Bangladesh Medical College & Hospital
Bangladesh Medical College & Hospital
Licence No. HSM4512088Beds: 500
House # 34/35, Road # 14/A (New), Dhanmondi R/A, Dhanmondi, Dhaka, 1209, Bangladesh
Name of the college | Bangladesh Medical College |
Location | House # 34/35, Road # 14/A (New), Dhanmondi R/A, Dhaka-1209. |
Contacts | Tel: 44812101-8 E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] Website: www.bmc-bd.org |
Year of Establishment | 1986 |
Date of Commencement of Classes of First Batch | 1 July 1987 |
Course Offered | MBBS under University of Dhaka |
Curriculum | Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council curriculum (BM&DC) adopted by the Faculty of Medicine, Dhaka University in 2012. |
Academic Year | Starts in January Duration of course is five years |
Class Hours | 7.30 AM to 2.30 PM with interval between 10.30 AM and 11 AM. For clinical students there is two hours of evening classes in the Hospital. |
Affiliation of the College | The College is affiliated with the Dhaka University as its constituent college since 10th May 1988. It is also recognized by WHO. |
Recognition of the College
The College is recognized by the Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council since 1986. BMC has been enlisted in the World Directory of Medical Schools with effective in 1995 published by World Health Organization which entitles the graduates of BMC recognition all over the world. Graduates of BMC are eligible for limited registration with the General Medical Council of United Kingdom. They are also eligible to take the United States Medical License Examinations (USMLE).
College Accommodation
The College and the attached Hospital in Dhanmondi are accommodated in three 6 storied buildings with arrangements for 600 inpatients. The new building of the Hospital, called the Community Welfare and Health Care Centre (CWHCC), was built to inernational standards. It has an excellent Outpatient Department in addition to Inpatient facilities. The College also has a Modern Accident and Emergency Department.
Class Rooms
There are 5 large fully air conditioned class rooms for lectures. In addition, there are departmental tutorial rooms attached with the respective departments. The Anatomy Dissection Hall is fully air conditioned. The laboratories of various departments like Pathology,Biochemistry, etc are well equipped with instruments.
Audiovisual Equipment
Each class is provided with Multimedia Projectors, Computers, slide projector and microphone system. In addition Overhead Projectors are also available for teaching in classrooms and different departments.
Library
The College has a modern fully air conditioned library located on the first floor. The library has a collection of over 7,500 books including expensive latest monographs. It subscribes 7 international medical journals on an annual basis. The library has accomodation for seating 100 students and 15 teachers at any given time.
The Medical Education Unit (MEU) is attached to the library. MEU has computers for use by students and faculty members. Fax, Inernet and E-mail facilities are freely available and are widely used.