Popular Medical College
পপুলার মেডিকেল কলেজ | |
Medical College | |
Established | 2010 |
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Academic affiliation | University of Dhaka |
Chairman | Dr. Mustafizur Rahman |
Principal | Khan Abul Kalam Azad |
Location | , 23°44′19″N 90°22′47″E / 23.7385°N 90.3797°E |
Campus | Urban |
Language | English |
Website | pmc |
Popular Medical College (PMC) (Bengali: পপুলার মেডিকেল কলেজ) is a private medical school in Bangladesh, established in 2010. It is located in Dhanmondi, Dhaka. It is affiliated with University of Dhaka as a constituent college.
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.
History
Popular Group, a healthcare company in Bangladesh, established Popular Medical College in 2010.[2][3]
Campus
The college is located in Dhanmondi Thana, Dhaka.[2] The associated Popular Medical College Hospital lies 250 metres (820 ft) east of the college.
Organization and administration
The college is affiliated with
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 Dhaka 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.[2][7] 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.[8]
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
See also
References
- ^ https://search.wdoms.org/home/SchoolDetail/F0003172
- ^ a b c d "Popular Medical College". World Directory of Medical Schools.
- ^ "About Popular Group". Popular Pharmaceuticals. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ "List of Constituent Colleges/Institutes under the University of Dhaka". University of Dhaka. Archived from the original on 30 August 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ "From Chairman's Desk". Popular Medical College. Archived from the original on 15 March 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ "Desk of the Principal - Popular Medical College & Hospital".
- ^ "List of Recognized medical and dental colleges". Bangladesh Medical & Dental Council.
- ^ "Govt to fix maximum fees". New Age. Dhaka. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ^ "Health Bulletin 2014" (PDF). Bureau of Health Education (2nd ed.). Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. December 2014. p. 227. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
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