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This
is
the
biggest
medical
college
and
hospital
in
CUTTUCK.
It
is
one
of
the
oldest
centers
of
medical
teaching
and
training
in
India.[citation
needed]
It
is
located
near
Mangalabag
area
in
the
heart
of
the
city
Cuttack
with
a
sprawling
campus
of
101
acres
(410,000
m2).
It
has
been
recognized
by
Medical
Council
of
India
(MCI).
It
is
an
undergraduate
institution
facilitating
education
and
training
in
super
specialty
subjects
under
medical
and
surgical
disciplines
The
evolution
of
this
institution
dates
back
to
the
beginning
of
the
19th
century.
It
took
its
birth
as
a
small dispensary as First
Aid
Centre in
the
premises
of
the
present
medical
college
during
the
days
of
Maharatha
rule
in
the
later
half
of
the
eighteenth
century.
The
sole
purpose
of
that
dispensary
was
to
render
whatever
little
medical
assistance
was
available
and
feasible
to
the
sick
pilgrims
en
route
to
and
from
Puri,
especially
during
the
"Car
Festival"
of
Lord
Jagannath.
This
dispensary
continued
to
function
admirably
till
the
British
occupation
of
Orissa
in
1803.
The
British
rulers,
in
due
course
of
time,
realized
the
strategic
importance
of
this
dispensary
at Cuttack and
converted
it
into
small
hospital.
For
smooth
management
of
the
Hospital,
they
made
provisions
for
pumping
adequate
money
from
the
"Annachhatra
Fund".
In
1875,
the
Orissa
Medical
School
was
born
and
saw
the
light
of
the
day
by
the
effort
of
a
large
hearted
Briton,
Dr
Stewart,
the
then
Civil
Surgeon
of
Cuttack
as
its
first
principal.
he
mooted
out
the
idea
of
starting
a
medical
school,
utilizing
this
hospital
as
an
infrastructural
nucleus.
In
this
endeavour,
he
received
the
kind
support
and
sincere
patronage
of
the
then
Lt.
Governor,
Sir
Richard
Temple
and
the
Divisional
Commissioner,
Mr
T.E
Ravenshaw.
First
the
Orissa
Medical
School
was
established
with
a
capacity
of
20
L.M.P
(Licentiate
Medical
Practitioners)
students.
It
was
affiliated
to
the
Bihar
and
Orissa
Medical
Examination
Board
which
grantee
the
LMP
Diploma.
In
1944,
the
Orissa
Medical
School
was
renamed
as
Orissa
Medical
College
and
Major
A.T
Anderson,
the
then
Civil
Surgeon
of
Cuttack
acted
as
its
first
principal.
he
wanted
to
improve
the
Orissa
Medical
College
as
per
the
pattern
existed
in
U.K
which
was
highly
appreciated
by
Lt.Col.A.N.Chopra,
the
then
Director
of
Health
and
I.G,
Prisons.
They
recommended
to
the
Government
to
upgrade
the
existing
medical
school
to
the
status
of
College.
The
Parla
Ministry
consisting
of
Maharaja
of
Paralakhemundi.
Maharaja
Krishna
Chandra
Gajapati
Dev,
Mr
Abdus
Subhan
Khan
(Minister
of
Health
and
Education)
and
Pandit
Godabrish
Misra
gave
due
attention
to
this
issue
and
finally
the
Orissa
Medical
College
was
born
on
1
June
1944
with
a
capacity
of
22
students
into
MBBS
Degree
Course.
The
college
was
affiliated
to
Utkal
University
and
the
first
batch
appeared
in
the
Final
MBBS
Examination
in
1948.
The
college
received
recognition
for
MBBS
degree
from
Medical
Council
of
Indian
in
the
year
1952
with
retrospective
effect.
In
1951,
the
Orissa
Medical
College
was
subsequently
renamed
as
SRIRAM
CHANDRA
BHANJ
MEDICAL
COLLEGE
in
recognition
of
the
donation
and
efforts
made
by Mayurbhanj
State Maharaja Sriram
Chandra
Bhanj
Deo.
Moreover, Maharajah Vikram
Deo
Varma of Jeypore,
the
founding
father
of Andhra
University also
donated ₹1,30,000 to
this
medical
college.
The
college
received
recognition
for
MBBS
degree
from Medical
Council
of
India in
1952
with
retrospective
effect.
Postgraduate
courses
in
M.D./M.S.
specialties
were
started
in
1960.
Since
1981, post-doctoral training
leading
to
the
award
of
D.M.
and
M.Ch.
degrees
have
been
instituted
in
the
disciplines
of Cardiology and Neurosurgery respectively.
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