Shaheed M. Monsur Ali Medical College, Sirajganj (SMMAMC) ( bn, শহীদ এম. মনসুর আলী মেডিকেল কলেজ, সিরাজগঞ্জ) (শএমমআমেক) is a

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, established in 2014. It is located at Sirajganj District. The college is affiliated with the Rajshahi Medical University. It offers 5 year

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course and admits ~65 students every year. In the upcoming years it will admit ~100 students every year. The college and hospital extends over an area of 121,406 square metres (30.0 acres) divided by newer and older construction.

History

The college was formed as "Sirajganj Medical College, Sirajganj". Soon, it was renamed to its current title. It was named after Muhammad Mansur Ali, a former renowned Bangladeshi politician who was also a close confidante of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (Father of the nation). In the year 2014–2015, Bangladesh government approved to establish 6 new medical colleges at

Sirajganj Sirajganj ( bn, সিরাজগঞ্জ) is a city in north-western Bangladesh on the right bank of the Jamuna River. It is the administrative headquarters of Sirajganj District, and with a population of 167,200 is the fourteenth most populo ...

Manikganj Manikganj is a district situated in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. Manikganj is one of the green and pollution free towns in Bangladesh. The recent urbanization and highway built joining Dhaka and Shingair Upazilla has given it an outstanding road ...

, Jamalpur, Patuakhali,

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and Rangamati with a view to improve the healthcare services throughout the country.

Examination and affiliation

Shaheed M. Monsur Ali Medical College, Sirajganj is affiliated with the Rajshahi Medical University. The students receive their MBBS degrees from the Rajshahi Medical University after completing 5 years of studying and passing the final professional MBBS examination. This college is directly governed by Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council (BMDC) - an affiliation of the Ministry of Health. The professional examinations are held under the university and results are given thereby. Internal examinations are also taken on regular intervals namely items, card completions, terms end and regular assessments.

Admissions

Admission for Bangladeshis to the MBBS programmes at all the 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 primarily based on their score on this test, although grades at

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(SSC) and

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(HSC) level also play a vital part as the examination is very competitive, over ~143,000 students applied for ~4350 public seats in 2022 . As of 2022, the college is allowed to admit ~65 students annually. In the upcoming years it will admit ~100 students every year.

Departments

* Department of

Anatomy Anatomy () is the branch of biology concerned with the study of the structure of organisms and their parts. Anatomy is a branch of natural science that deals with the structural organization of living things. It is an old science, having its ...

* Department of

Biochemistry Biochemistry or biological chemistry is the study of chemical processes within and relating to living organisms. A sub-discipline of both chemistry and biology, biochemistry may be divided into three fields: structural biology, enzymology and ...

* Department of

Physiology Physiology (; ) is the scientific study of functions and mechanisms in a living system. As a sub-discipline of biology, physiology focuses on how organisms, organ systems, individual organs, cells, and biomolecules carry out the chemical ...

* Department of

Forensic Medicine Forensic medicine is a broad term used to describe a group of medical specialties which deal with the examination and diagnosis of individuals who have been injured by or who have died because of external or unnatural causes such as poisoning, assa ...

* Department of Community Medicine * Department of

Pathology Pathology is the study of the causes and effects of disease or injury. The word ''pathology'' also refers to the study of disease in general, incorporating a wide range of biology research fields and medical practices. However, when used in ...

* Department of

Pharmacology Pharmacology is a branch of medicine, biology and pharmaceutical sciences concerned with drug or medication action, where a drug may be defined as any artificial, natural, or endogenous (from within the body) molecule which exerts a biochemica ...

* Department of

Microbiology Microbiology () is the scientific study of microorganisms, those being unicellular (single cell), multicellular (cell colony), or acellular (lacking cells). Microbiology encompasses numerous sub-disciplines including virology, bacteriology, prot ...

* Department of

Medicine Medicine is the science and practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care pract ...

* Department of

Surgery Surgery ''cheirourgikē'' (composed of χείρ, "hand", and ἔργον, "work"), via la, chirurgiae, meaning "hand work". is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a person to investigate or treat a pat ...

* Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Clubs, Associations and Extracurricular Activities

* Sandhani (SMMAMC Unit) * Medicine Club (SMMAMC Unit) * কল্পতরু, Cultural Club of SMMAMC * SMMAMC Sports Club

References

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History

Examination and affiliation

Admissions

Departments

Clubs, Associations and Extracurricular Activities

See also

References