The Dibrugarh/Assam Medical College was established by the hard and sincere efforts of late Dr. John Berry White. In 1850 Dr. John Berry White started his work on the Makum Tea Garden. Dr. John Berry White was a Civil Sargent of Upper Assam. The death of the workers of the tea garden due to lack of proper medical facility had a deep impact on him. In 1900, He started a medical school by investing Rs. 50,000 of his own money. During that time a person required a lot of money to study medicine, due to which Dr. John Berry White himself would visit house to house and enroll students who are interested to study medicine in his school. so that, some of the students who pass out successfully may help the tea garden workers. During the Second World War, this school was closed down and a Medical College namely The Assam Medical College was established due to the overwhelming pressure of the people. There were three places which were nominated for this purpose, Guwahati, Selat and Dibrugarh. In 1946, the Assam Govt. formed a committee containing 14 members, the President of the committee was Late Faijnur Ali and the Secretary was Late Kamakhya Lal Ghosh. After a long wide discussion and the last meet at Shillong, the committee came to a decision to establish the Medical College at Dibrugarh - Borbari. In Jan 1947, The Assam Govt. agreed with the decision of the committee and annouced publicly that Medical College will be established in Dibrugarh Borbari. In 3rd Nov, 1947 - The Medical College was inaugurated by Late Gopinath Bordoloi and it was named as The Assam Medical College.
Courtesy - Dibrugarh Bikhai Kisu Kotha.
Courtesy - Dibrugarh Bikhai Kisu Kotha.
