R G Kar Medical College,Kolkata

About R G Kar Medical College,Kolkata

R. G. Kar Medical College & Hospital [আর.জি.কর মেডিক্যাল কলেজ & হাসপাতাল] is one of the oldest medical college and hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal in India. It was founded by Dr. Radha Gobinda Kar [ডা. রাধাগোবিন্দ কর] on 20th December, 1916. Formerly it was known as St. Car Michael Medical College [সেন্ট কার মাইকেল মেডিক্যাল কলেজ].[1]
State finance minister Asim Dasgupta is the president of the hospital’s governing body and the chairman of college’s welfare committee. The new platinum jubilee building of the hospital has been sanctioned by finance minister Asim Dasgupta and works are going on at full speed. It will include a modern auditorium.One of the oldest medical colleges of India, the history of R G Kar dates back to more than a century. earlier known as Carmichael Medical School, this college moved to its present location in the early 1930s. it has witnessed many ups and downs throuout the times. known for its revolutionary history and its legendary gem of clinicians, R G Kar todays basks in its own glory.