College of Medicine & Sagore Dutta Hospital

College of Medicine & Sagar Dutta Hospital

Sagar Dutta Medical College
Entrance gate of college as seen in April, 2012
Motto	तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय (From darkness, lead me to light)
Type	Government
Established	2010
Principal	Dr. Saibal Kr. Mukherjee
Dean	Dr. Aniruddha Neogi
Academic staff	153
Students	160 per year 100 MBBS 30 DMLT 10 DRD 5 DCCT 5 DOPT 5 DOTT 5 ECG [1]
Location	Kolkata, West Bengal, 700054, India 22°40′30″N 88°22′26″E / 22.675°N 88.374°E / 22.675; 88.374
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	West Bengal University of Health Sciences
Website	http://www.cmsdh.edu.in/

The College of Medicine & Sagore Dutta Hospital (also known as Sagar Dutta Medical College) is a tertiary referral government hospital, medical college and research institute in the state of West Bengal, India. It is situated at Kamarhati, in the suburbs of Kolkata. It has been set up by the Government of West Bengal in 2010 and started M.B.B.S. courses from 2011 to reduce the shortfall of doctors in the state. It is affiliated to the West Bengal University of Health Sciences^[2] and accredited by Medical Council of India (M.C.I.).^[3]

Establishment

Considering the dearth of medical professionals in West Bengal with the Doctor:Population ratio of 1:2600, Government of West Bengal decided to start a new medical college with a capacity of 100 MBBS student, in a strategic location of Kamarhati, which is the gateway of North Kolkata. The main objective was to cater mainly to the rural population of West Bengal and particularly to reduce the overcrowding of the existing medical colleges in Kolkata. Moreover, this medical college will become the main referral centre for the neighbouring districts of North Kolkata in future and is planned to be the biggest state-run medical college of West Bengal.

In 2010, the Government of West Bengal issued a memo in which a sanction was accorded to set up a medical college, with an intake of 100 MBBS students, in the campus of the Sagore Dutt Hospital.^[4]Sagore Dutt Charitable Hospital and Dispensary initially started as a philanthropic organization with an objective of all round health care of the poor peasants and industrial workers of Kamarhati and adjoining areas. Its immense service to fulfill the objectives was recognized when the then Medical Secretary, Dr. Anderson, on his India tour, visited ‘a rural hospital and dispensary situated outside Calcutta, the Sogore Dutt Charitable Hospital and Dispensary’ in January, 1937.^[5] The institute was taken over by the Government of West Bengal when it passed the Sagore Dutt Hospital Act, 1958.^[6]

After the inspection by M.C.I. team in 2011, Letter of Permission was received by the Authority of College of Medicine & Sagore Dutta Hospital on 30/06/2011 . Classes for the first year commenced on 01 August 2011. The college has received the Renewal of Permission for 2nd and 3rd Batches and also for the 4th batch of 100 MBBS Students by MCI for the Academic Year 2014-15.^[7]The 5th batch was also given permission for year 2015-2016. The DMLT and DRD courses started in the Academic Year 2014-15. The DPT, DOPT, DOTT and ECG courses started from 2015. The DCCT course was started from 2016.

Location

ESI Hospital, Kamarhati

Located near Kamarhati bus terminus on B.T. Road, the College of Medicine and Sagore Dutta Hospital is adjacent to the Kamarhati E.S.I. Hospital. Kamarhati is a city and a municipality under Belghoria police station of Barrackpore subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. Kamarhati is located at 22.67°N 88.37°E, a part of the urban agglomeration of the metro of Kolkata. It is an assembly constituency of West Bengal Legislative Assembly. The sacred temple of Dakshineshwar is situated in Kamarhati Municipal area. Towns like Belghoria and Ariadaha are part of Kamarhati.^[8]

As of 2001 India census, Kamarhati had a population of 314,334. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Kamarhati has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 72%. In Kamarhati, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.

The nearest airport (Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport) is located 12 km away and the nearest railway station (Agarpara Station) is located 2.2 km away.

Courses offered

Under Graduate:

• MBBS (4.5 years course + 1 year Compulsory Rotatory Internship)

Diploma:

• DMLT(Tech) - Diploma in Medical Lab Technology
• DRD(Tech) - Diploma in Radiology
• DCCT - Diploma in Critical Care Technology
• DPT - Diploma in Physiotherapy
• DOPT - Diploma in Optometry with Ophthalmic Technique
• ECG - Diploma in Electrocardiographic Technique (Bridge Course): ECG Technician (Bridge Course)
• DOTT - Diploma in Operation Theatre Technology^[9]

Admission

Admission to the MBBS course is undertaken by W.B.M.C.C. according to the rank list of the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE)^[10] and All India Pre Medical Test (AIPMT), the latter accounting for 15% of the seats. Admission to Diploma courses is undertaken by S.M.F.W.B. according to marks obtained in Physics, Chemistry and Biology.

Infrastructure

New Academic Building corridor

• The total campus area is 17.63 acres.^[11]
• The eight-storey new academic building houses the central library, lecture theatres, demonstration rooms and practical laboratories along with the auditorium and the morgue.
• The six-storey new hospital buildings has 500 beds and 11 O.T.s are nearing completion and are partly functional.
• The new buildings have been constructed at a cost of Rs. 100 crore with modern facilities and emergency safety features.
• The old hospital building is being renovated and will become the new OPD building.
• The Central Library in the new academic building houses a 7500 books along with 80 foreign journals and has high-speed internet facility for e-library facility.
• Hospital Blood Bank and Fair price medicine shop is present.
• Separate hostels for boys and girls with option for availing cable broadband internet.
• Hostel for Interns.
• The canteen serves both veg and non-veg foods of various types.
• Residential quarters for teachers and staffs.
• A Rs. 40 crore tertiary cancer care centre has been planned, the first of its kind in a state-run medical college of West Bengal.

Campus

CMSDH Students' Hostel

The campus area is owned by the Health Department of Government of West Bengal. It includes the following:

• 3 water ponds
• New OPD Building
• New Academic Building
• New Hospital buildings
• Students Hostel Block
• Interns Hostel
• Residential Quarters

Departments

MRI Console room at CMSDH

The following departments are present in the medical college:^[12]

• Department of Anesthesiology
• Department of Anatomy
• Department of Biochemistry
• Department of Chest Medicine
• Department of Community Medicine
• Department of Dermatology
• Department of Dental Surgery
• Department of E.N.T.
• Department of Forensic Medicine
• Department of General Medicine
• Department of General Surgery
• Department of Gynecology & Obstetrics
• Department of Microbiology
• Department of Ophthalmology
• Department of Orthopedics
• Department of Pathology
• Department of Pediatric Medicine
• Department of Pharmacology
• Department of Physical Medicine
• Department of Physiology
• Department of Psychiatry
• Department of Radiodiagnosis
• Department of Radiotherapy

Student activities

Anupam Roy performing at Asterica 2k14

• Asterica - the annual college fest, spanning 3 days, consisting of various programmes and performances by noted artists
• Alfresco - Fresher's welcome programme to welcome the new batch of students.
• Pratyay - Annual Magazine
• Ritam Mukherjee Smriti Cup - Intra-college Football League
• Sagore Dutta Premier League - Intra-college Cricket League
• Saraswati puja
• Rabindra Jayanti
• Foundation Day
• Teachers' Day
• Teachers vs. Students Cricket Match

External links

• Official website

References