Government Doon Medical College Hospital (Doon Hospital), Dehradun

Government Doon Medical College Hospital (Doon Hospital) started as a dispensary under Dehradun Municipality in the year 1854. This dispensary started admissions of patients in its wards in 1860 and subsequently started surgical operations in the year 1910. At that time, the population of Dehradun was just 19,000.

In the year 1925, Colonel C.H. Barber was appointed as the first Civil Surgeon of Dehradun, and he had a meeting with the then Municipal Chairman Mr. Shamsher Bahadur Singh to plan the development of this dispensary into a big hospital. On 24th January 1932, the project of the hospital building was approved, and the Public Works Department (PWD) was entrusted with the construction of the hospital building.

At that time, it had a total bed strength of 75 beds — 57 general and 18 private beds. Till recently, the old Doon Hospital was a 252-bedded hospital with 232 beds for general patients and 20 beds for eye patients.

On 23rd December 2015, Doon Hospital and the Women’s Hospital were transferred and upgraded under the Department of Medical Education, Uttarakhand, by a Government Order.

The Government of Uttarakhand is striving to make this hospital one of the premier medical healthcare centres of this region of the country. The bed strength has already risen to about 350 and is being further upgraded to a 750+ bedded hospital with various super specialties like Neurosurgery and Plastic Surgery Departments. With the appointment of faculty from different parts of the country, medical services are being continuously upgraded. Newer equipment and infrastructure are being planned, procured, and installed.

Functions and Duties of a Medical College

The functions and duties of Government Doon Medical College, Dehradun are primarily guided by the regulations and standards prescribed by the National Medical Commission (NMC) and its subsequent amendments, which are available at www.nmc.org.in.

The key regulatory documents include:

• Minimum Standard Requirements (MSR) for Medical College Establishment/Increase of Seats: Specifies essential requirements for establishing and operating a medical college, including infrastructure, faculty, hospital beds, and clinical facilities.

• Regulations on Establishment of Medical Institutions, Starting of New Medical Courses, Increase of Seats & Assessment and Rating: Governs the establishment of new medical colleges, initiation of new courses, seat expansion, and institutional assessment.

• Graduate Medical Education Regulations (GMER): Lays down the curriculum, training, and assessment standards for MBBS education, focusing on competency-based learning, ethics, and community health.

• Postgraduate Medical Education Regulations (PGMER): Defines the framework for postgraduate medical education, including specialty training, research methodology, and ethical practices.

• Maintenance of Standards of Medical Education Regulation: Ensures ongoing monitoring, quality control, and compliance with academic standards in medical education.

• National Medical Commission Registered Medical Practitioner (Professional Conduct) Regulations, 2023: Establishes ethical guidelines for medical practitioners, indirectly influencing teaching and training within medical colleges.

Note: The NMC publishes periodic amendments and additional guidelines to adapt to changing healthcare needs and advancements in medical education and practice.

Timings

• Office Hours (College Campus, Dehrakhas, Patel Nagar): 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

• Hospital Timings: Regular OPD – 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, on Holidays – as notified

Address and Contact Information

Office of the Principal/Dean

College:
Government Doon Medical College, Dehradun (Uttarakhand)
Dehrakhas, Patel Nagar, Dehradun – 248001
📞 Phone: 0135-2726020
📠 Fax: 0135-2726020, 2726021
✉️ Email: doonmedicalcollege@gmail.com
🌐 Website: www.gdmcuk.com

Associated Doon Hospital

Doon Hospital, New Road, Near Nagar Nigam, Dehradun, Uttarakhand – 248001
📞 Phone: 090459 54191
✉️ Email: governmentdoonhospital@gmail.com
🌐 Website: www.gdmcuk.com

Office of the Medical Superintendent

Doon Hospital, New Road, Near Nagar Nigam, Dehradun, Uttarakhand – 248001
📞 Phone: 090459 54191
✉️ Email: governmentdoonhospital@gmail.com
🌐 Website: www.gdmcuk.com