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'''B. J. Medical College''' (Byramjee Jeejabhoy Medical College) ('''BJMC''') is a medical college situated in [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]] [[India]]. Dr. Pranay K. Shah is the current dean of B.J. Medical College. BJMC is affiliated to [[Gujarat University]] and [[Ahmedabad Civil Hospital]]. The college has a modern library with around 500-600 students capacity.<br />
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==History==<br />
Ahmedabad Medical School affiliated with [[Ahmedabad Civil Hospital]] was established in 1871. The school had 14 students educating in hospital assistant training. Businessman [[Byramjee Jeejeebhoy]] donated {{INR|20000}} in 1879 and the school was renamed after him, B. J. Medical School. In 1917, the school was affiliated with the [[College of Physicians & Surgeons of Mumbai|College of Physicians & Surgeons of Bombay]]. Later it became B. J. Medical College and was affiliated with the [[University of Bombay]] granting [[Licentiate (degree)#India|Licentiate Certified Physician and Surgeon]] (LCPS) degree. It was affiliated to the [[Gujarat University]] for undergraduate courses in 1951 and postgraduate courses in 1956.<ref>http://www.bjmcabd.edu.in/History?Mid=10</ref><br />
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==Notable alumni==<br />
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*[[Tejas Patel]], cardiologist <br />
*[[Hargovind Laxmishanker Trivedi]], nephrologist, immunologist and transplant surgeon<ref>[http://www.ikdrc-its.org/about.htm ikdrc-its] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325202029/http://www.ikdrc-its.org/about.htm |date=25 March 2012}}</ref><br />
*[[A. K. Patel]], politician and physician<br />
*[[Ketan Desai (urologist)|Ketan Desai]], urologist<br />
*[[Janak Desai]], urologist<br />
*[[Rajni Kanabar]], Tanzanian doctor and philanthropist<br />
*[[Kirit Premjibhai Solanki]], surgeon and politician<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{official website}}<br />
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[[Category:Universities and colleges in Ahmedabad]]<br />
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