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Former name | Calcutta School of Medicine (1886-1916), Belgachia Medical College (1916-1918), Carmichael Medical College (1918-1948) |
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| Motto | Jivata Jyotirmohi Awadhi |
| Type | Public Medical College & Hospital (Started as Private Medical College {1886}) |
| Established | 1886; 140 years ago (1886) |
| Founder | Radha Gobinda Kar |
| Affiliation | National Medical Commission |
Academic affiliations | West Bengal University of Health Sciences |
| Principal | Dr. Manas Kumar Bandyopadhyay[1] |
| Undergraduates | 250[2] |
| Postgraduates | 175[2] |
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| Location | ,, India 22°36′15″N88°22′42″E / 22.60417°N 88.37833°E /22.60417; 88.37833 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www |
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R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital (RGKMCH) is apublic hospital inKolkata,West Bengal,India[3] which started as Asia's first private medical college.[4][5] It was established in 1886 to ensure self-sufficiency in medical education and services in the colonial era. On May 12, 1958, theWest Bengal Government assumed management of the establishment.[6] It was under theUniversity of Calcutta from 1916 to 2003 and affiliated toWest Bengal University of Health Sciences when it was established in 2003.[7][8] The college is a co-educational institution that is recognized by theNational Medical Commission.
Established in 1886 as the Calcutta School of Medicine, it had no affiliated hospital and practiced out of the Mayo Hospital.[7] 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.[7][9] From 1918 to 1948, the college was known as Carmichael Medical College in honor ofThomas 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 honourDr. Radha Gobinda Kar who first conceived of it.[7][10][11][12] Dr. Suresh Prasad Sarbadhikari was the first President of the institution, and Kar was its first Secretary. On May 12, 1958, control of the college was passed to the state ofWest Bengal.[7]
The college offersMBBS, post-graduate diploma (DNB), post degree medical courses (MS,MD) and super specialty courses (DM, andMCh).It has a capacity of 250MBBS 175 MD, MS, DNB Seats. And 28 DM, MCH Seats. Recently Mch in Neurosurgery opened in this college.[2]
On 9 August 2024, a 31 year old second-yearfemale postgraduate trainee (PGT)(Chest Medicine) doctor at the college was found dead in the seminar hall on the college campus.[13][14][15] An autopsy report later confirmed that she had beenraped andmurdered. The incident has triggered outrage and protests throughout the country which demanded a thorough investigation while also questioning the safety of doctors and also women in their workplaces inIndia.[14]
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