KAP Viswanathan Government Medical College, Tiruchirappalli, established in 1998, is the major government medical institution for central Tamil Nadu. Affiliated with The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University and recognized by the NMC, it offers MBBS (150 seats), MD/MS programs (104 PG seats), and super-specialty courses (6 SS seats). The attached Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital is a major 1,500+ bed facility.