The Maulana Azad Medical College is situated in the capital city of Delhi. It straddles the historic old city of Delhi on one side and the more modern Lutyen's Delhi on the other. The sprawling campus includes the college and three of its major associated hospitals namely Lok Nayak Hospital and GB Pant Hospital and the Guru Nanak Eye Centre. This institution is named after the great patriot and educationist, Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad and has been in existence since 1959.
The primary aim of this institution is to produce competent basic doctors, specialists, and super specialists. It has endeavored to promote all facilities conducive to learning and furtherance of knowledge by:
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Contribution towards national health care delivery system by providing efficient and expert medical services through the associated hospitals. |
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Establishing routine and specialized laboratories of excellence and other investigative facilities. |
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Pursuance of objectives of medical education by improving the course contents, continuing education and strengthening of research activities. |
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Extending medical support to the local authorities for health care programmes. |
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Extending health care facilities to above 30,000 rural population of Delhi through its organized centers in the community. |
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