who took the initiative to establish calcutta medical college
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 and is the second oldest medical college in India after Ecole de Médicine de Pondichéry. The college imparts the degree Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) as well as specialised ,M.Sc(Medical) ,Ph.D and post-doctoral degrees. Nursing and para-medical courses are also offered.
Nursing school Florence Nightingale was one of the pioneers in establishing the idea of nursing schools from her base at St Thomas' Hospital, London in 1860 when she opened the 'Nightingale Training School for Nurses', now part of King's College London.[1]