Fakir Mohan Medical College and Hospital

Fakir Mohan Medical College and Hospital
Other name
FM Medical College and Hospital
MottoCitius Altius Fortius
TypeMedical college and hospital
Established2018
SuperintendentDr. Nirmal Chandra Sahani
PrincipalDr. Jnanindra Nath Behera
Address
21°31′15″N 86°53′08″E / 21.520895°N 86.885510°E / 21.520895; 86.885510
AffiliationsOdisha University of Health Sciences
Websitehttp://blsmch.nic.in/

Fakir Mohan Medical College and Hospital, established in 2018, is a full-fledged tertiary government medical college and hospital. It is located at Balasore, Odisha. This college imparts the degree Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS). The hospital associated with the college is one of the largest hospitals in the Balasore district. The selection to the college is done on the basis of merit through National Eligibility and Entrance Test. Yearly undergraduate student intake is 100 from the year 2018. Former Union Minister Srikant Jena is widely credited to have got sanctioned grant for establishing this medical college by the UPA 2 government. It's the sixth government medical college of Odisha. FMMCH stands at second position after SCBMCH Cuttack in terms of Patients load and Regarded as Second most big hospital and college in Odisha according to Govt of Odisha( published on news paper). It is one of the preferred medical colleges among the new medical colleges, due to close proximity to the main town. [1] [2]

  1. ^ "Odisha: Balasore, Bolangir Medical Colleges to become Teaching Hospitals". 29 September 2019.
  2. ^ "17 New Medical Colleges opening in the Nation; 2330 New MBBS Seats". 21 May 2018.