Sarojini Naidu Medical College
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Sarojini Naidu Medical College, is one of the three oldest medical colleges of India
. It is located in Agra
, Uttar Pradesh
state. It is named after the first lady Governess of Uttar Pradesh, poetess and freedom fighter, Bharat Kokila Smt. Sarojini Naidu
.
, founder of the college. Plans for establishing the school were made by the British East India Company
; the maintenance cost was also borne by it. The hospital attached to the Medical School was known as the Thompson Hospital.
In 1857 the first batch of Indian doctors was passed out from Thomson School. Surgeon John Murray was the first principal of the school, from 1854 until 1858. From 1872 onwards civilian students were also admitted to the L.M.P. course, which was later changed into L.S.M.F. by the Uttar Pradesh State Medical Faculty. In 1883 Lady Lyall Duuerin Hospital was founded as a separate section for the medical training of female students. The first batch of female doctors was passed out in 1886.
In 1939 Agra Medical School was upgraded as a full fledged medical college to meet the growing demand for doctors in United Provinces. The first batch of M.B.B.S. was graduated in 1944, with the degree awarded by Agra University. In 1947 the name of the medical school was changed to Sarojini Naidu Medical College after the name of the first Lady Governess of Uttar Pradesh, the poetess and freedom fighter, Bharat Kokila. At the same time the Thomson Hospital was also renamed Sarojini Naidu Hospital. In 1948 the S N Medical College was recognized by the Medical Council and the General Medical Council of Great Britain.
Sarojini Naidu Medical College has an attached hospital with the name of Sarojini Naidu Hospital, which has indoor sections having 976 beds, with an admission of about 35,000 patients every year, and an outdoor section treating about 3,00,000 patients per annum
MBBS
Postgraduate courses
Postgraduate Diplomas - Pharmacy, Obstetrics, Gynecology, Pediatrics, ENT, Ophthalmology, Radio diagnosis, Psychiatry, Radiotherapy, TB and Chest Diseases
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is located in Agra
Agra
Agra a.k.a. Akbarabad is a city on the banks of the river Yamuna in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, west of state capital, Lucknow and south from national capital New Delhi. With a population of 1,686,976 , it is one of the most populous cities in Uttar Pradesh and the 19th most...
, Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
state. It is named after the first lady Governess of Uttar Pradesh, poetess and freedom fighter, Bharat Kokila Smt. Sarojini Naidu
Sarojini Naidu
Sarojini Naidu , also known by the sobriquet The Nightingale of India, was a child prodigy, Indian independence activist and poet...
.
History
During the British Empire's government, in 1854 S N Medical College was founded for the practice of British military doctors. The name of S N Medical College was originally Thomson School, named for Lt. Governor Sir James ThomsonJames Thomson
James Thomson may refer to:-Politicians:* James Thomson , 19th century political figure* James William Thomson , New Zealand politician...
, founder of the college. Plans for establishing the school were made by the British East India Company
British East India Company
The East India Company was an early English joint-stock company that was formed initially for pursuing trade with the East Indies, but that ended up trading mainly with the Indian subcontinent and China...
; the maintenance cost was also borne by it. The hospital attached to the Medical School was known as the Thompson Hospital.
In 1857 the first batch of Indian doctors was passed out from Thomson School. Surgeon John Murray was the first principal of the school, from 1854 until 1858. From 1872 onwards civilian students were also admitted to the L.M.P. course, which was later changed into L.S.M.F. by the Uttar Pradesh State Medical Faculty. In 1883 Lady Lyall Duuerin Hospital was founded as a separate section for the medical training of female students. The first batch of female doctors was passed out in 1886.
In 1939 Agra Medical School was upgraded as a full fledged medical college to meet the growing demand for doctors in United Provinces. The first batch of M.B.B.S. was graduated in 1944, with the degree awarded by Agra University. In 1947 the name of the medical school was changed to Sarojini Naidu Medical College after the name of the first Lady Governess of Uttar Pradesh, the poetess and freedom fighter, Bharat Kokila. At the same time the Thomson Hospital was also renamed Sarojini Naidu Hospital. In 1948 the S N Medical College was recognized by the Medical Council and the General Medical Council of Great Britain.
Sarojini Naidu Medical College has an attached hospital with the name of Sarojini Naidu Hospital, which has indoor sections having 976 beds, with an admission of about 35,000 patients every year, and an outdoor section treating about 3,00,000 patients per annum
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Undergraduate coursesMBBS
Postgraduate courses
- MS - Human Anatomy, Obstetrics Gynecology, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, Surgery
- MD - Forensic Medicine, Pharmacology, Human Physiology, Microbiology, Pathology, SPM, Anesthesiology, Cardiology, Dental surgery, Skin and VD, Medicine, Pediatrics, Radio Diagnosis, Psychiatry, Radiotherapy, TB and Chest Diseases
Postgraduate Diplomas - Pharmacy, Obstetrics, Gynecology, Pediatrics, ENT, Ophthalmology, Radio diagnosis, Psychiatry, Radiotherapy, TB and Chest Diseases