Lady Hardinge Medical College

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Lady Hardinge Medical College
Lady Hardinge Medical College logo.png
Motto Latin: Per Ardua Ad Astra
Motto in English
Through Adversity to the Stars
Type Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India
EstablishedFebruary 7, 1916;108 years ago (1916-02-07)
Founder Charles Hardinge, Viceroy of India
Parent institution
Directorate General of Health Services
Endowment ₹750 crore (US$90 million)
(2024-25) [1]
DirectorDr. Sarita Beri [2]
Undergraduates 240
Postgraduates 160 (MD, MS, DM, MCh, and MDS)
Location
Connaught Place, New Delhi, India

28°38′6.3060″N77°12′44.9712″E / 28.635085000°N 77.212492000°E / 28.635085000; 77.212492000
Campus Urban, 68 acres (28 ha)
Affiliations NMC, Delhi University
Website lhmc-hosp.gov.in

Lady Hardinge Medical College, also known as LHMC, is a public medical college and hospital located in New Delhi, India. Established in 1916, it became part of the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Delhi in 1950. The college is governed and funded by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. [3] [4]

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History

Nurses at Lady Hardinge Medical College and Hospital, 1921 Lady Hardinge Medical College and Hospital, Delhi; nurses on Wellcome V0029215.jpg
Nurses at Lady Hardinge Medical College and Hospital, 1921

When the capital of British India was shifted to Delhi, Lady Hardinge, the wife of the then Viceroy of India, Baron Charles Hardinge, recognized the need for a medical college exclusively for women. She took the initiative to establish such an institution, as the absence of one limited opportunities for Indian women to pursue medical education. The foundation stone for the college was laid by Lady Hardinge on 17 March 1914, and it was christened Queen Mary College and Hospital to commemorate Queen Mary’s visit to India in 1911–12. Lady Hardinge actively raised funds for the college from princely states and the public until her death on 11 July 1914. [5]

The college was inaugurated on 7 February 1916 by Baron Hardinge in the Imperial Delhi Enclave area. On the suggestion of Queen Mary, the college and the hospital was named after Lady Hardinge to pay an ode to the memory of its founder. The maiden principal of the institution was Kate Platt and the college admitted 16 students. At the commencement of operations, the college was affiliated to University of the Punjab, owing to which the students had to sit their final examinations at King Edward Medical College in Lahore. The college eventually became affiliated to the University of Delhi in 1950; post-graduate courses followed suit in 1954. [5] Ruth Young, who, as Ruth Wilson, was the first professor of surgery at the college, served as the principal from 1936 until 1940. [6] The Kalawati Saran Children's Hospital, one of the two hospitals attached to the Lady Hardinge Medical College, was constructed in 1956. [7]

At the onset, the college was an autonomous institution managed by a governing body. In 1953, the Board of Administration constituted by the Central Government took formal charge over the management of the institution. In February 1978, the management was relinquished in favour of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of the Government of India under an Act of Parliament. [8] One of the director professors is chosen as the president of the college, the most senior post in the college. [9]

Modern form

Patients at the Lady Hardinge Hospital, 2014 The Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan interacting with patients during his visit to the Lady Hardinge Hospital, in New Delhi on October 02, 2014.jpg
Patients at the Lady Hardinge Hospital, 2014

Since 1991, the hospital has extended its services to male patients. [10] The MBBS program at the college has an admission capacity of 200 students. [11] The institution operates two teaching hospitals: Smt. Sucheta Kriplani Hospital, with 877 beds, and Kalawati Saran Children's Hospital, with 350 beds. Together, these hospitals and the parent college provide tertiary-level medical care to the city.

The college's Department of Microbiology is internationally acclaimed for its expertise in salmonella phage typing and serves as a World Health Organization collaborating centre for reference and training in streptococcal diseases for the South-East Asia region. [12] Additionally, it functions as a surveillance centre for AIDS. In 2007, the college established the country’s first Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) centre specifically for children.[ citation needed ]

Campus

The college campus features a hostel, library, auditorium, and well-equipped laboratories. It also includes a sports ground and facilities for extracurricular activities, providing a well-rounded environment for students. [13]

Library

The college's library, one of the oldest medical libraries in India, is housed in a new central library building that is part of the auditorium complex. It boasts a collection of 50,000 volumes, including a significant number of historic journals in the biomedical sciences. [14]

Rankings

Life Sciences and Medical University rankings
Medical – India
NIRF (2023) [15] 29

In the 2024 National Institutional Ranking Framework assessment, Lady Hardinge Medical College was ranked 29th among medical colleges in India. [16]

Departments

Notable alumni

The college's alumni are called Hardonians. [17] Notable alumni of the college include:

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