Milestones

Some Milestones.....

Dr. T. Beaurnount (1864-1881) - Ophthalmic Surgeon par excellence

Year	Annual OPD attendance	Major Surgery
1864	2500	18
1850	15,000	276

Chief contribution were establishing Medical School in 1878.

First batch of 4 students in the 4 year medical course

Gopal Parsurain,
Gopal Bajee Rao
Atma Ram Raghoba
Assadayar Khan.

Dr. D.F. Keegan (1881 - 1894)

Excellent ENT & Ophthalmic surgeon, devised foreheadflap for reconstruction of nose.

Surgeon General - Dr. Cunningham praises Indore charitable hospital as one of the three best institutions in the Country.

1884	Addition of Midwifery and medical Juris prudence to the curriculum
1885	Viceroy of India Lord Dufferin visits Indore charitable hospital & praises its work. Cost of running ICH - 1500/- mth
1887	Female Medical Class initiated (6 students) Total strength of students- 18

Dr. R. Caldecott (1894-97)

Bohra ward constructed by contribution of Bobras of Ujjain)
Initiated ophthalmic surgery under local anaesthesia in central India.

Dr. G.H.D. Girnlette (1897-1901)

Maharaja Tukoji Rao hospital inaugurated 1901

Dr. J. Roberts (1901 - 12)

School Nomenclatured Central Indian Medical School
Caldecott memorial Eye Hospital completed in 1905.
Cost of Construction being Rs. 37,156
Strength of Medical School 80.
Total Hospital annual expense Rs. 24,488/-

1910 : Old Daly College Building donated for medical school
1911 : School rechristened as King Edward Hospital and Medical School

Pay Scale of staff in 1909 (Monthly)

Sir Roberts (additional pay)	Rs. 150/-
Dr. P.R. Bhandarkar	Rs. 200/-
Dr. Sarju Prasad	Rs. 75/-
Dr. S.R. Masalawala	Rs. 50/-
+ 4 Hospital assistants

Dr. F.A. Smith (1912 - 1921)

First World War hampers progresss of the institution.

1916:	Indian Medical Degree Act decides students have now to appear in LCPS or LMP to qualify as doctors.
1920:	Total strength of students 139 35 pass examination licentiate

Dr. G.D. Franklin (1921 - 1923)

1922 :	Admission of students closed due to financial crisis.
1923 :	European infantry barracks (Gora barracks) converted into hostel for 130 medical students.

Dr. W.R. Battye (1923 - 28)

1923 : Restarted medical school Staff expanded.

Dr. J.R.J. Tyrell (1928 - 1937)

Dr. R.F.D. Maegregor (1931 - 33)

Dr. M.A. Nicholson (1933 - 45)

Paved the path for upgrading school to college.
Was humane and just but a strict disciplinarian.

Dr. H.W. Farrel (1945 - 47)

Ral Bahadur Dr. S.K. Mukherjee (1947 - 1948)

Awarded Raibahadur Padmashri
Lecturer medical school (1925 - 48)
Professor of Medicine (1949-56)
Emeritus Professor (1956 - 1997)

Process of expansion of staff and construction of new buildings in addition to major repairs and maintenance of the existing ones continued till 1946 when the formation of -a Central India Medical College was envisaged.

The managing committee of the King Edward Hospital and Medical School at its meeting held on the 21st of October 1940, worked out a detailed scheme for the conversion of school to a full fledged medical college.

The committee at its General Body Meeting held on 7th December 1947 decided in favour of commencing the college from July 1948 and named it as Central India Medical College Indore.
In the extra ordinary meeting of the governnment body held on 14th February 1948, it was decided to change the name to Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College.
College was designed and constructed by a Hungarian architect Mr. Heinz who had settled in Delhi.
College was constructed at an expense of Rs.18 lacs and was taken over by the Madhya Pradesh Government in 1951.

King Edward and Maharaja Tukoji Rao Hospital

Some Milestones.....

1998 MGM Medical College