Bangalore Medical College, now renamed Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, popularly known as BMC, is a medical college run by the Government of Karnataka. It is located on K.R. Road, near City Market. It is the only government medical college in Bangalore and one of 10 in Karnataka. BMC is an autonomous institution under the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Jayanagar, Bangalore.
History[edit]
It was established in 1955 by Dr. Shivram and Dr. 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 SciencesBMC was affiliated to the new university in 1997.[1]
From its inception, the college has been associated with some of the most eminent doctors in India. It has become the most coveted destination for medical aspirants in the state of Karnataka to study medicine and has been consistently ranked among the top ten medical colleges in India.
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.[2] The college is presently undergoing major renovation along the lines of AIIMS.
Upgrade of the institute to the level of AIIMS[edit]
Work on upgrade of the college to the level of AIIMS started in March 2007. Under the 1.2 billion Rupees centrally funded project upgrade work is taking place in the college as well as all the affiliated hospitals.[3] The proposed upgrades include[4]
- A superspeciality block and nursing college in the Victoria Hospital campus
- A casualty and trauma centre in Victoria Hospital
- Two tower blocks on the Centenary building and a New Outpatient block in Victoria Hospital
- A geriatrics unit to be set up at the cost of 40 million rupees
- Upgrade of the psychiatry department at the cost of 3.5 million rupees
- A new Regional Institute of Paramedical Sciences to be set up in the SDS T.B sanitorium campus
- A super-speciality block in Minto Hospital housing six super-specialties of neurology, neuro surgery, plastic surgery, surgical gastroenterology, paediatric surgery and cardiology.
- State of the art equipment for all affiliated hospitals
Attached hospitals[edit]
The teaching hospitals attached to the institution are the following hospitals:
| Name | Location | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Victoria Hospital | K.R Road | General hospital |
| Bowring & Lady Curzon Hospitals | Hospital Road, Shivajinagar | General hospital |
| Vanivilas Women and Children Hospital | K.R Road | Women and children's hospital |
| Minto Eye Hospital | Chamrajpet | Speciality eye institute |
| SDS Tuberculosis Sanatorium | near Hosur Road | Respiratory diseases and thoracic surgical centre |
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
Vani vilas hospital, also one of the oldest hospitals has 536 beds and an average of 75-80 patients are treated as out-patients every day, 17-20 patients admitted, and average 500 surgeries per month are conducted. It has well equipped Obstetrics, Gynecology, Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery Departments. There is a state of the art neonatal intensive care unit. Vanivilas hospital is a center for excellence in prevention of parent to child transmission of AIDS.
Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital is a multispeciality hospital, located in the heart of Bangalore City, at Shivajinagar. The hospital is over 100 years old, approximately 2 km towards east of Vidhana Soudha. It has 686 beds and an average of 700-900 patients are treated as outpatients every day, 70-80 patients get admitted, and average 420-450 deliveries per month are conducted in addition to 800 surgeries per month.
Minto Ophthalmic Hospital is the 300 bedded, tertiary ophthalmic hospital attached to BMCRI, which caters to the need of karnataka and also the neighbouring areas of other states. It includes an Eye Bank, Glaucoma clinic, Squint clinic and a Vitreo retinal centre.
A 203-bed super-speciality tertiary care hospital PMSSY Hospital has been constructed at a cost of Rs. 72 crores under the Pradhana Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) on the premises of the college. The new hospital has super-speciality departments of neurology, neurosurgery, plastic surgery, cardiology, paediatric surgery and surgical gastroenterology.[5]
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. G. Halli and Hessarghatta. As a part of rural outreach specialist doctors are sent by the college to these rural centres every month. The teaching hospitals attached to Bangalore Medical College have more than 3,000 beds. Apart from undergraduate courses, postgraduate courses are available in most specialities. A state-of-the-art burns department caters to all of Karnataka.
These hospitals with total bed strength of around 3500, cater to half of the population of Bangalore City and surrounding areas.[6]
Campus[edit]
Spread over a total area of 200 acres, the campus includes the academic block, hospitals, library, hostels, student lounge, food court, gymnasium, a basketball court, volleyball court, cricket field etc. The entire campus has access to high speed internet through WiFi. The boys hostel is located on Palace Road and the ladies hostel is located in the campus itself. The postgraduate hostel is located in Chamrajpet.
A digital library and a well equipped seminar hall has been constructed by the BMC Alumni Association. This digital library has 80 nodes, which have access to the latest medical journals and is used by the students and faculty of Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute for research purposes and to acquire the latest medical knowledge. A Seminar Hall has been constructed with a capacity of 280 seats with access to the latest equipment for Tele-medicine. The Tele-Medicine unit was started in collaboration with ISRO on the eve of Golden jubilee celebrations and it makes BMCRI the first Govt. Medical college to provide this facility in the state of Karnataka.[7]
The Clinical Skills Centre in the BMCRI campus was inaugurated by Sri Ramadass SA, The Minister for Medical Education, Karnataka on 17 November 2011. The centre was set up at a cost of 95 lakhs INR with donations from the alumni, Infosys foundation and GMR Varalakshmi foundation. The centre offers hands-on training in Microsurgery techniques applicable in various super specialties like laparoscopic surgery, neurosurgery, Plastic surgery, ENT surgery and Ophthalmology.The mentors at the centre include teaching faculty from BMCRI, other medical colleges and private practicing surgeons. With this, BMCRI became one of the very few centres in this country to offer this facility and training.[8]
The Infosys Foundation has constructed a well equipped 24 hours central laboratory at Victoria Hospital campus which includes the pathology, microbiology and the biochemistry labs. It provides the latest diagnostic tests at a subsidised rates for the poor and needy patients.[9]
The Centenary building houses new wards, the Nuclear medicine department with gamma camera and modern operation theatres. A Dharmashala, on the campus provides highly subsidized accommodation for patients’ attendants.
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