The Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University, [TTNDMGRMU] Chennai

Dr MGR Medical University has achieved a unique feat of being a Medical University to be conferred with an ISO 9001:2015 certification. Established in the year 1987, it is one of the top medical colleges in Tamil Nadu. It is approved by University Grants Commission [UGC], Medical Council of India [MCI], Dental Council of India [DCI] and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. The college offers quality education in the field of Medical, Dental and more. It has the privilege of being the second largest Health Science University. The University has been named after the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Late Dr M.G. Ramachandran.

The University is certified to grant affiliations to the colleges under Government and Self-Financing in Indian Medicine, Homeopathy, Dental, Medical and Allied Sciences. For the Dr MGR Medical University Admissions, the forms can be downloaded from the website. More than 500 colleges are affiliated to this University and more than 200 courses are being taught under the aegis of the University.

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Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai Departments:

Department of Experimental Medicine:

This department was established in 1992 with the main emphasis on HIV/ AIDS and Leptospirosis. The department achieved the recognition from Nthe ational AIDS Control Organization [NACO], Government of India in 2009 to work as the Referral Laboratory for HIV DNA PCR testing.

Courses Offered:

• PG Diploma
• PhD

Department of Epidemiology:

The department was established in 1997 with the help of the Government of Tamil Nadu.

Courses Offered:

• M.Sc
• PhD

Department of Medical Genetics:

This department was established in 2007. The department counsels and registers the referred patients from Government and Private institutions. The patients are referred to every Monday, Thursday and Friday.

Courses Offered:

• Certificate Course
• Workshops

Department of Transfusion Medicine:

The department was created to spread awareness about blood donation. The department carries out many awareness campaigns to encourage people about voluntary blood donation.

Department of Medical Education Curriculum Development:

The job of this department is to create a systematically structured curriculum which will provide the Medical and para-medical graduates with the proper knowledge and skills to carry out the health care tasks.

Courses Offered:

• Undergraduate Courses
• Postgraduate Courses
• Diploma Courses
• Fellowship Courses
• Post-Doctoral Fellowship Courses

Department of Immunology:

The department was established in 1998 with the objective to install a state of the art immunodiagnostic lab for sophisticated tests and to work on areas like Transplantation, hypersensitivity and rheumatological disorder and organ-based diseases.

Courses Offered:

• Certificate Course
• Fellowship Course
• Workshops

Department of Siddha:

The Siddha system originated in Tamil Nadu itself and is the most ancient among the AYUSH [Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy] systems. The department was established in 2007 to solidify the Siddha system and to standardize the Siddha drugs, clinical research and to impart education and to indulge in research.

Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai Infrastructure:

• The university has a regional Medical Library which provides E-questions and E-dissertations in electronic format
• An amphitheater with a seating capacity of 950
• The campus consists of 2 suites and 23 ordinary rooms

Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai Scholarships:

• The university provides Ari-Dravidar welfare scholarship by which it offers a cash prize of INR 6000/- for PG Courses and INR 3000/- for UG Courses
• The cash prize is awarded to the students who have obtained more than 60% aggregate in the final year examinations
• The university provides Annai Sathya and Rajiv Gandhi Endowment Cash Prize through which an amount of INR 10,000 is given to two students from UG courses and one student from PG courses

Dr MGR Medical University Distance Education:

The university offers few courses through its distance learning programme which are:

• Family Medicine Course
• Refresher Course in Diabetology