Pandit Raghunath Murmu Medical College and Hospital

Pandit Raghunath Murmu Medical College (PRMMCH) is a tertiary government medical college situated in Sankhabhanga, about 9 km from Baripada, the headquarters of Mayurbhanj District, Odisha. It is the fourth government medical college in Odisha, following SCB Medical College, MKCG Medical College, and VIMSAR. Inaugurated in 2017 by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, the college is administered by the Government of Odisha under the Directorate of Medical Education and Training (DMET) and includes all clinical and paraclinical departments for the undergraduate curriculum. It works alongside the District Headquarter Hospital, Baripada, the largest hospital in the district. The college is named after Pandit Raghunath Murmu, known for inventing the Ol Chiki script used in the Santali language. Built on 70 acres, it includes a 650-bed teaching hospital, a new but not-yet-functional cancer hospital, separate hostels for undergraduate and postgraduate students, and an Academic Building housing classrooms, laboratories, a Multidisciplinary Research Unit, a central library, and departments such as Anatomy and Physiology. The Dean is Dr. Nirmal Chandra Mohapatra, with Dr. Braja Kishore Das as Vice Principal and Dr. Ritanjali Behera as Medical Superintendent.