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{{short description|Medical college in Telangana, Hyderabad, India}}
{{short description|Medical college in Telangana, Hyderabad, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2015}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2015}}
{{Infobox university
{{Infobox university
| name = Osmania Medical College
| name                   = Osmania Medical College
| former_name= Hyderabad Medical School  
| former_name           = The Hyderabad Medical School
| logo =
| image                 = Osmania Medical College Image.jpg
| image = Osmania Medical College.jpg
| motto                 = ''Sincerity - Service - Sacrifice''
| motto = ''Sincerity Service Sacrifice''
| principal             = Dr. M. Raja Rao
| principal = P. Sashikala Reddy
| established           = {{start date and age|1846}}
| established = {{start date and age|1846}}
| type                   = Government Institution
| type = Public
| address                =  
| faculty =
| city                   = Koti, [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]
| students = 250 students per academic year
| state                 = [[Telangana]]
| postgrad =
| country               = India
| colors =  
| campus_type            = [[Urban area|Urban]]
| city = [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]
| free_label             = Courses : (UG - MBBS, B.Sc Allied) (PG - MD/MS)  (Superspeciality)
| state = [[Telangana]]
| website               = {{URL|http://omc.ac.in}}
| country = India
| affiliation           = [[Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences]], [[National Medical Commission|NMC]]
| campus =  
| mascot =
| free_label =  
| free =
| website = {{url|http://osmaniamedicalcollege.org}}
| affiliation = [[Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences]]
}}
}}
'''Osmania Medical College''', formerly known as '''Hyderabad Medical School''', is a [[public university|public]] [[medical school| medical college]] in [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]], [[India]]. It was founded in 1846 by the 5th [[Nizam]] of [[Hyderabad State|Hyderabad]] and [[Berar Province|Berar]], [[Afzal-ud-Daulah|Afzal ud Dowla, Asaf Jah V]]. The college was originally affiliated to [[Osmania University]] system, now it is affiliated to the [[Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences]], and the [[Osmania General Hospital]].<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Colleges Offering B.sc MLT Courses Under Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences, Warangal, Telangana State For the Academic Year 2016-17|url=http://knruhs.in/public_org/assets/documents/208_BSCMLTseats.pdf|publisher=[[Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences]]|access-date=23 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad |url=http://www.bestindiaedu.com/colleges/osmania-medical-college-hyderabad.html |website=bestindiaedu |access-date=20 August 2018}}</ref> After the establishment of the [[Osmania University]] in 1919, the school was renamed Osmania Medical College, after the seventh [[Nizam of Hyderabad]], [[Mir Osman Ali Khan]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Ali|first1=M.|last2=Ramachari|first2=A.|date=1996|title=One hundred fifty years of Osmania Medical College (1846-1996)|journal=Bulletin of the Indian Institute of History of Medicine (Hyderabad)|volume=26|issue=1–2|pages=119–141|issn=0304-9558|pmid=11619394}}</ref>
'''Osmania Medical College''' is a [[public university|Government]] [[medical school|Medical College]] in [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]], [[India]]. It was founded in 1846 by the 5th [[Nizam]] of [[Hyderabad State|Hyderabad]] and [[Berar Province|Berar]], [[Afzal-ud-Daulah|Afzal ud Dowla, Asaf Jah V]]. The college was originally affiliated to [[Osmania University]] system, now it is affiliated to the [[Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences]], and the [[Osmania General Hospital]].<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Colleges Offering B.sc MLT Courses Under Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences, Warangal, Telangana State For the Academic Year 2016-17|url=http://knruhs.in/public_org/assets/documents/208_BSCMLTseats.pdf|publisher=[[Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences]]|access-date=23 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad |url=http://www.bestindiaedu.com/colleges/osmania-medical-college-hyderabad.html |website=bestindiaedu |access-date=20 August 2018 |archive-date=22 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122040753/http://www.bestindiaedu.com/colleges/osmania-medical-college-hyderabad.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is ranked 48th among the medical schools in India in 2025 by the [[National Institutional Ranking Framework|N.I.R.F.]], and also an ISO Certified Institute.<ref>{{Cite web | title=MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) | url=https://www.nirfindia.org/Rankings/2024/MedicalRanking.html | access-date=2025-05-03 | website=www.nirfindia.org}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.asianage.com/opinion/oped/050720/chloroform-how-modern-medicine-came-to-hyderabad.html|title=Chloroform & how modern medicine came to Hyderabad &#124; Chloroform & how modern medicine came to Hyderabad|first=Dr Mohammed Najeeb|last=Shahzore|date=5 July 2020|website=www.asianage.com}}</ref>
 
