Osmania Medical College, formerly known as ''The Hyderabad Medical School'', is a medical college in

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. It was founded in 1846 by the 5th

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, Afzal ud Dowla, Asaf Jah 5. The college was originally affiliated to

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system, It is now affiliated to the Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences, and the Osmania General Hospital. After the establishment of the

in 1919, the school was renamed Osmania Medical College, after the seventh Nizam of Hyderabad,

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Affiliated Specialty Training Hospitals

* Osmania General Hospital, Afzalgunj *

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* Sir Ronald Ross Institute of Tropical and Communicable Diseases *

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* Government ENT Hospital * Institute of Mental Health, Erragadda * Government Chest Hospital(TB), Erragadda *

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History

The college was established in 1846 and named the Hyderabad Medical School, during the reign of the 5th Nizam of Hyderabad - Afzal ad-Dawlah, Asaf Jah V. When the Nizam became ill, probably from diabetes, the then British resident suggested he be treated with Western medicine by Surgeon, Dr William Campbell Maclean. The Nizam recovered fully. Impressed with allopathic medicine, he ordered the establishment of the Hyderabad Medical School (which later became Osmania Medical College) in 1847, headed by Dr. Maclean. Dr. Edward Lawrie, then principal of Hyderabad Medical School performed a series of experiments at the Afzal Gunj Hospital (now Osmania General Hospital) on anesthesia ( Hyderabad Chloroform Commission). The world's first female anesthesiologist Dr. Rupa Bai Furdoonji graduated from here in 1889.

Ranking

Osmania Medical College ranked 16th among the top medical colleges in India in 2019 by ''

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'', 21st among the rankings for the medical colleges in India in 2019 by ''

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'' in 2020. Osmania Medical College is the Indian school with the greatest amount of licensed physicians in the United States per the 2108

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Survey with 2,159 licensed physicians.

Conferences

OSMECON is the chief Medical Conference (UG) hosted by OMC and its associated hospitals. It is a 3-day event that sees participation of nearly 2,000 delegates across 17 states of the country as well as from 5 other countries, yet expanding its outreach.

Notable alumni

* Dr. Rupa Bai Furdoonji, anesthesiologist *

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, former MLA * J. Geeta Reddy, MLA * K. Srinath Reddy, president of the Public Health Foundation of India *

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References

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