Sir Salimullah Medical College

Sir Salimullah Medical College (SSMC) is a public medical college located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Founded in 1875 as Dhaka Medical School, it is the oldest and second largest medical school in Bangladesh.[6][7] 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.[8]

Sir Salimullah Medical College, Dhaka
স্যার সলিমুল্লাহ মেডিকেল কলেজ, ঢাকা
Emblem of SSMC
Former name
Dhaka Medical School
TypePublic Medical College
Established1875 (1875)[1]
Academic affiliation
University of Dhaka[2]
PrincipalProf. Dr. Md. Nurul Huda Lenin[3]
Director of HospitalBrig. Gen. Kazi Rashid-un-Nabi[4]
Academic staff
145[1]
Students1,600[5]
Location
Mitford Road, Old Dhaka, Dhaka
,
Bangladesh

23°42′38″N 90°24′04″E
CampusUrban
Websitewww.ssmcbd.net

The medical college was established with the goal of flourishing medical education in East Bengal and to provide better healthcare services to the people.[8] It has been producing quality physicians, eminent researchers and health policy makers who are currently working in different medical sectors at home and abroad.[8]

History
Mitford Hospital, Dhaka. Photograph taken by Fritz Kapp in 1904.

Sir Salimullah Medical College was established in 1875 in Old Dhaka as Dhaka Medical School with Mitford Hospital being a part of the college.[1] Mitford Hospital was named after Robert Mitford, a British colonial official, who funded the hospital.[9] He left his estate to the government of Bengal to establish a medical facility in Dacca.[8] The Governor General of India, James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie, established Mitford Hospital with the endowment. Funding for the school came from 16 aristocrats and philanthropists of Bengal.[1] Babu Protap Chandra Dash, Gour Netai Shaha Shonkhonidhy, Shontosh Rani Dinmony Chowdhurany, and Shontosh Raja Monmoth Roy Chowdhury contributed funding for the water and sewage facilities of the school.[8]

A medical school, the first of its kind in this region, began its journey on 15 June 1875. Later on, the DC of Dhaka division Mr. W.R. Larmini laid the stone of the academic building in April 1887. In September 1889, Governor of Bengal Sir Steuart Colvin Bayley presided over the opening ceremony of that building.[8]

A total number of 384 students got admitted in the school in the first batch. The number increased by and by. They got admitted for a 4-year course leading to a diploma of LMF (Licentiate of Medical Faculty), offered by the State Medical Faculty.[8]

The LMF course was abandoned in 1957. The medical school was converted to a medical college in 1962.[8] Then it was renamed 'Sir Sallimullah Medical College', after the name of Khwaja Salimullah, Nawab of Dhaka, in recognition of the contribution of the Nawab family to the establishment of the school.[1] From 1963 to 1973, the college offered a condensed MBBS program.[1]

Dr. AFM Nurul Islam took the chair of principal and started the condensed course of MBBS in 1963. After the Independence of Bangladesh, Professor Dr Muhammad Ibrahim took the chair of principal and under his direct supervision SSMC started its journey as a full-fledged medical college. On 8 February 1973, the first batch of undergraduates started their classes.[8]

In 1974, the Civil Surgeon of Dhaka was relieved of his duty to oversee the college, after which a principal was appointed for SSMC and a superintendent was appointed for Mitford Hospital.[1] The superintendent position was upgraded to director in 1984.[1]

The postgraduate courses were introduced in January 2002.[8] In May 2008, the college was suffering from a shortage of classrooms.[6] In 2011, a Dental unit was established as a part of the medical college and the first batch of students of BDS course enrolled in 2012.[10]

In December 2013, the medical college was closed temporarily after violent clashes between interns and staff of the college according to Principal Professor Dilip Kumar Dhar.[11][12]

