While deciding to pursue medicine in the state of Karnataka, the first institution that strikes in your mind is Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore. The reasons therefor can be many. It is an institution coming under the umbrella of Fr. Muller’s Charitable Institutions, having about 140 years of existence, sponsored by the Catholic Diocese of Mangalore.
It has been a religious minority institution; yet Father Muller Medical College admission does not confine to a single Christianity. Eligible students from all religions, castes, creed or community can get admission into it. It was the first medical college, affiliated to RGUHS – Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangaluru, Karnataka to have got the -A’ grade accreditation by NAAC – National Assessment and Accreditation Council. MCI (Medical Council of India) has also granted its approval to this college.ge.
Though the college started offering post graduation in medicine from the year 1991, the undergraduate course in medicine and surgery (MBBS) was started in 1999. The post graduation courses are in the disciplines of medicine and surgery. It offers MD courses in Medicine, Pediatrics, Venereology and Leprology, Dermatology, Anesthesiology, Radio diagnosis, Radio Therapy and Pathology. In the Master of Surgery stream, the courses are in the areas of Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ophthalmology, Microbiology, Otorhinolaryngology, Orthopedics, Pharmacology and Biochemistry. Doctorate (PhD) course also is available in Microbiology, Pharmacology and Biochemistry.
In almost all disciplines as in MD, 2 years Postgraduate Diploma course is conducted; additional disciplines being the disciplines is Psychiatry and Orthopedics.
Besides, it offers the following Master’s degree in Hospital Administration, Physiotherapy and Medical Laboratory Technology. The bachelor’s degree is also offered in Physiotherapy, Medical Laboratory Technology, Medical Imaging Technology and Radio Therapy, as B.Sc. The 38 departments in the college take care all the educational needs in the respective disciplines including hands-on training in its allied hospitals. International collaborations with many foreign universities serve as a source for the medical students to learn the ongoing advancements in the medical fields. All these advantages make Father Muller Medical College Admission an edge over admissions in other institutions.
-Knowledge Centre- is the name aptly given to the college library; it has every required book on graduation, post graduation and diploma courses and an e-library. The library in four storied building has sufficient conference and reading halls. There is also a UNESCO Chair in Bioethics. For management quota, the selection will be based on the COMEDK results only. However, there are separate quotas for NRI candidates and NRI sponsored candidates.
Another great advantage, as is available with only a few colleges, Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore has as associate hospital, where the students will be imparted practical training. NABL (National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories) has accredited the pathology clinical laboratories of the Fr. Muller Medical College Hospital. The college has also associate concerns in the concerned fields of Homeopathy, Speech and Hearing, Allied Health Services, Microbiology, biochemistry, Nursing and Leprosy.