Andhra Medical College is a public medical college in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India, and affiliated to Dr. YSR University of Health Sciences. It is the oldest medical college in Andhra Pradesh, the sixth oldest & one of the top medical colleges in India. It is recognized by the Medical Council of India.

Emblem

Andhra Medical College emblem was designed by Dr. F. J. Anderson, the first principal.

Renovation

In the year 2020, Dr Sudhakar, principal, Andhra Medical College (AMC), had disclosed the modernisation plan for the hospital. A plan is being designed to have vertical buildings which will accommodate all the departments of the college. A sum of ₹120 crores had been earmarked for this purpose. It is proposed to demolish the Panagal building in the campus and a seven-storey building is planned to be constructed in its place. The building is proposed to accommodate all departments from anatomy to community medicine and even pre-clinical and para-clinical departments.

Principals

Departments

Library

Andhra Medical College Central library was established in 1930. By 1987, the library had a collection of 32,000 books and 107 journals. Recently an independent library building complex was constructed in front of the Panagal building (main building/office) and near the house surgeons and postgraduates men's hostel.

Teaching hospitals

These Teaching Hospitals are attached with the Andhra Medical College:

Hostels

The Andhra Medical College provides separate hostels for men, women, house-surgeons and postgraduates.

The wings of AMC

Dr R Rednam Surya Prasada Rao professor of ophthalmology who trained many ophthalmologist is considered teacher per excellence As an honor Government Regional Eye Hospital was named after him. Dr M Suryanarayana Murthy professor of Ophthalmology was considered as one of the greatest teachers which Andhra Medical College ever produced. His encyclopedic knowledge use to enthrall the students. He was called the "Walking Duke Elder" ho wrote 16 volumes on eye called the system of Ophthalmology.

AMCOSA

Andhra Medical College Old Student's Association (AMCOSA) was formed by the efforts of Prof. P. Brahmayya Sastry and Dr. C. Vyaghreswarudu. The first AMCOSA day was celebrated on 28 January 1967, which was inaugurated by Lt.Col. Dr. M. V. Ramana Murthy, who was the last Surgeon General of the combined Madras Province.

Notable people