Why did you leave MAMC?

I didn’t actually intend to stay abroad. I went expecting to stay for two or three years. This summer it will turn 20. “Life is what happens while you’re making plans.” Stuff changes. I lost my job in the UK, and I had just then signed a lease to rent a house there and rented out my house in the USA as well. So I couldn’t leave and I couldn’t go home. Furthermore, I had only been gone for one year, and after the hassle of moving I certainly didn’t want to move back that soon. But I had a hard time finding another job in the UK (it would have required a new work visa), so I started a business instead. But suddenly I was the owner of a British business! This was definitely not the original plan. Finally, I came to need the British health care system. If I had gone back to the US, I would have had “pre-existing conditions” and even if I got a job, the insurance companies wouldn’t cover me. In the UK, you just get treated for what ails you, period. So I became a health care exile. Seriously. I can’t go back to the USA until I’m old enough for Medicare. Ernest W. Adams , lived in The United States of America (1966-1999) Source: Quora Digest

Since I have done my MBBS from MAMC and MD from LHMC, I think I can answer this question. MAMC is the preferred college for everyone over the others except for the girls from the most conservative families. For girls, LHMC is usually the preferred choice over UCMS. The reason for this is mainly about the reputation. UCMS loses out to the others because it was started much later than the other two. Also, the areas surrounding UCMS are rather more slum like. Because Mamc is much bigger college in terms of both area and infrastructure and associated with many superspecialities also, the quality of learning is considered better in mamc. Also, the mamc’s associated hospitals LNJP and GBPant are among the largest hospitals in Delhi. Thats why it has been consistently rated among the top 3 medical colleges in India in almost all rating lists. LHMC on the other hand is a little smaller than the others, but because of its amazing history (it is one of the oldest medical colleges in India and the oldest medical college for girls) and the surrounding areas (Connaught place is THE HUB), it remains the preference for many. All the best!! Dhawal Narang , MBBS from MAMC Source: Quora Digest

Being in VMMC for the past 3 years, I feel I could answer your query. I can only share my experience at VMMC, you could probably compare it to someone from MAMC for a final decision.Besides all the superficial things like location, infrastructure, largest OPD and other stuff already mentioned well by my junior Gorangi, let me talk about academics, which really matter the most in a medical college.During your first proff, one believes they took the best decision in their life to come to VMMC. Academics- amazing, co curricular- even better. You proceed to second year and you realise this year forms the basis of your whole MBBS. Again academics- well and good, co curricular- couldn't get better. But as you go into clinical postings, you realise there is no schedule, discipline in teaching and you start finding ways to cope up. You move to next proff, well most of the clinical lectures don't take place, even for so important subjects like surgery and medicine. I must mention that there are a few professors who are really keen to teach, but there exist only a handful of them. The same staff that sit in clinics take your classes, and they definitely do not care about your classes. Result- you are left to yourself to study. You then search for alternative ways like going to coaching classes but clinics can never be taught in classrooms. As you move to final year, you realise you'll have to put so much effort with no support from the other side to learn. Eventually you do become a good doctor because well only the cream of country gets into a government college in Delhi, and they learn to cope up even in such an environment.Two more things- this is probably the condition of every government college in this country, but you can always get a first hand experience from someone studying in the specific college.Secondly, internal PG should now not be a criteria for your selection, because VMMC is probably getting merged into DU soon, so no PG benefit. Also, even we have to join coaching from third year itself, nothing unique to DU colleges. And you can always contact me for any further information :) Anubhav Katyal , Batch of 2013, VMMC and SJH Source: Quora Digest