History - Kanyakumari Government Medical College
- Kanyakumari Government Medical College (KGMC) was started in the year 2004 with 1200 bedded tertiary care multi-specialty hospital (KGMCH), with round the clock emergency services.
- The institute is well connected by Air, Rail and Road Transport.
- The campus is a 100-acre land full of greeneries that harbors medical college, hospital and hostel facilities.
- KGMC offers services free of cost for economically deprived people of society.
- Multi-Speciality hospital with PG courses(Broad speciality – MD/MS) and Super-speciality courses (DM/MCH).
- Annual intake of 3 DM Neurology/ 2 MCH Neuro-surgery seats through NEET SS Centralized counselling conducted by MCC.
- It also provides free services and treatment under the Tamil Nadu government’s chief minister’s comprehensive health insurance scheme.
History - Dept Of Neurology
- Department of Neurology was the first super-specialty department to be started in Kanyakumari Government Medical College in the year 2008.
- The growth of Neurology as a discipline in KGMC was fascinating from a limited beginning, the department has grown into a modern multi-disciplinary field.
- Approximately 30000 Out-patients and 1200 In-patients are served annually.
- We were able to make a big leap by starting a full-fledged electrophysiology lab, sleep lab, and plasmapheresis.
- 3 DM Neurology seats started in academic year 2020-21
- The department of neurology is well organized in management of Acute stroke , Headache, epilepsy, neuro infections, immune mediated disorders, movement disorders, Dementia, Muscle disorders, etc…
- The department takes good pride in its comprehensive 24×7 services like CT- computerized tomography, MRI – magnetic resonance imaging, Pathology, Biochemistry, and Microbiology services.