Sree Gokulam Medical College is the brainchild of our Chairman, Sree Gokulam Gopalan, a multifaceted, inspiring visionary and a philanthropic entrepreneur, recognised as one of the brightest luminaries in the contemporary business world.
Understanding the relevance of education and the significance of health, specially in the rural underserved areas, he undertook establishing this institution in Venjaramoodu in the year 2004.
Originally established by the Government of Kerala as an advanced centre for medical specialties, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST) metamorphosed into an Institution of National Importance with the status of a University in 1980 under the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India by an Act of Parliament (Act 52 of 1980). The joint culture of medicine and technology that the Institute pioneered more than three decades ago has come of age and gained unprecedented acceptance in India.
The Regional Cancer Centre (RCC), Thiruvananthapuram is an internationally recognised centre providing state-of-the-art facilities for cancer diagnosis, treatment, palliation and rehabilitation and conducting a wide range of research on various type of cancers.
This state-owned premier cancer care hospital and research centre is one among 28 centres in India operating under the 'National Cancer Control Programme' of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India.
The Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram (also known as Thiruvananthapuram Medical College) is in Thiruvananthapuram (the capital of Kerala), India. Founded in 1951, it was dedicated by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and is Kerala's oldest medical college. The college was known in early records as Medical College (of Thiruvananthapuram), since it was the only medical institute in the state at its inception.
Dr. Somervell Memorial CSI Medical College established in 2002 is attached to the Dr. Somervell Memorial Mission Hospital established in 1894 at Karakonam, a village, in the southern border of the Thiruvananthapuram District of the State of Kerala. The Hospital, the Medical College and all other institutions attached are run by of the Church of South India - South Kerala Diocese and managed by the South Kerala Medical Mission.