Medical College for Women and Hospital

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Medical College for Women and Hospital
Entrance to the Medical College
TypePrivate medical school
Established1992 (1992)
Academic affiliation
University of Dhaka
ChairmanBadruddoza Choudhury
PrincipalSheikh Firoz Kabir
Academic staff
108
Location,
23°51′30″N 90°24′03″E / 23.8584°N 90.4007°E / 23.8584; 90.4007
CampusUrban
LanguageEnglish
Websitemedicalcollegeforwomen.edu.bd

Medical College for Women and Hospital (MCW&H) is a Bangladeshi private medical college for women. It has two academic campuses in Uttara, Dhaka, one in Sector - 1 and the other in Uttarkhan. The college is affiliated with the Dhaka University as a constituent college.[1]

Faculty

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The college has 121 faculty members organized in 20 departments representing different fields of medical science. It is led by Principal Sheikh Firoz Kabir.[2]

Board of trustees

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Murals of the four founding BOT members at the entrance

The college's board of trustees consists of the four founding members, with the former President of Bangladesh professor A.Q.M. Badruddoza Chowdhury as the chairman, late National Professor M R Khan as the executive chairman, professor A M Mujibul Haq as the member secretary, and late professor Suraiya Jabeen as the founder treasurer.[2]

Recognition

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The college is recognised by the Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council.[3] MCW&H is listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools formerly maintained by the World Health Organization and now maintained as the Avicenna Directory for Medicine.[4] This listing entitles the graduates of MCW&H to recognition all over the world.[citation needed] Graduates of MCW&H are eligible for limited registration with the General Medical Council of United Kingdom.[citation needed] They are also eligible to take the United States Medical Licensing Examination.[citation needed] The degree is also recognized by the Medical Council of India.[citation needed] The degree is also recognized by the California Medical Board.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "List of Constituent Colleges/Institutes". Dhaka University. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20.
  2. ^ a b "Faculty Members". Medical College for Women & Hospital. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011.
  3. ^ "List of Recognized Government/ Non-Government Medical Colleges". Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council. Archived from the original on 2010-06-28.
  4. ^ "Avicenna Directory for medicine". University of Copenhagen. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  5. ^ "Medical Education Requirement". California Medical Board.
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