The Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College (SOMC) ( bn, সিলেট এম.এ.জি ওসমানী মেডিকেল কলেজ) is a
government
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medical school
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in
Bangladesh
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, established in 1962. It is located in
Sylhet
Sylhet ( bn, সিলেট) is a metropolitan city in northeastern Bangladesh. It is the administrative seat of the Sylhet Division. Located on the north bank of the Surma River at the eastern tip of Bengal, Sylhet has a subtropical climate an ...
. Originally named "Sylhet Medical College", it was renamed in 1986 in the honour of General
Muhammad Ataul Gani Osmani, commander-in-chief of
Bangladesh Army during the
Bangladesh Liberation War
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of 1971. The college is affiliated with
Sylhet Medical University
Campus
The college and hospital extends over an area of divided by newer and older construction. There are ten hostels (six male, four female) for student housing.
Academics
Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College offers undergraduate and graduate level courses in a variety of medical specializations. All the courses are certified by the Shahjalal University of Science and Technology are recognized by the
Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council.
The school publishes two academic journals which publish biannually
# Osmani Medical Teacher's Association Journal (OMTAJ)
# Bangladesh Medical Journal
Notable alumni
* Dr.
Nurunnahar Fatema Begum
Brigadier General Professor Nurunnahar Fatema Begum (born 19 September 1962) is the first ever Paediatric Cardiologist of Bangladesh and a Brigadier General under the Bangladesh Army. In 2019, she was awarded both the Independence Day Award (hig ...
, paediatric cardiologist
*
Shafiqur Rahman
Shafiqur Rahman ( bn, শফিকুর রহমান) is a Bangladeshi politician, physician and current amir of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. He served as Jamaat's secretary general from October 2016 to November 2019. He was elected the Jamaat- ...
, physician and Amir of the
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami ( bn, বাংলাদেশ জামায়াতে ইসলামী, Bānglādēsh Jāmāyatē Islāmī, Bangladesh Islamic Assembly), previously known as Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, or Jamaat for short, was ...
Gallery
See also
*
List of medical colleges in Bangladesh
References
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Medical colleges in Bangladesh
Education in Sylhet
Hospitals in Bangladesh
Educational institutions established in 1962
1962 establishments in East Pakistan
Organisations based in Sylhet