Assam Medical College

Assam Medical College and Hospital
অসম চিকিৎসা মহাবিদ্যালয় আৰু চিকিৎসালয়
Other name
AMCH
Former name
Berry White Medical School (1900 – 1947)
TypeGovernment medical school and hospital
Established1900 (1900)
FounderJohn Berry White
SuperintendentPrasanta Dihingia
PrincipalSanjeeb Kakati
Location,
India

27°29′19″N 94°54′50″E / 27.4886°N 94.9139°E / 27.4886; 94.9139
CampusUrban, 450 acres (180 ha)
AffiliationsSrimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences (SSUHS),
Dibrugarh University,
National Medical Commission
Websiteamch.edu.in

Assam Medical College and Hospital (AMCH), formerly Berry White Medical School,[1] is a government medical school and hospital in Dibrugarh, Assam, India. It was the first medical college in Assam and whole Northeast India. It is the tertiary medical referral centre for upper Assam and areas in neighbouring states, including Arunachal Pradesh.The college has been ranked 62 in the list of government institutes. It has been rated "AAA+" by the Medical Council of India with a score of 273.5.

The 450-acre (180 ha)[2] college offers numerous facilities including indoor and outdoor sports facilities, canteens, ATMs, etc. The academic facilities include laboratories, libraries, wifi across the campus providing access to the internet facilities through PCs and laptops.

The college offers admission to 200 students each year from 2019. Before 2019 it offered admission to 170 students each year.

  1. ^ Dutta, Arup Kumar (25 June 2012). "An extraordinary pioneer". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 13 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Campus size". Archived from the original on 16 March 2016.

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