Gazi Medical College Hospital (GMCH) ( bn, গাজী মেডিকেল কলেজ) is the first

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medical College in Khulna, Division of Bangladesh, established in 1986. Its former name was Khulna Surgical and Medical Hospital.Later, in 2011 it became a medical college. Now it is a 500 bedded hospital alongside a reputable medical college with 11 different academic departments. It is located in Sonadanga,

Khulna Khulna ( bn, খুলনা, ) is the third-largest city in Bangladesh, after Dhaka and Chittagong. It is the administrative centre of Khulna District and Khulna Division. Khulna's economy is the third-largest in Bangladesh, contributing $53 b ...

and is half a kilometre away from the main city bus station.It is affiliated with

Rajshahi University The University of Rajshahi, also known as Rajshahi University or RU ( bn, রাজশাহী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়), is a public co-educational research university in Bangladesh situated near the northern Bangladeshi cit ...

as well as Sheikh Hasina Medical University, Khulna under the Faculty of Medicine. It offers a five-year course of study leading to a

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery ( la, Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae; abbreviated most commonly MBBS), is the primary medical degree awarded by medical schools in countries that follow the tradition of the United King ...

(MBBS) degree. A one-year

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after graduation is compulsory for all graduates. The degree is recognized by the

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. 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. Instruction began in 2012. The

(MBBS) degree program is divided into Four parts by the first, second,third and Final professional examinations. If a student fail one of these exams, they may sit it again six months later. Previously Under the 2002 "carry on" system, students were permitted to attend the classes in the next academic session while preparing to retake an exam. That system was strongly favored by medical students, but strongly opposed by their teachers. The

eliminated "carry on" system 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.

Campus

The college is located in

Sonadanga Thana Sonadanga ( bn, সোনাডাঙ্গা) is an Upazila of Khulna District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. Geography Sonadanga is located at . It has 23778 households and total area 8.42 km2. Demographics In the 1991 Bangladesh ...

Bangladesh. It has an associated 500-bed hospital, the erstwhile Khulna Surgical and Medical Hospital, which became Gazi Medical College Hospital in 2011.

Organization and administration

The college is affiliated with

under the Faculty of Medicine. The founder chairman of the college is Gazi Mizanur Rahman. The principal is Prof.Dr. Banga Kamal Basu. The college is approved by the

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(MCI) and the Nepal Medical Council (NMC).

Academics

The college offers a five-year course of study, approved by the

(BMDC), leading to a

(MBBS) degree from Rajshahi University. After passing the final professional examination, there is a compulsory one-year

. The internship is a prerequisite for obtaining registration from the BMDC to practice medicine. The academic calendar runs from January through December. In October 2014, the

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capped admission and tuition fees at private medical colleges at 1,990,000

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(US$25,750 as of 2014) total for their five-year courses applicable for Bangladeshi students. 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

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(SSC) and

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(HSC) level also play a part. Admission for foreign students is based on their SSC and HSC equivalent to O/10 Level and A/12 Level/grades. As of December 2015, the college is allowed to admit 100 students annually. ''Mediscope'' is the official journal of Gazi Medical College.

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