Assam Medical College

Assam Medical College and Hospital
Other name
AMCH
Former name
Berry White Medical School (1900 – 1947)
TypeGovernment medical school and hospital
Established1900; 124 years ago (1900)
FounderJohn Berry White
PrincipalDr. Sanjeeb Kakati
Location
Barbari, Dibrugarh, Assam
,
India

27°29′19″N 94°54′50″E / 27.4886°N 94.9139°E / 27.4886; 94.9139
CampusUrban, 450 acres (180 ha)
AffiliationsSrimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences
NMC
Websiteamch.edu.in

Assam Medical College and Hospital (AMCH), formerly Berry White Medical School,[1] is a government medical school and hospital in Dibrugarh, Assam, India. It was the first medical college in Assam and the whole of Northeast India. It is the tertiary medical referral centre for upper Assam and areas in neighbouring states, including Arunachal Pradesh. The college has been ranked 62 in the list of government institutes. It has been rated "AAA+" by the National Medical Commission with a score of 273.5.

The 450-acre (180 ha)[2] college offers numerous facilities including sports facilities, canteens, ATMs, and more. The academic facilities include laboratories, libraries, Wi-Fi across the campus, providing internet access through PCs and laptops.

The college offers admission to 200 students each year from 2019. Before 2019, it offered admission to 170 students each year.[citation needed]

History

John Berry White who founded Berry White Medical School in 1900.

The college was founded as Berry White Medical School in 1900 with a large donation from Sir John Berry White. It was renamed Assam Medical College and Hospital on 3 November 1947. 3 November is celebrated as Foundation Day every year by students of the college. The Assam government has preserved the original Berry White Medical School building in Grahambazar, Dibrugarh.[1][3] In 1910 the college imported two X-ray machines from England, which were the first in India, and opened the country's first radiology department.

On 12 February 2016, the Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare laid the foundation of a 192-bed super-specialty hospital with a 60-bed intensive care unit, a catheterization lab, and specialties in neurology, neurosurgery, cardiothoracic vascular surgery, nephrology, and paediatrics.[4]

Courses

The college provides undergraduate and post-graduate education in:

Patient care

It runs outpatient departments in general medicine, general surgery, orthopaedics, ophthalmology, ENT, head & neck surgery, dermatology, pulmonary medicine, geriatric medicine, obstetrics and gynaecology, dentistry, paediatrics, physiotherapy and psychiatry. Special outpatient departments for rheumatology, diabetes, neurology, nephrology, cardiothoracic and vascular surgery, plastic surgery, paediatric surgery, urology, cardiology, neurosurgery run on specified days of the week. Emergency services run in casualty, paediatric medicine, obstetrics and psychiatry.[citation needed]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b Dutta, Arup Kumar (25 June 2012). "An extraordinary pioneer". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 13 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Campus size". Archived from the original on 16 March 2016.
  3. ^ Patowary, Ajit (17 May 2012). "Plan to preserve Berry White Medical School building". The Assam Tribune Online. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  4. ^ Chakraborty, Avik (13 February 2016). "Stone laid for AMCH super-speciality block". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 19 August 2020.


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