LIST OF MEDICAL COLLEGES IN ORISSA | TOP MEDICAL INSTITUTES IN BHUVANESHWAR
The Medical Council of India currently (2014) fully recognizes 381 medical colleges, which will train 50,078 medical students. The Medical Council of India’s motto is to provide quality medical care to all Indians through promotion and maintenance of excellence in medical education. Its website maintains an up-to-date list.
India’s medical schools are usually called medical colleges. Medical school quality is controlled by the central regulatory authority, the Medical Council of India, which inspects the institutes from time to time and recognises institutes for specific courses.Indian states with the most medical colleges include Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh. States with the fewest include Manipur, Tripura, Chandigarh, Goa, and Sikkim.
Following is a list of best medical colleges in Orissa:
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar
Location: Bhubaneswar, Odisha (Orissa)
Website: http://www.aiimsbhubaneswar.edu.in/
Type: Autonomous College
- Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar
Location: Bhubaneswar, Odisha (Orissa)
Website: http://www.kiit.ac.in
Type: Deemed University
Contact: 0674-2725113, 0674-2378550
- Siksha O’ Anusandhan University, Bhubaneshwar
Location: Bhubaneswar, Odisha (Orissa)
Website: http://soauniversity.ac.in/home/soa/home
Type: Deemed University
Contact: +91-674- 2350635, 2350791, Fax: +91- 674- 2350642
- MKCG Medical College, Berhampur
Location: Berhampur, Odisha (Orissa)
Website: http://www.mkcgmch.org/
- SCB Medical College, Cuttack
Location: Cuttack, Odisha (Orissa)
- Veer Surendra Sai Medical College and Hospital, Burla
Location: Burla, Odisha (Orissa)
Website: http://www.vssmedical.net/
- Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, Bhubaneswar
Location: Khordha,
Website: http://soauniversity.ac.in/home/ims
The basic medical qualification obtained in Indian medical schools is MBBS. The MBBS course is four-and-a-half years, followed by one year of Compulsory Rotating Residential Internship (CRRI). The MBBS course is followed by MS, a post-graduation course in surgical specialties, MS or MD and DNB (Highly qualified P.G. and Super specialization), which are postgraduate courses in medical specialties usually of three years duration, or by diploma postgraduate courses of two years duration. Super or sub-specialties can be pursued and only a MS or MD holder is eligible. A qualification in a super- or sub-specialty is called DM or M.Ch.
In most Indian states, entry to medical education is based on entrance examinations. Some prestigious institutes like the All India Institute of Medical Sciences(AIIMS), Christian Medical College & Hospital (CMCH) Vellore, Kasturba Medical College (Manipal and Mangalore), Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), St. John’s Medical College (Bangalore) and National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS)conduct entrance tests at the national level and attract candidates from all over India.