Government Villupuram Medical College

The Government Villupuram Medical College is an educational institution established in 2010 in Mundiyampakkam village in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The college accepts 100 students per year, of which 85 are state quota seats and 15 are from the All India quota. It is a Medical Council of India (MCI) recognized medical college. It was opened by ex-education minister Ponmudi.The college has a 500-bed tertiary care teaching hospital. It includes a zero delay casualty and emergency ward as well as specialty departments including neurology, neurosurgery, urology and pediatric surgery. It has an on-site hospital equipped with treatment and investigative equipment such as laparoscopy, laser and MRI scanners.Motto and EmblemThe Motto of the College is "Rural Health, Nation's Wealth". This stresses the importance of Healthcare of Rural Population of the Nation, which contributes to active working people who inturn work more and increase the production thereby making the nation wealthier.The Emblem has a diagram of Sugar Cane representing the predominant Agricultural Product of the District and the Kalyana Mahal at Gingee fort. Gingee Fort was ranked by Chatrapathi Shivaji, the Maratha Emperor as the "most impregnable fortress in India" and it was called the "Troy of the East" by the British.Hostel facilitiesThe college has separate male and female on-campus hostel facilities for 250 students. It also has separate hostels for internship doctors, doctors and nurses.Central libraryThe 1600 square meter central library was built with seating for 100 students. It held 7000 textbooks and reference books as of 2015 along with 100 medical journals.