Assam Medical College

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Assam Medical College and Hospital
Assam Medical College Logo.jpg
Other name
AMCH
Former name
Berry White Medical School (1900 – 1947)
Type Government medical school and hospital
Established1900;124 years ago (1900)
Founder John Berry White
Superintendent Dr. Prasanta Dihingia
Principal Dr. Sanjeeb Kakati
Location
Barbari, Dibrugarh, Assam
,
India

27°29′19″N94°54′50″E / 27.4886°N 94.9139°E / 27.4886; 94.9139
CampusUrban, 450 acres (180 ha)
Affiliations Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences (SSUHS)
National Medical Commission
Website amch.edu.in

Assam Medical College and Hospital (AMCH), formerly Berry White Medical School, [1] is a government medical school and hospital in Dibrugarh, Assam, India. It was the first medical college in Assam and whole Northeast India. It is the tertiary medical referral centre for upper Assam and areas in neighbouring states, including Arunachal Pradesh.The college has been ranked 62 in the list of government institutes. It has been rated "AAA+" by the National Medical Commission with a score of 273.5.

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The 450-acre (180 ha) [2] college offers numerous facilities including indoor and outdoor sports facilities, canteens, ATMs, etc. The academic facilities include laboratories, libraries, wifi across the campus providing access to the internet facilities through PCs and laptops.

The college offers admission to 200 students each year from 2019. Before 2019 it offered admission to 170 students each year.

History

John Berry White who founded Berry White Medical School in 1900. Bust of John Berry White at Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh (cropped).jpg
John Berry White who founded Berry White Medical School in 1900.

The college was founded as Berry White Medical School in 1900 using a large donation from Sir John Berry White. It was renamed as Assam Medical College and Hospital on 3 November 1947. 3 November is celebrated as foundation day every year by students of the college. The Assam government has preserved the original Berry White Medical School building in Grahambazar, Dibrugarh. [1] [3] In 1910 the college imported two X-ray machines from England, which were the first in India, and opened the country's first radiology department.

On 12 February 2016, Union minister of health and family welfare laid the foundation of 192 bed super-special hospital with a 60-bed intensive care unit, a catheterization lab, and specialties in neurology, neurosurgery, cardiothoracic vascular surgery, nephrology and paediatrics. [4]

Courses

The college provides undergraduate and post-graduate education in:

Patient care

It runs outpatient departments in general medicine, general surgery, orthopaedics, ophthalmology, ENT, head & neck surgery, dermatology, pulmonary medicine, geriatric medicine, obstetrics and gynaecology, dentistry, paediatrics, physiotherapy and psychiatry. Special outpatient departments for rheumatology, diabetes, neurology, nephrology, cardiothoracic and vascular surgery, plastic surgery, paediatric surgery, urology, cardiology, neurosurgery runs on specified days of week. Emergency services runs in casualty, paediatric medicine, obstetrics and psychiatry.

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 Dutta, Arup Kumar (25 June 2012). "An extraordinary pioneer". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 13 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  2. ↑ "Campus size". Archived from the original on 16 March 2016.
  3. ↑ Patowary, Ajit (17 May 2012). "Plan to preserve Berry White Medical School building". The Assam Tribune Online. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  4. ↑ Chakraborty, Avik (13 February 2016). "Stone laid for AMCH super-speciality block". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 19 August 2020.


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