Veer Surendra Sai
Medical College
Veer Surendra
Sai Medical College and Hospital(VSSMCH) is a premier
government-run medical college and hospital in the Indian state of Odisha. Established in 1959, it is one of the oldest institutes
in Odisha for imparting highly specialized medical education at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. VSS, as it is popularly known, is recognized, regulated and
monitored by the Medical
Council of India (MCI) in charge of the medical education of India. In 2009,
the college celebrated its golden jubilee.
VSS Medical College is
located in Burla, a small town on the banks of
the Mahanadi River in the Sambalpur district of Western Odisha, 15 km from the city of Sambalpur. Known as the Education City,it is also the site ofSambalpur
University and Veer
Surendra Sai University of Technology, which are a
kilometer away on either side of VSS Medical College
The emblem adopted by V.S.S.
Medical College is dominated by the lions of Sarnath, Lion Capital of Emperor Asoka. The
three lions visible, one facing to the front and the other two to the sides
(the one facing behind is out of view) represent Supremacy and Invincibility.
The
wheel implies relentless Activity, Indefatigability and eternal Creativity.
The Caduceus of Hermes consisting of a staff of Aesculapius with two snakes entwined about it, topped by
a pair of wings represents the universal insignia of the medical profession. Citus (faster, swifter, second to none), Altius (soaring high), and Fortius (braver, stronger, robust and invincible) are
an adaptation from the Olympic motto.
In 1958, to provide a solution to
healthcare problems in western Odisha, the then Chief Minister of Odisha, Dr. Harekrushna Mahatab, took the decision to set
up a medical college at Burla, the second in the state and the 54th in the
country. Consequently, the Burla
Medical College (BMC)
came into existence in July, 1959, with 41 male and 9 female students selected
from SCB
Medical College in Cuttack to become its first batch of students.
The
College started to function in the present OCB building, under the guidance of
Prof. Dr. Radhanath Mishra as its first principal. Initially, the MCI refused
to recognize BMC, citing gross infrastructural inadequacy. So, a new sprawling
campus was designed, complete with the main college building, the hospital
building, hostels and staff quarters. Construction began on 12 February 1961.
On completion of the work in 1966, the college was moved to the new campus and
it finally received MCI approval in 1967. In 1969, it was rechristened Veer Surendra Sai Medical College in honor of Veer Surendra Sai.
Over
time, the college has added many facilities, including the following:
·
1961- opened Radio diagnosis department
·
1966- opened Orthopedics department
·
1970- opened Pediatrics department
·
1979- opened Cardiology Super-specialty
·
1980- opened Pulmonary Medicine department & Neurosurgery
Super-specialty
·
1981- opened Nephrology Super-specialty, New Obst. & Gyn.
building
·
1984- opened Genito-urinary Surgery Super-specialty
·
1985- Indira Gandhi Auditorium, Radiotherapy Cobalt-60 unit
·
1996- opened Psychiatry department
·
1997- new Central Library Building
·
1999- opened ICU in General Medicine Ward
·
2005- Regional Diagnostic Center
·
2006- Trauma Unit, Burn Unit, Neonatal ICU
·
2007- seats increased to 150
·
2008- new Emergency building, new Orthopedics building
·
2010- new Super-specialty building, new multi utility building
VSS Medical College offers
both undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the field of medical
science as well as other paramedical courses.
Undergraduate
courses
The college offers the four and a
half year MBBS course with a one year compulsory rotating
internship in affiliated hospitals to a maximum of 150 students per year.
Admission
to this course is extremely competitive and strictly on the basis of merit. Out
of the 150, 22 seats are filled through the All India Pre-Medical Test (AIPMT)
conducted by the CBSE and the remaining 128 seats are filled
through the Odisha JEE held every year. The acceptance rate to this course is
barely 0.2%, i.e. 1 in every 500 aspirants is given a place.
Postgraduate
courses
The college offers 74 places
in postgraduate courses. The admission is through Odisha Post Graduate medical
Examination and at the national level through All India Post Graduate Medical
Entrance Examination (AIPGMEE). 50% of the places are reserved for in-service
candidates. The courses award the degrees of MD or MS, in various fields.
Paramedical
courses
·
Diploma in Medical
Laboratory Technology (MLT): 30 places
·
Diploma in Medical
Radiology Technology (MRT): 10 places
·
Diploma in General
Nursing and Midwifery (GNM): 50 places
Medical services
Being the Tertiary Referral
Center of western Odisha, the college hospital caters to the needs of
approximately 6 crore people belonging to twelve districts of Odisha, four
districts of Chhattisgarh
and two districts ofJharkhand. The doctors and staff at VSS Medical College
Hospital strive to provide comprehensive, high quality tertiary care services
including specialty
and super-speciality services to all without consideration of caste, creed,
religion, sex, economic status or disability.
21
specialty teaching departments and six super-specialty departments are working
in the hospital, as follows:
·
Cardiology
·
Nephrology
·
Neurology
·
Hematology
·
Genito-urinary surgery
·
Neurosurgery
The
main building houses the college block along with the non-linical and
paraclinical departments. The outpatient
department block,
the inpatient departments of major departments, the blood bank etc. are located
in the main campus in the hospital block. Psychiatry, pediatrics, radiotherapy andpulmonary medicine departments are a short distance from the
main building.
The
hospital has a total of 772 beds overall, including those in the super
specialty departments. The departmental breakdown is as follows-
·
Medicine (4 units):
169
·
Pediatrics (2
units): 70
·
Pulmonary medicine: 50
·
Skin & VD: 36
·
Psychiatry: 20
·
Surgery (4 units):
161
·
Orthopedic surgery (2
units): 60
·
Ophthalmology: 44
·
Otorhinolaryngology: 38
·
Radiotherapy: 24
·
Obstetrics & ANC: 56
·
Gynecology: 34
·
Pediatric prehospital care: 10
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