who is the founder of kolkata medical college
William bentinck
title: Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata text: Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, commonly referred to as Calcutta Medical College, formerly Medical College, Bengal, is a medical school and hospital in the city of Kolkata in the state of West Bengal, India. It was established in 1835 by William Bentinck. The Native medical Institution was the first college for teaching medical sciences in the country which was setup in 1822. In course of time the College was shifted to its new location and rechristened as The Medical College. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research originated as École de Médicine de Pondichérry title: Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata text: of setting up a large central hospital to be called the Fever Hospital. A subscription was collected for erection of the building and the government agreed to provide the recurring expenditure. The plans were drawn up by M/s Burn & Co. and construction was superintended by Major Fraser & Col. Forbes of Bengal Engineers. The foundation stone was laid by James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie, Governor-General of India on 30th Sept. 1848 in the 12th year of the reign of Queen Victoria. The new MCH hospital was opened for sick patients on 1 March 1852. There was also an title: Calcutta National Medical College text: Calcutta National Medical College The Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital is a medical education and research institution in Kolkata. It was established by the amalgamation of the National Medical Institute (estd. 1921) and Calcutta Medical Institute. The Calcutta National Medical College has its origin in the National Medical Institute or "Jatiya Ayurbigyan Vidyalaya" in 1921, founded as a product of the Non-cooperation movement. It was inaugurated by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. The College is locally known as Chittaranjan Hospital. Established in 1948, the institute was nationalized in 1967. The college is accredited by the Medical Council of India (MCI). title: Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata text: in Medicine and Surgery (LMS), Bachelor in Medicine (MB), and Doctor of Medicine (MD).The first Muslim medical graduate of this college was Raheem Khan in 1856. Other changes brought about in the College aimed at fulfilling the needs of the state to supply an increased number of medical personnel for employment in the army and for combating epidemic diseases among the civilians. The government order of August 1839 instituted medical classes through the medium of Urdu and Hindustani. Lessons were imparted in Anatomy, Materia Medica, Medicine and Surgery. Dissections and teaching methods followed western principles. Fifty students were selected initially. title: Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata text: renovation followed. The building was restored and handed over to the college in November 2000. There was a fire at the MCH building on 3 October 2018. No casualties were reported. Until the admission of the 2002 batch, the college was affiliated with the University of Calcutta. It is now formally affiliated to the West Bengal University of Health Sciences. The college was ranked 15th among medical colleges in India in 2017 by "Outlook India" and 18th by "The Week". The college and hospital are funded and managed by Government of West Bengal. Some of the blocks are: The college