Type Private medical school Chairman M. A. Raquib Campus Urban Founded 1998 Academic staff 175 (2015) | Established 1998 (1998) Location Sylhet, Bangladesh Phone +880 821-724413 Number of students 582 | |
Principal Md. Nurul Ambia Chowdhury Address South Surma, Gohorpur Road, Sylhet 3100, Bangladesh Academic affiliation Shahjalal University of Science and Technology Similar Women Medical College, Jalalabad Ragib‑Rabeya Medical, Jahurul Islam Medical, Tairunnessa Memorial Medical, Prime Medical College Profiles | ||
North east medical college 18th batch
North East Medical College (NEMC) (Bengali: নর্থ ইস্ট মেডিকেল কলেজ) is a private medical school in Bangladesh, established in 1998. It is located in South Surma Upazila, on the southern fringes of Sylhet. It is affiliated with Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) under the School of Medical Sciences.
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- North east medical college 18th batch
- History
- Campus
- Organization and administration
- Academics
- References
It offers a five-year course of study leading to a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree. A one-year internship after graduation is compulsory for all graduates. The degree is recognised by the Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council.
History
North East Medical Private Ltd. established North East Medical College in 1998.
Campus
The college is located in South Surma Upazila, on the southern fringes of Sylhet, 300 metres (980 ft) south of the Dhaka–Sylhet Highway. The main buildings on campus are an academic building and North East Medical College Hospital, the college's 600-bed teaching hospital.
North East Nursing College shares the campus. It offers a three-year Diploma in Nursing Science and Midwifery, a four-year Basic Bachelor of Science in Nursing, and a two-year Post-basic BSc in Nursing.
Organization and administration
The college is affiliated with Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) under the School of Medical Sciences. The chairman of the college is M. A. Raquib. The principal is Md. Nurul Ambia Chowdhury.
Academics
The college offers a five-year course of study, approved by the Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council (BMDC), leading to a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree from SUST. After passing the final professional examination, there is a compulsory one-year internship. The internship is a prerequisite for obtaining registration from the BMDC to practice medicine. The academic calendar runs from July through June. In October 2014, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare capped admission and tuition fees at private medical colleges at 1,990,000 Bangladeshi taka (US$25,750 as of 2014) total for their five-year courses.
Admission for Bangladeshis to the MBBS programme at all medical colleges in Bangladesh (government and private) is conducted centrally by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). It administers a written multiple choice question exam simultaneously throughout the country. Candidates are admitted based primarily on their score on this test, although grades at Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) level also play a part. Admission for foreign students is based on their SSC and HSC grades. As of July 2014, the college is allowed to admit 115 students annually.
Since 2004, the college also offers postgraduate training recognised by the Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons (BCPS).