Medical College for Women and Hospital

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Medical College for Women and Hospital
Entrance view of the Medical College for Women and Hospital.jpg
Entrance to the Medical College for Women and Hospital
Type Private medical school
Established1992 (1992)
Academic affiliation
 University of Dhaka
Chairman Badruddoza Choudhury
Principal Sheikh Firoz Kabir
Academic staff
108
Location
Uttara Model Town, Dhaka
,
Bangladesh

23°51′30″N90°24′03″E / 23.8584°N 90.4007°E / 23.8584; 90.4007
CampusUrban
LanguageEnglish
Website medicalcollegeforwomen.edu.bd

Medical College for Women and Hospital (MCW&H) is a private medical college of Bangladesh exclusively for women. It has currently two academic campuses in Uttara, Dhaka, one in Sector - 1 and the other in Uttarkhan. The college is affiliated with the Dhaka University as a constituent college. [1]

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History

Medical College for Women and Hospital was established in 1992 by a group of people known as the founder members. Their aim was to provide quality medical education, research and services to the people of Bangladesh at reasonable cost.[ citation needed ] The college and the hospital are run by The Medical and Health Welfare Trust, a nonpolitical nonprofit organisation. The trustees serve without compensation.

Faculty

The college has a total of 121 faculty members organized in 20 departments representing different fields of medical science. The faculty is led by the Principal Sheikh Firoz Kabir. Different nationally and internationally successful figures took part in its teaching at different times in the past and present as regular teachers. [2]

Board of trustees

Murals of the four founding BOT members at the entrance showing (left to right) Prof. A Q M B Chowdhury, Late Prof. M R Khan, Late Prof. Surya Jabeen, and Prof. A M Mujibul Haq. Murals BOT.jpg
Murals of the four founding BOT members at the entrance showing (left to right) Prof. A Q M B Chowdhury, Late Prof. M R Khan, Late Prof. Surya Jabeen, and Prof. A M Mujibul Haq.

The board of trustees of the institution consists of the four founder members of the college, with the former President of Bangladesh professor A.Q.M. Badruddoza Chowdhury as the chairman, late National Professor M R Khan as the executive chairman, professor A M Mujibul Haq as the member secretary, and late professor Suraiya Jabeen as the founder treasurer. [2]

Recognition

The college is recognised by the Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council. [3] MCW&H is listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools formerly maintained by the World Health Organization and now maintained as the Avicenna Directory for Medicine. [4] This listing entitles the graduates of MCW&H to recognition all over the world.[ citation needed ] Graduates of MCW&H are eligible for limited registration with the General Medical Council of United Kingdom.[ citation needed ] They are also eligible to take the United States Medical Licensing Examination.[ citation needed ] The degree is also recognized by the Medical Council of India.[ citation needed ]. The degree is also recognized by the California Medical Board. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "List of Constituent Colleges/Institutes". Dhaka University. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20.
  2. 1 2 "Faculty Members". Medical College for Women & Hospital. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011.
  3. ↑ "List of Recognized Government/ Non-Government Medical Colleges". Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council. Archived from the original on 2010-06-28.
  4. ↑ "Avicenna Directory for medicine". University of Copenhagen. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  5. ↑ "Medical Education Requirement". California Medical Board.

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