Ibn Sina Medical College
| ইবনে সিনা মেডিকেল কলেজ | |
 Logo of Ibn Sina Medical College | |
| Type | Private medical school |
|---|---|
| Established | 2005 |
Academic affiliation | University of Dhaka |
| Principal | A. N. M. Zia-Ur Rahman |
Academic staff | 89 (2015) |
| Students | 311 (2015)[1] |
| Location |
Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh 23°46′44″N 90°21′44″E / 23.7789°N 90.3621°ECoordinates: 23°46′44″N 90°21′44″E / 23.7789°N 90.3621°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Language | English |
| Website |
ismc |
Ibn Sina Medical College (ISMC) (Bengali: ইবনে সিনা মেডিকেল কলেজ) is a private medical school in Bangladesh, established in 2005. It is located in the Kallyanpur area of Mirpur Model Thana, in Dhaka. It is affiliated with University of Dhaka as a constituent college.
It offers a five-year course of study leading to a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree. A one-year internship after graduation is compulsory for all graduates. The degree is recognised by the Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council.
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 Ibn Sina, a Persian philosopher, physician and medical scientist.[2] The college was established in 2005.[3]
Mission
Ibn Sina Medical College is established with a view to train the specially selected high quality medical candidates to be called 'Medical students' for five academic years. They will follow the medical course according to the syllabus laid down by Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council (BMDC) formulated for MBBS degree. The degree thus be conferred by the University of Dhaka will be recognized through registration by BMDC. Ibn Sina Medical College (ISMC) is committed to create a cadre of high quality doctors both by medical knowledge and high moral values, dedicated for suffering human physically and psychologically in the nation and others across the geographical boundaries.
Campus
The college is located in the Kallyanpur area of Mirpur Model Thana, in Dhaka. The college's 14-story building also houses a teaching hospital with 250 beds.[4] Construction is underway on a second, 16-story hospital on campus that will add 500 beds.[5]
Organization and administration
The college is affiliated with University of Dhaka as a constituent college.[3][6] The principal is A. N. M. Zia-Ur Rahman.[7]
Academics
The college offers a five-year course of study, approved by the Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council (BMDC), leading to a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree from Dhaka University. After passing the final professional examination, there is a compulsory one-year internship. The internship is a prerequisite for obtaining registration from the BMDC to practice medicine.[3][8] In October 2014, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare capped admission and tuition fees at private medical colleges at 1,990,000 Bangladeshi taka (US$25,750 as of 2014) total for their five-year courses.[9]
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 Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) level also play a part. As of July 2014, the college is allowed to admit 65 students annually.[10]
Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science, which is Scopus listed, is the official journal of the college. It is an open access journal, published quarterly. It accepts original research articles, review articles, interesting case reports, and short communications containing significant findings.[7][11] Submissions should not have been published previously, and should not be submitted to multiple publications concurrently.[12]
Objectives
The objectives of Ibn Sina Medical College are:
- To teach that we the human species "are Ashraful maks-lu-kat" created to live in the community with harmony and for each other with tender caring.
- To teach bio-chemical sciences traditionally required for medical graduate to meet the responsibilities of providing as well as curative health care to the people of Bangladesh.
- To produce religiously well disciplined, self-motivated and dedicated doctors imbued with the spirit of devotion to responsibility to human, duty, kindness, tolerance, patience and compassion.
- To instill a wide knowledge of the social and economic condition of Bangladesh with a view to imbuing in them the belief, value and ideas of the nation.
- To inspire development of essential characters qualities, strong sense of righteousness and basic desire to serve the suffering humanities at home and also abroad.
See also
References
- ↑ "Activities". Ibn Sina Medical College. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ↑ "About Ibn Sina". Ibn Sina Trust. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Ibn Sina Medical College". World Directory of Medical Schools.
- ↑ "About Ibn Sina Medical College". Ibn Sina Medical College. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ↑ "Ibn Sina Medical College Hospital". Ibn Sina Trust. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ↑ "List of Constituent Colleges/Institutes under the University of Dhaka". University of Dhaka. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- 1 2 "Editorial Policies". Bangladesh Journals Online. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ↑ "List of Recognized medical and dental colleges". Bangladesh Medical & Dental Council.
- ↑ "Govt to fix maximum fees". New Age. Dhaka. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ↑ "Health Bulletin 2014" (PDF). Bureau of Health Education (2nd ed.). Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. December 2014. p. 226. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ↑ "Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science". Bangladesh Journals Online. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ↑ "Submissions". Bangladesh Journals Online. Retrieved 7 September 2015.