==History==
[[File:Osmania Medical College Hyderabad Telangana India.jpg|thumb|right|190px|View of the college in 2020]]
[[File:Osmania General Hospital Hyderabad.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Osmania General Hospital Hyderabad]]
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]].<ref
<ref name="auto"/>
When the Nizam became ill, probably from diabetes, the then British resident suggested he be treated with Western medicine by [[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 Maclean.<ref name="auto"/>
 
Edward Lawrie, then principal of Hyderabad Medical School, performed a series of experiments at the Afzal Gunj Hospital (now [[Osmania General Hospital]]) on anaesthesia<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailyo.in/politics/telangana-kcr-osmania-general-hospital-ronald-ross-malaria-dr-rupa-bai-furdoonji-jntu/story/1/5882.html|title=By destroying Osmania General Hospital, Telangana will lose a great legacy|website=www.dailyo.in|access-date=2018-09-16}}</ref> ([[Hyderabad Chloroform Commission]]).<ref name="auto"/> [[Rupa Bai Furdoonji]], said to be the world's first qualified female anesthesiologist, graduated from the college in 1889.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last1=Ala|first1=Narayana|last2=K|first2=Bharathi|last3=PKJP|first3=Subhaktha|last4=Gundeti|first4=Manohar|last5=A|first5=Ramachari|date=2010|title=Dr. (Miss) Rupa Bai Furdoonji: World's first qualified lady anaesthetist|journal=Indian Journal of Anaesthesia|volume=54|issue=3|pages=259–261|doi=10.4103/0019-5049.65371|issn=0019-5049|pmc=2933491|pmid=20885878 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
 
After the establishment of the [[Osmania University]] in 1919, the school was renamed Osmania Medical College, after the seventh [[Nizam of Hyderabad]], [[Mir Osman Ali Khan]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Ali|first1=M.|last2=Ramachari|first2=A.|date=1996|title=One hundred fifty years of Osmania Medical College (1846-1996)|journal=Bulletin of the Indian Institute of History of Medicine (Hyderabad)|volume=26|issue=1–2|pages=119–141|issn=0304-9558|pmid=11619394}}</ref>
 
== Academic Details & Courses Offered ==
* [[Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery]] (MBBS) - UG (250 students per year are admitted to study for MBBS degree)
* [[Doctor of Medicine]]/[[Master of Surgery]] (MD/MS) - PG
* Doctor of Medicine (DM) /MCh - SS
* [[Bachelor of Science]] (BSc) courses in Nursing, Paramedical and Medical specialities - UG
 
==Departments in our College==
'''Pre & Para Clinical Departments'''
# Anatomy
# Physiology
# Biochemistry
# Microbiology
# Pathology
# Pharmacology
# Community medicine
# Forensic Medicine
 
'''Clinical Departments'''
# Anaesthesiology
# Cardiology
# Endocrinology
# ENT
# Ophthalmology
# General Surgery
# Internal Medicine / General Medicine
# Nephrology
# Orthopedics
# Paediatrics & Neonatology
# Radiology
# Urology
# Obstretics & Gynaecology
# Neurology
# Psychiatry
# Dermatology


==Affiliated Specialty Training Hospitals==
==Affiliated Specialty Training Hospitals==
*[[Osmania General Hospital|Osmania General Hospital, Afzalgunj]]
*[[Osmania General Hospital|Osmania General Hospital, Afzalgunj]]
*[[Niloufer Hospital]]  
*[[Niloufer Hospital]] for Woman and Children, Lakdikapul
*[[Sir Ronald Ross Institute of Tropical and Communicable Diseases]]  
*[[Sir Ronald Ross Institute of Tropical and Communicable Diseases]], Nallakunta
*[[Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital]]
*[[Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital]]
*[[Government E. N. T. Hospital|Government ENT Hospital]]  
*[[Government E. N. T. Hospital|Government ENT Hospital]]  
*[[Institute of Mental Health (Erragadda)|Institute of Mental Health, Erragadda]]
*[[Institute of Mental Health (Erragadda)|Institute of Mental Health, Erragadda]]
*[[TB and Chest Hospital|Government Chest Hospital(TB), Erragadda]]
*[[TB and Chest Hospital]], Erragadda
*[[Government Maternity Hospital, Sultan Bazar]]
*Government Maternity Hospital, Sultan Bazar
*[[Modern Government Maternity Hospital (MGMH), Petlaburj]]
*Modern Government Maternity Hospital, Petlaburz
*[[MNJ Institute of Oncology Regional Cancer Hospital, Lakdikapul]]
*MNJ Institute of Oncology Regional Cancer Hospital, Lakdikapul
 
