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Dhaka Day by Day

Good News for the Medical World

by Lutfor Rahman Belayet
"I swear. I will use treatment to help the sick according to my ability and judgement But never with a view to injury and wrong doing. Neither will I administer a poison to anybody nor will I suggest such a course. Similarly I will not give a woman a pessary to cause abortion. The health of my patient will be my first con sideration" — (Hippocrates 490 377 BC). This is the beginning of the prospectus of Bangla desh Medical College — the only private medi cal college of the country
Sound health is one of the basic require men Is for a man s fife. But the people of Bangla desh. like many other developing countries, are deprived of proper health facilities. There
is only one doctor for about 10.000 tn Bangladesh. Every year a large propor tion of the pop ulation die of different kinds of diseases. A large number of people do not even have the privilege of witnessing the appearance of a doctor before their death. Each year only 1200 doctors quality from eight government medical colleges. This number is not enough to provide medicare facilities to more than 1200 million people.
There are many able medical teachers who have retired from the go'vern-ment services at the age of 57 and have high academic quail fication and vast experience. On the
other hand, the 1200 available seats are not enough for the thousands of students with high academic achievements tn the SSC and I ISC or equivalent levels. A large number of students are frustrated for being deprived of higher education opportunities. So there is no shortage of teachers and students for the medical graduate course tn the country. Wt there exists a dearth of educational institutions.
The executive council of Bangladesh Medical Studies and Research Institute has set up the Bangladesh Medical College In Dhanmondl.
Founded In 1984. the aim was of establish Ing standard medical institutions. The first academic session started from July 1, 1987. The college was granted affiliation by the Dhaka University on the 10th May 1988. It follows all the rules and regulations, course and curriculum set by the Faculty of Medicine, Dhaka Uni-
versity The allocation of time for MBBS degree is five years All MBBS professional examine Hons will be held as the university time ached ulc notified by the controller of examinations
The subjects of study tn the college are: anatomy with histology, physiology with bio chemistry, pharmachology, pathology with microbiology and immunology, forensic medicine, community medicine, medicine with paedtat rics. surgery with eye & ENT and gynae & ob stetrics with family planning.
There are about 20 teachers and 200 students with Ml Choudhury us the principal of the college The fifth batch is now on study At the bcetnniru: the council admitted 30 stu
dents for each session starting in June but now the num bcr has been raised to 50. The students are selected by an admission test.
Unfortunate! y. going to this college is loo expensive for ordinary people. Each student is re qulred to pay a total sum ol Taka 3.25.000. Taka 200.000 at the time of admission and Taka 25.000 each year is payable In three instalments. Foreign students can also study here.
Rigid rules and regulations have been formed for the students to maintain the highest of stan dards In the academic at mospherc of the college. The use of drugs, alcohol
arc penalised. The college authorities can expel anyone for violating disciplinary rules. In addition, there is no permission for forming any students union.
A students welfare council, formed by the college authorities comprising teachers and one student from each class on the basis of merit, look into the interests of students- Every decision of the college council is final and cannot be challenged in any court.
The establishment of such a medical college is no doubt, an appreciable Initiative in our country where medical facilities are so painfully inadequate. The positive aspects of this effort are many. It will help attain the WHO goal of 'Health for AH' by the year 2000. A healthy competition in raising the standard of medical education tn the country will also be created. .