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Established in 1835 by Lord William Bentinck as Medical College Bengal, it is one of the oldest medical colleges to teach modern medicine in Asia.
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Established in 1835 by Lord William Bentinck as Medical College Bengal, it is one of the oldest medical colleges to teach modern medicine in Asia.
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Inspect evidence ↗media"The New Medical College Hospital, Calcutta," Illustrated London News, 1853.jpg · Public domain
Inspect evidence ↗mediaAerial view of Medical College Kolkata 01.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0
Inspect evidence ↗mediaBiochemistry building MCK.JPG · FAL
Inspect evidence ↗mediaCMC administrative.JPG · Public domain
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