Mymensingh Medical College Explained

Mymensingh Medical College
Native Name:	ময়মনসিংহ মেডিকেল কলেজ
Native Name Lang:	bn
Type:	Public medical school
Principal:	Dr. Md. Abdul kader
Director:	Brig Gen Md Golam Ferdous
Students:	1,400
Country:	Bangladesh
Language:	English^[1]
Other Names:	-->
Former Name:	Lytton Medical School
Academic Affiliation:	University of Dhaka

Mymensingh Medical College (MMC; bn|ময়মনসিংহ মেডিকেল কলেজ), formerly Lytton Medical School, is a public medical college and hospital in Mymensingh, Bangladesh.^{[2] [3]} The institute was established in 1924 during the British Raj under the former name. Brigadier General Md Golam Ferdous (MPH, MPhil) is the present director of the medical college hospital.^[4]

History

During the later part of British Raj, it was felt that what was then Campbell Medical School of Calcutta and Mitford Medical School of Dhaka were unable to cater the needs of the growing population. As a result, in 1924 the Earl of Lytton, then-governor of Bengal, established the school in Mymensingh unde the name "Lytton Medical School". As a four-year college for the Licentiate of Medical Faculty (LMF). This course of LMF continued till 1962, when the undergraduate course length was increased to five years under Dhaka University and the school was renamed as Mymensingh Medical College.^[5]

Journal

Mymensingh Medical Journal, which is Index Medicus/MEDLINE listed, is the official journal of Mymensingh Medical College.

Notable alumni

• Tandi Dorji, Foreign Minister of Bhutan (2023-present)
• Kamrul Hasan Khan, Vice-Chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (2015–2018)^[6]
• Deen Mohammad Noorul Huq, Vice-Chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (2024–2027)
• Mehdi Hasan Khan, software developer^[7]
• AKMA Muqtadir, ophthalmologist,^[8] recipient of Independence Day Award in 2020
• Taslima Nasrin, exiled writer^[9]
• Lotay Tshering, Prime Minister of Bhutan (2018-2023)^[10]
• Baharul Alam,^[11] 31st Inspector General of Bangladesh Police

See also

• List of medical colleges in Bangladesh

Notes and References

1. Web site: School Detail: Mymensingh Medical College . World Directory of Medical Schools.
2. News: Fatema gradually improving. 2017-07-23. The Daily Star. 2017-08-19. en.
3. Web site: Mymensingh Medical College celebrates 61st founding anniversary .
4. Web site: Director's Message, Mymensingh Medical College Hospital. 2020-12-29.
5. Web site: Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh. www.mmc.gov.bd. 2017-08-19.
6. News: Govt appoints Kamrul Hassan Khan as new VC of BSMMU . bdnews24.com . 24 March 2015.
7. News: Exploring the base of Bangla in computers . The Daily Star . 12 May 2004.
8. News: A philanthropic initiative of an eye specialist . The Daily Star . 4 February 2016 . en.
9. Taslima Nasreen . The Lancet . June 2004 . 363 . 9426 . 2094 . 10.1016/S0140-6736(04)16477-5.
10. News: MMCH accords reception to its ex-student Bhutanese PM. 14 April 2019. The Financial Express. 14 April 2019. en-US.
11. News: আইজিপির দায়িত্ব গ্রহণ করলেন ডা. বাহারুল আলম . medivoicebd.com . 21 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241122154020/https://medivoicebd.com/article/31092/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%A3-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%AE . 2024-11-22 . bn.