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The University College of Medical Sciences was founded in the year 1971 by the efforts of the then [[Health Minister]] of [ Delhi]]. The Health Ministry proposed to provide medical education to every student who attained the eligibility criteria and wished to become a doctor, but it still caused a 150 or so students to be left out, even with the presence of two Medical Colleges in Delhi - [[MAMC]] and [[LHMC]]. In the year 1971 classes for the new college initially started in the makeshift Department of [[Chemistry]], Delhi University, North Campus. The students back then had their clinical postings (practicals) at the [[Meerut Medical College]]. Shortly afterwards, it was shifted to the [[Safdarjung Hospital]] in [[South Delhi]]. In 1986, UCMS shifted to its present location at [[Dilshad Garden]] and was associated with [[Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital]], a 1500 bedded institution, as its teaching hospital. |
The University College of Medical Sciences was founded in the year 1971 by the efforts of the then [[Health Minister]] of [ Delhi]]. The Health Ministry proposed to provide medical education to every student who attained the eligibility criteria and wished to become a doctor, but it still caused a 150 or so students to be left out, even with the presence of two Medical Colleges in Delhi - [[MAMC]] and [[LHMC]]. In the year 1971 classes for the new college initially started in the makeshift Department of [[Chemistry]], Delhi University, North Campus. The students back then had their clinical postings (practicals) at the [[Meerut Medical College]]. Shortly afterwards, it was shifted to the [[Safdarjung Hospital]] in [[South Delhi]]. In 1986, UCMS shifted to its present location at [[Dilshad Garden]] and was associated with [[Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital]], a 1500 bedded institution, as its teaching hospital. |
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UCMS and GTB Hospital has its own 'Kulgeet' meant to be sung at solemn functions. It has been penned by Prof Shridhar Dwivedi, ex-HOD, Medicine and presently Dean of HIMSR, Delhi. The song has been rendered by Dr Ujjawal Roy, an alumnus of the institute |
UCMS and GTB Hospital has its own 'Kulgeet' meant to be sung at solemn functions. It has been penned by Prof Shridhar Dwivedi, ex-HOD, Medicine and presently Dean of HIMSR, Delhi. The song has been rendered by Dr Ujjawal Roy, an alumnus of the institute. |
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[[File:gtb.jpg|thumb|right|Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital - Entry, Side]] |
[[File:gtb.jpg|thumb|right|Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital - Entry, Side]] |
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| Motto | 'We Dare To Care' |
|---|---|
| Established | 1971 |
| Principal | Dr.O.P. Kalra |
Academic staff | 227 |
| Postgraduates | 150 |
| Location | , |
| Campus | Dilshad Garden, 110095 (Urban) |
| Website | http://www.ucms.ac.in |
University College of Medical Sciences or U.C.M.S is medical college affiliated to the University of Delhi imparting medical education in Delhi, India. It is associated with Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital,Dilshad garden Shahdara which serves as a teaching hospital.
Location & Contact
G.T.B Hospital and UCMS are located in Dilshad Garden of the district of East Delhi
History
The University College of Medical Sciences was founded in the year 1971 by the efforts of the then Health Minister of [ Delhi]]. The Health Ministry proposed to provide medical education to every student who attained the eligibility criteria and wished to become a doctor, but it still caused a 150 or so students to be left out, even with the presence of two Medical Colleges in Delhi - MAMC and LHMC. In the year 1971 classes for the new college initially started in the makeshift Department of Chemistry, Delhi University, North Campus. The students back then had their clinical postings (practicals) at the Meerut Medical College. Shortly afterwards, it was shifted to the Safdarjung Hospital in South Delhi. In 1986, UCMS shifted to its present location at Dilshad Garden and was associated with Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, a 1500 bedded institution, as its teaching hospital. UCMS and GTB Hospital has its own 'Kulgeet' meant to be sung at solemn functions. It has been penned by Prof Shridhar Dwivedi, ex-HOD, Medicine and presently Dean of HIMSR, Delhi. The song has been rendered by Dr Ujjawal Roy, an alumnus of the institute.
Future
- Two Hospitals- Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital(to be commissioned soon) (Tahirpur) and Delhi State Cancer Institute (DSCI) http://www.dsci.nic.in/ (Functioning), will come to be associated with UCMS.
Cultural Activities
- Sports and Gym facilities are available in the college and hostel
- Every year Students Union of UCMS organises Cultural festivals Ripple and Avalanche. Ripple is the main culfest. Its a four day event organised in the month of February. It comprises events like Larjish(Fashion Show), Renaissance(Western Dance), Star Night.
