PKG MEDICAL COLLEGE

R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital (RGKMCH) is a public hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, which began as Asia's first private medical college. Established in 1886 as the Calcutta School of Medicine, it initially had no affiliated hospital and operated out of Mayo Hospital before moving to its own complex in 1902. In 1904, it merged with the National College of Physicians and Surgeons of Bengal, and was renamed Belgachia Medical College in 1916. From 1918 to 1948, it was called Carmichael Medical College, honoring Governor Thomas Gibson-Carmichael. It received its current name on 12 May 1948, honoring Dr. Radha Gobinda Kar. On 12 May 1958, the West Bengal Government assumed management of the institution. It was affiliated with the University of Calcutta from 1916 to 2003, and later with the West Bengal University of Health Sciences upon its establishment in 2003. The college is co-educational and recognized by the National Medical Commission, offering MBBS, DNB, MD, MS, DM, and MCh courses, with a capacity of 250 MBBS seats, 175 MD/MS/DNB seats, and 28 DM/MCh seats. In August 2024, the college was the site of a widely reported incident involving the rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor, which sparked nationwide protests.