Sher-e-Bangla Medical College

Sher-e-Bangla Medical College
Established 1968.[1]
Type Govt Medical College (Under University of Dhaka) with a 1000 bed hospital
Students 1080 ( MBBS) & 50 (BDS)
Location Barisal, Bangladesh
Campus Urban
Nickname SBMC
Affiliations University of Dhaka[1]
Website www.sbmc.edu.bd

Sher-e-Bangla Medical College (SBMC), is a government medical college in Barisal, Bangladesh.[2] It is organized under the University of Dhaka.[3] SBMC awards MBBS degree and offers professional training and medical research facility at its hospital with 1000 beds. As per the declaration of overseas registration of the General Medical Council, the awarded MBBS degree during or after October 1984 is eligible to apply for limited registration in United Kingdom. The college has an area of about 33 ha. Student dormitories, nursing institute, nurses' training institute, dormitory for staff nurses, and residences of teachers are situated on the campus.

History

Construction began on the college on 6 November 1964, at which time it was known as Barisal Medical College.[4] It opened to students in 1968 and was soon renamed to its current title, bestowed in honor of former prime minister A. K. Fazlul Huq.,[4] a resident of Barisal, was often called by the phrase "Sher-e-Bangla", which translates from Urdu to "Tiger of Bengal".[5]

Administration

The Principal is the head of the institution. The other staff members include one vice principal, 21 professors, 28 associate professors, 29 assistant professors, 2 curators, 44 lecturers, 6 medical officers, 1 secretary, and 188 paramedics and auxiliary staff.

Institution

Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital

There are 11 major departments in the college; these include: Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Community Medicine, Pharmacology, Forensic Medicine, Pathology, Microbiology, Medicine (including Paediatrics, Psychiatry, Dermatology and Venereal Diseases, Physical Medicine, Cardiology, Nephrology, Neuro-medicine and other sub-specialities), Surgery (including Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology, Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Paediatric Surgery, Anaesthesiology, Dentistry, Blood Transfusion, Radiology, Radiotherapy and other sub-specialities), and Obstetrics and Gynaecology[6]

Teaching spaces:

There are the following teaching spaces in Sher-e-Bangla Medical Medical College

1. Gallery 1 (Dr.Pranab Gallery), 2 (Dr.Sanaul Kabir Sunny Gallery), 3 (Anatomy Gallery), 4 (Pathology Gallery) & 5 (New)

2. Tutorial rooms

3. Dissection Hall

4. Practical classrooms o Laboratories

5. Museums

6. Medical Education Unit

7. Medical Skill Centre

8. Autopsy Morgue

9. Seminar' Rooms

10. Auditorium

Facilities

*Library:

The MBBS library is located in the South block of the college building. It consists of a reference for the use of the faculty and doctors. International medical journals are regularly being received through donations from the British Council, the Asia Foundation, WHO and other place. There are two reading rooms with an accommodation of about 350 students. They can borrow text and other books to read on the reading room of the library as well on a take home basis for a limited period. This provides an excellent opportunity for the students to access to modern medical text books of their own liking. The college library has a collection of over 25000 volumes of text books – about 2000 titles. Besides, there is a collection of about 1000 slides used as teaching aid by the teachers.

*Library Services:

° Library working hours: During morning shift from 8 am to 2.00 pm and day shift from 4.00 pm to 10.00 pm

° Our library is meant only for reference sake and the staff members alone can get the loan facilities for the publication purposes.

° Inter-Library loan facilities are also offered.

° Medline Database (Abstracting Services)

*Ethical Committee:

This committee guides investigations / researchers in the ethical aspects of the research programmes. Funds by the Governmental agencies and publications in professional journals necessitates the project to get an approval from this committee.

*Research:

Research is being carried out in all departments, both in the Pre clinical and Para clinical. The teachers are actively involved in Clinical and Research activities, including publication of papers in reputed professional journals.

*Medical Skill Centre:

The centre is located at the 3rd floor of the College in the Department of Physiology. It offers excellent facilities to the students to practice skills on different clinical activities. Tastefully decorated and richly equipped, this centre is a pride addition to the repertoire of the teachers to the teachers to impart effective practical teaching to their students.

*Postgraduate training programs:

The rich infrastructure and modern clinical training facilities existing in the hospital has earned recognition for the trainees aspiring to enter into postgraduate courses. The patients are also used as teaching subjects for students and trainee doctors.

*Autopsy facilities:

Due to religious traditions, autopsies are not carried out routinely in all hospital deaths. Only the medicolegal autopsies are performed by the department of forensic medicine with the help of the department of pathology whenever needed. A student has to attend at least 20 autopsies under supervision of a teacher during the period of second professional MBBS study.

*BMDC Registration:

BMDC Registration is a mandatory pre-requisite for all types of practice, job and profession. Both after Graduation and Post Graduation all the Doctors must register him/her-self in BMDC. Practice without registration is punishable as per law.

*Accommodation:

There are three hostels for male students and two for the female students. Both male and female intern doctors have each one hostel. The College is not bound to provide hostel accommodation to all students. However, it may offer this facility to the deserving and soliciting students on first come first serve basis. The priorities are based on students from outside the city, academic merit, regularity in study, good conduct etc. Application needs to be made after admission. Rules and regulations are maintained strictly and defaulting may result in serious disciplinary action by the college authority, including cancellation of the seat or other penalties. The allotted students must keep allotment letter with them in the hostel, otherwise law enforcing agency can be active. There are five separate hostels for Boys and Ladies. There are two separate hostels for interns

*Masjid:

There is a 3 Mosque in the Male Hostel and a central Mosque annexed to the Hospital and the college. Religious festivals of all the religions are celebrated with much zeal and fervour within the campus.

*Auditorium:

The Auditorium has all the infrastructures and facilities of a modern auditorium like comfortable 1000 seats, large stage, lighting and sound system. It is the hub of all the cultural activities and competitions of the campus for both students and teachers alike. Culture, Literary, Social welfare and other Departments of the Students' Union organize literary, social and cultural programs frequently. The esteemed auditorium wears up a festive look during the annual literary and cultural competitions of the students.

*Sports:

The college has many facilities like enough space for playing the games cricket, football, table tennis, long tennis, volleyball, badminton.

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Student organizations

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Banglapedia".
  2. ↑ World Directory of Medical Schools. World Health Organization. p. 19. ISBN 92-4-150010-7.
  3. ↑ "SBMC (official site)". Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Abul Kasem Fazlul Huq (1978). Bengal Today. al-Helal Publishing House. p. 190.
  5. ↑ "Profile: AK Fazl-ul-Haq". Pakistan Herald. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  6. ↑ "Profile: Banglapedia".
  7. ↑ "FACILITIES".
  8. ↑ "Sandhani".
  9. ↑ "Medicine Club".
  10. ↑ "RED CRECENT YOUTH".

Coordinates: 22°41′17″N 90°21′41″E / 22.6880°N 90.3613°E