Andhra Medical College is one of the premier Medical colleges in India. It is affiliated to NTR University of Health Sciences.
It is the oldest medical college in Andhra Pradesh & 6th oldest in INDIA.
History
The recorded onset of medical education in Visakhapatnam can be traced to 1902, when the Victoria Diamond Jubilee Medical School was set up in the Old Post Office area supported by Maharajah Sir Goday Narayana Gajapathi Rao and Maharani Lady Goday Chittijanakiammah.
Some years later, the Medical School was presumably shifted to the site of the present Anatomy Block. There were 50 students in the first batch who were trained for the Licentiate Certificate Standard A.
The school building was then commissioned as Medical College, Vizagapatnam and started operations on 1 July 1923, with 32 students. The college was opened informally on 7 July 1923, by Captain Frederick Jasper Anderson, IMS, officiating as principal who was also the professor of anatomy and surgery. The Medical College was formally opened on 19 July 1923, by the Honorable Diwan Bahadur Rajah PanugantiRamarayaningar, MA, minister for Local Self Government Department, the then Chief Minister of Madras state and minister for health.
[edit]Emblem
Andhra Medical College emblem was designed by Dr. F. J. Anderson, the first principal.
The deep blue background of the emblem reflects the serene Bay of Bengal on whose shores the Andhra Medical College stands. It suggests the depth of the knowledge imparted by the college.
The red cross is the accepted sign of ambulance service and stands for the motto of the medical profession viz. providing medical service to the suffering.
The trident (Trisoolam) is a sceptre of power held by Neptune, the Lord of the seas. It is the invocation to the Lord of the seas to guard the great Andhra Medical College.
The serpent in the emblem stands for knowledge and wisdom. The serpent winding around the trident signifies that the power of the College arises out of knowledge and wisdom.
The dolphin in the emblem, which reminds us of the Dolphin's Nose hill nearby, denotes permanence of Andhra Medical College.
The sheaf of wheat denotes prosperity.
'Ne Quid Nimis', the motto of Andhra Medical College, means "Let there be nothing in excess." Students are taught that even medicinal therapy must not be given in excess; thus they solemnly resolve to show moderation in all things and prevent any imbalance in the functions of college's alma mater.
[edit]Principals
S.No
Name
Specialization
From
To
1.
Lt.Col.F.J.Anderson
Professor of Surgery
1923
2.
Lt.Col.F.C.Frazer
Professor of Surgery
1927
1928
3.
Dr.T.S.Tirumurti
Professor of Pathology
1930
1930
4.
Major J.W.Ebden
Professor of Surgery
1933
1933
5.
Major F.M.Collins
Professor of Surgery
1937
1938
6.
Major J.F.Shepherd
Professor of Surgery
1939
1941
7.
Major F.A.B.Shepherd
Professor of Surgery
1941
1945
8.
Dr.T. Bhaskara Menon
Professor of Pathology
1945
1948
9.
Dr.N.G.Pandalai
Professor of Bacteriology
1948
1951
10.
Dr.M.V.Ramana Murthy
Professor of Surgery
1951
1951
11.
Dr.T.K.Raman
Professor of Medicine
1951
1953
12.
Dr.M.D.Anantachari
Professor of Medicine
1953
1954
13.
Dr.D.Govinda Reddy
Professor of Pathology
1954
1956
14.
Dr.S.Venkateswarlu
Professor of Radiology
1956
1956
15.
Dr.G.V.Satyanarayana Murty
Professor of Medicine
1956
1959
16.
Dr.K.Ramesh Pai
Professor of Surgery
1960
1960
17.
Dr.P.Narasimha Rao
Professor of ENT
1960
1964
18.
Dr.V.S.Raghunathan
Professor of Medicine
1964
1966
19.
Dr.P. Brahmayya Sastry
Professor of Physiology
1964
1966
20.
Dr.M.Y.Ansari
Professor of Pharmacology
1965
1966
21.
Dr.D.Raghavendra Rao
Professor of Thoracic Surgery
1969
1971
22.
Dr.R.Satyabhama Reddy
Professor of Gynecology
1969
1974
23.
Dr.B.Shanmukheswara Rao
Professor of Surgery
1971
1973
24.
Dr.L. Suryanarayana
Professor of Surgery
1974
1975
25.
Dr.K.Kameswari Devi
Professor of Gynecology
1975
1976
26.
Dr.K.Sanjeeva Rao
Professor of Anatomy
1976
1981
27.
Dr.C.Sita Devi
Professor of Biochemistry
1981
1984
28.
Dr.E.N.B.Sharma
Professor of Surgery
1985
1986
29.
Dr.V.S.Dhanraj
Professor of Anasthesia
1986
1987
30.
Dr.G.Nirmala
Professor of Pharmacology
1986
1992
31.
Dr.K.Veerabhadraiah
Professor of Surgery
1987
1988
32.
Dr.V.Pranava Murty
Professor of Medicine
1994
2001
33.
Dr.P.A.Jayakar
Professor of Bacteriology
1995
1996
34.
Dr.R.Venkata Ramana
Professor of Surgery
1996
1997
35.
Dr.K.Surya Rao
Professor of Medicine
1997
1997
36.
Dr.R.Ahikrishna
Professor of Ophthalmology
1998
1999
37.
Dr.K.Akkalanaidu
Professor of ENT
1999
1999
38.
Dr.A.Prakasa Rao
Professor of ENT
1999
2000
39.
Dr.K.Venugopala Rao
Professor of Pediatric Surgery
2000
2001
40.
Dr.Sasiprabha
Professor of Gynecology
2001
2002
41.
Dr.K.Raghavaprasad
Professor of SPM
2002
2003
42.
Dr.Ch.Gnaneswar
Professor of Medicine
2002
2003
43.
Dr.Ronanki Narayana Rao
Professor of Medicine
2003
2006
44.
Dr.C.V.Rao
Professor of Plastic Surgery
2006
2008
45.
Dr.G. Bhagya Rao
Professor of Psychiatry
2008
2011
46.
Dr.Vishnu Prasad
Professor of Neurosurgery
2011
47.
Dr. Santha Rao
Professor of Surgery
2012
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