Indira Gandhi Medical College
इंदिरा गांधी राजकीय आयुर्विज्ञान महाविद्यालय | |
 Indira Gandhi Medical College entrance | |
Former name | Himachal Pradesh Medical College |
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| Motto | सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः सर्वे सन्तु निरामयाः |
Motto in English | May all be happy, May all be disease free, |
| Type | Public Medical School |
| Established | 1966 |
| Affiliation | Formerly Himachal Pradesh University present Atal Medical and Research University |
| Principal | Dr. Rajnish Pathania |
| Location | , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www |
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Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC), formerly the Himachal Pradesh Medical College (HPMC), formerly known as Snowdown, located in Snowdown area of Lakkar Bazaar, is a state-owned medical college and hospital in Shimla in the state of Himachal Pradesh in India. It was established in 1966 as the Himachal Pradesh Medical College (HPMC), and assumed the present name in 1984.
History[edit | edit source]
On 29 June 2013, Himachal Pradesh Health minister Kaul Singh Thakur said that Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) would be upgraded on the analogy of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Sewa Yojana, (PMSSY). The minister stated that during his meeting with Union health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad , the proposal for granting the AIIMS status to IGMC was under consideration of the government of India. The minister also added that the endeavour of the state government was to develop IGMC as a prestigious institute so that it can provide qualitative and better health services to the people of the state.
Notable alumni[edit | edit source]
- Dr. Randeep Guleria - Director, AIIMS, New Delhi
- Dr. Jagat Ram - Former director, PGIMER, Chandigarh
- Arvind Rajwanshi - Director, AIIMS Raebareli
Department of Radiotherapy & Oncology[edit | edit source]
The Department of Radiotherapy & Oncology of this institution is an approved Regional Cancer Centre of India. It was founded in 1977 as a Tumor Clinic of the hospital and was granted the status of RC
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