Armed Forces Medical College

The Armed Forces Medical College is a medical school in , India, in the state of . The college is managed by the Indian Armed Forces. Established in May 1948 as a post-graduate teaching institution after World War II on the recommendation of the BC Roy Committee, remnants of various Indian Army Medical Corps units were amalgamated to create the Armed Forces Medical Services.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: College
  • Description: Medical School of Indian Armed Forces
  • Also known as: “AFMC”, “AFMC Pune”, “AFMCP”, and “Armed Forces Medical College, Pune”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Patrick’s Cathedral and Shinde Chhatri.

Church
Photo: Denzil Simoes, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Patrick's Cathedral is a Roman Catholic religious building located adjacent to the 'Empress Garden' in , India). Built in neo-gothic style in the middle of the 19th century, it was adopted as 'cathedral' church when Pune was made diocese, of which it is still the main church. is situated 1 km northeast of Armed Forces Medical College.

Photo: Rangan Datta Wiki, CC BY-SA 4.0.
at Wanawadi in , is a memorial dedicated to the 18th century Maratha military leader Mahadji Shinde who served as the commander-in-chief of the Maratha army under the Peshwas from 1760 to 1780. is situated 1¼ km south of Armed Forces Medical College.

Park
Photo: Lakshy93, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a park, which is situated 1¼ km north of Armed Forces Medical College.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fatima Nagar and Pune Cantonment.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood in . The neighbourhood derives its name from the "Congregation of Sisters of Our Lady of Fatima" located here. It is a part of Wanowrie.

Suburb
Photo: Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pune Cantt, also known as Camp, is a military cantonment located in the city of , . It was established in 1817 for accommodating troops of the Indian Army.

Suburb
is an area located in , in of the . is situated 3½ km northwest of Armed Forces Medical College.

Armed Forces Medical College

Latitude
18.50285° or 18° 30′ 10″ north
Longitude
73.89358° or 73° 53′ 37″ east
Operator
Indian Armed Forces
Open location code
7JCMGV3V+4C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 53730045
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­college
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Wiki­data ID
Q3595613
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Telugu—“Armed Forces Medical College” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “আর্মড ফোর্সেস মেডিকেল কলেজ”
  • Chinese: “印度武装部队医学院”
  • Chinese: “印度武裝部隊醫學院”
  • Dutch: “Armed Forces Medical College”
  • Hebrew: “מכללה הצבאית ללימודי רפואה”
  • Kannada: “ಸಶಸ್ತ್ರ ಪಡೆಗಳ ವೈದ್ಯಕೀಯ ಕಾಲೇಜು”
  • Malayalam: “Armed Forces Medical College”
  • Malayalam: “ആംഡ് ഫോഴ്സസ് മെഡിക്കൽ കോളേജ്”
  • Marathi: “आर्म्ड फोर्सेस मेडिकल कॉलेज”
  • Marathi: “ए.एफ.एम.सी.”
  • Marathi: “रजनीश”
  • Marathi: “सैन्यदलांचे मेडिकल कॉलेज”
  • Swedish: “Armed Forces Medical College”
  • Tamil: “இராணுவ மருத்துவக் கல்லூரி”
  • Telugu: “సాయుధ దళాల వైద్య కళాశాల”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Surabhi Garden and Dhanwantari Auditorium.

Nearby Places

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