History
The College was started as a medical school in 1854 and named Thomason Hospital, after the popular Lt. Governor of the North-West Provinces, James Thomason, who served from 1843–1853, soon after his death in Bareilly in 1853. The school was meant to train assistants for doctors commissioned in England for service in the British-India Army in 1878. Civilians were permitted to get admission. Till 1939, the Institution remained a medical school. Later, it was raised to the level of a college through the initiative of Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, Minister for Health in the Pre-Partition State Government, and was recognised by the Medical Council of India. The first Principal-in-Charge was Dr. John Murray, who served from 1854–1858, and the last Englishman to serve was Major-General W.C. Buckley, with Dr. G.N. Vyas (1944–1948), the first Indian Principal in whose tenure it gained prominence. He was followed by Dr. H.N. Bhatt (1948–1957 & 1959–1960). In 1949, the name of the college was changed from Thomason to Sarojini Naidu Medical College, in honour of the first Indian woman Governor of U.P. SNMC is the second oldest medical college in the State and is due for upgradation, with as many as 38 departments covering nearly all fields of medical education.
Renovation
Some 40 years ago, there was a proposal for the shifting of the College and hospital attached to it from the busy and congested area in the heart of the city to an open space on the Agra–Mathura Road about five km …away.To address the problem of congestion about two decades ago, the Emergency Ward of the Hospital was shifted to a piece of land obtained from the adjacent Lady Lyall Hospital facing the Mahatma Gandhi Road
Lady Lyall Hospital is located next to the main block of Agra College. Now, it is learnt that the entire
Lady Lyall Hospital will be shifted to the campus of the Institute of
Mental Health in Billochpura. Ironically, this was the place where the
SN Medical College had been proposed to be shifted. After the
implementation of this project, SN Medical College would be given the
land vacated by Lady Lyall Hospital for its further expansion and made
into a centre of higher medical education, akin to King George Medical
College, Lucknow or even a kind of AIIMS.from its present site. It appeared that the proposal would be accepted by the Government and put into implementation. But the shopkeepers allegedly stalled the move because of its fear that the business of the shopkeepers, specially of selling medicinal goods, would be severely affected. They allegedly put pressure on the State Government and made it give up the plan. The old, strong and beautiful buildings were demolished for the expansion of the College-cum-Hospital on the old site. Multi storeyed buildings were put up in a hurry. The poor material used and careless plumbing work caused the buildings to develop cracks, leakages from pipes and toilets that created dirty patches that disfigured the buildings in a few years’ time. These new buildings have further cramped up the hospital and little open space is left for it. Even otherwise, the place was unfit for a large college and hospital because of its location and topography that consisted of limited level land, and much of it lying at a low level like the washermen’s area, called ‘Dhobi Ghat,’ where the Department of Paediatrics is located.
Students
A look at the students produced by the College during the eighty years
of its existence shows that it has supplied a stream of specialist doctors
in all fields of medicine. Some of them have risen to occupy positions
of eminence, like Dr. V.G. Kak, who became a noted neurosurgeon and
Director of Medical Education, UP; Dr. S.D. Singh Seth, who became
Head of Pharmacy at AIIMS Delhi; Dr Hari Gautam, who became
Chairman, University Grants Commission; Dr. Saroj Churamani, Vice
Chancellor, KGMC, Lucknow; Dr. D.K. Hazra, Director and Head,
Department of Medicine, who capped a brilliant academic career with a
PhD in nuclear medicine from London. For his achievement, he was
awarded the Padma Shri in 2014, becoming the second alumnus to be
given that honour.
Another student who became famous was B.N. Baijal, a classmate of
Dr. Nawal Kishore in the first batch of students appearing for the MBBS
Examination in 1944. He was taken to the UK by Major-General H.C.
Buckley, the last British Principal of the College who left for England in
1944. After doing his higher medical studies in England, Dr. Baijal
became a famous surgeon in the British medical service. While in
England, he married a Scottish woman and settled down in the UK.
Before the introduction of the MBBS course, medical students went in
for the LSMF course, which they could enter after High School, while
the MBBS course could be taken only after passing Class 12 or the
Intermediate examination.
Among the noted teachers of the College were Dr. G.N. Vyas, the first
Indian Principal; Dr. C.B. Singh, a surgeon whose fame spread across
several States and who served as Principal, Kanpur Medical College and
was MP from Bilaspur; Dr. P.N. Wahi, who was known for his research
on oral cancer; Dr. K.S. Mathur, who set up the first cardiology clinic in
UP in the College and was known for his research work; Dr. S.P.
Srivastava, known for his innovative surgery;
Dr. R.D. Singh or Raja Dinesh Singh who could not pass MBBS After 15 attempts later became a TC in indian railways 😀
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