Sawai Man Singh Medical College Explained

Sawai Man Singh government Medical College
Established:	1947
Type:	Government
Principal:	Dr. Deepak Maheshwari ^[1]

Sawai Man Singh Medical College, also known as SMS Medical College, is a government medical college in Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India. It was established in 1947 and was the 15th centre for medical education in India.

History

SMS Medical College marks its start with the establishment of a maternity hospital, a dispensary and a medical school in Jaipur in 1855, officially inaugurated in 1861. However, this medical school was closed in 1864. It was only in 1945 that Mirza Ismail, the Diwan (Prime Minister) of the Jaipur State, started working on the project of establishing a medical college in the state, which was to be the 15th centre for medical education in India. The foundation stone was laid down by Lord Wavell, the Governor-General and Viceroy of India, on 13 March 1946 and Sawai Man Singh Medical College was officially opened in 1947.^[2]

The first principal of the college was G.N. Sen who was replaced shortly afterwards by S.C. Mehta. In 1951, S.K. Menon took over as principal. In 1952 the college was recognized by the Medical Council of India and postgraduate courses started in 1952.^[2]

Attached hospitals

A list of hospitals attached to the SMS Medical College.^[3] This list does not include the satellite hospitals in Jaipur.

• Sawai Man Singh Hospital
• Mahila Chikitsalaya
• Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Shastri Nagar. - specialized in treating respiratory ailments such as Tuberculosis, Lung cancer, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease etc.^{[4] [5]}
• Psychiatric Center
• Gangori Hospital
• JK Lon (SPMCHI - Sir Padampad Mother and Child Health Center)
• Zenana Hospital - specialised in gynaecology
• Isolation Hospital (for infectious diseases)
• HB Kanwatia Hospital
• State Cancer Institute

Notable alumni

• Mahendra Bhandari, Padma Shri^[6]
• Farooq Abdullah, Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
• Ashok Panagariya
• Samin Sharma
• Shiv Kumar Sarin
• Chandrabhan Singh
• S. P. Sudrania
• Jyoti Mirdha
• Veer Singh Mehta
• Anita Bhandari, neurotologist and otorhinolaryngologist

Rankings

Type:	University
Nirf M 2023:	46
Nirf O 2023:	151-200

In 2020, SMS medical college was ranked 46^th among medical college in India by NIRF..It also ranked the 151-200 band overall.

Notes and References

1. Web site: About The Principal. www.education.rajasthan.gov.in. SMS Medical College & Attached Hospitals. 31 August 2017. en.
2. Web site: History. www.education.rajasthan.gov.in. SMS Medical College & Attached Hospitals. 31 August 2017. en.
3. http://www.education.rajasthan.gov.in/content/raj/education/sms-medical-college--jai/en/home.html Official website of the SMS Medical College
4. Web site: TNN. Aug 9, 2020. Recovered Covid patients can suffer lasting lung ailments Jaipur News - Times of India. 2021-05-07. The Times of India. en.
5. Web site: Jain. Shruti. 2020-10-20. Lockdown Effect: Rajasthan Had 35-40% Fewer TB Tests v. Same Period in 2019. 2021-05-07. The Wire Science. en-GB.
6. Web site: Bhandari Mahendra.