Government Medical College and Hospital, Sundargarh

Government Medical College and Hospital, Sundargarh, established in 2022, is a tertiary government medical college and hospital. The Government medical college and hospital Sundargarh is located at is built in the hilly terrains of the village of Sankara that covers 21 acres campus.

Government Medical College and Hospital, Sundargarh
Other name
Sundargarh Medical College
MottoMay all people be happy
TypeMedical college and hospital
Established2021
SuperintendentProf. (Dr.) Pankaj Parida
PrincipalProf. (Dr.) Daityari Routray
Undergraduates100 per year (MBBS)
Address
Sankara, Sundargarh, Odisha, India
,
Sundargarh

22.0943° N, 84.0370° E
AffiliationsOdisha University of Health Sciences
Websitehttps://gmchsng.odisha.gov.in/

The Government medical college and hospital Sundargarh was initiated to provide health facilities to improve the doctor population ratio to the population of the district. The foundation stone was laid by Honourable Chief Minister Sri Naveen Patnaik on Dt.22.01.2014. The college and hospital building was completed within a span of 7 years and was functional by Dt.25.06.2021. The hospital building was used as a COVID facility during the Covid-19 pandemic. The institution is located in the suburban sprawl of 21 acres adjacent to the Rourkela & Sambalpur Biju Express Highway. The nearest airport is located at Jharsuguda is about 22 km, railway station at Jharsuguda is about 30 km.

The former/erstwhile DHH is attached as the teaching hospital to the Government medical college and hospital which is 3 km away. The yearly undergraduate student intake is 100 (85 from state and 15 from all india quota) from the year 2022.

The college campus includes Administrative, Academic Blocks, Lecture Theatres, Laboratories, Library, Cafeteria, Community Hall, Boys Hostel, Girls Hostel, Residential Quarters for faculties, Residents, Nurses and Non-teaching staff. The entire college is centrally air conditioned. This college offers the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) course.

Courses

Government Medical College and Hospital, Sundargarh undertakes education and training of 100 students. Selection to the college is done on the basis of merit through the National Eligibility and Entrance Test.

Departments

Clinical - General Medicine, Paediatrics, Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases, Psychiatry, General Surgery, Orthopaedics, Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Ophthalmology, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Anaesthesiology, Dentistry, Dermatology

Para-clinical- Biochemistry, Pathology, Microbiology, Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Community Medicine

Non-Clinical - Anatomy, Physiology, Pharmacology

Affiliation

The college is affiliated with the Odisha University of Health Sciences and is recognized by the National Medical Commission.[1][2]

References
  1. "List of Colleges, National Medical Commission".
  2. "Sundargarh medical college gets NMC nod for 100 MBBS seats". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Times of India. Retrieved 7 October 2022.


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