== 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]].<ref name = AsianAge>
{{cite web
|url= https://www.asianage.com/opinion/oped/050720/chloroform-how-modern-medicine-came-to-hyderabad.html
|title =Chloroform & how modern medicine came to Hyderabad
|access-date = 9 May 2021
|date = 5 July 2020
|publisher =The Asian Age
|author = DR Mohammed Najeeb
}}
</ref> When the Nizam became ill, probably from diabetes, the then British resident suggested he be treated with Western medicine by 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.<ref name = AsianAge/>
 
Dr. Edward Lawrie, then principal of Hyderabad Medical School performed a series of experiments at the Afzal Gunj Hospital (now [[Osmania General Hospital]]) on anaesthesia<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailyo.in/politics/telangana-kcr-osmania-general-hospital-ronald-ross-malaria-dr-rupa-bai-furdoonji-jntu/story/1/5882.html|title=By destroying Osmania General Hospital, Telangana will lose a great legacy|website=www.dailyo.in|access-date=2018-09-16}}</ref> ([[Hyderabad Chloroform Commission]]).<ref name = AsianAge/> The world's first female anesthesiologist [[Rupa Bai Furdoonji|Dr. Rupa Bai Furdoonji]]  graduated from here in 1889.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last1=Ala|first1=Narayana|last2=K|first2=Bharathi|last3=PKJP|first3=Subhaktha|last4=Gundeti|first4=Manohar|last5=A|first5=Ramachari|date=2010|title=Dr. (Miss) Rupa Bai Furdoonji: World's first qualified lady anaesthetist|journal=Indian Journal of Anaesthesia|volume=54|issue=3|pages=259–261|doi=10.4103/0019-5049.65371|issn=0019-5049|pmc=2933491|pmid=20885878}}</ref>
 
== Ranking ==
{{Infobox India university ranking
| type = University and college
| IT_M_2020 = 20
}}
Osmania Medical College ranked 20th by ''[[India Today]]'' in 2020.<ref name=Rankings_IT_M_2020/>


== Conferences ==
== Conferences ==
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==Notable alumni==
==Notable alumni==
*[[Rupa Bai Furdoonji|Dr. Rupa Bai Furdoonji]], anesthesiologist<ref name=":0" />
*[[Rupa Bai Furdoonji]], anesthesiologist<ref name=":0" />
*[[Undurti Narasimha Das]], immunologist, [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize|Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]] laureate
*[[Undurti Narasimha Das]], immunologist, [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize|Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]] laureate
*[[Manjula Anagani]], gynecologist<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://drmanjula.in/|title=Dr.Manjula Anagani Consultant Gynecologist\Laparoscopic Surgeon, Infertility Specialist in Hyderabad|website=drmanjula.in|access-date=2019-03-13}}</ref>
*[[Manjula Anagani]], gynecologist<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://drmanjula.in/|title=Dr.Manjula Anagani Consultant Gynecologist\Laparoscopic Surgeon, Infertility Specialist in Hyderabad|website=drmanjula.in|access-date=2019-03-13}}</ref>
* [[Boora Narsaiah Goud]], [[Member of Parliament]]
*[[Boora Narsaiah Goud]], [[Member of Parliament]]
* [[Chelikani Venkata Rama Rao]], communist leader and parliamentarian
*[[Chelikani Venkata Rama Rao]], communist leader and parliamentarian
* [[P. Shankar Rao]], former MLA
*[[P. Shankar Rao]], former MLA
* [[J. Geeta Reddy]], MLA
*[[J. Geeta Reddy]], MLA
* [[K. Srinath Reddy]], president of the Public Health Foundation of India
*[[K. Srinath Reddy]], president of the Public Health Foundation of India
* [[Mandadi Prabhakar Reddy]], Telugu character actor
*[[Mandadi Prabhakar Reddy]], Telugu character actor
* [[Nagam Janardhan Reddy]], former MLA, Nagar Kurnool
*[[Nagam Janardhan Reddy]], former MLA, Nagar Kurnool
* [[Tejaswini Manogna]], Model ([[Miss Earth]] India 2019)
*[[Tejaswini Manogna]], Model ([[Miss Earth]] India 2019)
* [[Satish SC Rao]], Gastroenterologist, Distinguished University Chair in Gastroenterology, Medical College Georgia, USA
*[[Maryam Afifa Ansari]], Indian neurosurgeon
* [[Ashok Kondur]], Interventional Cardiologist, Michigan, USA; Program Director Garden City Hospital
*[[Satish SC Rao]], Gastroenterologist, Distinguished University Chair in Gastroenterology, Medical College Georgia, USA
* [[Dr. Chandra Pemmasani]], Founder and CEO of UWorld (USMLEWorld LLC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theempowermag.com/business-tech/meet-dr-chandra-s-pemmasani-founder-and-ceo-of-uworld/|title=Meet Dr. Chandra S. Pemmasani, founder and CEO of UWorld
*[[Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani]], [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] for [[Guntur Lok Sabha constituency|Guntur]], Founder and CEO of UWorld (USMLEWorld LLC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theempowermag.com/business-tech/meet-dr-chandra-s-pemmasani-founder-and-ceo-of-uworld/|title=Meet Dr. Chandra S. Pemmasani, founder and CEO of UWorld, Union Minister|access-date=14 February 2022|archive-date=14 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214123745/https://theempowermag.com/business-tech/meet-dr-chandra-s-pemmasani-founder-and-ceo-of-uworld/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|access-date=14 February 2022}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[:Category:Establishments in Hyderabad State]]
*[[Osmania University]]
*[[Osmania General Hospital]]
*[[Osmania General Hospital]]
*[[Niloufer Hospital]]
*[[Niloufer Hospital]]
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==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
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== External links ==
== External links ==
 
