* UCMS is the first Indian medical college to start a Medical Humanities Group.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Gupta|first=R|coauthors=Singh, S, Kotru, M|title=Reaching people through medical humanities: An initiative.|journal=Journal of educational evaluation for health professions|year=2011|volume=8|pages=5|pmid=21716596}}</ref> <ref>{{cite journal|last=Gupta|first=S|coauthors=Singh, S|title=Confluence: understanding medical humanities through street theatre.|journal=Medical humanities|date=2011 Jul 21|pmid=21778289}}</ref>
* UCMS is the first Indian medical college to start a Medical Humanities Group.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Gupta|first=R|coauthors=Singh, S, Kotru, M|title=Reaching people through medical humanities: An initiative.|journal=Journal of educational evaluation for health professions|year=2011|volume=8|pages=5|pmid=21716596}}</ref> <ref>{{cite journal|last=Gupta|first=S|coauthors=Singh, S|title=Confluence: understanding medical humanities through street theatre.|journal=Medical humanities|date=2011 Jul 21|pmid=21778289}}</ref>
* UCMS organised first ever 'Theatre of the Oppressed' workshop for medical students in India in 2011. Infinite Ability of Medical Humanities Group organised this. <ref>[http://medicalhumanities.wordpress.com/2011/09/05/breaking-patterns-creating-change-%E2%80%93-report-on-the-first-%E2%80%98theater-of-the-oppressed%E2%80%99-workshop-held-for-medical-students-in-india/]</ref>
* UCMS organised first ever 'Theatre of the Oppressed' workshop for medical students in India in 2011.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Singh|first=S|title=Broadening horizons: looking beyond disability.|journal=Medical education|date=2012 May|volume=46|issue=5|pages=522|pmid=22515781}}</ref> Infinite Ability of Medical Humanities Group organised this. <ref>[http://medicalhumanities.wordpress.com/2011/09/05/breaking-patterns-creating-change-%E2%80%93-report-on-the-first-%E2%80%98theater-of-the-oppressed%E2%80%99-workshop-held-for-medical-students-in-india/]</ref>
* This college is ranked 3rd in the list of Indian medical colleges by India Today.<ref>{{cite web|title=India today 2011 Rankings|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/specials/bestcolleges/2011/ranks.jsp?ST=Medicine&LMT=2&Y=2011|publisher=India today group|accessdate=2 November 2011}}</ref>, <ref>{{cite web|title=Rankings 2011|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/best-colleges-for-medicine-is-aiims/1/144080.html|publisher=India Today Group|accessdate=2 November 2011}}</ref>
* This college is ranked 3rd in the list of Indian medical colleges by India Today.<ref>{{cite web|title=India today 2011 Rankings|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/specials/bestcolleges/2011/ranks.jsp?ST=Medicine&LMT=2&Y=2011|publisher=India today group|accessdate=2 November 2011}}</ref>, <ref>{{cite web|title=Rankings 2011|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/best-colleges-for-medicine-is-aiims/1/144080.html|publisher=India Today Group|accessdate=2 November 2011}}</ref>
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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 which serves as a teaching hospital.The college is known for its quality research and ranks 7th in the nation based on the number of publications in PubMed indexed journals.[1]
Delhi University
History
Main College Building
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.
File:Gtb.jpgGuru Tegh Bahadur Hospital - Entry, Side
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.
UCMS is the first Indian medical college to start a Medical Humanities Group.[2][3]
UCMS organised first ever 'Theatre of the Oppressed' workshop for medical students in India in 2011.[4] Infinite Ability of Medical Humanities Group organised this. [5]
This college is ranked 3rd in the list of Indian medical colleges by India Today.[6], [7]
^Gupta, R (2011). "Reaching people through medical humanities: An initiative". Journal of educational evaluation for health professions. 8: 5. PMID21716596. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
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^Singh, S (2012 May). "Broadening horizons: looking beyond disability". Medical education. 46 (5): 522. PMID22515781. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