- The institute has a well established Medical Education unit which is involved in student education, teacher training. http://medicaleducationunit.yolasite.com/
- A Medical Humanities Group is also functional. Infinite Ability is the special-interest-group on disability within Medical Humanities Group.
- A college newsletter titled COSMOS has recently been started http://medicaleducationunit.yolasite.com/cosmos--the-ucms-newsletter.php
- College also has an Enabling Unit for students with disabilities.
Access
- Roads
Eastern Approach Road from Kashmiri Gate and Wazirabad Road from Delhi University, North Campus, Outer Ring Road
- Delhi Metro
- Jhilmil Metro Station - Further by Foot or Cycle Rikshaw. Soon To be connected by the Delhi Metro Feeder Bus Services
Departments
- Biostatistics & Medical Informatics[8]
- Pediatrics[9]
- Community Medicine[10]
- Pathology [11]
- Dentistry[12]
- Pharmacology[13]
- Dermatology[14]
- Physiology[15]
- Forensic Medicine[16]
- Psychiatry[17]
- Medicine[18] with Divisions of Nephrology and Endocrinology
- Radiology[19]
- Microbiology[20]
- Surgery[21]
- Obstetrics & Gynaecology[22]
- Neurology
- Oncology
- Pulmonary Medicine and Tuberculosis
- Neurosurgery
Courses Offered
- M.B.B.S (5½ Year Undergraduate Medical Degree)
- M.D (3 Year Post Graduate Degree) in all Departments except Psychiatry
- M.D.S. (Paedodontics and Preventive Dentistry)
- D.N.B Neurosurgery
- B.Sc Radiology
- Pre Clinical Classes (Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry) for students of Affiliated Physiotherapy Colleges
Admission
The University College of Medical Sciences is one of the most selective medical schools in India based on the acceptance rate.
- M.B.B.S
Seats: 150
- Delhi University Medical Entrance Test (DUMET) - 85% seats are filled based on ranks in the entrance exam.
- CBSE All India Pre Medical Test (AIPMT) - 15% seats are filled in Central Quota through AIPMT
- Post Graduation
Seats in process of an increase; Current-100
- Delhi Post Graduate Medical Entrance Test (DUPGMET) - 50 % seats
- All India PG Entrance Exam (AIPGEE) - 50 % seats
Central Facilities
- Lecture Theatres
- Four air-conditioned lecture halls with audio-visual facilities.
- Three lecture halls with a seating capacity of 176 each and provided with a side room and a projection room.
- One lecture hall with a seating capacity of 80 only.
2. An examination hall with a seating capacity of about 150. This is also air-conditioned.
- Central Animal House
- Central Warehouse
- Medical Education Unit
- Nursing School
- Hostels
- G.T.B. Hospital
- Central Workshop
- Parks
Residential Facilities
'Residential Campus' UCMS and GTBH Dilshad Garden Delhi - 110095
- Two Boys Hostel - New boys Hostel for first year students; Old boys Hostel for all other years..
- Girls Hostel
- Junior Resident Hostel
- Senior Resident Hostel
- Official residence for MS and Principal
- Nurses Hostel
- Flats for Teachers and Professors
- Flats for Workers
Achievements
- UCMS organised first ever 'Theatre of the Oppressed' workshop for medical students in India in 2011. Infinite Ability of Medical Humanities Group organised this. [3]
- This college is ranked 3rd in the list of Indian medical colleges by India Today.
Other facts about the Institute
- The institute is a Network Center for the National Brain Research Centre[23].
- It is also the Nodal Center for AIDS in Delhi along with Safdarjung.
- It is the only one of just three Public Trauma center in Delhi apart from Susruta Trauma Centre, Jai Prakash Narayana Trauma Centre at AIIMS.
- It also has a fully equipped Burns Ward.
ALUMNI
Dr. Dinesh Puri, MD, Phd is currently Professor and HoD of Biochemistry in UCMS.
Dr Naveen Sharma,(Joined MBBS 1993), MS Surgery (Passed out 2002)is currently a Reader in the Department of Surgery at UCMS & GTB Hospital.
