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Dayanand Medical College & Hospital

Coordinates: 30°55′00″N 75°50′08″E / 30.916593°N 75.8356562°E / 30.916593; 75.8356562
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Dayanand Medical College & Hospital
Mottoसर्वे सन्तु निरामयाः
TypePrivate Medical School
Established1964
Academic affiliations
Baba Farid University of Health Sciences
National Medical Commission
PrincipalDr. Sandeep Puri
Academic staff
182[1]
Students768[1]
Undergraduates470[1]
Postgraduates213[1]
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Location, ,
India

30°55′00″N 75°50′08″E / 30.916593°N 75.8356562°E / 30.916593; 75.8356562
CampusUrban
Websitewww.dmch.edu

Dayanand Medical College is a private medical college and hospital located in Ludhiana, Punjab, India. The medical college is affiliated to Baba Farid University of Health Sciences.

History

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Dr Banarsi Dass Soni, former Captain in the Indian Military Service, conceived the idea in 1934 and started Arya Medical School in a rented building in Civil Lines, Ludhiana. In 1936, the management of the school was handed over to the Arya Samaj, Saban Bazar, Ludhiana, under the aegis of Arya Pratinidhi Sabha, Punjab.

In 1964 the Arya Medical School became a full-fledged MBBS College, which came to be known as Dayanand Medical College & Hospital (DMCH). The management was taken over by Managing Society of Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana, and industrialist Shri H. R. Dhanda became its founder president.

DMCH was the first hospital in Punjab to set up a dialysis unit in the nephrology service in 1980.

MCI recognition

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The institution is accredited by the Medical Council of India for the MBBS course as well as several specialty and super-specialty courses.

The college is affiliated to the Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot, Punjab.

Courses offered

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The school offers MBBS, MD/MS postgraduate, PG diploma courses and super-specialties.

The DMCH College of Nursing operates there.

Hero DMC Heart Institute

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Since 1 April 2001, the Hero DMC Heart Institute (HDHI) has provided care to patients with heart and blood vessel disease.

Ranking

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University and college rankings
Medical – India
NIRF (2023)[2]35
India Today (2020)[3]26

The National Institutional Ranking Framework ranked the institute 35 in the medical category in 2023.[2] The institute was ranked 26 among medical colleges in India in 2020 by India Today.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "NIRF 2021" (PDF). DMCH.
  2. ^ a b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2023 (Medical)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 5 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Best MEDICAL Colleges 2020: List of Top MEDICAL Colleges 2020 in India". www.indiatoday.in. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
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