Other name SSKMC Established 2011 (2011) Campus Urban Phone +880 1762-315491 Number of students 260 Academic affiliation University of Dhaka | Type Public medical school Undergraduates M.B.B.S Address Gopalganj, Bangladesh Founded 2011 Principal Moin Uddin | |
Location Gopalganj Sadar Upazila, Bangladesh | ||
Sheikh Sayera Khatun Medical College (Bengali: শেখ সায়েরা খাতুন মেডিকেল কলেজ) is a government medical college in Bangladesh, established in 2011. It is located in Gopalganj. It is affiliated with University of Dhaka as a constituent college.
Sheikh Sayera Khatun Medical College was named after Sheikh Sayera Khatun, mother of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the "Father of the Nation", and grandmother of Prime Minister Sheik Hasina.
Sheikh Sayera Khatun Medical College began with only 50 students and little infrastructure facilities. The first steps in its creation and expansion was the training of undergraduate students.
Organization and administration
The college is affiliated with Dhaka University as a constituent college.
In 2014, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) was reportedly unable to attract applicants for lectureships at the college in the basic subjects of anatomy, biochemistry, and physiology. Despite relaxed requirements, doctors weren't interested in working outside Dhaka or in teaching basic subjects, where there are few opportunities to earn extra money through private practice. As a stop gap measure, the college borrowed teachers from other medical schools in order to keep classes running.