R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital

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R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital
R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital Logo.svg
Motto
Jivata jyotirmohi Awadhi
Type Private Medical school
Established1886;138 years ago (1886)
Academic affiliations
Principal Sandip Ghosh
Dean Bulbul Mukhopadhyay
StudentsTotals: (yearly admissions)
Location
Kolkata
,
West Bengal
,
India

22°36′15″N88°22′42″E / 22.60417°N 88.37833°E / 22.60417; 88.37833
Campus Urban
Website www.rgkarmch.in

R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital is Asia's first private medical college and hospital in Shyambazar, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. [2] It was established in 1886 to ensure self-sufficiency (Swaraj) in medical education and services in the colonial era. It was under University of Calcutta from 1916 to 2003 and affiliated to West Bengal University of Health Sciences when it was established in 2003. R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital completed 100 years of its service in 2016. [3] This college is a co-educational institution that is recognized by the MCI and affiliated with the West Bengal University of Health Sciences. [4]

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R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital

History

Established in 1886 as the Calcutta School of Medicine, it had no affiliated hospital and practiced out of Mayo Hospital. [3] In 1902, it moved to its own complex including a school building and hospital. In 1904, it merged with the National College of Physicians and Surgeons of Bengal and, after a period of further growth, was renamed as the Belgachia Medical College in 1916. [3] [5] From 1918 to 1948, the college was known as Carmichael Medical College in honor of Thomas Gibson-Carmichael, the Governor of Bengal at the college's inauguration in 1916. The institution was given its current name on 12 May 1948 to honor Dr. Radha Govinda Kar who first conceived of it. [3] [6] [7] [8] Dr. Suresh Prasad Sarbadhikari was the first President of the institution, and Kar was its first Secretary. In May 1958, control of the college was passed to West Bengal. [3]

Location

This college is located 11 km (6.8 mi) from the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, 4.5 km (2.8 mi) from the Sealdah Railway Station in Kolkata and one km (0.62 mi) from the Shyambazar Metro Station which runs in the Line 1. The closest bus stand to the institution in the R.G Kar Road Bus Stand. [9]

Courses

R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital provides an undergraduate course that is MBBS, as well as postgraduate degree & diploma courses and super speciality courses. These courses are offered by the institute under various departments such as Anatomy, General Medicine, Anesthesiology, Biochemistry, Physiology, Medicine, Ophthalmology, Cardiology and many more. [10] [4]

Facilities

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