Gazi Medical College

Gazi Medical College
গাজী মেডিকেল কলেজ
Type Private medical school
Established 2011 (2011)
Academic affiliation
 University of Rajshahi
Chairman Gazi Mizanur Rahman
Principal Sailendra Nath Mistry
Academic staff
 88 (2014)[1]
Location Sonadanga, Khulna, Bangladesh
22°49′03″N 89°32′44″E / 22.8175°N 89.5455°E / 22.8175; 89.5455Coordinates: 22°49′03″N 89°32′44″E / 22.8175°N 89.5455°E / 22.8175; 89.5455
Campus Urban
Website gmc.edu.bd

Gazi Medical College (GMC) (Bengali: গাজী মেডিকেল কলেজ) is a private medical school in Bangladesh, established in 2011. It is located in Sonadanga, Khulna. It is affiliated with Rajshahi University under the Faculty of Medicine.

It offers a five-year course of study leading to a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree. A one-year internship after graduation is compulsory for all graduates. The degree is recognised by the Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council.

The college is associated with 500-bed Gazi Medical College Hospital. Mediscope is the official journal of Gazi Medical College.

History

Gazi Mizanur Rahman founded Gazi Medical College in 2011.[2][3] Instruction began in 2012.[4][5]

Students at the college demonstrated in 2015, calling for the reinstatement of the "carry on" examination system.[6] The Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree programme is divided into three parts by the first, second, and third professional examinations. If a student fails one of these exams, they may sit it again six months later. Under the 2002 "carry on" system, students could continue taking classes in the next academic session while preparing to retake an exam. This system was strongly favored by medical students, but strongly opposed by their teachers. The Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council eliminated "carry on" in 2013, after which students who failed a professional exam were not allowed to continue classes until they had passed it, causing them to lose up to a year in the process.[7][8][9]

Campus

The college is located in Sonadanga Thana, Khulna. It has an associated 500-bed hospital, the erstwhile Khulna Surgical and Medical Hospital, which became Gazi Medical College Hospital in 2011.[10]

Organization and administration

The college is affiliated with Rajshahi University under the Faculty of Medicine.[4][11] The founder chairman of the college is Gazi Mizanur Rahman.[2] The principal is Sailendra Nath Mistry.[1]

Academics

The college offers a five-year course of study, approved by the Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council (BMDC), leading to a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree from Rajshahi University. After passing the final professional examination, there is a compulsory one-year internship. The internship is a prerequisite for obtaining registration from the BMDC to practice medicine.[4][12] The academic calendar runs from January through December.[3] In October 2014, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare capped admission and tuition fees at private medical colleges at 1,990,000 Bangladeshi taka (US$25,750 as of 2014) total for their five-year courses.[13]

Admission for Bangladeshis to the MBBS programmes at all medical colleges in Bangladesh (government and private) is conducted centrally by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). It administers a written multiple choice question exam simultaneously throughout the country. Candidates are admitted based primarily on their score on this test, although grades at Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) level also play a part.[14] Admission for foreign students is based on their SSC and HSC grades.[15] As of July 2014, the college is allowed to admit 75 students annually.[16] When the 2015 admission deadline passed, a third of the allowable annual intake remained unfilled.[17]

Mediscope is the official journal of Gazi Medical College.[18]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Teacher's List". Gazi Medical College. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Message from the Chairman". Gazi Medical College. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  3. 1 2 "About Us". Gazi Medical College. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 "Gazi Medical College". World Directory of Medical Schools.
  5. ↑ "4 More Pvt Medical Colleges Approved Outside Dhaka". The Financial Express. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "Medical students demand restoring carry-on system". Dhaka Tribune. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  7. ↑ Mosaddek, Abu Syed Md.; Nargis, Waheeda; Ahamed, Borhan Uddin; et al. (2012). "Views of Medical Educators and Intern Doctors on the Existing MBBS Curriculum". Bangladesh Journal of Medical Education (Dhaka: Association for Medical Education) 3 (1): 8–11. doi:10.3329/bjme.v3i1.18589. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  8. ↑ "Clamour for 'carry on' system". Daily Sun (Dhaka). 6 August 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  9. ↑ "Demo for restoring 'carry on' system in medical colleges". The Independent (Dhaka). 12 August 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  10. ↑ "Brief Description of Hospital". Gazi Medical College. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  11. ↑ "Departments of the University of Rajshahi". Rajshahi University. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  12. ↑ "List of Recognized medical and dental colleges". Bangladesh Medical & Dental Council.
  13. ↑ "Govt to fix maximum fees". New Age (Dhaka). 27 October 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  14. ↑ "Admission Eligibility". Gazi Medical College. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  15. ↑ "Eligibility for MBBS admission". Gazi Medical College. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  16. ↑ "Health Bulletin 2014" (PDF). Bureau of Health Education (2nd ed.). Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. December 2014. p. 227. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  17. ↑ প্রাইভেট মেডিকেলে সাড়ে ৩ হাজার আসন শূন্য. The Daily Jugantor (in Bengali). 13 February 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  18. ↑ "Mediscope". Gazi Medical College. Retrieved 3 September 2015.

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