Government Medical College, Miraj, Miraj

A new medical college was started in Miraj by government of Maharashtra in 1962 when the first batch of students were admitted. At the beginning the college was located in the premises of Wanless Hospital,Miraj. College acquired huge land outside Miraj on Pandharpur road.Then Anatomy, Physiology departments were built seperately. Department of Pathology, Pharmacology and Forensic Medicine were located in the Wanless hospital premises. The college was affiliated to Shivaji University, Kolhapur till the starting of seperate university for medical sciences called Maharashtra University of Health Sciences ( MUHS) which is located in Nasik .