrance examinations. Reservations of seats and reduced tuition are available to underserved communities. Admissions are open only to Indian citizens, and are highly competitive. Admissions to the MBBS program (about 150 seats per year) are based on a weighted aggregate of the entrance exam and high-school final exam scores. About 1 in 40 applicants are accepted to the MBBS program statewide (about 1500 seats in 15 medical colleges), and only the top-rankers among those accepted to the MBBS program statewide are admitted to Stanley Medical College bringing the effective admission rate to less than 1 in 200. Several seats in post-graduate programs are reserved for physicians in Government service.

Undergraduate Programs

The following undergraduate programs are offered:

• Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) - Basic (first professional) medical degree in India, five-and-a-half years duration (4.5 years course work followed by one year compulsory rotational internship). Applicants are accepted after the completion of 10+2 years of primary and secondary school. Only Indian citizens are accepted, as the program is subsidised by the government. The graduates of this program are eligible to register as general medical practitioners after the completion of the internship.

Postgraduate Programs

Masters programs offered include Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) and Masters in Surgery (M.S.) degrees which consist of a three-year residency. The following programs are offered:

• M.D. General Medicine
• M.D. Micro Biology
• M.D. Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• M.D. Physiology
• M.D. Pharmacology
• M.D. Paediatrics
• M.D. Psychiatric Medicine
• M.D. Anaesthesiology
• M.D. Dermato-veneriology
• M.D. Pathology
• M.D. Biochemistry
• M.D. TB& Chest Diseases
• M.S. General Surgery
• M.S. Anatomy
• M.S. Ophthalmology
• M.S. E.N.T
• M.S. Orthopedics

Post graduate diploma programs comprise of a two-year clinical residency. The following programs are offered:

• D.G.O. Diploma in Gynaecology and Obstetrics
• D.C.H. Diploma in Child Health
• D.M.R.D. Diploma in Medical Radio Diagnosis
• D.L.O. Diploma in Laryngo Otology
• D.A. Diploma in Anaesthesiology
• D.Ortho. Diploma in Orthopaedics
• D.O. Diploma in Ophthalmology
• D.D.V.L Diploma in Dermatology, Venerology & Leprosy

Stanley Medical College also offers several higher specialty fellowship training programs. These include:

• D.M. Neurology
• D.M. Cardiology
• D.M. Nephrology
• D.M. Gastroenterology
• M.Ch. Neurosurgery
• M.Ch. Plastic Surgery
• M.Ch. Surgical gastroenterology
• M.Ch. Urology
• M.Ch. Vascular Surgery

Attached hospitals

• Government Stanley Hospital, Chennai 600 001
• Government Raja Sir Ramasamy Mudaliar (RSRM) Lying-in Hospital, Chennai 600 013
• Government Hospital for Thoracic Medicine, Tambaram, Chennai 600 047
• Government Peripheral Hospital, Tondiarpet, Chennai 600 081

Student activities

SMC has an excellent Dance group named "STAN BOOTS" that has won several awards at various inter-college cultural festivals STANBOOTS was first started by group in 2002.Got first accolade in madurai medical college in 2003. Euphoria, the annual inter-college cultural festival is popular in the city of Chennai, and often receives participation from other states as well. The college has hockey

Field hockey

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, football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 cricket

Cricket

Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...

, 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...

, 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...

 teams. The Hockey team have won the JIPMER'S "SPANDAN" in 2009 which is an All India event. The students publish the yearly 'Stanley Times' which showcases creative expressions by the students. The Stanley Literary Society also promotes literature and arts among the students.

The Rotaract Club performs free medical service to underserved communities. The college hosts a company of the National Cadet Corps

National Cadet Corps (India)

The National Cadet Corps is the Indian military cadet corps with its Headquarters at New Delhi. It is open to school and college students on voluntary basis....

, which is affiliated with the medical division of the Tamil Nadu NCC.

SMC has adopted a village, Alamadhi which is in the outskirts of the city. Students visit the place every week and provide free medical service to the people of Alamadhi and its surrounding villages.

SMC has a fashion parade team in the name of "MAFIOZEE". They have won almost all major competitions held in Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry.

Student facilities

There are separate boarding and lodging facilities (hostels) for male and female students. The men's hostel has separate kitchen and dining facilities for undergraduates, house surgeons and postgraduates respectively. The sport facilities are well maintained. The campus has a basketball court. The campus itself is a pleasant one with lots of trees and well-maintained gardens. Three new hostels are being built behind the paediatrics block having accommodation for around 1200 students.

Classes (with year of entry)

This institution is known for the quality of its students and the camaraderie among them. Old Stanleans Day, the annual alumni reunion, takes place on the last Sunday of January every year.
Every class of MBBS students has assigned to itself a name denoting the year of entry. Recent years are:

• Stanlumini69
• The Batch of 1977 (Website)
• Stanley '86
• Stanley '87 (Groups)
• Stanley '88 (Website) (Groups)
• Stanley '89 (Website)
• Stanley '90 Batch (Website)(Groups)
• Jalaccans 1991 (Website)(FORUM)
• Legaxie 1992 (Website)
• Frenzy 1993
• Elysee 1994 (Mailing list)
• Nexus 1995 (Website)
• Naviyam 1996
• Ailanto 1997
• Swazam 1998
• Ascelpians 1999
• Swedham 2000
• Zophureo 2001
• Sparizm 2002
• Caduceus 2003
• Veovyanz 2004
• Morpheuz 2005
• Juventaz 2006
• ZwaggerZ 2007
• Zepherus 2008
• AltheanZ 2009

USA Stanley Medical College Alumni Meetings

Since 1990 regular alumni meetings were made possible by dynamic Stanleans. In these meetings, there are certified continuing medical education lectures, delivered by world expert Stanleans from a variety of medical fields. Also there are recreational activities, net-working, cocktail receptions, banquets, facilitating peer-learning in both personal and professional life dimensions, along with reminiscing Stanley life. Inspirational discussions include details and prior experiences regarding "giving back" to Stanley Medical College and to the under privileged community living in India.

