Maharaja Krishna Chandra Gajapati Medical College & Hospital, Brahmapur is popularly known as M.K.C.G. Medical College and Hospital, Brahmapur is a Medical College set up by the Government of Odisha under Health & Family Welfare Department. The campus is unitary and spans over an area of 162 Acres. The institute has begun with the basic aim of
Providing Medical and Paramedical education to produce excellent Healthcare Professionals for the community.
To render Tertiary health care to the people of South Western Odisha.
This Prestigious Institute is Alma Mater to more than 5000 MBBS Graduates and more than 1000 Post Graduates besides many Nursing students, Laboratory Technicians, and other Paramedical students. All the courses running in the Institute are recognized by the Professional bodies like MCI, AICTE, etc.
In the year 1961, the institute started as an extension wing of SCB Medical College, Cuttack with an annual intake of 40 students. Soon shifted to Brahmapur in the year 1962 and started functioning temporary buildings near the City Hospital, Brahmapur using the same hospital as its teaching hospital. 1n 1963 the then Health Minister of Odisha Late Dr. P.V. Jagannath Rao laid down the foundation stone of the present building. The building construction work was started in 1966 and completed in 1969. The building was inaugurated by Late Sri. R. N. Singh Deo, the then Chief Minister of Orissa on 21st February 1969 and the College started functioning in the new building. The Hospital continued to function in the District Head Quarters Hospital building until the construction of the Hospital building in 1973.
During the formative period of 1963 to 1973, Prof Sukumar Das, an eminent Surgeon of his times, an able Administrator and an excellent Teacher was the Principal of the institute. He was considered as the Chief Architect of this Prestigious Institute.
At the time of inception, it was formally named as Berhampur Medical College and later on it was named after the legendary person, who was instrumental in the formation of Odisha State, the first Prime Minister of Odisha State Late Maharaja Krushna Chandra Gajapati.
The initial admission strength of 40 MBBS students per year has gradually increased over the years to 75 in 1962, 100 in 1963, 107 in 1984,150 in 2008 and 250 in 2016. Postgraduate coursed were started in 1971 72 session in the disciplines of Physiology, General Medicine, General Surgery followed by Pharmacology, Pathology, SPM, Paediatrics, Orthopedic Surgery, ENT, Ophthalmology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Anaesthesiology in 1972 73. Anatomy, FMT and Biochemistry PG courses were started during the sessions 1974-75, 1977-78 and 1979-80 respectively. Presently 112 PG seats are available per year in various disciplines. Recently MCI has permitted to run 2 seats in DM (Cardiology).
MKCG Medical College Hospital, Brahmapur during its more than fifty years of existence, has produced a large number of doctors, specialists, super specialists who have worked or working in different parts of the country and abroad. The strong academic and practical foundations built during their study in this institution have enabled them to prove their professional excellence in different specialties not only in India but also in different parts of the world.
Address:
Goulandi New bus stand Main Road,
National Highway 59,
Ashok Nagar,
Brahmapur,
Odisha 760004
Phone:0680 229 2746