Doon Medical College, Dehradun, Uttarakhand

Doon Medical College, Dehradun, Uttarakhand

Doon Medical College, Dehradun, Uttarakhand

The state of Uttarakhand has been bifurcated on the 9th November 2000 from the erstwhile state of Uttar Pradesh. Having a distinct geography, socio-economic, cultural heritage and different health seeking behaviours, the state planned to establish a Government Medical College at Dehradun along with two more medical colleges in pipeline.

The objective of creating a Government medical college is to not only provide cost effective health services to the entire Garhwal region of Himalayas specially the tribal and disadvantage area of the region. The districts Uttarkashi, Tehri and Dehradun where access is only possible for Dehradun apart from this medical college will help to improve access to health services for common people of this state, Dehradun is the gateway of the whole Garhwal region of Uttarakhand and it drains patients from all the seven districts of the region, A government medical college in Dehradun will not only help the population in this region to access for quality health care in a subsidized pattern but will also help in quality medical health services for the tribal and backward population of the region. It will produce quality doctors, which will help to reduce the gap of trained manpower required in the state. The medical college will also promote research and training in the mid and upper Himalayan regions specially related to health care and disaster mitigation.

The state of Uttarakhand has been bifurcated on the 9th November 2000 from the erstwhile state of Uttar Pradesh. Having a distinct geography, socio-economic, cultural heritage and different health seeking behaviours, the state planned to establish a Government Medical College at Dehradun along with two more medical colleges in pipeline. The objective of creating a Government medical college is to not only provide cost effective health services to the entire Garhwal region of Himalayas specially the tribal and disadvantage area of the region. The districts Uttarkashi, Tehri and Dehradun where access is only possible for Dehradun apart from this medical college will help to improve access to health services for common people of this state, Dehradun is the gateway of the whole Garhwal region of Uttarakhand and it drains patients from all the seven districts of the region, A government medical college in Dehradun will not only help the population in this region to access for quality health care in a subsidized pattern but will also help in quality medical health services for the tribal and backward population of the region. It will produce quality doctors, which will help to reduce the gap of trained manpower required in the state. The medical college will also promote research and training in the mid and upper Himalayan regions specially related to health care and disaster mitigation.

The medical college is proposed in two pieces of Land, one in Dehrakhas and another in Central Dehradun. Land of 11.58 acres has been identified, demarcated and transferred to the medical education department at Dehrakhas in the city of Dehradun, around 4.5 km from the teaching hospital. Drawings and detailed DPR was approved by the Government of Uttarakhand vide letter no: 1457/XXVIII(I)/2010-32/2009 TC1 dated 24th December 2011.The construction of administrative block, Department of Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry and Community Medicine is going to be completed soon. Construction of Central Library, Accommodation for the Faculty and Students are in full swing.

The proposed teaching hospital, Doon hospital of the medical college was established in 1935. It is a fully functional more than 300 bedded hospital having Central Laboratory, ICU, Emergency, Modern OT’S, MRI, CT Scan, Colour Doppler and full strength of specialists staff is available in this state of art ISO certified hospital.

 

The state of Uttarakhand has been bifurcated on the 9th November 2000 from the erstwhile state of Uttar Pradesh. Having a distinct geography, socio-economic, cultural heritage and different health seeking behaviours, the state planned to establish a Government Medical College at Dehradun along with two more medical colleges in pipeline.

 

It’s a matter of great pride to address at the official website of the prestigious Government Doon Medical College, Dehradun. With the aim of addressing the problem of availability of quality tertiary level healthcare delivery in the State and attaining self-sufficiency in graduate and postgraduate medical education & training, the Government of Uttrakhand has planned to set up new medical institutions under its ambit.

The journey that started with the ambitious targets of completing the task with minimal resources and tight jacketed schedules, has today reached a state when this institute caters to the health needs of not just patients of Dehradun but of vast areas from where patients keep coming for advanced health care. During the Covid 19 period, GDMC has been the most busy hospital of the state of Uttarakhand, treating tens of thousands patients every month.

I feel so fortunate to have a team that enhanced our vision and efforts with their special talents given willingly and passionately for the achievement of the goals of the State. A journey that started out with hesitant, tentative steps can be seen blooming with markers of diligent progress. It has been both an honor and a privilege, being part of the journey together. I wish all stakeholders to participate wholeheartedly in fulfilling this golden aspiration.

I am confident that Govt. Doon Medical college and its associated hospitals shall continue to live upto its   legacy & standards it has set in providing relief to the sick within & beyond Dehradun besides   educating & training burgeoning doctors so they may bring more glory to the exalted profession they have chosen, also to their alma mater.

 

The state initiative to set up a quality teaching facility in Medicine became a reality with the establishment of Govt Doon Medical College in 2016.  Since its inception, the institution has been growing in leaps & bounds, has already rolled out its first batch of graduates and set exemplary precedence in training young meritorious aspirants of the state in multiple fields/disciplines of medicine, moulding them into highly proficient & skilled caregivers.  The college has already started Post Graduate courses in almost all of pre, para & clinical subjects and promises to be a centre of learning par excellence with state –of- art facilities and a team of Doctors & Health care personnel, outstanding & enviable in calibre and vast experience.  The institute presently is a proud affiliate of esteemed Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Uttarakhand Medical Education University, Dehradun.

 

 It gives me immense pleasure to share with you that the college’s associated hospital, by dint of its quality & stature has been a key referral centre and provides excellent medical care and services to not only the needy from the plains & the hilly terrain of Uttarakhand but also from across the bordering states. The super speciality hospital boasts of most modern, hi-tech gadgets & equipment, investigative facilities & procedures, laboratories & operation theatres to ensure the provision of highest quality cost-effective care and thus providing the students of the college the privileges of best of learning & practicums besides exposure to ‘smart’ AV classroom teaching aids.

 

 Worthy to mention here, Govt. Doon Medical College Dehradun continues to play a pioneering & pivotal role in ameliorating the afflicted during the ongoing Covid pandemic time, has emerged as the Centre of Excellence for management of patients of Covid-19 and has treated about 6000 critical patients to date

Management
Estd.
2016
Address
Govt. Doon Medical College, Patel Nagar, Dehradun
District
State
Pin
248001
Contact
0135- 2726021, 2726020
Fax
0135-2726020