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বঙ্গবন্ধু শেখ মুজিব মেডিক্যাল বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় | |
Other name | BSMMU [1] |
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Former name | Institute of Postgraduate Medical Research (IPGMR) [2] |
Type | Public graduate medical university |
Established | 1965 | as PG Hospital, 1998 as Medical University
Chancellor | President Mohammed Shahabuddin |
Vice-Chancellor | Md. Shahinul Alam [3] |
Director (Hospital) | Brig. Gen. Dr. Md. Nazrul Islam Khan [4] |
Address | Projonmo Square, Shahbag, Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue , , 23°44′20″N90°23′41″E / 23.7389°N 90.3948°E |
Campus | Urban |
Website | bsmmu |
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) is a graduate medical university in Dhaka, Bangladesh. [5] [6] It was established in 1965 as Institute of Postgraduate Medical Research (IPGMR). The university offers postgraduate degrees in various medical specialties. These programs encompass MPhil, MPH, MD, MS, PhD, and various diploma degrees. [7] [8]
It also serves as a teaching hospital. In 2022, a 750-bed super specialised hospital was established in BSMMU. [9] [10] [11]
The establishment of the university was an upgrade of the Institute of Postgraduate Medicine and Research (IPGMR). IPGMR was established in December 1965 as a government-controlled postgraduate institute for medical research and studies. It was housed in Hotel Shahbag, which is now defunct and was once the biggest hotel in Dhaka. The hotel was named after Shahbag, the neighborhood where it was located. [12]
From 2010, many of the medical and public health colleges/institutes have become affiliated to BSMMU. For example BIRDEM, BIHS, DMC, SSMC, NICVD, NITOR and others. [13]
It was renamed as Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University by the Act 1, 1998 of Jatiyo Sangshad after the first President of Bangladesh, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. [14]
BSMMU has an academic library known as BSMMU Central Library, and a digital library. The university publishes a peer-reviewed medical journal, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal. ISSN 2224-7750 (online) 2074-2908 (print). [15] It publishes 4 issue per year. [16]
The institution has had ten vice-chancellors since it began in 1998: [17]
The BSMMU campus has five multiple-floor buildings that house a variety of academic, medical, and residential spaces. The Graduate Nursing campus is located in Poribagh, Shahbag, Dhaka. [20] [21] [22]
It consists of 8 faculties: Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Surgery, Faculty of Basic Science and Para Clinical Science, Faculty of Dentistry, Faculty of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medical Technology, Faculty of Nursing, and Faculty of Preventive and Social Medicine. These faculties offer courses such as MD, MS, M.Phil., M.MEd, BSN, MSN, Diploma, MPH, and PhD. [23] [24]
Admission procedures for MD, MS, M.Phil., M.MEd, Diploma, MPH, BSN, [25] MSN, and PhD programs vary each year. The admission process includes a written test, followed by a viva and a final medical examination. Admission is highly competitive in Bangladesh, with only a few students being selected. [26] Every student receives a stipend from the Graduate Nursing Department, which is staffed by renowned teachers. [27] [28]
List of affiliated colleges/institutes under BSMMU: [29]
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