The Government Medical College, Srinagar (

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: ; also known as GMC Srinagar) is a government medical college and hospital located in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. It was established in 1959. It is the oldest medical college in Kashmir. The college and hospital are affiliated with the

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and recognized by the Medical Council of India (currently

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). The college is located in the Karan Nagar area of Srinagar, about from Lal Chowk. The girls' hostel is located within the campus but the boys' hostel is away. It has well-equipped labs. The selection to the college is done on the basis of merit through

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Associated hospitals

Currently there are eight associated hospitals of Government Medical College, Srinagar: * SMHS (Sri Maharaja Hari Singh Hospital), also Known as Sadar Haspataal or Headwun * G.B Pant, Children Hospital, Sonwar Srinagar (Bache Haspataal) * Lal Ded Maternity Hospital, Hazuri Bag Srinagar (LD Haspataal) * Psychiatric Diseases Hospital, Srinagar (Mental Haspataal) * Chest Diseases Hospital Dalgate, Srinagar (Drokjan Haspataal) * Bone and Joint Hospital Barzulla, Srinagar * Chitranjan Mobile Hospital * Superspeciality Hospital, Shireen Bagh

Alumni and faculty

* Rafiq Ahmad Pampori (former principal)

References

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