*{{official website|http://omc.ac.in/}}
* {{official|http://osmaniamedicalcollege.org/}}
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Latest revision as of 13:48, 19 February 2026


Osmania Medical College
Former name
The Hyderabad Medical School
MottoSincerity - Service - Sacrifice
TypeGovernment Institution
Established1846; 180 years ago (1846)
AffiliationKaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences, NMC
PrincipalDr. M. Raja Rao
Location
Koti, Hyderabad
,
Telangana
,
India
Websiteomc.ac.in

Osmania Medical College is a Government Medical College in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It was founded in 1846 by the 5th Nizam of Hyderabad and Berar, Afzal ud Dowla, Asaf Jah V. The college was originally affiliated to Osmania University system, now it is affiliated to the Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences, and the Osmania General Hospital.[1][2] It is ranked 48th among the medical schools in India in 2025 by the N.I.R.F., and also an ISO Certified Institute.[3][4]

History[edit | edit source]

View of the college in 2020
Osmania General Hospital Hyderabad

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.[4] When the Nizam became ill, probably from diabetes, the then British resident suggested he be treated with Western medicine by 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 Maclean.[4]

Edward Lawrie, then principal of Hyderabad Medical School, performed a series of experiments at the Afzal Gunj Hospital (now Osmania General Hospital) on anaesthesia[5] (Hyderabad Chloroform Commission).[4] Rupa Bai Furdoonji, said to be the world's first qualified female anesthesiologist, graduated from the college in 1889.[6]

After the establishment of the Osmania University in 1919, the school was renamed Osmania Medical College, after the seventh Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan.[7]

Academic Details & Courses Offered[edit | edit source]

Departments in our College[edit | edit source]

Pre & Para Clinical Departments

  1. Anatomy
  2. Physiology
  3. Biochemistry
  4. Microbiology
  5. Pathology
  6. Pharmacology
  7. Community medicine
  8. Forensic Medicine

Clinical Departments

  1. Anaesthesiology
  2. Cardiology
  3. Endocrinology
  4. ENT
  5. Ophthalmology
  6. General Surgery
  7. Internal Medicine / General Medicine
  8. Nephrology
  9. Orthopedics
  10. Paediatrics & Neonatology
  11. Radiology
  12. Urology
  13. Obstretics & Gynaecology
  14. Neurology
  15. Psychiatry
  16. Dermatology

Affiliated Specialty Training Hospitals[edit | edit source]

Conferences[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "List of Colleges Offering B.sc MLT Courses Under Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences, Warangal, Telangana State For the Academic Year 2016-17" (PDF). Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad". bestindiaedu. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Shahzore, Dr Mohammed Najeeb (5 July 2020). "Chloroform & how modern medicine came to Hyderabad | Chloroform & how modern medicine came to Hyderabad". www.asianage.com.
  5. ↑ "By destroying Osmania General Hospital, Telangana will lose a great legacy". www.dailyo.in. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ala, Narayana; K, Bharathi; PKJP, Subhaktha; Gundeti, Manohar; A, Ramachari (2010). "Dr. (Miss) Rupa Bai Furdoonji: World's first qualified lady anaesthetist". Indian Journal of Anaesthesia. 54 (3): 259–261. doi:10.4103/0019-5049.65371. ISSN 0019-5049. PMC 2933491. PMID 20885878.
  7. ↑ Ali, M.; Ramachari, A. (1996). "One hundred fifty years of Osmania Medical College (1846-1996)". Bulletin of the Indian Institute of History of Medicine (Hyderabad). 26 (1–2): 119–141. ISSN 0304-9558. PMID 11619394.
  8. ↑ "Dr.Manjula Anagani Consultant Gynecologist\Laparoscopic Surgeon, Infertility Specialist in Hyderabad". drmanjula.in. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  9. ↑ "Meet Dr. Chandra S. Pemmasani, founder and CEO of UWorld, Union Minister". Archived from the original on 14 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.

External links[edit | edit source]

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