| Monno Medical College and Hospital | |
| Native Name Lang: | bn |
| Other Names: | --> |
| Former Names: | --> |
| Type: | Private medical school |
| Academic Affiliation: | University of Dhaka |
| Chairman: | Afroza Khanam |
| Principal: | Prof. Dr. Md. Akhtaruzzaman |
| Students: | 496 |
| City: | Monno City, Gilondo |
| State: | Manikganj District |
| Country: | Bangladesh |
| Campus: | Rural |
| Language: | English |
Monno Medical College and Hospital (MoMC&H) is a non-profit private medical school in Bangladesh, established in 2011. It is affiliated with University of Dhaka.
It has a five-year course plan leading to a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree. The degree is recognised by the Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council (BM&DC) and Ministry of Health, Bangladesh.
Harunur Rashid Khan Monno established Monno Medical College in 2011.[1]
The college is located in Monno City, Gilondo, Ghior Upazila, west of Manikganj, on the south side of the Dhaka–Aricha Highway.[2] The main buildings on the campus include ten-storied academic buildings, separate hostels for male and female students as well as for male interns and female interns, dormitory for doctors and professors; and Monno Medical College Hospital, the college's five-story, 500-bed teaching hospital.[3]
The college is affiliated with Dhaka University as a constituent college.[2] [4] The chairman of the college is Afroza Khanam. The principal is Professor Dr. Md. Akhtaruzzaman.[5]
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.[2] [6] [7]
Monno Medical College publishes a Journal entitled "Journal of Monno Medical College," which is a peer-reviewed biennial medical journal with different scientific research articles by the faculties of this medical college as well as the researchers of the different hospitals and Institutions.
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 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 could affect the score.
the college is allowed to admit 80 students annually, permitting 50% of seats for foreigners.