R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital

R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital
Former name
Calcutta School of Medicine (1886-1916), Belgachia Medical College (1916-1918), Carmichael Medical College (1918-1948)
Motto
Jivata jyotirmohi Awadhi
TypePublic government teaching hospital (started as private)
Established1886; 138 years ago (1886)
FounderRadha Gobinda Kar
AffiliationWest Bengal University of Health Sciences
Academic affiliations
SuperintendentSaptarshi Chatterjee[1]
PrincipalManas Kumar Bandyopadhyay[2]
DeanSaptarshi Chatterjee[3]
Undergraduates250[4]
Postgraduates175[4]
28[4]
Location
Belgachia, Kolkata
,
West Bengal
,
India

22°36′15″N 88°22′42″E / 22.60417°N 88.37833°E / 22.60417; 88.37833
CampusUrban
Websitewww.rgkarmch.in Edit this at Wikidata

R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital (RGKMCH) is a public government teaching hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal, India[5] which started as Asia's first private medical college.[6][7] It was established in 1886 to ensure self-sufficiency in medical education and services in the colonial era. On May 12, 1958, the West Bengal Government assumed management of the establishment.[8] It was under the University of Calcutta from 1916 to 2003 and affiliated to West Bengal University of Health Sciences when it was established in 2003.[9][10] The college is a co-educational institution that is recognised by the National Medical Commission and affiliated with the West Bengal University of Health Sciences.

  1. ^ "Three senior officials of the institution have been transferred and the appointment of former principal Sandip Ghosh to another state-run hospital cancelled". India Today. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Three senior officials of the institution have been transferred and the appointment of former principal Sandip Ghosh to another state-run hospital cancelled". India Today. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Three senior officials of the institution have been transferred and the appointment of former principal Sandip Ghosh to another state-run hospital cancelled". India Today. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ a b c "NMC Seats". National Medical Commission. Archived from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  5. ^ World Health Organization (1 January 2000). World Directory of Medical Schools. World Health Organization. p. 144. ISBN 978-92-4-150010-4. Archived from the original on 15 August 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Asia's First private Medical college RG Kar Medical College".
  7. ^ Chakrabarti, Dilip Kumar; Mukherjee, Ramanuj; Bandyopadhyay, Samik Kumar; Nath, Sasanka; Mukherjee, Saibal Kumar (15 October 2011). "R.G.Kar Medical College, Kolkata—A Premiere Institute of India: (Named after Dr. Radha Gobinda Kar; Born on 23 August 1852, Died on 19 December 1918)". The Indian Journal of Surgery. 73 (5): 390–393. doi:10.1007/s12262-011-0327-1. PMC 3208697. PMID 23024555.
  8. ^ "All you need to know about RG Kar, doctor who gave Asia's first non-govt medical college".
  9. ^ 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 (5): 390–393. doi:10.1007/s12262-011-0327-1. PMC 3208697. PMID 23024555.
  10. ^ Chakrabarti, D. K.; Mukherjee, R.; Bandyopadhyay, S. K.; Nath, S.; Mukherjee, S. K. (2011). "R.G.Kar Medical College, Kolkata". The Indian Journal of Surgery. 73 (5): 390–393. doi:10.1007/s12262-011-0327-1. PMC 3208697. PMID 23024555.