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Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital (CNMCH) is a public medical college and hospital in Kolkata, India. It was founded in 1921 as a product of the Non-cooperation movement and is affiliated to the West Bengal University of Health Sciences.
Learn about the history, politics, achievements and notable alumni of one of the oldest medical colleges in India. Founded in 1835 by Lord William Bentinck, it is also known as Calcutta Medical College and located in College Street, Kolkata.
R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital is a public government teaching hospital in Kolkata, India, established in 1886 as Asia's first private medical college. It offers various medical courses and has several notable alumni, but also faced a tragic incident of rape and murder of a doctor in 2024.
Moumita Debnath, a trainee doctor at R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, was raped and murdered in a college building on 9 August 2024. The case sparked nationwide and international protests, and led to the arrest of a civic volunteer and the former principal of the college over financial irregularities.
Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research and Seth Sukhlal Karnani Memorial Hospital (abbreviated as IPGMER and SSKM Hospital), colloquially known as P. G. Hospital, is a public medical college and hospital located in Kolkata, India. It is a national research institute.
Ten medical colleges are located in the Kolkata metropolitan area which act as tertiary referral hospitals in the state. [5] [6] Calcutta Medical College, founded in 1835, was the first Asian institution to teach modern medicine. [7] These facilities are inadequate to meet the healthcare needs of the city.
A medical institute in Kolkata, India, dedicated to tropical diseases. Established in 1914 by Leonard Rogers, it has produced prominent researchers and alumni in the field of tropical medicine.
ESI-PGIMSR & ESIC Medical College, Kolkata, also known by its full name Employees State Insurance-Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences and Research & Employees State Insurance Corporation Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, is a NMC recognised medical college [2] established in 2013 under the aegis of the ESI Corporation, an autonomous body, controlled by Government of India.