Government Medical College¸ Miraj

PHONE No.: 0233 2232090¸ 2232099, ,

EMAIL: [email protected]

WEB SITE: www.gmcmiraj.edu.in

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COURSES:

MBBS
MS
MD

DIPLOMA IN :
Clinical Pathology
Obstetrics / Gynaecology

DESCRIPTION :

As Government Medical College¸ Miraj¸ previously known as Miraj Medical College successfully completes 52 years¸ it may be difficult for visualize the early days when this medical college was almost literally started on a shoestring !

Since the times as a provincial state in the pre-independent era¸ Miraj boasted of good quality medical care. Dr.Gopalrao Govindrao Watwe was the first Indian doctor in Miraj. With his help¸ In 1864 his Highness Shrimant Patwardhan started first Government Hospital in Miraj.

In 1892¸ Sir William Wanless established various health care institutes in Miraj. Most prominent among these is the Wanless Hospital including the Pharmacy College.

Early in 1961¸ under the leadership of Shri. Vasantrao (Dada) Patil¸ (then the M.L.A.) a Provisional Medical college committee was formed in Sangli with a view to promote the development of new Government medical college in this southern part of Maharashtra state. This committee approached the authorities of the Wanless Hospital¸ Miraj ? a private Christian hospital ? to enter into an agreement to serve as a teaching hospital for the proposed new Govt. medical college. This was a bold departure¸ in the interest of patient care¸ from the traditional patterns- a Government Medical college with a single private hospital as the teaching hospital of the college.