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Bengaluru Medical College and Research Institute (BMCRI), (ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ವೈದ್ಯಕೀಯ ಮಹಾವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯ ಮತ್ತು ಸಂಶೋಧನಾ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ) formerly Bangalore Medical College (BMC), is a medical college in Bengaluru, India run by the Government of Karnataka.
Bengaluru Medical College and Research Institute (BMCRI), (ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ವೈದ್ಯಕೀಯ ಮಹಾವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯ ಮತ್ತು ಸಂಶೋಧನಾ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ) formerly Bangalore Medical College (BMC), is a medical college in Bengaluru, India run by the Government of Karnataka.
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Bengaluru Medical College and Research Institute (BMCRI), (ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ವೈದ್ಯಕೀಯ ಮಹಾವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯ ಮತ್ತು ಸಂಶೋಧನಾ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ) formerly Bangalore Medical College (BMC), is a medical college in Bengaluru, India run by the Government of Karnataka.
Bengaluru Medical College and Research Institute (BMCRI), (ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ವೈದ್ಯಕೀಯ ಮಹಾವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯ ಮತ್ತು ಸಂಶೋಧನಾ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ) formerly Bangalore Medical College (BMC), is a medical college in Bengaluru, India run by the Government of Karnataka.
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Bengaluru Medical College and Research Institute (BMCRI), (ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ವೈದ್ಯಕೀಯ ಮಹಾವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯ ಮತ್ತು ಸಂಶೋಧನಾ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ) formerly Bangalore Medical College (BMC), is a medical college in Bengaluru, India run by the Government of Karnataka.
Mohammed Shafi Mekhri in what was then the fort police station ground.
It was built by civil engineer and architect, Mr.
2 billion (US$12 million) centrally funded project upgrade work is taking place in the college as well as all the affiliated hospitals.
Apart from this, it is involved in community health facilities like Nelamangala Taluk Hospital, the urban family welfare center on Siddaiah Road and primary health centers in Pavgada, Sundekoppa, K.
Bowring & Lady Curzon Hospitals is a multispeciality hospital, located in the heart of Bangalore City, at Shivajinagar.
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Attached hospitals The teaching hospitals attached to the institution are the following hospitals: Victoria Hospital, inaugurated on 8 December 1900 by Lord Curzon the then Viceroy of India, started as a health centre with 140 bed strength, is now the second…
The college was initially run by the Mysore Medical Education Society and was later handed over to the Government of Karnataka in 1956 and was affiliated to Bangalore University.
Nursing Government College Of Nursing established in 1971, which comes under BMCRI, located within the campus of Victoria Hospital (Bangalore Medical College).
After the formation of Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences BMC was affiliated to the new university in 1997.
It celebrated its golden jubilee in 2005–2006 with major renovation and the inauguration of a state-of-the-art digital library and Basavarajendra Auditorium.
It celebrated its golden jubilee in 2005–2006 with major renovation and the inauguration of a state-of-the-art digital library and Basavarajendra Auditorium.
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Bengaluru Medical College and Research Institute (BMCRI), (ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ವೈದ್ಯಕೀಯ ಮಹಾವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯ ಮತ್ತು ಸಂಶೋಧನಾ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ) formerly Bangalore Medical College (BMC), is a medical college in Bengaluru, India run by the Government of Karnataka. It is on K.R. Road, near City Market. It is one of ten government medical colleges in Karnataka. BMCRI is an autonomous institution under the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bengaluru.
It was established in 1955 by Dr. Shivram and Dr. Mohammed Shafi Mekhri in what was then the fort police station ground. It was built by civil engineer and architect, Mr. V. Ramamoorthy, who built it in a record time of 6 months. The college was initially run by the Mysore Medical Education Society and was later handed over to the Government of Karnataka in 1956 and was affiliated to Bangalore University. After the formation of Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences BMC was affiliated to the new university in 1997.
It celebrated its golden jubilee in 2005–2006 with major renovation and the inauguration of a state-of-the-art digital library and Basavarajendra Auditorium. In 2006, the college was granted autonomous status by the Government of Karnataka. The college is presently undergoing major renovation along the lines of AIIMS.
Work on upgrade of the college to the level of AIIMS started in March 2007. Under the ₹1.2 billion (US$12 million) centrally funded project upgrade work is taking place in the college as well as all the affiliated hospitals.
Victoria Hospital, inaugurated on 8 December 1900 by Lord Curzon the then Viceroy of India, started as a health centre with 140 bed strength, is now the second largest Hospital in India accommodating more than 1000 patients at a time. The facilities available includes departments of Medicine, Surgery, Orthopaedics, Dermatology, Psychiatry, Radiology and Radiotherapy, physiotherapy, Forensic Medicine super specialities include Plastic Surgery, Surgical and Medical Gastro Enterology, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Cardiology and Urology
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Upgrade of the institute to the level of AIIMS Work on upgrade of the college to the level of AIIMS started in March 2007.
Bengaluru Medical College and Research Institute (BMCRI), (ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ವೈದ್ಯಕೀಯ ಮಹಾವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯ ಮತ್ತು ಸಂಶೋಧನಾ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ) formerly Bangalore Medical College (BMC), is a medical college in Bengaluru, India run by the Government of Karnataka.
Bengaluru Medical College and Research Institute (BMCRI), (ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ವೈದ್ಯಕೀಯ ಮಹಾವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯ ಮತ್ತು ಸಂಶೋಧನಾ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ) formerly Bangalore Medical College (BMC), is a medical college in Bengaluru, India run by the Government of Karnataka.
