Mymensingh Medical College (MMC; ), formerly Lytton Medical School, is a

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and hospital in

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. The institute was established in 1924 during the

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under the former name. Brigadier General Md Golam Ferdous (MPH, MPhil) is the present director of the medical college hospital.

History

During the later part of

, it was felt that what was then Campbell Medical School of

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and Mitford Medical School of

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were unable to cater the needs of the growing population. As a result, in 1924 the

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, then-governor of Bengal, established the school in Mymensingh unde the name "Lytton Medical School". As a four-year college for the Licentiate of Medical Faculty (LMF). This course of LMF continued till 1962, when the undergraduate course length was increased to five years under

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and the school was renamed as Mymensingh Medical College.

Journal

''Mymensingh Medical Journal'', which is Index Medicus/

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listed, is the official journal of Mymensingh Medical College.

Notable alumni

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* Kamrul Hasan Khan, Vice-Chancellor of

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(2015–2018) * Deen Mohammad Noorul Huq * Mehdi Hasan Khan, software developer * AKMA Muqtadir, ophthalmologist, recipient of

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in 2020 *

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, exiled writer *

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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 *

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* Mamun Al Mahtab * Md. Habibe Millat * Mohammad Matiur Rahman

Gallery

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