B. J. Medical College, Ahmedabad

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B. J. Medical College (Byramjee Jeejabhoy Medical College) (BJMC) is a medical college situated in Ahmedabad, Gujarat India. Dr. Pranay K. Shah is the current dean of B.J. Medical College. BJMC is affiliated to Gujarat University and Ahmedabad Civil Hospital. The college has a modern library with around 500-600 students capacity.

History[]

Ahmedabad Medical School affiliated with Ahmedabad Civil Hospital was established in 1871. The school had 14 students educating in hospital assistant training. Businessman Byramjee Jeejeebhoy donated ₹20,000 in 1879 and the school was renamed after him, B. J. Medical School. In 1917, the school was affiliated with the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Bombay. Later it became B. J. Medical College and was affiliated with the University of Bombay granting Licentiate Certified Physician and Surgeon (LCPS) degree. It was affiliated to the Gujarat University for undergraduate courses in 1951 and postgraduate courses in 1956.^[1]

Notable alumni[]

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• Tejas Patel, cardiologist
• Hargovind Laxmishanker Trivedi, nephrologist, immunologist and transplant surgeon^[2]
• A. K. Patel, politician and physician
• Ketan Desai, urologist
• Janak Desai, urologist
• Rajni Kanabar, Tanzanian doctor and philanthropist
• Kirit Premjibhai Solanki, surgeon and politician

References[]

External links[]

• Official website

Coordinates: 23°03′8.28″N 72°36′10.33″E / 23.0523000°N 72.6028694°E / 23.0523000; 72.6028694