The Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) is a public medical school located in Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Until 2008, it was affiliated with the University of Dhaka. Currently it is affiliated with Bangladesh University of Professionals. A major general of Bangladesh Army's medical corps is the Commandant of the college.
History The Army Medical Corps (AMC) of Bangladesh Armed Forces requires induction of a good number of doctors every year. It has been observed that newly graduated doctors from the existing medical colleges can't always fulfill the requirements of the armed forces. Therefore, the government has decided to establish the AFMC to meet the requirement of militarily motivated and qualitatively better medical graduates for induction in the armed forces, as well as to provide disciplined and skilled doctors for the national healthcare service. The academic activities of the Armed Forces Medical College commenced through the induction of medical cadets on 20 June 1999.
Aims and objectives
The listed objectives of Armed Forces Medical College are a combination of medical instruction, military discipline, and general information regarding the nation of Bangladesh.
Departments
Phase 1: Basic Science Anatomy Biochemistry Physiology
Phase 2 & 3: Para-clinical Community Medicine Forensic Medicine Pharmacology Pathology Microbiology
Phase 4: Clinical Medicine General Surgery Obstetrics & Gynecology Cardiology Neurology Gastroenterology Pulmonology Nephrology Psychiatry dermatology and venereology Pediatrics and Neonatology Otorhinolaryngology (Ear, Nose & Throat) Anesthesiology Ophthalmology Radiology Orthopedics
Dormitories
AFMC students are 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. 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.
See also Army Institute of Business Administration (Army IBA) Military Institute of Science & Technology (MIST) Army Medical College, Jessore Army Medical College, Chittagong Army Medical College, Bogra Army Medical College, Comilla Rangpur Army Medical College
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