Armed Forces Medical College (Bangladesh)

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Armed Forces Medical College
আর্মড ফোর্সেস মেডিকেল কলেজ
Armed Forces Medical College (Bangladesh) Monogram.svg
Crest of AFMC
Motto
জ্ঞানই শক্তি, সেবাই ধর্ম [1]
Motto in English
Knowledge is power, service is religion
Type Public medical school
Established1999;25 years ago (1999)
Academic affiliation
Bangladesh University of Professionals BUP Stuff Badge, Bangladesh Army.svg [1]
CommandantMajor General Kazi Md Rashid-Un-Nabi [2]
Location,
Bangladesh

23°49′11″N90°24′29″E / 23.8198°N 90.4080°E / 23.8198; 90.4080
Campus Urban
Website afmc.edu.bd
Academic building of Armed Forces Medical College (Bangladesh).jpg
Academic building of AFMC

The Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) is a public medical school located in Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Until 2008, it was affiliated with the University of Dhaka. Currently it is affiliated with Bangladesh University of Professionals. A major general of Bangladesh Army's medical corps is the Commandant of the college. [1]

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History

The Army Medical Corps (AMC) of Bangladesh Armed Forces requires induction of a good number of doctors every year. It has been observed that, newly graduated doctors from the existing medical colleges can't always fulfill the requirements of the armed forces. Therefore, the government has decided to establish the AFMC to meet the requirement of militarily motivated and qualitatively better medical graduates for induction in the armed forces, as well as to provide well-disciplined and skilled doctors for the national health care service. The academic activities of the Armed Forces Medical College commenced through the induction of medical cadets on 20 June 1999. [1]

Aims and objectives

Campus of AFMC Campus of AFMC.JPG
Campus of AFMC

The listed objectives of Armed Forces Medical College are a combination of medical instruction, military discipline, and general information regarding the nation of Bangladesh. [3]

Departments

Phase 1: Basic Science

Phase 2 & 3: Para-clinical

Phase 4: Clinical

Dormitories

Male dormitory A & B block, Intern dormitory (From front to behind) Male dormitory A & B block, Intern dormitory (From front to behind).jpg
Male dormitory A & B block, Intern dormitory (From front to behind)
Female dormitory A & B block Female dormitory.jpg
Female dormitory A & B block

AFMC students viewed as 'medical cadets' and dormitory residency is compulsory. There are separate dormitories for male and female medical cadets located near the campus. The boys' dorm and the girls' dorm are identical in structure. After passing graduation, now-interns must move out of the dorms, however the option exists for outside living or an intern-only dormitory. The intern dorm is co-ed, however men and women are assigned separate sides of the building. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Preface". Armed Forces Medical College. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  2. "Commandant AFMC, Major General A K M Mustafa Kamal Pasha SPP, Ndc, MPhil (Strategy & Development Studies), MPH (Epidemiology), MBBS (DU)". Armed Forces Medical College. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021.
  3. "Aim Or Objective". Armed Forces Medical College.