Rangpur Medical College

Rangpur Medical College is a public medical school in Rangpur, Bangladesh, founded in 1970 and affiliated with Rajshahi University.

Rangpur Medical College
রংপুর মেডিকেল কলেজ
TypePublic medical school
Established1970 (1970)
Academic affiliation
Rajshahi Medical University
PrincipalProfessor Dr. A.K.M. Nurunnobi Lyzu
DirectorDr. Faridul Islam
Academic staff
200+
Location
Dhap, Rangpur
,
Bangladesh

25.7667°N 89.2342°E / 25.7667; 89.2342
CampusUrban
LanguageEnglish
Websiterpmc.edu.bd
Main campus of RPMC
Bird's eye view of Rangpur Medical College

History

To meet the growing needs of modern medicine the government established a medical college in Dhap, Rangpur (on the property of Pandit family of Rangpur) in 1970 with a 500-bed teaching hospital. The first batch of 50 students were admitted to Rangpur Medical College, affiliated with Rajshahi University, in 1971. Currently, the yearly intake has been increased to more than two hundreds. 43rd batch is doing intern duty. And most recent batch of 2020 is 49th.

Campus

The campus of Rangpur Medical College is located in the northwest area of Rangpur, Bangladesh. It is 210 kilometres from the Rajshahi District and 330 kilometres from Dhaka and is located next to the inter-country highway that connects India to Nepal.

There is a three-storey college building and a five-storey residential building with 1200 beds.

Academics

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 (Bangladesh) {https://dghs.gov.bd/} 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 and district, whether they are sons or daughters of freedom fighters, and to fill tribal quotas. For foreign students, admission is through the embassy of Bangladesh in their respective countries. The academic calendar for different years is maintained by respective departments. Aside from the MBBS course there are post graduation courses in surgery, medicine, gynaecology and paediatrics. Postgraduate and diploma courses admission tests are conducted by the medical college. The admission test consists of the written MCQ exam. The medical college have separate dental unit & offers Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) course.

Extracurricular activities

SANDHANI, Medicine Club, and Friends Foundation are voluntary organizations of students of this medical college.

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