Mymensingh Medical College (MMC; ), formerly Lytton Medical School, is a public medical college and hospital in Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
The institute was established in 1924 during the British Raj under the former name. Today, Mymensingh Medical College provides undergraduate education in MBBS and BDS, along with postgraduate programmes in a range of medical disciplines. Its academic activities are closely integrated with Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, allowing students to progress from basic medical sciences to clinical training in the hospital setting. The college campus occupies about 84 acres, while the adjoining hospital has a capacity of 1,000 beds.
History
The history of Mymensingh Medical College goes back to the British period. During the later part of British Raj, it was felt that what was then Campbell Medical School of Calcutta and Mitford Medical School of Dhaka were unable to cater the needs of the growing population. As a result, in 1924 the Earl of Lytton, then-governor of Bengal, established the school in Mymensingh under the name "Lytton Medical School". As a four-year college for the Licentiate of Medical Faculty (LMF).
Establishment of the college The LMF course continued till 1962, when Lytton Medical School was upgraded and renamed Mymensingh Medical College. The institution then began its MBBS programme, with 32 students forming the first batch, M-01. This marked the transition from the earlier LMF-based medical school to a modern medical college offering undergraduate medical education. The college became academically affiliated with the University of Dhaka.
Expansion For the first few decades, the institution operated from its earlier location at Baghmara. In 1972, the college and hospital were shifted to the present campus at Charpara, on approximately 84 acres of land. A four-storey college building was constructed, with the hospital located next to it. The new campus allowed the academic and clinical sides of the institution to develop together, with the preclinical and paraclinical departments based in the college building and the clinical departments associated with the hospital.
The institution continued to expand its academic activities beyond undergraduate medical education. Postgraduate training was introduced in different disciplines, and Mymensingh Medical College also developed its own scientific publication, the Mymensingh Medical Journal, which is listed in Index Medicus/MEDLINE according to the college's official website.
Over the years, Mymensingh Medical College and its associated hospital have grown considerably from the small medical school established in 1924. Today, the college provides MBBS and BDS education as well as postgraduate training in several disciplines, while Mymensingh Medical College Hospital serves as a major teaching and referral hospital for Mymensingh and the surrounding region. Its history therefore reflects a gradual transition from a medical school offering the LMF course to a large institution combining undergraduate and postgraduate medical education with clinical service.
Undergraduate courses
MBBS The main undergraduate medical programme at Mymensingh Medical College is the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) course. The college currently admits 197 students to the MBBS programme each year. Admission to the undergraduate MBBS course is conducted through the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The MBBS course follows the curriculum prescribed by the Bangladesh Medical & Dental Council (BM&DC). The curriculum is divided into four phases.
The first phase, Phase I covers
Anatomy Physiology Biochemistry
Phase II covers
Pharmacology & Therapeutics Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
Phase III, covers
Community Medicine & Public Health Pathology Microbiology
The final phase, Phase IV covers
Medicine and Allied Subjects Surgery and Allied Subjects Obstetrics & Gynaecology
BDS Alongside MBBS, Mymensingh Medical College also offers BDS (Bachelor of Dental Surgery) as an undergraduate programme which started in 2011.
Principals +Sl NoNameFromTo1Lt. Col. A. F. M. Burhanuddin03-09-196307-02-19642Dr. (Capt.) Md. Saifullah08-02-196411-06-19673Dr. Md. Abdur Rahman12-06-196718-05-19694Dr. (Major) Ahmed Ali Chowdhury19-05-196905-01-19705Dr. Md. Abdur Rahman06-01-197006-02-19726Dr. Md. Momtazur Rahman07-02-197216-02-19727Dr. Md. Fazlul Karim17-02-197217-03-19728Dr. (Major) Ahmed Ali Chowdhury18-03-197227-05-19759Dr. Fazlul Karim28-05-197524-06-197710Professor Md. Nayeb Ali25-06-197711-03-197911Dr. Md. Kamaruzzaman12-03-197929-02-198012Professor Shamsuddin Ahmed01-03-198003-03-198013Professor Md. Nayeb Ali04-03-198010-06-198014Professor Shamsuddin Ahmed11-06-198008-09-198115Professor A. I. M. Mafakhkharul Islam09-09-198105-03-199016Professor M. Zubaid Hussain06-03-199030-06-199017Professor M. Abdul Haque29-06-199002-07-199018Professor M. Abdul Jalil03-07-199031-08-199019Professor A. I. M. Mafakhkharul Islam01-09-199026-12-199020Professor M. Abdul Haque27-12-199022-05-199121Professor A. I. M. Mafakhkharul Islam23-05-199120-07-199222Professor M. Abdul Jalil24-07-199230-12-199223Professor Shah Monir Hossain31-12-199204-02-199324Professor Md. Nurul Islam05-02-199320-05-199625Professor Abdullah Akhtar Ahmed21-05-199607-09-199626Professor Shah Monir Hossain08-09-199622-09-199627Professor Abdullah Akhtar Ahmed23-09-199624-05-199828Professor Md. Nurul Islam25-05-199813-07-199829Professor Abdullah Akhtar Ahmed14-07-199813-01-199930Professor Abdul Khalique barbhuiya17-01-199912-08-199931Professor Md. Safiur Rahman25-08-199902-11-200132Professor M. A. Ghani03-11-200129-12-200133Professor Abdullah Akhtar Ahmed26-01-200213-05-200634Professor Md. Monwar Hossain14-05-200623-07-200835Professor. Dr.Saiyeedur Rahman (incharge)23-07-200810-02-200936Professor Dr. Shah Abdul Latif11-02-200913-11-200937Professor Dr. Chandanendu Bhushan Sarker14-11-200928-11-200938Professor Dr. Mirza Hamidul Huq28-11-200929-03-201039Professor Dr. Md. Aminul Haque29-03-201025-10-201040Professor Md. Matiur Rahman19-07-201130-12-201541Professor Dr. Sankar Narayan Das03-02-201629-12-201642Professor Dr. Md. Anwar Hossain16-01-201729-09-201943Professor Dr. Chitta Ranjan Debnath07-10-201914-05-202244Professor Dr. Aftab Uddin Ahmed29-06-202222-10-202245Professor Dr. A. K. M. Ahsan Habib22-10-202224-10-202246Professor Dr. Md. Abdul Kader09-11-202209-09-202447Professor Dr. Md. Nazmul Alam Khan01-10-202411-08-2026
Journal Mymensingh Medical Journal, which is Index Medicus/MEDLINE listed, is the official journal of Mymensingh Medical College.
Notable alumni Tandi Dorji Kamrul Hasan Khan, Vice-Chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (2015–2018) Deen Mohammad Noorul Huq Mehdi Hasan Khan, software developer AKMA Muqtadir, ophthalmologist, recipient of Independence Day Award in 2020 Taslima Nasrin, exiled writer Lotay Tshering, Prime Minister of Bhutan (2018-2023) Baharul Alam, 31st Inspector General of Bangladesh Police AZM Zahid Hossain ARM Luthful Kabir, pediatricians Murad Hasan Anwarul Ashraf Khan Syeda Zakia Noor Lipi Mamun Al Mahtab Md. Habibe Millat Mohammad Matiur Rahman
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See also List of medical colleges in Bangladesh
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