Since the establishment of Jorhat Medical College and Hospital in 2009,the Department of Physiology has been providing significant academic guidance to the Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Paramedical students. The founder Head of the Department was Dr. Rajendra Kr. Kalita and present Head of the Department is Dr. Geeta Baruah. The faculty of the Department are involved in many Research activities and the Department also provide diagnostic service to the institute by perfoming Electro Encephalogram (EEG) for the patients.