dibrugarh the first medical institution of the northeast dr john berry white medical school here which was lying in a state of disrepair for years is all set to receive a new lease of life oil india limited oil has signed a memorandum of understanding with the indian national trust for art and cultural heritage intach to convert the abandoned hospital into a medical museum we have set a 15month target to complete the project it will be a gift to the people of assam dibrugarh deputy commissioner laya madduri said oil will invest rs 21 crore for the preservation restoration and renovation of the school under its corporate social responsibility initiativein 1858 a 24yearold british surgeon john berry white came to assam to work under the east india company he was posted in upper assam as an assistant surgeon serving in various capacities for 24 years and finally rising to the position of civil surgeon of what was then lakhimpur district in 1882 following his retirement he contributed all of his life savings of rs 50000 around rs 10 million today for setting up a medical school in his will white wrote that the institution should be set up at dibrugarh on november 19 1896 he passed away in london and four years after his death the berry white medical school was set up at dibrugarh