Sir Salimullah Medical College

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Sir Salimullah Medical College, Dhaka

স্যার সলিমুল্লাহ মেডিকেল কলেজ, ঢাকা
Former name	Dhaka Medical School
Type	Public Medical College
Established	1962 (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 , Bangladesh 23°42′38″N 90°24′04″E / 23.7106°N 90.4011°E / 23.7106; 90.4011Coordinates: 23°42′38″N 90°24′04″E / 23.7106°N 90.4011°E / 23.7106; 90.4011
Campus	Urban
Language	English[citation needed]
Website	ssmcbd.net

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][non-primary source needed]}

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.^{[3][non-primary source needed]}

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.^{[4][non-primary source needed]}

Notable alumni[]

• Prof. Dr. Abul Bashar Mohammed Khurshid Alam, eminent surgeon, Director General of Directorate General of Health Services^{[citation needed]}
• Dr. Sezan Mahmud, writer, lyricist, columnist, Professor of Medicine at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine^{[citation needed]}
• Dr. Azharul Haque, intellectual killed in the Bangladesh Liberation War^{[citation needed]}
• Dr. Rakhal Chandra Das, intellectual killed in the Bangladesh Liberation War^{[citation needed]}
• Dr. Moin Uddin Ahmed, politician, Member of Parliament^{[citation needed]}

See also[]

• List of medical colleges in Bangladesh

References[]

External links[]

• Official website