Gauhati Medical College and Hospital
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.
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