Ibn Sina Medical College (ISMC) ( bn, ইবনে সিনা মেডিকেল কলেজ) is a

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, established in 2005. It is located in the Kallyanpur area of

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, in

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. It is affiliated with

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as a constituent college. It offers a five-year course of study leading to a

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(MBBS) degree. A one-year

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after

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is compulsory for all graduates. The degree is recognised by the

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. The college's 14-story building also houses a teaching hospital with 250 beds. Construction is underway on a second, 16-story hospital on campus that will add 500 beds. ''Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science'' is the official journal of the college.

History

Ibn Sina Medical College is a non-profit institution of Ibn Sina Trust, named after

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, a

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philosopher, physician and medical scientist.

Campus

The college is located in the Kallyanpur area of

, in

. The college's 14-story building also houses a teaching hospital with 250 beds. Construction is underway on a second, 16-story hospital on campus that will add 500 beds.

Organization and administration

The college is affiliated with

as a constituent college. The principal is A. N. M. Zia-Ur Rahman. List of Principals of Ibn Sina Medical College

Academics

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

(BMDC), leading to a

(MBBS) degree from Dhaka 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. 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. Admission for Bangladeshis to the MBBS programme 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. As of July 2014, the college is allowed to admit 65 students annually. ''Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science'', which is

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listed, is the official journal of the college. It is an

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, published quarterly. It accepts original research articles, review articles, interesting case reports, and short communications containing significant findings. Submissions should not have been published previously, and should not be submitted to multiple publications concurrently.

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