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Dr. B.C.
Bose was appointed the first Principal of M.G.M. Medical
College in March1948 and the foundation stone of the
Medical College and M.Y. Hospital were laid by the Union
Health Minister, Rajkumari Amrit Kaur on 6th June 1948.
THE
COLLEGE
Though
the college was started in July 1948 it remained a
private institution and the students had to pay a
capitation fees of Rs. 1500/- in addition to the tution
and other fees. This state of affairs lasted upto March
1957 when the college was taken over by the Madhya
Bharat Government and the capitation fees abolished.
The
handsome Medical College building was completed in 1954
at a cost Rs. 18 Lakhs and the Maharaja yeshwant Rao
Hospital in 1955 . Maharaja yeshwant Rao donated Rs. 35
Lakhs for the M.Y. Hospital which in all was constructed
at a cost of Rs. 66 lakhs. The College was designed and
constructed by a Hungarian architect Mr. Heinz.The next
expansion was in the form of consturction of the
Manorama Raje T.B. hospital with a contribution of Rs. 5
lakhs from Maharaja Yeshwant Rao.
The M.D.
and MS courses were started in 1953 and Diplomas from
1956 onwards. Further expansions were the consturction
of the preventive and Social Medicine Block in 1958, a
90 bedded Cancer Hospital in 1969, a new Outdoor Block
in 1970, a separate Microbiology Block in 1975 and
Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya in 1985.
A 90
bedded Cancer Hospital was commissioned in 1969 and it
has the privilage of having the most modern cathetron
therapy. It is one of the better Cancer Hospitals of the
country having diagnostic and therapeutic equipments
worth Rs. 50 lacs.
The two
storeied new spacious out-door Block was completed in
1970 and has brought much needed relief to the
out-patients. It also houses the Artificial Limb Fitting
Center, which is one of the 30 centers in India started
by the Artificial limb Corporation of India and aided by
the state Govt.
The
college started in 1948 with an admission of 50 students
annually. This was increased to 75 in 1956, when the
college and hospital buildings were completed. The
present admission strength has gone to 140 students
annually from 1976 without actually doubling the
facilities.
Postgraduate
degree courses were started in 1954 and the Diplomas in
1956. At present there are 87 students registered for
M.D. M.S. and 36 for Diploma annually. Sanction for
starting few more Diplomas is expected.
The
development of the subspecialities has kept pace with
the growth of the institution. There are speciality
sections of cardiology, neurology, gastroenterology,
haematology, endocrinology, dermatology, venereology,
and chest in the department of Medicine. By the end of
1978, a dislysis unit was set-up. In Surgery, there are
cardio-thoracic and paediatric units while Opthalmology
has an Argon Laser Photo coagulater and also an Eye
Bank. Paediatrics has its special clinics, peripheral
services, neonatology section and its own established
biochemistry laboratory. The Department of E.N.T. is
doing microlaryngeal surgery. The Department of
pathology is well equipped and has got laboratories for
microbiology, immunology, cytology and a well
established blood bank. In the development of these
specialities, there was substantial help from Rockfeller
foundation, World Health Oraganisation, Technical
Co-operation mission and Colombo plan. These
contributions were both in equipment and fellowships.
Mention must be made of Shri Govindram Seksaria,
Badjatia K.B. Illava and R.C. Jail Trust, who donated
generously for the development of Cardiology, Indigenous
Drug Research and Nutritional laboratory, Haematology
and Dialysing unit respectively.
Various
All India conferences have been regularly hosted
begining from All India Paediatric conference in 1956.
Research
work is being done in every Dept. and over 1200
publication have come out of this institution both in
Indian and Foreign journals.
Partly
form ad-hoc grant of Madhya Bharat Govt. and party with
foreign aid the library was organised. It now has 19,000
books 124 currently subscibed journals and 102 journals
with back numbers. Microfilm reading and photo copying
services are also available.
The
college of Dentistry was established in 1961 and was
first of its kind in M.P. and will be soon introducing
postgraduate courses.
The
College of Nursing for training students for the Degree
of B.Sc. (Nursing) was started in 1960 and its new
building was completed in 1968 . 25 students are
admitted every year. A separated hostel has been
completed in 1977.
The
College is one of the 25 college selected by the Govt.
of India for Rural oriented Medical Education Programme
under which all the primary Health centers are taken by
the college in a phased programme, therby making
speciality care available in the rural areas.
It is
really a mater of great rejoicing for all of us that due
to the present dynamic political leaders in our State
Ministry, the dreams of Dr. J.N. Pohowalla, Emeritus
Prof. of Paediatrics at M.G.M. Medical College will soon
be fulfilled when the new Rs. One Crore project of the
500 bedded Chacha Nehru Children Hospital & Research
Center, is completed in near future. Partially
constructed Chacha Nehru Children Hospital &
Research Center has started functioning from Jan. 26th
1985. The services of which has been appreciated by
peoples from all walks of life.
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