Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University

Infobox_University
name = Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University


established = December 1965 (as IPGMR)
type = Public
vice_chancellor = Prof. M. A Tahir
city = Dhaka
country = Bangladesh
campus = Urban, at Shahbag
website= [http://www.bsmmu.org/index.htm www.bsmmu.org]

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) (Bengali:বঙ্গবন্ধু শেখ মুজিব মেডিকেল বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is the only medical university in Bangladesh. The university offers MD, MS, M.Phil, MDS, Diploma and FCPS Courses.

History

IPGMR was established in December 1965 by the government of Pakistan before the independence of Bangladesh. The university started as Government-controlled postgraduate institute named Institute of Postgraduate Medicine and Research (IPGMR) (popularly called PG Hospital).

It was renamed as Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University by the Act (No. 1, 1998) of the National Assembly of Bangladesh [ [http://www.bsmmu.org/ BSMMU Website] ] .

Organization

The university is now autonomous governed by a 24-member syndicate. BSMMU comprises 36 Departments under 4 faculties. The university campus is located at Shahbag. It has a compact campus with a 750 bedded hospital. [ [http://www.bangla2000.com/Education/Study_in_Bangladesh/Universities/BSMMU.shtm Bangla2000 Website] ]

BSMMU is also equipped with a modern academic library known as BSMMU Central Library as well as a separate digital library.

The Campus

BSMMU Campus has five main multistoried buildings that are identified as Block-A, B, C, D and Cabin Block. [ [http://www.bsmmu.org/ BSMMU Website] ]
* Block A (a 8-storied building) accommodates the library, lecture theatre, auditorium, students hostel, Dental Faculty and Blood transfusion services.
* Block B is another 6-storied building which houses the administrative offices.
* Block C comprises 10 storied hospital.
* Block D, a 12-storied building under construction, houses several laboratories and emergency units.
* The Cabin Block is dedicated to causality department, and several other out-patient departments.

External links

* [http://www.bsmmu.org/index.htm BSMMU Official website]

References