Armed Forces Medical College (Bangladesh)

Armed Forces Medical College

Academic building of AFMC
Motto	জ্ঞানই শক্তি, সেবাই ধর্ম[citation needed]
Motto in English	Knowledge is power, service is religion[citation needed]
Type	Military medical school
Established	1999 (1999)
Academic affiliation	Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP)[citation needed]
Commandant	Major General A K M Mustafa Kamal Pasha[1]
Location	Dhaka , Bangladesh 23°49′11″N 90°24′29″E / 23.8198°N 90.4080°E / 23.8198; 90.4080Coordinates: 23°49′11″N 90°24′29″E / 23.8198°N 90.4080°E / 23.8198; 90.4080
Campus	Urban
Website	www.afmc.edu.bd

The Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) is a military medical college in Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is run by the Armed Forces of Bangladesh, under the Ministry of Defense of Bangladesh. A major general of Bangladesh Army's Medical Corps is the Commandant of the college.^{[citation needed]}

History[]

Academic activities began on 20 June 1999.^{[citation needed]}

Aims and objectives[]

Campus of AFMC

The listed objectives of Armed Forces Medical College are a combination of medical instruction, military discipline, and general information regarding the nation of Bangladesh.^[2]

Dormitories[]

Male dormitory A & B block, Intern dormitory (From front to behind)

Female dormitory A & B block

AFMC students viewed as 'medical cadets' and dormitory residency is compulsory. There are separate dormitories for male and female medical cadets located near the campus. The boys' dorm and the girls' dorm are identical in structure.^{[citation needed]} After passing graduation, now-interns must move out of the dorms, however the option exists for outside living or an intern-only dormitory. The intern dorm is co-ed, however men and women are assigned separate sides of the building.^{[citation needed]}

See also[]

• Army Institute of Business Administration (Army IBA)
• Military Institute of Science & Technology (MIST)

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