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'''Dr. Vaishampayan Memorial Government Medical College''', is a [[medical college]] located in [[Solapur]], [[Maharashtra]]. The college was named after its founder, Dr. Vishnu Ganesh Vaishampayan (1893-1964). The college is run by the State Government of Maharashtra, India and regulated by the Directorate of Medical Education and Research, Mumbai.<br />
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== History ==<br />
This medical college in a city like Solapur which has a predominant labor population was a dream seen by Dr. Vishnu Ganesh Vaishampayan. His dream came true after 22 years of dedication and hard work when in 1963 this college was finally instituted.<br />
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Initially a private institution, this college was taken over by the Government of [[Maharashtra]] in 1974. At present the college has state-of-the-art facilities for undergraduate as well as postgraduate medical education.<br />
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Until recently the college was affiliated to the Shivaji University, [[Kolhapur]] for all the courses offered by it. Both undergraduate and postgraduate courses are now affiliated to Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, [[Nashik]] which houses around 4000 medical graduates.<br />
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== Education ==<br />
Every year this medical school admits students ranking in the top 1 percentile of the State held Common Entrance Test.{{citation needed|date=November 2016}} There are 200 undergraduate students studying for the [[MBBS]] (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) every year from 2019 earlier the batch strength was 150.<ref name="IndiaToday">{{cite news|title=MBBS admissions: Medical Council of India recognized colleges in Maharashtra : News|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/education/story/mbbs-admissions-mci-recognized-colleges-in-maharashtra/1/368890.html|accessdate=6 November 2016|work=IndiaToday|date=27 June 2014}}</ref><br />
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== Hospital ==<br />
Shri. Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj General Hospital (attached to Dr. V. M. Govt. Medical College) is a large state run hospital with over 750 beds, 1200-1500 outpatients/day, an average of 30 births/day, a casualty/emergency which attends to around 500 patients a day, a 15-bed ICU, a Pediatric ICU, a Neonatal ICU, 10 Operation Theatres, a Cardio Vascular Unit, an AKD Unit, a Trauma Unit, a Surgery Unit performing simple and advanced surgeries, a well equipped Radiology department, along with Blood Bank, Hematology, Biochemistry, Pathology, Microbiology and Forensic Laboratories. (located at {{coord|17.665878|75.911382|display=inline}})<br />
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== Medical research ==<br />
The medical school encourages its students to inculcate scientific temper by associating with several research opportunities with the departments in the hospital. The research on Pranayama Physiology by the Department of Sports Physiology is one of the recent path-breaking researches to have been conducted at the institution. Several clinical trials are run in with clinicians in the hospital.<br />
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== Medical journal ==<br />
The online ''[[Solapur Medical Journal]]'' is published by the college. This provides a platform for the publication of research undergoing in this college.<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{Official website|http://www.vmgmc-hsolapur.org/}}<br />
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