https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Jorhat_Medical_College_and_HospitalJorhat Medical College and Hospital - Revision history2026-07-31T21:50:08ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.45.4https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Jorhat_Medical_College_and_Hospital&diff=251429&oldid=prevCleanupBot at 04:14, 2 January 20222022-01-02T04:14:35Z<p></p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2017}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2017}}<br />
{{Infobox university<br />
| name = Jorhat Medical College and Hospital<br />
| image_name = File:Jorhat Medical College Logo.jpeg<br />
| image_size = <br />
| caption = Official Seal of Jorhat Medical College & Hospital<br />
| motto =<br />
| mottoeng = "May no one Suffer in any way"<br />
| established = {{Start date and age|df=yes|paren=yes|br=yes|2009|10|12}}<br />
| type = [[Public university|Public]]<br />
| affiliation = [[Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences]], <br>[[Medical Council of India]]<br />
| superintendent = Purnima Barua<br />
| principal = Ratna Kanta Talukdar<br />
| students = <br />
| undergrad = 125 per year<br />
| postgrad = 45 per year<br />
| coor = <br />
| website = {{url|www.jorhatmedicalcollege.in}}<br />
| location = [[Jorhat, Assam]], India<br />
| medical = <br />
| staff = <br />
| faculty = <br />
}}<br />
<br />
'''Jorhat Medical College & Hospital''' ('''JMCH''') is a [[medical college]] cum hospital and [[medical research]] [[public university]] based in [[Jorhat, Assam]], India. This is the fourth medical college of the state and it provides the healthcare needs of more than 1.2 million population of the entire [[Jorhat district]], the neighbouring districts of [[Golaghat district|Golaghat]], [[Sivasagar district|Sivasagar]] and [[Majuli district|Majuli]] as well as the patients of neighbouring states of [[Nagaland]] and [[Arunachal Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jorhatmedicalcollege.in/jmch/index.php/the-college/overview|title=Overview: Brief history of Jorhat Medical College|date=2020-01-04|publisher=Jorhat Medical College (Official Website)|access-date=2020-04-04}}</ref> The college operates under the State Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Assam.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
The foundation stone of the fourth Medical college of Assam was laid by then prime minister [[Dr. Manmohan Singh]] on 25 August 2008. On 12 October 2009, the then Honourable Chief Minister of Assam, [[Tarun Gogoi]], inaugurated the Hospital wing of the Jorhat Medical College. It is said to be the best in Assam in terms of infrastructure and patient load as it is having a tremendous output following its inauguration in 2009.<br />
<br />
==Location and Transportation==<br />
Jorhat Medical College is situated about 3&nbsp;km west from the heart of the [[Jorhat]] city. The college buses and auto rickshaws are available to the college. Jorhat is well connected by road, rail and airways. Luxury (AC/Non AC) day & night bus services is available from the capital city Guwahati to Jorhat, which takes 6 hours. The [[Jorhat Airport]] is located near the college which has direct flights to [[Guwahati]], [[Kolkata]] and [[Delhi]] daily. Two major railway stations near the college are - [[Jorhat Town railway station]] and [[Mariani Junction railway station|Mariani Junction]].<br />
<br />
==Departments==<br />
[[File:Jorhat Medical College.jpg|thumb|right|The OPD of Jorhat Medical College Hospital]]<br />
* Anatomy<br />
* Physiology<br />
* Biochemistry<br />
* Pathology<br />
* Microbiology<br />
* Pharmacology<br />
* Community Medicine<br />
* Medicine<br />
* Cardiology<br />
* TB & Chest<br />
* Dermatology<br />
* Psychiatry<br />
* Pediatrics<br />
* Surgery<br />
* Neurosurgery<ref name="Long-felt need fulfilled, JMCH gets neurosurgery department">{{cite web|url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/news/long-felt-need-fulfilled-jmch-gets-neurosurgery-department/|title=Long-felt need fulfilled, JMCH gets neurosurgery department|date=5 July 2018|publisher=[[The Sentinel (Guwahati)|The Sentinel]]|access-date=12 July 2018}}</ref><br />
* Orthopedics<br />
* ENT<br />
* Ophthalmology<br />
* O & G<br />
* Radiology<br />
* Anesthesiology<br />
* Dentistry<br />
* FSM<br />
<br />
==Courses==<br />
*[[Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery]]<br />
*Post Graduate Courses<br />
General Medicine 10 seats<br />
General Surgery 10 seats<br />
Orthopedics 8 seats<br />
Paediatrics 8 seats<br />
Radiology 5 seats<br />
Anaesthesia 10 seats<br />
Ent 5 seats<br />
Ophthalmology 5 seats<br />
<br />
Other pg seats in Non clinical departments.<br />
<br />
==Library==<br />
<br />
===Central Library===<br />
The central library of the college has more than 7000 books with 78 Indian and 65 foreign journals. apart from that it has 50 computers with internet facilities. t covers a floor area of 1650 sq.ft. The reading room of the library has the facility of 100 students as well as an extra reading room facility is also available with 100 seats.<br />
<br />
===Departmental library===<br />
By the efforts of the faculty members and teaching staff twenty-two departmental libraries were established for the benefit of the students and staff of each department.<br />
<br />
===Book Bank===<br />
The college also has the facility of a Book Bank for the benefit of the students. It is a provision for lending text books only to SC / ST & OBC students on merit basis.<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
* [[List of medical colleges in India]]<br />
*[[Assam Medical College|Assam Medical College and Hospital (AMCH)]], [[Dibrugarh]]<br />
*[[Gauhati Medical College and Hospital|Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH)]], [[Guwahati]]<br />
*[[Silchar Medical College and Hospital|Silchar Medical College and Hospital (SMCH)]], [[Silchar]]<br />
<br />
== External links ==<br />
* {{Official website|www.jorhatmedicalcollege.in}}<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
<br />
{{coord missing|Assam}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Affiliates of Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences]]<br />
[[Category:Teaching hospitals in India]]<br />
[[Category:Medical colleges in Assam]]<br />
[[Category:Jorhat]]<br />
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 2009]]<br />
[[Category:2009 establishments in Assam]]</div>CleanupBot