The Medical College
The college section is situated on the north-west portion of the campus and consists of separate blocks. These are distinguished by its architectures of red-brick. The various building are the:
The Administrative block with its clock-tower. It houses the Principal's offices, the General Lecture theatre, the largest of the three, and constructed in form of a gallery. The college library is situated on the first floor. On the second floor is an examinations hall, which also doubles up as an auditorium.
The students common room and the ex-students office makes up the rest of the complex. Adjoing the building students' canteen.
In front of the Administrative block is a small patch of lawn, sometimes referred to as "The Oval" which is also utilised as a small play ground for the students.
The adjoining building is the Anatomy department. It has the Anatomy Lecture Theatre and a dissection hall. It also houses the hospital morgue.
The next building is the Chemistry department which houses the Chemistry Lecture Theatre and the laboratories. It also has the department of Forensic Medicine and Pharmacology.
The last building is the Pathology department. It also houses the Physiology department and the Haematology labs, the department of Preventative and Social Medicine, the Pathology department with it labs and a huge pathology museum.
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