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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description| 8th Medical College in Odisha located at Puri}}<br />
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{{Infobox university<br />
| name = Shri Jagannath Medical College and Hospital<br />
| other_name = SJMCH, Puri<br />
| image = <br />
| motto = ''dedicated to human service''<br />
| type = [[Medical]] [[college]] and [[Hospital]]<br />
| established = {{start date and age|2021}}<br />
| principal = Dr. Sabita Mohapatra| address = Samangara, [[Puri]], [[Odisha]], [[India]] 752002<br />
| city = Puri<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|19.837|85.873|display=title,inline}}<br />
| colors = <br />
| affiliations = [[Odisha University of Health Sciences]], [[National Medical Commission|NMC]]<br />
| website = {{url|http://sjmch.odisha.gov.in/}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''Shri Jagannath Medical College and Hospital''' (SJMCH, Puri) is a Government medical college in [[Puri]], [[Odisha]], where students may earn the [[Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery]] (MBBS) degree. Admission is based on merit using the [[National Eligibility and Entrance Test]]. Yearly undergraduate student intake is 100 with the first students arriving in 2021. SJMCH at Puri was built at a cost of around 300 [[crore]]s on an area of 33 acres, and became the eighth government medical college in the state.<br />
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The college is located at the Samangara area of Puri city, approximately 7&nbsp;km from [[Jagannath Temple]], Puri and 28&nbsp;km from [[Konark Sun Temple]]. It is recognised by the [[National Medical Commission]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/medical-college-in-puri-to-be-named-after-lord-jagannath-115072001193_1.html|title=Medical college in Puri to be named after Lord Jagannath|agency=Press Trust of India|date=July 20, 2015|via=Business Standard}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ommcomnews.com/odisha-news/odisha-proposed-medical-college-hospital-at-puri-by-2021|title=Odisha: Proposed Medical College & Hospital At Puri By 2021|date=October 30, 2019}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
The [[Government of Odisha]] approved the proposal for the establishment of a medical college at [[Puri]] and it was named as Sri Jagannath Medical College.<ref name="auto"/> Establishment of the medical college missed the 2019 deadline and the first classes began in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.orissapost.com/puri-med-college-may-miss-2019-deadline/|title=Puri med college may miss 2019 deadline - OrissaPOST|date=December 12, 2017}}</ref><br />
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==Courses offered==<br />
The college offers the MBBS degree under [[Odisha University of Health Sciences]] with an annual intake of 100. It is recognised by the [[National Medical Commission]].<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Medical colleges in Odisha]]<br />
[[Category:Universities and colleges in Odisha]]<br />
[[Category:Universities and colleges established in 2017]]<br />
[[Category:2017 establishments in Odisha]]</div>ShannonAguayo