Office bearers of this alumni are: Drs Manohar N Nallathambi, Praksh Rao, and Ramakrishna

Alumni meeting locations:

• 1990 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• 1991 - San Antonio, Texas
• 1992 - Boston, Massachusetts
• 1993 - Las Vegas, Nevada
• 1994 - Chicago, Illinois
• 1995 - London, UK
• 1996 - Bahamas Cruise
• 1997 - Chennai, India
• 1998 - New York
• 1999 - Atlanta, Georgia
• 2000 - Egypt
• 2002 - Los Angeles, California
• 2005 - Italy
• 2006 - Kenya
• 2010 - Savannah, Georgia
• 2012 - being planned to be held on "Palace on Wheels, India"

Notable faculty and alumni=

• Vilayanur S. Ramachandran
  Vilayanur S. Ramachandran
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  , World renowned Neurologist and Cognitive Science
  Cognitive science
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   researcher
• Dr.Govindappa Venkataswamy ( Dr V) founder of Aravind Eye Hospitals
• Prof. R. Venkataswami, founder of IRRH & DPS (Hand Rehabilitation / Plastic Surgery)
• Cardiothoracic surgeon
  Cardiothoracic Surgery
  Cardiothoracic surgery is the field of medicine involved in surgical treatment of diseases affecting organs inside the thorax —generally treatment of conditions of the heart and lungs .-Cardiac / Thoracic:...
  
   Dr. T. Thomas The first Indian Cardiothoracic surgeon.
• Dr. C. Palanivelu, Minimal Access Surgeon, Gastroentrology, founder of Gem Hospital, Coimbatore
• Mohammed Rela
  Mohammed Rela
  Dr. Mohamed Rela, is an Indian surgeon known for his expertise on liver transplantation, Hepatopancreatobiliary. He is one of the World's top liver transplant surgeons from the King's College Hospital, London. He made his name in the Guinness Book of Records in 2000...
  
  , liver transplant surgeon at the King's College Hospital
  King's College Hospital
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• Dr. Prathap C. Reddy
  Prathap C. Reddy
  Dr Prathap C Reddy ,M.D, MBBS, FCCP, FICA, FRCS is a cardiologist and entrepreneur who founded the first corporate chain of hospitals in India – the Apollo Hospitals Group....
  
  , founder of Apollo Hospitals
  Apollo Hospitals
  Apollo Hospitals is a major hospital chain based in Chennai, India. It was founded by Dr. Prathap C. Reddy in 1983. Apollo is private healthcare provider in Asia with hospitals in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Ghana, Nigeria, Republic of Mauritius, Qatar,Oman and Kuwait.Several of the group's...
  
  .
• Dr David Jayakar, Director of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Chicago, USA
• Dr. Bala Jaganathan, Medical & Surgical Simulation Technology,University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA
• Dr AN. Subramanian Consultant Colorectal Surgeon and Lead Clinician, Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Trust, England
• *Prof. I. R. Francis, Professor of Radiology and the Associate Chair for Research. He also serves as the Director of the Tumor Imaging Core at the University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
• Dr.Mirudhubashini Govindarajan
  Mirudhubashini Govindarajan
  Mirudhubashini Govindarajan is an Indian born, women’s healthcare expert. She has been providing comprehensive women's healthcare and infertility management for the over 25 years in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.- Background :...
  
  , Infertility Expert
• Dr.Lalitha kameswaran, A notable Pharmacologist and First Vice-Chancellor of Tamil Nadu Dr.MGR Medical University
• Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran
  Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran
  Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran is the current Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner for the County of Los Angeles.Sathyavagiswaran was elected Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner in 1992 after fourteen years as a deputy medical examiner. He was the medical examiner during the O. J. Simpson murder case and...
  
  Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner for the County of Los Angeles

External links

• The Stanley Medical College Network is a website run by Stanlean Alumni since 1999 to bring together students, faculty, staff and alumni of SMC from all over the world.
• Dept of Medicine, Stanley Medical College - Currently offline.
• Article in The Telegraph about Stanley Medical College and Hospitals
• Stanley Medical college listing on iRADiX iRADiX is free Radiology resource with information about Radiology Departments including Stanley Hospital.
• The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University (TNMMU), the affiliating body for all medical colleges in Tamil Nadu state, including SMC
• Number of seats available in various medical education programs under TNMMU.
• Common Admissions through the State Entrance Examination for in-state MBBS applicants, The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University.
• Credential verification and attestation services for degrees and certificates awarded by the University.
• All India PreMedical Test, the entrance test for out-of-state MBBS applicants.