Melaka Manipal Medical College, Manipal

Melaka Manipal Medical College Manipal (MMMC) is one of the most recognised medical colleges integrated in 1997. Situated in Manipal, Karnataka, this constituent college has campuses of 3. 29 acres of area. MMMC offers two specialised medical programmes: MBBS and BDS, having a student capacity of 615 and a faculty count of 127 ($E39).

This has been the main success when it comes to the college since it focuses on the delivery of efficient and effective medical education. In this connection, MMMC was a co-educational establishment that allows sexes equal opportunities in preparation for medical careers. The college has the necessary infrastructure and tools to enhance student’s learning processes and healthy development.

It also assumes the role of a reference centre pertaining to medical literature and periodicals. The provision of departmental-based laboratories is mutually beneficial to students as they practice in different medical fields. For this reason, the college has a strong IT outlook that provides students with the latest in the technology, hence a better learning experience.

For a physical health point of view and recreational purposes, MMMC boasts of first-rate sporting amenities. Further, the college has hostels for both male and female students, but separate, to enable the students to have a comfortable and conducive place to live as they study. The academic programmes offered in the MMMC are planned and designed to respond to the increasing needs of the health profession.

The college provides two full-time courses : the six-year MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery) programme and the five-year BDS (Bachelor of Dental Surgery) programme. Such fully integrated courses have the broad aim of graduating qualified medical practitioners knowledgeable with every modern development in their area of practice.

At the end of this academic year, MMMC had 615 enrolled students, which gives the college a good student/faculty ratio, hence a good student/teacher ratio, good for quality learning. At the end, Melaka Manipal Medical College, Manipal, has an admission process meant for proper screening in order to select those students who would best fit in the medical programmes offered there.