Campus

The campus is located at Mitford road, Babubazar, Old Dhaka, historic old part of the Dhaka city.[13] It is spread over about 2.8 acres of land, on the bank of Buriganga river.[14] The college building is four-storeyed with a floor space of 4,940 square meters on each floor. The building accommodates the Departments of Anatomy, Pathology, Biochemistry and Microbiology. The Departments of Physiology, Pharmacology, Community Medicine and Forensic Medicine are housed in another building in front of the main building.[8]

Academics

Admission

A countrywide combined medical admission test for MBBS course is held every year under the supervision of DGHS. Students after passing Higher Secondary School Certificate or equivalent examinations with the required grades can apply for the test. In 2020, 230 seats were allocated for MBBS course in Sir Salimullah Medical College.[15][16] The qualified candidates, according to their preferences, get the opportunity to study at the medical college. Foreign candidates are selected by DGHS and MOHFW as per required qualifications.[17]

A countrywide combined dental admission test for BDS course is held every year and 52 seats are allocated for dental students in SSMC.[18]

Undergraduate

The medical college offers MBBS and BDS degrees at the undergraduate level. It conducts the 5-year courses according to the curriculum developed by Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council. A student studies Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Forensic Medicine, Community Medicine, Pathology, Pharmacology, Microbiology, Medicine, Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics during the MBBS course period.[19]

A dental student studies Anatomy & Dental Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, General & Dental Pharmacology, Pathology, Microbiology, Medicine, Surgery, Periodontology, Oral and maxillofacial surgery, Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Prosthodontics and Orthodontics during the BDS course period.[20]

The courses are divided into four phases. Four professional examinations, one at the end of each phase, are held under the University of Dhaka. After passing the final professional examination, a student is awarded the MBBS or BDS degree.[21] After graduation, medical graduates are required to undertake 1-year of internship training at the Mitford Hospital.[22]

Postgraduate

The medical college offers MD, MS, MPhil and Diploma in several specialties in affiliation with the University of Dhaka and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University.[23][24]

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 23000 medical books.[25][26]

Student life

Hostels
Main Hostel of SSMC

There are five residential halls for accommodation of the students as well as intern doctors. Three hostels for male students and interns are: four-storeyed Main hostel, six-storeyed Alauddin hostel and six-storeyed Intern doctors' hostel.[27] Two hostels for female students and interns are: Ladies hostel and Female Intern doctors' hostel.[28] The ladies hostel suffered from inadequate facilities for the number of female students.[6]

Student organizations

SSMC pioneered some nationwide appreciated voluntary organizations like Sandhani, Rotaract club, Leo club etc.[29] Medicine Club (a voluntary students' organization) established a unit here in 1990, for the first time outside of Mymensingh Medical College.[30]

Debate and quiz

Students of the medical college often participate in debate and quiz competitions. A team participated in the BUP Intervarsity English Debate Competition 2022.[31] A student of this college was announced as the best speaker in BUTEX DC National Debate Fest 2022.[32] Debate and Quiz Society of SSMC, AIUB Department of Public Health and USAID fellows worked closely to arrange the first Global Health Festival in 2014.[33] That year, Debate and Quiz Society also organized the 'IFIC Bank-DQS SSMC Carnival Captive 2014', the event had sections of liberation war olympiad, inter-university debate and quiz competitions, medical spelling competition (medispell) and ideation competition workshop on various topics.[34]

Cultural activities

Student organizations of the college arrange several cultural programmes every year.[35] SSMC Day is celebrated each year on the premises on 8 February, the founding day of the institution. A joyous procession circumambulates the campus marking the occasion.[36]

Ranking

Sir Salimullah Medical College is ranked second among the government medical colleges in Bangladesh by the Directorate General of Medical Education ranking.[37][38]

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.[39][40]

Alumni association

Sir Salimullah Medical College graduates have a strong alumni presence in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. SSMC Alumni Association Abroad is an organization of the alumni who are currently living abroad.[41] 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.[42][43]

Notable people

Alumni

Faculty

See also

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