Colonel Malek Medical College
Colonel Malek Medical College, Manikganj (Bengali: কর্নেল মালেক মেডিকেল কলেজ, মানিকগঞ্জ) is a government medical school in Bangladesh, established in 2014. It is located in Manikganj.[1] The college is affiliated with the University of Dhaka under the faculty of Medicine. Academic activities began in 26 January 2015 with 51 students.[2] The commencement of the academic activities started at the Manikganj Nursing College temporarily. The permanent campus is being built in Joyra, Manikganj.
কর্নেল মালেক মেডিকেল কলেজ, মানিকগঞ্জ।
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Former name | Manikganj Medical College |
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| Type | Public medical school |
| Established | 2014 |
Academic affiliation | University of Dhaka |
| Principal | Prof. Dr. Mohammad Akhtaruzzaman |
| Students | 334 |
| Undergraduates | 334 |
| Location | Manikganj sadar , , 23.8692°N 90.0006°E |
| Campus | Urban(20acres) |
| Language | English |
| Website | cmmc |
It offers 5 years of MBBS course and admits 65 students every year.
Admission
The admission process of undergraduate MBBS course for all government medical colleges in Bangladesh is conducted centrally by the Director of Medical Education under DGHS under the Ministry of Health. The test comprises a written MCQ exam, which is held simultaneously in all government medical colleges on the same day throughout the country. Candidates are selected for admission based on national merit, district quotas, freedom fighter quotas, tribal quotas etc. For foreign students, admission process is through the embassy of Bangladesh in their respective countries. The academic calendar for different years is maintained by the respective departments. The admission test consists of a written MCQ exam.
Examination and affiliation
Colonel Malek Medical College, Manikganj is affiliated with the University of Dhaka. The students receive their MBBS degrees from the University of Dhaka after completing 5 year of study and passing the final professional MBBS examination. This college is directly governed by Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council (BMDC) - an affiliation of the Ministry of Health.
The professional examinations are held under the university and results are given thereby. Internal examinations are also taken on regular intervals namely items, card completions, terms end and regular assessments.
History
In the year of 2014-2015, Bangladesh government approved to establish 6 new medical colleges at Manikganj, Sirajganj, Jamalpur, Patuakhali, Tangail and Rangamati with a view to improving the healthcare services throughout the country. The college was formed as Manikganj Medical College. In the year of 2017, it was renamed to its current title. It was named after Colonel M.A.Malek, a former renowned Bangladeshi politician, Mayor of Dhaka City Corporation and Minister of the Ministry of Textiles and Jute, Bangladesh.
References
- Parvez Bahadia, Parvez Ali (4 August 2017). "Political approval alleged for 6 new med schools". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- "11 more new govt medical colleges in country". Dhaka Tribune. UNB. 11 January 2015. Archived from the original on 11 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.