Nagaon Medical College and Hospital is a government medical college and teaching hospital located in Nagaon, in the central region of the state of Assam, India. The institution is part of the Government of Assam's effort to expand medical education and tertiary healthcare services across the state by establishing new medical colleges in district headquarters beyond the older centres at Guwahati, Dibrugarh and Silchar.
Key facts
| Name | Nagaon Medical College and Hospital |
|---|---|
| Type | Government medical college |
| Location | Nagaon, Assam, India |
| Country | India |
| Affiliation | Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences |
| Owner | Government of Assam |
Background
The Government of Assam approved the creation of several new medical colleges across the state to address the shortfall of doctors and tertiary care facilities, particularly in districts that historically depended on referrals to Guwahati Medical College and Hospital. Nagaon, one of the most populous districts of Assam and a major commercial hub on National Highway 27, was identified as a suitable location for such an institution given its catchment population drawn from neighbouring districts including Morigaon, Hojai and parts of Karbi Anglong.
Academics and affiliation
As with other state-run medical colleges in Assam, Nagaon Medical College and Hospital functions under the administrative control of the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Assam, and is academically affiliated to the Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences in Guwahati, the apex health sciences university for the state. Undergraduate medical education in India is regulated by the National Medical Commission, which prescribes norms for infrastructure, faculty and student intake.
Hospital services
The attached teaching hospital is intended to provide secondary and tertiary care services across the major clinical specialities, including general medicine, general surgery, obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics, orthopaedics, ophthalmology, otorhinolaryngology, and allied diagnostic departments such as radiology and pathology. It also serves as a referral centre for patients from surrounding districts in central Assam.
Significance
The establishment of a medical college in Nagaon is considered significant for the central Assam region, as it expands access to specialised healthcare and creates additional postgraduate and undergraduate training capacity within the state. It is part of a broader cohort of newer government medical colleges in Assam, alongside institutions in places such as Tezpur, Barpeta, Jorhat, Diphu and Dhubri.
Related topics
- Nagaon
- Healthcare in Assam
- Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences
- List of medical colleges in India
- Government of Assam
- National Medical Commission
References
- Wikidata entity: Q118899885