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He envisaged the idea of Indians being trained in European system of Medicine. Thus in 1838, he proposed to the Government, the formation of a Medical College & a Teaching Hospital.

Luckily enough for the cause of Medical Education & Care, in March 1838, Sir Jamshetjee Jejeebhoy, the First Indian Knight & Baronet (1783-1859), offered a magnanimous donation of One hundred thousand rupees.

The proposal of Medical College was sanctioned by the Government & conveyed in the letter dated 18^th July 1838. However it was sad & ironical that just nine days before the arrival of this wonderful news, Sir Robert Grant passed away.

It was the famous Sanskrit scholar Jagannath Shankarsheth who proposed the name “GRANT MEDICAL COLLEGE” to honor Sir Robert Grant. The foundation stone was laid on 30^th March 1843 & the college became a reality on 3^rd November 1845 & thus started the Grant Medical College (GMC).

Simultaneously with the plans & foundation of the college, it was also decided with the aid of munificent donation offered by Sir Jamshetjee Jejeebhoy, to substitute the previously existing Native General Hospital in city by creating the Sir J.J. Hospital. Its foundation stone was laid on the 3^rd of January 1843 & it was opened for reception of the sick from 15^th May 1845.

 The first Professors of GMC were

• Charles Morehead – MD, FRCS, Professor of “The Institute & Practice of Medicine” who was also the first principal of GMC

• Dr. John Peet – MD, FRCS, Professor of Anatomy & Surgery

• Dr. Herbert John Girand – MD, Professor of Chemistry & Materia Medica

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The first batch of 9 students  

was admitted to the GMC, Bombay on 1^st November 1845. They were

Bhawoe Daje Lad Parsekar Monoel A.D. Carvalho Sebestian A.D. Carvalho Atmaram Pandurang Paul Francis Gomes Fardemjee Jamshetji Ananta Chandroba Dkule JC Lisoba Manoel Antonio D’Abrew

  By 1850 the college had 54 students on its roll. The first batch graduated in 1851. They were graduates of Grant Medical College (GGMC) & not Bachelors of Bombay University, as the latter didn’t even exist then.

 At its inception, the college seems to have been fortunate in having as its head a sincere, wise, liberal minded & large-hearted pioneer & guide, in the person of Dr. Charles Morehead, for 15 years as its first superintendent & later from 1851 (when the post was redesignated) as the Principal. He labored incessantly & tactfully in putting the college firmly on its feet during the first few difficult years. All along, he kept only one object steadily in view, which was the development & formation of a complete scientific & practical medical school.

General Medical Council found that the facilities for teaching midwifery were deficient in GMC. To overcome this problem the Bai Motlibai & Cama & Albless Hospitals were affiliated to GMC by 1923.

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The motto of the Institution is 

MENS SANA IN CORPORE SANO - i.e. – SOUND MIND IN SOUND BODY

 Principals of GMC

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Deans of GMC

The greatest change to GMC & JJH came in 1948, when the old building was torn down & replaced by a seven storeyed hospital building & the OPD was extended to contain investigation laboratories. Today,it has 44 acres & 14 gates – a far cry from the two-room teaching hospital in an area of four acres.

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 Dates to remember in the history of Grant Medical College & Sir .J.J. Group of hospitals

15th January 1780 --Birth date of Sir Robert Grant 15th July 1783 -- Birth date of Sir Jamshedjee Jejeebhoy 16th June 1827 -- Byramjee Jejeebhoy born 30th June 1827-- Sir Dinshaw Manekji Petit born 9th July 1838 -- Sir Robert Grant died at Dapori, Pune 3rd January 1843-- Laying the Foundation Stone of J.J. Hospital 30th March 1843  --  Laying Foundation Stone of GMC 15th May 1845 --  Opening of J.J. Hospital 28th May 1845--   First patient admitted to J.J. Hospital 6th March 1890 --  Death of lady Sakarbai Dinshaw Petit 3rd November 1845-- GMC opened 13th June 1858 -- Foundation stone of new building laid 15th April 1859 --  Sir Jamshedjee Jejeebhoys death anniversary 5th May 1901 --  Death of Sir Dinshaw Petit 14th November 1928 --   B.J. hospital for children opened       3rd December 1926  --  Foundation stone of B.J. hospital for                                                         children laid

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Graduates Archives Of The Grant Medical College

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Eminents (Pre-Independence Era)

· Bhawoo Dajee Lad Parsekar -

  First GMC Graduate, Scholar Acknowledged By Lancet in1858, Historian & Archelogist

· Atmaram Pandurang -

  Contributor to Anatomy &Pathology Museums
  First G.G.M.C. Batch, Sheriff of Bombay

· Charles Morehead -

  First Principal of GMC, Renowned Teacher, Physician (1845-1860)

· S.M. John Peet -

  Founder of Anatomy & Surgery Department 1845, later Principal (1860-1865)

· H.J.Giraud -

  Founder of Chemistry & Materia Medica later Principal GMC (1865)

· Willington Gray -

  Principal, GMC (1888), Pioneer in Nursing

· Anna Moreshwar Kunte -

  First M.O. of Bombay University/India Surgeon & Anatomist

· N.f.Surveyor

· K.N. Bhaduri -

  First Indian to obtain M.D. from London

· Major S.L. Bhatia -

  First Indian Dean & Superintendent, Prof of Physiology,(more Than 20 years)

  Beloved teacher, Eminent scholar, Author of the book 'History of Medicine'.

· Dr. Jivraj Mehta -

  GMCITE Scholar, Founder-Dean of G.S. Medical College & K.E.M.Hospital in 1925.

· Sir V.M.Haffkine -

  1886 Worked on the preparation of Plague Vaccine in F.D. Petit Laboratory.

· H Van Dyke Carter -

  Principal, GMC (1886-1888) Discoverer of Spirillum (Spirochete) in Relapsing fever

· Sir Robert Koch -

  Famous discoverer of Mycobacterium TB. Worked for Cholera vaccine

  at GMC/JJh in 1902.

· Donovan - T

  He is the 'D' of the L.D. bodies in Kala Azar.

· Christopher & Caval -

  Famous Malariologists who worked in our labs.

· Prof.Raghavendra Rao -

  First Indian Prof. Of Pathology who developed Special medium to culture L.donovani.

· PadmaBhushan  Dr.V.R.Khanolkar -

  Doyen of Indian Pathology, Visionary of Cancer Epidemiology, PadmaBhushan, Vice

  Chancellor Bombay University.

· P.V.Gharpure -

  Pathologist, rejuvenated Pathology museum, worked on Liver Cancer, Poliomyelitis.

· K.D.Manoher -

  Discovered Fasciolopsis Buski infection

· Shantilal J Mehta -

  Father of Modern J.J.Hospital (New Building), Dean, FRCS (1St Indian Gold Medalist) -  Visionary of the Surgical Superspecialities, Founder of Jaslok Hospital.

· T.H.Tulpule -

  Prof. & Head of Medicine - Visionary of Medical Super Specialties

  Pioneered   Establishment of Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Tetanus & other Disciplines.

· V.N.Shirodkar -

  World Renowned Prof. Of Obstetrics & Gynaecology (1935-1955) - 6 operations go  by his name - His operations for Uterine Prolapse, Tubectomy, Tuboplasty, stitches  are still followed all over the world.

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