The following are some of the main medical colleges in the state:
1) Himalaya Institute of Medical Sciences: Located in Dehradun, this college is affiliated to H. N. Bahugana Garwahal University. Courses: It has MBBBS courses for graduate degree in medicine Contact Information: Himalaya Institute of Medical Sciences Swami Ram Nagar, P.O. Doiwala Dehardun - 248140, Uttarakhand, India Contact No. (011) (91)-(135)-2412045/2412081 Extn. 220 Email Id: hihtb@sancharnet.in
2) Uttaranchal Forest Hospital Trust Medical College: Located in Haldwani, this college is affiliated to Kumaun University, Nainital. Courses: It has MBBBS courses for graduate degree in medicine Contact Information: Uttaranchal Forest Hospital Trust Medical College Haldwani, Rampur Road Haldwani - 263139, Uttarakhand, India Contact No. (011) (91)-(5946)-234104, 234397
3) Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical & Health Sciences: This college is located in Dehradun. Courses: It has MBBBS courses for graduate degree in medicine Contact Information: Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical & Health Sciences Patel Nagar Dehardun - 248001, Uttarakhand, India Contact No. (011) (91)-(135)-2728107, 06, 09, 10 Email Id: postmaster@sggrits.ac.in
4) Government Medical College: This college is located in Srinagar,Garhwal. It is still coming up (started functioning in July of 2008). Courses: It has MBBBS courses for graduate degree in medicine Contact Information: Still awaited
What to do: While the course work broadly has the same framework in all the medocal colleges, the differentiation comes in terms of quality of the attached medical college as this gives the hands on experience looking at the actual patients.