The Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, the second medical college to be established in Assam, is also a health care institution. It provides medical education at undergraduate, postgraduate and super specialty levels.
Dr. John Berry White, MRCS, a British Surgeon of the East India Company, was the pioneer to start Health Education and health care in Assam. He established a medical school known as 'Berry White Medical School' at Dibrugarh, Assam in 1898-99. In course of time this medical school was upgraded and on 3rd Nov., 1947 the Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh was established and it stands as the first medical college in Assam.
With increasing demands for health care and health education, the need for more medical colleges in Assam was keenly felt. The State Government in 1959 headed by Mr. B.P. Chaliha, the then Chief Minister of Assam, Mr. Fakaruddin Ali Ahmed, the then Finance Minister, and Mr. Rupram Brahma as the then Medical Minister of Assam decided to have a second medical college in Assam. On 7th Nov., 1959 the State Government set up an expert committee to go into the matter and submit their report.
The Gauhati Medical College (GMC) took its start under the stewardship of Professor I. Jahan from October, 1960 to June, 1961. Professor S.N. Sarma was transferred from AMC, Dibrugarh and he took over the charge of the Office of the Principal, Gauhati Medical College on 3rd June, 1961. Professor S.N. Sarma was the founder Principal of the Gauhati Medical College and he took great interest in the construction of the permanent college and hospital complexes. Paraclinical and clinical departments were started in the Civil Hospital Campus at Panbazar, Ulubari Maternity Home, Emigration Hospital (later on Infectious Diseases Hospital) and T.B. Hospital at Birubari, Guwahati as and when they became available. The members of the teaching staff were brought from Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh with the following as the heads of the respective departments.
COURSES
The university offers a 5 1⁄2-year MBBS degree, which includes a one-year internship. It also offers both degree MD/MS (3-year) and Diploma (2-year) postgraduate medical courses. DM and Mch courses are also offered.
| # | Level | Course | Branch | Quota | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NEET-PG | MD/MS | M.D. (BIOCHEMISTRY) | Government | 17670.00 |
| 2 | NEET-PG | MD/MS | M.D. (DERMATOLOGY/SKIN) | Government | 17670.00 |
| 3 | NEET-PG | MD/MS | M.D. (EMERGENCY MEDICINE) | Government | 16000.00 |
| 4 | NEET-PG | MD/MS | M.D. (FORENSIC MEDICINE) | Government | 16000.00 |
| 5 | NEET-PG | MD/MS | M.D. (GENERAL MEDICINE) | Government | 16000.00 |
| 6 | NEET-PG | MD/MS | M.D. (MICROBIOLOGY) | Government | 17670.00 |
| 7 | NEET-PG | MD/MS | M.S. (OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY) | Government | 16000.00 |
| 8 | NEET-PG | MD/MS | M.D. (PAEDIATRICS) | Government | 17670.00 |
| 9 | NEET-PG | MD/MS | M.D. (PATHOLOGY) | Government | 16000.00 |
| 10 | NEET-PG | MD/MS | M.D. (PHYSIOLOGY) | Government | 16000.00 |
| 11 | NEET-PG | MD/MS | M.D. (COMMUNITY MEDICINE/PSM) | Government | 17670.00 |
| 12 | NEET-PG | MD/MS | M.D. (PSYCHIATRY) | Government | 17670.00 |
| 13 | NEET-PG | MD/MS | M.D. (RADIO-DIAGNOSIS) | Government | 16000.00 |
| 14 | NEET-PG | MD/MS | M.D. (RADIO-THERAPY) | Government | 16000.00 |
| 15 | NEET-PG | MD/MS | M.D. (TB CHEST/RESPIRATORY MEDICINE) | Government | 16000.00 |
| 16 | NEET-PG | MD/MS | M.D. (ANAESTHESIOLOGY) | Government | 16000.00 |
| 17 | NEET-PG | MD/MS | M.D. (PHARMACOLOGY) | Government | 16000.00 |
| 18 | NEET-PG | MD/MS | M.S. (E.N.T.) | Government | 16000.00 |
| 19 | NEET-PG | MD/MS | M.S. (GENERAL SURGERY) | Government | 16000.00 |
| 20 | NEET-PG | MD/MS | M.S. (ORTHOPAEDICS) | Government | 16000.00 |
| 21 | NEET-PG | MD/MS | M.S. (OPHTHALMOLOGY) | Government | 17670.00 |
| 22 | NEET-PG | MD/MS | M.S. (ANATOMY) | Government | 16000.00 |
