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{{Short description|Medical college in West Bengal, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2015}}
{{Infobox college
| name = Burdwan Medical College and Hospital
| established = {{Start date and age|df=y|1910|11|9}} (as Frazer Hospital)<br/>{{start date and age|1969}} (as Burdwan Medical College and Hospital)
| founder = Nani Bhattacharya
| city = Baburbag, Rajbati, [[Purba Bardhaman]], [[West Bengal]]
| postalcode = 713104
| country = India
| native_name_lang =
| image = Burdwan_Medical_College_Logo.png
| image_size = 150px
| other_name = BMC
| former_name = Frazer Hospital (1910) and Ronaldshay Medical School
| motto = {{langx|la|Salutem et Educationem}}
| mottoeng = Health and Education
| coor = {{coord|23|14|54.18|N|87|51|10.07|E|display=title, inline}}
| campus = Urban, {{convert|253|acre}}
| colours = {{color box|skyblue}}{{color box|gold}} Sky blue and gold
| type = [[Public]] [[Medical College]] & [[Hospital]]
| principal = Dr. Mousumi Bandopadhyay ''(acting)''
| dean =
| academic_affiliations = {{hlist|[[West Bengal University of Health Sciences|WBUHS]]|[[National Medical Commission|NMC]]|West Bengal Medical Council}}
| budget = {{INRConvert|650|c}} (2023-24)
| faculty = 761
| total_staff = 3000+
| undergrad = 200/year seat intake MBBS<ref name=nmc_seats>{{cite web |title=NMC Seats |url=https://www.nmc.org.in/information-desk/college-and-course-search|publisher=National Medical Commission}}</ref> Allied Health Science Courses : DMLT: 35 , DRD : 12 , DRT: 9 , D.OPT: 6 , DCLT: 16 , DCCT: 20
| postgrad = 143/year seat intake MD/MS<ref name=nmc_seats>{{cite web |title=NMC Seats |url=https://www.nmc.org.in/information-desk/college-and-course-search|publisher=National Medical Commission}}</ref>
| doctoral = 6/year seat intake DM/MCh<ref name=nmc_seats>{{cite web |title=NMC Seats |url=https://www.nmc.org.in/information-desk/college-and-course-search|publisher=National Medical Commission}}</ref> 6/year seat intake Diploma<ref name=nmc_seats>{{cite web |title=NMC Seats |url=https://www.nmc.org.in/information-desk/college-and-course-search|publisher=National Medical Commission}}</ref>
| affiliations = [[West Bengal University of Health Sciences|WBUHS]], [[National Medical Commission|NMC]]
| logo = Burdwan Medical College athlete logo.jpg
| website = {{URL|https://www.bmcgov.com/}}
}}
'''Burdwan Medical College'''<ref name="akashgov1">{{cite web |url=http://www.aakash.ac.in/government-medical-colleges-list |title=Burdwan Medical College |publisher=aakash.ac.in |access-date=2014-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151127200955/http://www.aakash.ac.in/government-medical-colleges-list |archive-date=27 November 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="mciindia1">{{cite web |url=http://www.mciindia.org/View_College_Details.aspx?ID=17 |title=List of Colleges Teaching MBBS |publisher=Mciindia.org |access-date=2014-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023219/http://www.mciindia.org/View_College_Details.aspx?ID=17 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="wbgov1">{{cite web |url=http://www.wbhealth.gov.in/burdwan_medical_college.asp |title=List of Teaching Colleges |publisher=wbhealth.gov.in |access-date=2014-06-29 |archive-date=18 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418235415/http://www.wbhealth.gov.in/burdwan_medical_college.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref> is a [[public hospital]] and medical college located in the town of [[Bardhaman|Burdwan]], [[Purba Bardhaman district|Purba Bardhaman]], [[West Bengal]]. On 13 July 1907, the decision was made to build a hospital in Burdwan. Burdwan Medical College was established on 9 November 1910 by the then [[Governor of Bengal]] and was undertaken by the [[University of Burdwan]] in 1969 as Burdwan University Medical College. Later, it was and rechristened as Burdwan Medical College on 4 August 1976. The campus is spread over approximately {{convert|253|acre}}.
[[File:Burdwan Medical College Hospital.jpg|thumb|Burdwan Medical College
Hospital campus view from Shyam Sayer]]

It is one of the oldest medical college to teach Western medicine in Asia and the first institute to teach in English language in Burdwan. [[Bijay Chand Mahtab|Bijay Chand]] Hospital (currently as Burdwan Medical College & Hospital) associated with the college is the largest hospital in [[Purba Bardhaman]].

==History==
On 13 July 1907, the decision was made to build a hospital in Burdwan. On 9 November 1910, the Frazer Hospital was inaugurated with 127 indoor beds. In 1921, this hospital was converted into a medical school and named Ronaldshay Medical School. Later, the proposal of renaming the medical college was again put forward, and the then [[Chief Minister of West Bengal]], [[Bidhan Chandra Roy|Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy]], agreed to the proposal.<ref name=hist_burd>{{cite web|title=History of Burdwan Medical College|url=https://www.bmcgov.com|access-date=23 October 2022}}</ref>

Finally, in 1969, this college was renamed as Burdwan University Medical College and was affiliated to [[University of Burdwan]]. The then honorable health minister of West Bengal, Nani Bhattacharya, laid the foundation stone of this new college. This college actually started its journey from a primary school building. The first batch of this college suffered tremendously because of the inadequate infrastructure and shifted to different medical colleges in Kolkata. The second batch of this college, enrolled in 1970, remained at Burdwan and completed their MBBS. However, the second batch took almost eight years to complete their degree. So, the official first batch of students, unofficially the second batch, came out as doctors only in 1978. Later it was taken over by the [[Government of West Bengal]] on 4 August 1976, and renamed as Burdwan Medical College. But the College remained as the sole Medical College under the academic jurisdiction of Burdwan University until it was taken up by the [[West Bengal University of Health Sciences]] in 2003.

==Courses and admission==
Burdwan Medical College and Hospital undertakes the education and training of students in MBBS & postgraduate courses. The yearly undergraduate student intake is 200 from the year 2019. Presently, other than medical undergraduates, the institution is also the knowledge hub for nearly 186 post-graduates and 3 super-specialties per batch.

This college is affiliated to [[West Bengal University of Health Sciences]] and is recognised by the [[National Medical Commission]].<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Colleges, National Medical Commission|url=https://www.nmc.org.in/information-desk/for-students-to-study-in-india/list-of-college-teaching-mbbs/}}</ref> The selection to the college is done on the basis of merit through [[National Eligibility and Entrance Test]] (NEET-UG).

==See also==
* [[List of hospitals in India]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023219/http://www.mciindia.org/View_College_Details.aspx?ID=17 Details of Burdwan Medical College] on [[Medical Council of India|MCI]]'s Web Portal
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120511193206/http://www.mciindia.org/Assessment_Reports/171_722012173127.pdf Report] by MCI
*[http://burdwanmedicalcollege.org/] the official website of Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan
*[http://alumnibmc.org] the official website of the Ex students of Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan

{{Bardhaman topics}}
{{Colleges affiliated to West Bengal University of Health Sciences}}
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[[Category:Medical colleges in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Universities and colleges established in 1969]]
[[Category:Affiliates of West Bengal University of Health Sciences]]
[[Category:Teaching hospitals in India]]
[[Category:Universities and colleges in Purba Bardhaman district]]
[[Category:1969 establishments in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Bardhaman]]

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