Ibrahim Medical College

Ibrahim Medical College (IMC) (Bengali: ইব্রাহিম মেডিকেল কলেজ) is a private medical school in Bangladesh, established in 2002. It is located in the Shahbag neighborhood of Dhaka. It has another campus in Shegunbagicha. It is affiliated with University of Dhaka as a constituent college.[1][2]

Ibrahim Medical College
ইব্রাহিম মেডিকেল কলেজ
TypePrivate medical school
Established2002 (2002)
Academic affiliation
University of Dhaka
PrincipalProf. Nazma Haque
Academic staff
212
Students600
Undergraduates600
Location
Shahbag, Dhaka
,
Bangladesh

23.7385°N 90.3965°E / 23.7385; 90.3965
CampusUrban
LanguageEnglish
Websiteimc.ac.bd

It offers a five-year course of study leading to a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S.) degree.[1] A one-year internship after graduation is compulsory for all graduates. The degree is recognized by the Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council.[3]

The college is associated with Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation for Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders (BIRDEM), which is the largest medical of the world for diabetes treatment, a 600-bed multidisciplinary teaching hospital founded by national professor Muhammad Ibrahim. The Hospital was established in 1980 with the financial support of Bangladesh. In BIRDEM 3,000 patients are treated in the outside department every day. No other hospital in Bangladesh even in the world offers so many diabetes patients. According to the Denmark-based multinational pharmaceutical company Novo Nordics Vice President of the Pacific Ocean, Selvam Afsar Tuna, this is the world's largest hospital in treating diabetes. It has been designated as a WHO Collaborating Centre on Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders, as the only one of its kind in Asia.[4]

IMC Journal of Medical Science which previously known as Ibrahim Medical College Journal (NLM ID: 101494255), which is Index DOAJ, JournalTOCs, GoogleScholer, BanglaJOL, HINARI listed, is the official journal of Ibrahim Medical College.[5][6]

Academics

Ibrahim Medical College offers a five-year Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S.) course as approved by the Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council, leading to M.B.B.S. degree of the University of Dhaka and one year's internship training at BIRDEM Hospital. The academic session runs from July to June each year.

Ibrahim Medical College has been accorded:

  • Permission by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh Affiliation by the University of Dhaka
  • Recognition by the Bangladesh Medical & Dental Council (BM&DC).
  • Listing in International Medical Education Directory (IMED), FAIMER, which will enable its graduates to appear at ECFMG and other entrance examinations abroad.
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See also

References
  1. "Ibrahim Medical College". World Directory of Medical Schools.
  2. "List of Constituent Colleges/Institutes under the University of Dhaka". University of Dhaka. Archived from the original on 30 August 2015.
  3. "List of Recognized medical and dental colleges". Bangladesh Medical & Dental Council.
  4. "BIRDEM". Diabetic Association of Bangladesh.
  5. "IMC Journal of Medical Science". IMC Journal of Medical Science.
  6. "Journal". IMC Journal of Medical Science.



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