Medical Institute, Jorhat (MIJ) is a medical institute located in Jorhat, Assam in India.
| Type | Medical college |
|---|---|
| Established | 12 October 2009 |
| Affiliation | Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences |
| Principal | Dr. Ratna Kanta Talukdar |
| Location | , , |
| Website | https://jorhatmedicalcollege.in/jmch/ |
The institute trains Rural Health Practitioners (RHP), who serve as a medical professional in the rural areas at sub-center & at the PHC level. RHPs are trained practitioners of allopathic system of medicine.
The courses in which the institute provides training is Diploma in Medicine and Rural Health Care (DMRHC).[1][2] DMRHC is a 3+1⁄2-year medical course, now known as B.Sc.Community Health and the passed out students are designated as Community Health Officer (CHO) and the CHOs are now practicing at sub-centers and PHCs in the various districts of Assam under National Health Mission (NHM) on a contractual basis. Now this course is transferred to a new course known as B.Sc. Family and Community Health and has been withdrawn from the institute.[citation needed]
History
editPrior to opening of MIJ, only three medical colleges existed: Assam Medical College (established 3 November 1947), Gauhati Medical College (established 20 September 1960), and Silchar Medical College (established 15 August 1968). The government realized there was a shortage of doctors and it needed to be addressed. In 2005, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, the Minister of Health & Family Welfare, decided to build three new medical colleges in Jorhat, Tezpur, and Barpeta.[3]
Construction in Jorhat began on 1 June 2008. On 25 August 2008, the Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh laid the foundation stone of the institute. On 12 October 2009, Tarun Gogoi inaugurated the hospital wing.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Rural Health Practitioner training, Assam". Central Bureau of Health Intelligence, Government of India. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ "Diploma in Medicine and Rural Health Care (DMRHC)". Directorate of Medical Education, Government of Assam. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Overview". jorhatmedicalcollege.in. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
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