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Gandhi Medical College (Hindi: गाँधी चिकित्सा महाविद्यालय, भोपाल, GMC) is a public medical school in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. It was established in 1956.




Location


Gandhi Medical College is located in the Fatehgarh area on Sultania Road in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. The college is situated on the ground Fatehgarh Fort once stood.




History


Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal was inaugurated on 13 August 1955 by Pt. Lal Bahadur Shastri. The college started its functioning in the building of the Polytechnic College with its first batch of 50 students and two departments: Anatomy and Physiology. The first Principal in 1955 was Dr. S.C. Sinha. The boys hostel was in the present Jehanuma Palace Hotel and the girls hostel was bracketed with the MLB college girls hostel at Banganga.

After one year the foundation of an independent building was laid by Union Minister of Home Shri Govind Ballabh Pant on 15 September 1956. It took seven years to complete the construction. This finished building, housed in the historic Fort of Fatehgarh, was inaugurated by the first Prime Minister of India Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, on 13 March 1963. Also in attendance were Begum Sajida Sultan of Bhopal, Governor Shri H.V. Pataskar, Chief Minister Shri B.R. Mandloi, Health Minister Mr. M.P. Dubey and Principal Dr. R.P. Singh.

The foundation stone of the surgical and medical wards (Kamla Nehru Block known as KNB wards) was laid by Rajkumari Amrit Kaur the then Union Health Minister on 6 March 1955. The foundation stone of the boys' hostel was laid by King of Nepal Maharaj Mahendra Bir Vikram Shah Deo on 18 November 1955.
Hospitals for men and women were established as Prince of Wales Hospital and Lady Linlithgo Lansdowne Hospital respectively. The hospital changed names with change of reigns. Prince of Wales Hospital became Hamidia Hospital and Lady Linlithgo became Sultania Zanana Hospital. Both remain part of Gandhi Medical College today. Lady Bhore Centre opposite Fire Brigade, Fatehgarh caters to antenatal and child welfare activities in addition to preventive and social medical counseling.




Campus


The campus building is housed in Fort of Fatehgarh which was inaugurated by the first Prime Minister of India Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru.
The campus houses:

Main college building

Hamidia Hospital
Kamla Nehru Hospital

Regional Institute of Ophthalmology
NIREH

Central Pathology lab
Blood Bank
Rain Basera (for patients and their relatives stay)
One canteen: JDA Canteen
Hostels (A-H Blocks)
Animal House
Guest House
Lake view Cricket Ground (under construction)
Lawn Tennis court
Badminton court
Sports complex which houses separate gym for Boys and Girls along with a multi-activity hall and table tennis arena.
Central Auditorium

Central library
Four state of the art lecture theatres (New)
Four Old Lecture Theatres
Labs -Biochemistry, Pathology, Anatomy, Microbiology, Physiology,Forensic.
It is recognized by the Medical Council of India & State Paramedical Council of Madhya Pradesh, and affiliated to the Madhya Pradesh Medical Science University located at Jabalpur, Bhopal.




Departments


Departments are distributed between the main college building, Kamla Nehru And Hamidia Hospital

Anatomy
Physiology
Biochemistry
Pharmacology
Pathology
Microbiology
Forensic Medicine
Community Medicine
Ophthalmology
Otolaryngology (ENT)
Anesthesiology
Surgery
Medicine
Pediatrics
Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Orthopedics
Radiology
Gastroenterology
Skin V D
TB Chest
Cardiology
Pediatric Surgery
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Burn & Plastic Surgery
Psychiatry
Dentistry
Oncology




Hospitals and institutes


The following hospitals and institutes are under the medical college:

Hamidia Hospital
Sultania Zanana Hospital
Kamla Nehru Hospital
Regional Institute of Ophthalmology
National Institute For Research in Environmental Health
Cardiac Science Center
Medico-Legal Institute
Trauma & emergency Center
State Virology Laboratory




Administration


Executive committee - Gandhi Medical College Society

Governing body - Gandhi Medical College Society, Department of Medical Education, Government of Madhya Pradesh.




Admissions


Admission to the MBBS course is through National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-UG (NEET-UG) and direct nominees of Govt. of India.
Admission to post-graduate courses (MS/MD) is through NEET-PG and in-service candidates of Govt. of Madhya Pradesh.




Medico-Legal Institute


The survey committee constituted in 1964 by the government of India considered that essential mission of a Medico-Legal institute should be to train the medical jurists. The Mudalier committee in 1962 recommended the creation of a separate cadre of specially trained medical jurists to look after the work of the state. The government of Madhya Pradesh created the 'First Medico-legal Institute in India' at its capital city Bhopal in 1977.
The Medico-legal Institute played a role in the management of the Bhopal disaster, when a poisonous gas (MIC, methyl isocyanate) leaked from one of the storage tanks of the Union Carbide factory on the night of 2–3 December 1984. Postmortem examinations were conducted and steps were taken to preserve bodily tissues and fluids for the further chemical examination in order to determine what gas/gases have been inhaled by the people.




National Institute for Research in Environmental Health



National Institute for Research in Environmental Health (NIREH), Bhopal, is one of the permanent institutes of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a government of India's apex autonomous organization for bio-medical research in the country.
Focused research on methyl isocynate (MIC) affected population of Bhopal in the areas of:

Respiratory disease
Eye related diseases
Kidney diseases
Cancer
Genetic disorders
Congenital disorders
Mental and neurological health
Women related medical issues
Second generation children related medical issues
Rehabilitation
NIREH will have a clinical research wing having the following departments:

General Medicine
Respiratory Medicine/Pulmonary Medicine
Ophthalmology
Paediatrics
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Psychiatry/Mental Health
Neurology
Radio diagnosis
Epidemiology/Community Medicine
The following facilities are in the process of being established at NIREH as part of its
development:

Molecular Biology Laboratory
Microbiology Laboratory
Biochemistry Laboratory
Pathology Laboratory
Haematology Laboratory
PFT Laboratory
Central Equipment Facility
Department of Epidemiology including biostatistics and computing programming
Database relating to research on toxic gas exposure and environmental contamination




Bhopal gas tragedy


Gandhi Medical College and Hamidia Hospital played a crucial role in emergency response and care after the Bhopal Disaster.
A regional institute of ophthalmology was established here after the disaster for the patients with eye problems due to MIC.
Studies performed in the institute:

Health Effects of the Toxic Gas Leak from the Union Carbide Methyl Isocyanate Plant in Bhopal. Technical report on Population Based Long Term, Epidemiological Studies (1985–1994). Bhopal Gas Disaster Research Centre, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal (2003?) Contains the studies performed by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
An Epidemiological Study of Symptomatic Morbidities in Communities Living Around Solar Evaporation Ponds And Behind Union Carbide Factory, Bhopal. Department of Community Medicine, Gandhi
Medical College, Bhopal "2009"




References






External links


gmcbhopal.net- Official website of GMC, Bhopal.
Website for alumni of GMC.

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