Armed Forces Medical College (Bangladesh)

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Armed Forces Medical College
আর্মড ফোর্সেস মেডিক্যাল কলেজ
File:Armed Forces Medical College (Bangladesh) Monogram.svg
Crest of AFMC
Motto
জ্ঞানই শক্তি, সেবাই ধর্ম[citation needed]
Motto in English
Knowledge is power, service is religion[citation needed]
TypeMilitary medical school
Established1999; 25 years ago (1999)
Academic affiliation
Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP)[citation needed]
CommandantMajor General AKM Mustafa Kamal Pasha[1]
Location,
Bangladesh

23°49′11″N 90°24′29″E / 23.8198°N 90.4080°E / 23.8198; 90.4080Coordinates: 23°49′11″N 90°24′29″E / 23.8198°N 90.4080°E / 23.8198; 90.4080
CampusUrban
Websiteafmc.edu.bd
Academic building of Armed Forces Medical College (Bangladesh).jpg
Academic building of AFMC

The Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) is a military medical school in Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is run by the Armed Forces of Bangladesh, under the Ministry of Defense of Bangladesh. A major general of Bangladesh Army's Medical Corps is the Commandant of the college.[citation needed]

History

Academic activities began on 20 June 1999.[2]

Aims and objectives

Campus of AFMC

The listed objectives of Armed Forces Medical College are a combination of medical instruction, military discipline, and general information regarding the nation of Bangladesh.[3]

Dormitories

Male dormitory A & B block, Intern dormitory (From front to behind)
Female dormitory A & B block

AFMC students viewed as 'medical cadets' and dormitory residency is compulsory. There are separate dormitories for male and female medical cadets located near the campus. The boys' dorm and the girls' dorm are identical in structure.[citation needed] After passing graduation, now-interns must move out of the dorms, however the option exists for outside living or an intern-only dormitory. The intern dorm is co-ed, however men and women are assigned separate sides of the building.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Commandant AFMC, Major General A K M Mustafa Kamal Pasha SPP, Ndc, MPhil (Strategy & Development Studies), MPH (Epidemiology), MBBS (DU)". Armed Forces Medical College. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Preface". Armed Forces Medical College. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Aim Or Objective". Armed Forces Medical College.