Dr Sumit Rai (1994 Batch), MD (Clinical Microbiology), PDCC (Infectious Diseases) joined as Assistant Professor in Department of Microbiology at UCMS & GTB Hospital on 1st July 2009
Dr Sanjeev Garg MD FRCA Consultant- Anaesthetics and Intensive Care- North lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust United Kingdom (1984 Batch)
Narainder Gupta (1976), MD; MSc;DRM;FRCR. Associate Professor of Clinical Radiology, University of Pennsylvania & University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA
Puneet Chandak, M.D.Radiology and Medical Informatics Department of Radiology,Brigham and Women's Hospital,Harvard Medical School,Boston,MA-
Harmeet Malhi,MD,Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN Transplant Hepatology, Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Dr. Ashish Bhatia Internal Medicine Residency (2003) and Invasive Cardiology Fellowship (2006) at the State University of New York, Buffalo.
Sudhanshu Jain, MD, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Stanford School of Medicine
Usha Verma, M.D. Director, Gynecologic Diagnostic Ultrasound,Associate Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Uma Vedala, M.D Department of Medicine, Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta GA.
Vinod Malhotra, Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology.Weill Cornell Medical College.Board Certifications.Anesthesiology | Govind Bhagat, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
Hitennder Jain.Director, Nuclear Cardiology, VA Connecticut Healthcare SystemSection of Cardiovascular Medicine,Yale University School of Medicine
Sawhney, Mandeep S., MD,Endoscopic Ultrasound; Endoscopy for Pancreatic and Biliary Disease, Division of Gastroenterology,Assistant Professor, Medicine,Harvard Medical School,Boston,MA
Puneet Garg, M.D., F.A.S.N.Nephrology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Pratima Sharma, MD Gastroenterology and Hepatology, [University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan], Transplant Hepatology, [Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ]
Rishi Arora, MBBS,Assistant Professor, Division of Cardiology,Feinberg School of Medicine,Northwestern University,Chicago,USA
Dr Sanjiv Malik 1973Indian Medical Association President and SAARC Medical Association President
Dr. Ashok Gupta 1973 Publisher & Founder, Deahti
Anil Aggrawal|Dr. Anil Aggrawal 1973 Forensic Pathologist, and editor, Anil Aggrawal's Internet Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
Dr. Anil Bansal 1974 Ex President Delhi Medical Association
Dr. A.K. Sethi HOD Anesthesia UCMS and Sethi Inhalational Agent Delivery System[citation needed]
Dr. Palash Sen, Euphoria
Dr ABHINAV AKHILESH MBBS MBA (IIM Lucknow)
Dr Mahesh Sharma and Dr Ashwani Mehta are running kailash hospital and Kolmet Hospital
Sikander Ailawadhi,MD Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine,Hematology and Oncology Univ of Southern California
Arpit Saluja, MD, Attending Physician, Altoona Regional Health System, Pennsylvania PA
Amit Goel, MD, Attending Physician, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY
Sachin Dhingra MD FAAP Pediatrics, University of Connecticut, Hartford, CT
Gaurav Rajpal MD, Fellow Regional Anesthesia, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, US
Puneet Kakkar MD,MPH( 1997 batch) Private practice ,Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital ,Family Medicine, Yakima ,Washington USA
Dr. S.K.Verma,MD, MNAMS, FIAFM,FICFMT, (1978 Batch), Professor of Forensic Medicine, University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi and Editor-in-chief - Indian Internet Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
Dr. Sunil Sharma MD FACP, (1983 Batch) Jon and Karen Huntsman Endowed Presidential Professor of Cancer Research, Professor of Medicine, Founder and Director of Center for Investigational Therapeutics at Huntsman Cancer Institute and University of Utah.
Dr Bhavuk Garg Faculty in Orthopedics, PGIMER, Chandigarh
Dr Vivek Kumar MD DM Faculty in Nephrology, PGIMER, Chandigarh
Riju Ray MBBS, PhD Immunotherapeutics, GSK Biologicals, Belgium
Lokesh Guglani MBBS MD Pediatric Pulmonologist, Assistant Professor, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit MI USA.
In The NEWS
- India Today Survey 2011 - All India Medical College Rank - 3rd (Overall)
- India Today Survey 2010 - All India Medical College Rank - 2nd (Factual) and 11th (Overall)
- India Today Survey 2009 - All India Medical College Rank - 5th (Factual) and 11th (Overall)
- Outlook Survey 2007 - All India Ranks - 5th (biomedical research)
- Youth for Equality - Founded here and Delhi Nodal Centre
- The Hindu Life & Style Metroplus http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/metroplus/article498655.ece
References
- ^ Gupta, R (2011). "Reaching people through medical humanities: An initiative". Journal of educational evaluation for health professions. 8: 5. PMID 21716596.
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