B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad

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B.J. Medical College (BJMC) is a medical college situated in Ahmedabad, Gujarat India. Dr. Pranay K. Shah is the current dean of B.J. Medical College. BJMC is affiliated to Gujarat University and Ahmedabad Civil Hospital. The college has a modern library with around 500-600 students capacity.

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Renovation

There are plans to refurbish the infrastructure. State Health and Family Welfare authorities say that the college will be renovated and retrofitted. The project is scheduled to run approximately four years costing over US$200 million. The upgrade will include a new super-specialty hospital.

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