page_title: Goa Medical College
section_title: Organization
hierarchical_section_title: Goa Medical College / Organization
caption_attribution_description: The renovated GMC building in Goa, India
context_page_description: Goa Medical College is a government medical college and hospital in Goa, India. It is one of the oldest medical colleges in Asia.
  It is currently an organic institution of the Goa University, being its oldest unit.
context_section_description: The Institute of Psychiatry and Human Behaviour (Bambolim), the T.B. Cunha and Chest disease hospital (St. Inez), the Rural Health and Training Centre (Mandur) and the Urban Health Centre (St. Cruz) form parts of the Establishment. The college is affiliated to the Goa University and offers the MBBS course alongside several MS and MD courses. Some courses with some super-specializations are also awarded.
  Goa Medical College (GMC) and Goa Dental College are located opposite each other on the highway connecting Goa's capital Panjim with its commercial capital, Margao.  A pedestrian subway has been constructed to connect both institutes.
  As a part of their compulsory rotational intership in the department of preventive and social medicine, the MBBS interns are also posted  in the Sankhle Community Health Centre for 15 days along with the Junior Residents of the same department.
  
  The current acting Dean of Goa Medical College is Dr. S. M. Banderkar, an orthopedic surgeon.
caption: The former building is now used as the offices for the Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG).
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