Osmania Medical College

Osmania Medical College

Former name	Hyderabad Medical School
Motto	Sincerity Service Sacrifice
Type	Public
Established	1846; 178 years ago (1846)
Affiliation	Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences
Principal	Dr. Narendra Kumar Are
Students	250 students per academic year
Location	Hyderabad , Telangana , India
Website	osmaniamedicalcollege.org

Osmania Medical College, formerly known as Hyderabad Medical School, is a public medical college in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It was founded in 1846 by the 5th Nizam of Hyderabad and Berar, Afzal ud Dowla, Asaf Jah V. The college was originally affiliated to Osmania University system, now it is affiliated to the Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences, and the Osmania General Hospital.^[1][2] After the establishment of the Osmania University in 1919, the school was renamed Osmania Medical College, after the seventh Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan.^[3] The College stands 48th in the National NIRF Medical University Rankings 2024.^[4]

Affiliated Specialty Training Hospitals

• Osmania General Hospital, Afzalgunj
• Niloufer Hospital for Woman and Children
• Sir Ronald Ross Institute of Tropical and Communicable Diseases
• Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital
• Government ENT Hospital
• Institute of Mental Health, Erragadda
• TB and Chest Hospital, Erragadda
• Government Maternity Hospital, Sultan Bazar
• Modern Government Maternity Hospital, Petlabur
• MNJ Institute of Oncology Regional Cancer Hospital, Lakdikapul

History

The college was established in 1846 and named the Hyderabad Medical School, during the reign of the 5th Nizam of Hyderabad - Afzal ad-Dawlah, Asaf Jah V.^[5] When the Nizam became ill, probably from diabetes, the then British resident suggested he be treated with Western medicine by Dr William Campbell Maclean.

Osmania General Hospital Hyderabad

The Nizam recovered fully. Impressed with allopathic medicine, he ordered the establishment of the Hyderabad Medical School (which later became Osmania Medical College) in 1847, headed by Dr. Maclean.^[5]

Dr. Edward Lawrie, then principal of Hyderabad Medical School, performed a series of experiments at the Afzal Gunj Hospital (now Osmania General Hospital) on anaesthesia^[6] (Hyderabad Chloroform Commission).^[5] Dr. Rupa Bai Furdoonji, said to be the world's first qualified female anesthesiologist, graduated from the college in 1889.^[7]

Conferences

OSMECON is the chief Medical Conference (UG) hosted by OMC and its associated hospitals. It is a 3-day event that sees participation of nearly 2,000 delegates across 17 states of the country as well as from 5 other countries, yet expanding its outreach.

Notable alumni

• Dr. Rupa Bai Furdoonji, anesthesiologist^[7]
• Undurti Narasimha Das, immunologist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
• Manjula Anagani, gynecologist^[8]
• Boora Narsaiah Goud, Member of Parliament
• Chelikani Venkata Rama Rao, communist leader and parliamentarian
• P. Shankar Rao, former MLA
• J. Geeta Reddy, MLA
• K. Srinath Reddy, president of the Public Health Foundation of India
• Mandadi Prabhakar Reddy, Telugu character actor
• Nagam Janardhan Reddy, former MLA, Nagar Kurnool
• Tejaswini Manogna, Model (Miss Earth India 2019)
• Maryam Afifa Ansari, Indian neurosurgeon
• Satish SC Rao, Gastroenterologist, Distinguished University Chair in Gastroenterology, Medical College Georgia, USA
• Ashok Kondur, Interventional Cardiologist, Michigan, USA; Program Director Garden City Hospital
• Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani, Minister of State for Rural Development and Communications, Member of Parliament for Guntur, Founder and CEO of UWorld (USMLEWorld LLC)^[9]

See also

• Osmania University
• Osmania General Hospital
• Niloufer Hospital
• Government ENT Hospital
• Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital
• Fever Hospital

References

1. "List of Colleges Offering B.sc MLT Courses Under Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences, Warangal, Telangana State For the Academic Year 2016-17" (PDF). Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
2. "Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad". bestindiaedu. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
3. Ali, M.; Ramachari, A. (1996). "One hundred fifty years of Osmania Medical College (1846-1996)". Bulletin of the Indian Institute of History of Medicine (Hyderabad). 26 (1–2): 119–141. ISSN 0304-9558. PMID 11619394.
4. https://www.nirfindia.org/Rankings/2024/MedicalRanking.html ^{[bare URL]}
5. DR Mohammed Najeeb (5 July 2020). "Chloroform & how modern medicine came to Hyderabad". The Asian Age. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
6. "By destroying Osmania General Hospital, Telangana will lose a great legacy". www.dailyo.in. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
7. Ala, Narayana; K, Bharathi; PKJP, Subhaktha; Gundeti, Manohar; A, Ramachari (2010). "Dr. (Miss) Rupa Bai Furdoonji: World's first qualified lady anaesthetist". Indian Journal of Anaesthesia. 54 (3): 259–261. doi:10.4103/0019-5049.65371. ISSN 0019-5049. PMC 2933491. PMID 20885878.
8. "Dr.Manjula Anagani Consultant Gynecologist\Laparoscopic Surgeon, Infertility Specialist in Hyderabad". drmanjula.in. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
9. "Meet Dr. Chandra S. Pemmasani, founder and CEO of UWorld, Union Minister". Retrieved 14 February 2022.

External links

• Official website

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