Lady Hardinge Medical College, also known as LHMC Delhi, is a public medical college and hospital located in New Delhi, India. Established in 1916, it became part of the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Delhi in 1950. The college is governed & funded by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.[3][4]
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| Motto | Latin: Per Ardua Ad Astra |
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Motto in English | Through Adversity to the Stars |
| Type | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India |
| Established | 1916 |
| Founder | Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst |
| Endowment | ₹750 crore (US$90 million) (2024-25) [1] |
| Director | Dr. Sarita Beri[2] |
| Undergraduates | 240 |
| Postgraduates | 160 including MD MS DM MCh MDS |
| Location | 28°38′6.3060″N 77°12′44.9712″E / 28.635085000°N 77.212492000°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | University of Delhi NMC |
| Website | lhmc-hosp |
History
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When the national capital of India was shifted to Delhi, Lady Hardinge, the wife of the then Viceroy of India, Baron Charles Hardinge, decided to establish a medical college for women, as she recognized that the lack of such a college made it impossible for Indian women to study medicine. The foundation stone was laid by Lady Hardinge on 17 March 1914 and the college was named Queen Mary College & Hospital to commemorate the visit by Queen Mary in 1911–12. Lady Hardinge was actively involved in collecting funds for the college from the princely states and the public until her death on 11 July 1914.[5]
The college was inaugurated on 7 February 1916 by Baron Hardinge in the Imperial Delhi Enclave area. On the suggestion of Queen Mary, the college and the hospital was named after Lady Hardinge to perpetuate the memory of its founder. The first principal was Kate Platt and the college admitted 16 students. As the college was then affiliated to University of the Punjab, the students had to sit their final examinations at King Edward Medical College in Lahore. The college became affiliated to the University of Delhi in 1950 and post-graduate courses were started in 1954.[5] Ruth Young, who as Ruth Wilson was the first professor of surgery at the college, served as principal from 1936 until 1940.[6] The Kalawati Saran Children's Hospital, one of the two hospitals attached to the Lady Hardinge Medical College, was built in 1956.[7]
Initially, the college was an autonomous institution managed by a governing body. In the year 1953, the Board of Administration constituted by the Central Government took formal charge of the management of the institution. In February 1978, the management was taken over by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India under an Act of Parliament.[8] One of the director professors is chosen as the president of the college, the most senior post in the college.[9]
Present form
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The hospital has provided services to male patients since 1991.[10] The admission capacity to the MBBS course is for 200 students.[11] The college has two teaching hospitals, Smt. Sucheta Kriplani Hospital and Kalawati Saran Children's Hospital, with 877 and 350 beds respectively. The college and hospital also provides tertiary level medical facilities to the city. The college's Department of Microbiology is internationally acclaimed for its salmonella phage typing, and it is a World Health Organization collaborating centre for reference and training in streptococcal diseases for South East Asia.[12] It is also a surveillance center for AIDS. The first ART center for children in the country, was also started in Lady Hardinge Medical College in 2007.[citation needed]
Campus
editThe college's campus has a hostel, library, auditorium and laboratories. It also includes a ground for sports and extra co-curricular activities.[13]
Library
editA new central library building is part of the auditorium building. The college's library is one of the oldest medical libraries in India and has also a good collection of number of old journals in the biomedical sciences.[citation needed] The library has a collection of 50,000 volumes.[14]
Rankings
edit| Life Sciences and Medical University rankings | |
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| Medical – India | |
| NIRF (2023)[15] | 29 |
The college was ranked 29st among medical colleges in India in 2023 by National Institutional Ranking Framework.[16]
Departments
edit- Department of Physiology
- Department of Anatomy
- Department of Biochemistry
- Department of Pathology
- Department of Forensic Medicine
- Department of Pharmacology
- Department of Microbiology
- Department of Community Medicine
- Department of ENT & Head and neck surgery
- Department of Ophthalmology
- Department of General Medicine
- Department of General Surgery
- Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Department of Skin & VD
- Department of Orthopaedics
- Department of Dental Surgery
- Department of Pediatrics
- Department of Paediatric Surgery
- Department of Neonatology
- Department of Radiodiagnosis
- Department of Radiation Medicine
- Department of Anaesthesia
- Department of Accident & Emergency
- Department of Psychiatry
- Department of Neurology
- Department of Blood Bank
Notable alumni
editThis article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (September 2017) |
The college's alumni are called Hardonians.[17] Notable alumni of the college include:
- Bimal Kaur Khalsa, former Lok Sabha member from Ropar.
- Sujata Chaudhuri[18]
- Dr Parvati Gehlot, the first lady doctor of Rajasthan state. Did her MBBS in 1928 and then went for higher studies to England in 1936.
- Sushila Nayyar, with a postgraduate degree in Public Health from Johns Hopkins. Became Health Minister of India 1952-55 & 1962–67.[17]
- Shiela Mehra, 1991 Padma Shri recipient. 1959 graduate. Renowned practising Obstetrician & Gynaecologist of New Delhi
- Usha Kehar Luthra, ICMR[19]
- Malvika Sabharwal, 2008 Padma Shri Awardee[20]
- Hemlata Gupta, 1998 Padma Bhushan recipient
- Zohra Begum Kazi, the first Bengali Muslim female physician, 1935 graduate. She ranked First Class First and was awarded the Viceroy of India's Medal
- Fatima Shah, 1952 M.B. E. (Member of British Empire); 1969 Tamgha e Pakistan; 1974–79, President, International Federation of the Blind; creator of Urdu Braille
References
edit- ^ "Windfall for AIIMS in interim budget, three Central hospitals see slight increase". The Indian Express. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Director's Desk :: Lady Hardinge Medical College & associated SSK & KSC Hospitals". lhmc-hosp.gov.in. Archived from the original on 3 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ "Lady Hardinge Medical College". University of Delhi. Archived from the original on 2 February 2011.
- ^ "Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi". Medical Council of India. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ a b "A fine balance of luxury and care". Hindustan Times. 21 July 2011. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014.
- ^ "Dr. Ruth Young, CBE (1884–1983)". University of Dundee Archive Services. Archived from the original on 9 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "Kalawati Saran Children's Hospital, New Delhi". Jiv Daya Foundation. Archived from the original on 25 October 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "Lady Hardinge Medical College". Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Delhi. Archived from the original on 17 December 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "Management". Lady Hardinge Medical College Alumni Association. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "Lady Hardinge Medical College & Smt. S. K. Hospital". Citizen's Charters in the Government of India. Archived from the original on 10 April 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ Gupta, Namrata (2020). Women in Science and Technology: Confronting Inequalities. Los Angeles: SAGE. p. 70. ISBN 978-93-5328-748-1.
- ^ "SEA NCD report" (PDF). World Health Organization.[dead link]
- ^ "Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi". Minglebox.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "History of Lady Hardinge Medical College". Lady Hardinge Medical College Alumni Association. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2023 (Medical)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 5 June 2023.
- ^ "India Rankings 2023: Medical". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ a b "The Hardonians". Lady Hardinge Medical College Alumni Association of North America. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "Sujata Chaudhuri | RCP Museum". Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "Lady Hardinge Medical College". Study Health Science. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "Dr. Malvika Sabharwal". Practo Health. 2016. Archived from the original on 9 January 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2016.