It is edited by Dr. P.V. Ramachandran, assisted by a team of editors including Dr. Vinod Scaria, Dr. Johnson Francis, and Dr. Varghese Thomas. The journal recently caught the Headlines in both regional and national newspapers by becoming one of the most accessed medical journals in India. The journal was hailed as a good example how developing countries can leverage themselves to success in the Open Access arena.
The CalicutMedical College was established in 1957 as the second medical college in Kerala, India.
It is affiliated to the University of Calicut and serves 2/5 of the population of Kerala.
The consolidation of undergraduate medical education was achieved in the 1960s and the 1970s witnessed the establishment and expansion of postgraduate medical education in the various branches of medical science.