Genesis and Growth
In 1958, to provide a solution to healthcare problems in western Odisha, the then Chief Minister of Odisha, Dr. Harekrushna Mahatab, took the decision to set up a medical college at Burla, the second in the state and the 54th in the country. Consequently, the Burla Medical College (BMC) came into existence in July, 1959, with 41 male and 9 female students selected from SCB Medical College in Cuttack to become its first batch of students.
The College started to function in the present OCB building, under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Radhanath Mishra as its first principal. Initially, the MCI refused to recognize BMC, citing gross infrastructural inadequacy. So, a new sprawling campus was designed, complete with the main college building, the hospital building, hostels and staff quarters. Construction began on 12 February 1961. On completion of the work in 1966, the college was moved to the new campus and it finally received MCI approval in 1967. In 1969, it was rechristened Veer Surendra Sai Medical College in honor of Veer Surendra Sai.
Over time, the college has added many facilities, including the following:
- 1961- opened Radio diagnosis department
- 1966- opened Orthopedics department
- 1970- opened Pediatrics department
- 1979- opened Cardiology Super-specialty
- 1980- opened Pulmonary Medicine department & Neurosurgery Super-specialty
- 1981- opened Nephrology Super-specialty, New Obst. & Gyn. building
- 1984- opened Genito-urinary Surgery Super-specialty
- 1985- Indira Gandhi Auditorium, Radiotherapy Cobalt-60 unit
- 1996- opened Psychiatry department
- 1997- new Central Library Building
- 1999- opened ICU in General Medicine Ward
- 2005- Regional Diagnostic Center
- 2006- Trauma Unit, Burn Unit, Neonatal ICU
- 2007- seats increased to 150
- 2008- new Emergency building, new Orthopedics building
- 2010- new Super-specialty building, new multi utility building
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