R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital
| R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital | |
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| Established |
1886: Calcutta School of Medicine 1887: Calcutta Medical School 1895: College of Physicians and Surgeons of Bengal 1904: The Calcutta Medical School and College of Physicians and Surgeons of Bengal 1916: Belgachhia Medical College 1919: Carmichael Medical College 1948: R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital |
| Principal | Dr. Parthajit Banerjee |
| Dean | Dr. Anup Kumar Das |
| Location |
1, Khudiram Bose Sarani Kolkata - 700004 West Bengal, India  22°36′15″N 88°22′42″E / 22.604167°N 88.378333°E |
| Affiliations |
1)University of Calcutta (1916-2003) 2) The West Bengal University of Health Sciences (2003-Present) |
| Website | www.rgkarmedicalcollege.org |
R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital is medical school and hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.[1] It is the first and oldest non-governmental medical colleges in Asia and one of the premiere medical colleges in India.[2]
History
Established in 1886 as The Calcutta School of Medicine, the school had no connected hospital and practiced out of the small Mayo Hospital.[2] 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, became the Belgachia Medical College in 1916.[2][3] From 1918 to 1948, the college was known as Carmichael Medical College in honor of Thomas Gibson-Carmichael, who was the Governor of Bengal when the college was inaugurated in 1916; the institution was given its current name on 12 May 1948 to honor Dr. Rath Govinda Kar who first conceived of it.[2][4][5] In May 1958, the college came under the control of the government of West Bengal.[2]
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- ↑ World Health Organization (1 January 2000). World Directory of Medical Schools. World Health Organization. p. 144. ISBN 978-92-4-150010-4.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Chakrabarti, Dilip Kumar; Ramanuj Mukherjee; Samik Kumar Bandyopadhyay; Sasanka Nath; Saibal Kumar Mukherjee (October 2011). "R.G.Kar Medical College, Kolkata—A Premiere Institute of India". Indian Journal of Surgery 73 (73(5)): 390–393. doi:10.1007/s12262-011-0327-1. PMC 3208697. PMID 23024555.
- ↑ "History". R.G. Kar Medical College. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ↑ Official website of R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital Batch 1982-1987, History of R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital
- ↑ Directory of Medical Colleges in India. Central Bureau of Health Intelligence, Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India. 1976. p. 282.