Burdwan Medical College and Hospital

The college was ranked among top medical colleges in India in 2021. All India ranking 51-100 and state ranking 3–5.

It was a convention in the small town of Burdwan on 13 July 1907 where the decision was made to build up a hospital in the Burdwan town. In this respect, the Frazer Hospital was inaugurated on 9 November 1910 with 127 indoor beds.

Ronaldshay Medical School was formed in 1921. However, it was closed in 1958 as per the recommendation of the Bhore committee 1947 in the independent India.

It was a convention in the small town of Burdwan on 13 July 1907 where the decision was made to build up a hospital in the Burdwan town. In this respect, the Frazer Hospital was inaugurated on 9 November 1910 with 127 indoor beds.

Ronaldshay Medical School was formed in 1921. However, it was closed in 1958 as per the recommendation of the Bhore committee 1947 in the independent India.

Later, the proposal of establishing a Medical College at Burdwan was put. That time the Chief Minister of West Bengal was Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy who agreed to the proposal. People of Burdwan still remembers thank the visionaries like District board chairperson Jitendtranath Mitra, Maharajkumar Abhaychand, Dr. Narottam Samanta, Dr. Sailendranath Mukhopadhyay, Dr. Sailendranath Bhattacharya for development of medical infrastructure in Burdwan.

The Frazer Hospital was renamed to Bijoy Chand Hospital or ‘BC Hospital’ which was named after the ‘Maharajadhiraj’ of Burdwan, Bijay Chand Mahtab. It remained as the district hospital of Burdwan till it was attached to Burdwan Medical College and renamed as the Burdwan Medical College Hospital. The ‘grand’ century old red coloured building of the BC Hospital is still a part of the present hospital and attracts a sense respect in the minds of the medicos as well as general people.

The initially approved beds when it was converted into a teaching hospital were 759. Gradually, it increased to 2099 number of sanctioned beds at present. The patient load in this hospital always remained very high and the patients from nearby 5-6 districts and neighboring states also visit this hospital. For an example, only the number of deliveries in the hospital reached nearly 30,000/ year. Renovation and up-gradation of several departments are done in the recent past and many works are under progress. The growing need of the people has raised concern in the minds of the administration and there is lot to be done. The whole hospital provides free of cost treatment as per the present policy of the Government and there is no paying or private bed in the hospital.

Other than the original hospital campus, an annex campus is now there as the Super-specialty hospital, at Bamchandaipur on the NH2. This campus is approximately 7–8 km from the main hospital and is developed after modifying the Anamay Gramin (Rural) Hospital. Presently the Cardiology and Neurology wards are located in this campus with indoor, OPD, Cath lab, CT Scan and Pharmacy facilities. However, emergency patients are admitted only after referral from the main hospital. Post-doctoral trainees (DM) of Cardiology and Neurology get their training here.

Today's Burdwan Medical College was established as 'Burdwan University Medical College' by the University of Burdwan in 1969. It was a humble beginning in a hollow brick building (Primary school). Foundation was laid down by the then Honourable Health Minister Late Nani Bhattacharyya.

The first batch of 50 medical students, though enrolled in 1969, had been shifted to different Medical Colleges of Kolkata because the infrastructure was inadequate to run the MBBS program. The development process was geared up to fulfill the requirements of a medical education. The next batch of students enrolled in 1970 and remained at Burdwan to complete their MBBS from this brand new medical institution of West Bengal. However, it took eight years for the first batch to complete their MBBS degree. The official first batch therefore became doctors only in 1978. Their MBBS degree was granted by the MCI was included as recognized medical qualification. In the later years many of these batches of students became great clinicians or academicians and gradually became stalwarts in their fields.

The political unrest in the parts of West Bengal that time was not healthy for the growth and development of the newborn Medical College that time. The students fumed up on protests several times due to the neglects on their studies. Subsequently, due to enormous agitation on the part of the students, West Bengal Government took over the Medical College from the University of Burdwan on 4 August 1976. The college grew up steadily into an academic hub and in 2000, the annual intake of MBBS students were increased to 100. Since 2013, Medical Council of India has permitted the college for intake of 150 MBBS students annually. Current batch strength is increased to 200 undergraduate students per year as 50 seats have been increased due to implementation of EWS quota in higher studies. Presently, other than medical graduates, the institution is the knowledge hub for nearly 186 post graduates and 3 super-specialties per batch.

The super speciality wing of BMC is named as SSWH, Anamay which is situated in Anamay near national highway. Here Cardiology, Neurology, Gastroenterology, Nephrology, Urology, Medical and Surgical Oncology, CTVS, Neurosurgery departments are located.

Though the department of Community Medicine and Family Medicine is located in the academic campus of Burdwan Medical College, a separate Center for Family Medicine is located inside the main hospital campus. This department is headed by eminent research personality Prof. Dr. Dilip K. Das, M.D. (AIIMS, New Delhi).

A separate Center for Community Medicine is located at Alamgunj, about 20 km (12 mi) away from main campus in the district of Purba Bardhaman.

Another community health center run by Department of Community Medicine, BMC is located at Jurjhurephul, Purba Bardhaman.

The rural posting of Burdwan Medical College is done at Rural Campus of BMC which is associated with Bhatar Rural Hospital. The intern doctors run this hospital during their Center for Community Medicine Rural Posting.

It is located near Bamchandaipur on the NH2. This Trauma centre is associated with Anamay SSWH. Burn unit, Plastic Surgery department, Skin bank are proposed to be set up along with trauma center. Presently the BURN UNIT is located inside Main Hospital Campus.

It is located inside the Main Hospital Campus. This department is headed by Prof. Dr. Mousumi Bandyopadhyay, M.D.(RP Center for Ophthalmic Sciences, AIIMS, New Delhi). Here is fully functional Operation theatre with latest and advanced technology for eye care and surgeries.

This is also located in the Main Hospital Campus and headed by Prof. Dr. S. Ghosh (Formally associated with ENT Hospital, IPGMER, Apex ENT Hospital of WB). Famous young researcher Dr. Ritam Ray is associated with this center. Here is fully functional Operation theatre with latest and advanced technology for ENT care and surgeries. Also thyroid surgeries are performed here.

The new campus for Radiotherapy and Cancer Research Hospital is under construction in the Baburbag locality of Burdwan, around a kilometer away from main hospital campus.

It is famously known as Burdwan Dental College. It is located in the Power House Para of Burdwan, about a kilometer away from the main hospital Campus. About 100 BDS students and 60 MDS students take admission in various disciplines every year. It is No. 2 dental institute in the state.

This is situated just nearby the Main College Campus. Various nursing courses are running here with full functionalities. Annual intake is around 500 nursing students in various UG, PG and Doctoral courses. This is also a government approved nursing school of West Bengal.

Different paramedical courses are running here under the banner of main college, Burdwan Medical College. Diploma, Bachelor and Masters' courses are running here. Annual intake is around 100 students. This is partially government founded.

It is mainly headed by Students' union of BMC, namely BMCSU.

Spandana: Annual Function, two-day long event

Roshnai: five-day long intracollege social event

Bonzournova: Fresher's Party

This is headed by eminent professors, PGTs and PDTs. They are all associated with various research activities. Institute's own peer-reviewed research journal publication is on the way.

It is going to be implemented soon.

Its nearest railway station is Burdwan, while the nearest airport is Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata, 100 km (62 mi).

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"Latest assessment Report and Mention of Official website" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 May 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2013.

• Details of Burdwan Medical College on MCI's Web Portal
• Report by MCI
• the official website of Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan
• the official website of the Ex students of Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan