Sir Salimullah Medical College
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স্যার সলিমুল্লাহ মেডিকেল কলেজ, ঢাকা | |
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Former name | Dhaka Medical School |
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| Type | Public Medical College |
| Established | 1962[citation needed] |
Academic affiliation | University of Dhaka[citation needed] |
| Principal | Prof. Dr. Md. Nurul Huda Lenin[citation needed] |
| Director of Hospital | Brig. Gen. Kazi Rashid-un-Nabi[citation needed] |
Academic staff | 200[citation needed] |
| Students | 1,500[citation needed] |
| Location | Mitford, Dhaka , 23°42′38″N 90°24′04″E / 23.7106°N 90.4011°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Language | English[citation needed] |
| Website | ssmcbd |
Sir Salimullah Medical College (SSMC) is a public medical college in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The medical college has been producing quality physicians, eminent researchers and health policy makers who are currently working in different medical sectors at home and abroad. It includes Mitford Hospital, which is the oldest hospital in the country and one of the earliest hospitals in this subcontinent from where the evolution of medical education started.[1]
Facilities
Library
The library is situated on the ground floor of new academic building with a large collection of medical books. SSMC has a developing library section with books about educational innovations, educational psychology, instructional techniques, curriculum development, curriculum evaluation etc. Many WHO and other publications on Human Resource Development for health are also available. The library is enriched with more than 150 journals and 25000 medical books.[2][3]
Journal
Sir Salimullah Medical College Journal is a biannual journal published by the Editorial Board on behalf of Sir Salimullah Medical College Teachers’ Association. Each issue includes editorial, original articles, review articles and case reports of exceptional merit on any discipline of medical science. It is a peer-reviewed, open access journal which is listed in the MEDLINE database.[4][5]
Alumni association
Sir Salimullah Medical College graduates have a strong alumni presence in USA, UK and Canada. SSMC Alumni Association Abroad is an organization of the alumni who are currently living abroad. The association is involved in exchange of skills and education with the college. They provide scholarship every year to the students of SSMC. The organization responds to national and international crisis, they made donations towards the victims of east coast natural disaster and famine-stricken children of Somalia.[6][7]
Notable alumni
- Prof. Dr. Abul Bashar Mohammed Khurshid Alam, eminent surgeon, Director General of Directorate General of Health Services[8]
- Dr. Sezan Mahmud, writer, lyricist, columnist, Professor of Medicine at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine[9]
- Dr. Azharul Haque, martyred intellectual of the Bangladesh Liberation War[10]
- Dr. Rakhal Chandra Das, martyred intellectual of the Bangladesh Liberation War[11]
- Dr. Moin Uddin Ahmed, politician, Member of Parliament[12]
See also
References
- ^ "SSMC". The Daily Star. 11 May 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "Library". SSMC. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Sandhani library". Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "SSMC Journal". SSMC official website. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ "Journal 2020 (pdf)" (PDF). Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "SSMC Alumni Abroad". SSMC Alumni Association Abroad. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ "SSMC Global Alumni". Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "ABM Khurshid Alam appointed new chief of DGHS". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "Sezan Mahmud". Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "Dr. Azharul Haque". Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "Dr. Rakhal Chandra Das" (in Bengali). Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "Moin Uddin Ahmed". Retrieved 11 February 2021.
External links
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