Calcutta Medical College
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| Motto | Cum Humanitate Scientia |
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| Type | Medical College and Hospital |
| Established | 1835 |
| Principal | T. K. Lahiri |
| Location | Kolkata, India |
| Affiliations | West Bengal University of Health Sciences |
| Website | www.medicalcollegekolkata.org |
Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, more commonly referred to as Calcutta Medical College Bengali: কলকাতা মেডিকেল কলেজ is a medical school and hospital in the city of Kolkata in the state of West Bengal, India. It was established in 1835 as Medical College, Bengal. It is the second oldest medical school to teach European medicine in Asia and India, after Ecole de Medicine de Pondicherry (now JIPMER). On 9 May 1822, the government laid down a plan for the instruction of up to twenty young Indians to fill the position of native doctors in the civil and military establishments of the Presidency of Bengal. The outcome was the establishment of "The Native Medical Institution"(NMI) in Calcutta (21 June 1822), which later became Medical College, Bengal. The hospital associated with the college is one of the largest hospitals in Kolkata. The college imparts the degree Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) as well as specialised and post-doctoral degrees. Nursing and para-medical courses are also offered.
Medical College, Bengal was the first institution in India imparting a systematic education in western medicine. The British East India Company established the Indian Medical Service (IMS) as early as 1764 to look after Europeans in British India. IMS officers headed military and civilian hospitals in Bombay, Calcutta and Madras, and also accompanied the Company's ships and army. A utilitarian approach and the need to provide expert apothecaries, compounders, and dressers in different hospitals prompted the earliest official involvement with medical education in India. These subordinate assistants would help European doctors and surgeons who looked after the health of European civilians and military employees and also reduce the company's financial burdens by limiting the appointment of European doctors.
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