Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine

Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine
MottoHeritage Institution for Tropical Diseases
TypePublic
Established24 February 1914 (1914-02-24)
FounderLeonard Rogers
DeanProf. Bibhuti Saha
DirectorProf. (Dr.) Subhasish Kamal Guha
StudentsTotals:
  • MD – 18
  • DM – 2
  • Diploma – 4
  • PhD – 24
  • BMLT - 30
Location
Kolkata, West Bengal, India

22°34′31″N 88°21′36″E / 22.575243°N 88.359927°E / 22.575243; 88.359927Coordinates: 22°34′31″N 88°21′36″E / 22.575243°N 88.359927°E / 22.575243; 88.359927
Campus Urban
AffiliationsWest Bengal University of Health Sciences
Websitewww.stmkolkata.org
Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine, Kolkata. October 2014.

Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine (CSTM) is a medical institute from Kolkata, India dedicated in the field of tropical disease.[1] It was established in 1914 by Leonard Rogers (1868–1962) of the Indian Medical Service, professor of pathology at the Calcutta Medical College.[2] It was, till 2003, affiliated with the University of Calcutta. Now it is under the West Bengal University of Health Sciences.

Prominent researchers like U. N. Bramhachari, Ronald Ross, Rabindra Nath Chaudhuri,[3] Ram Narayan Chakravarti[4] and Jyoti Bhusan Chatterjea worked in this institute.[5]

Notable alumni

  • Ram Baran Yadav, first president of Nepal
  • Baba Amte, Indian Social Worker and social activist who worked for the empowerment and rehabilitation of people suffering from leprosy

References

  1. ↑ David Arnold (2000). Science, Technology and Medicine in Colonial India. Cambridge University Press. p. 198. ISBN 9780521563192.
  2. ↑ Uma Dasgupta (2011). Science and Modern India: An Institutional History, C. 1784–1947. Pearson Education India. p. 591. ISBN 9788131728185.
  3. ↑ "Deceased Fellow". Indian National Science Academy. 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Deceased Fellow". Indian National Science Academy. 2016. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "History of CSTM". stmkolkata.org. Archived from the original on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
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