Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College (ShSMC) is a

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and

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located in

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, the capital city of

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. It was named after

Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy (8 September 18925 December 1963) was an East Pakistani barrister, politician and statesman who served as the Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1956 to 1957 and before that as the Prime Minister of Bengal from 1946 to ...

History

Shaheed Suhrawardy Hospital was established in 1963 as ''Ayub Central Hospital'' in

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, East Pakistan. The hospital building was designed by architect Louis I Kahn. The Bangladeshi government decided on 5 September 2005 to turn Shaheed Suhrawardy Hospital into a medical college. Educational activities in the college began on 6 May 2006. In the inauguration ceremony the then health minister, Khandakar Mosharof Hossain started the educational activities officially. Originally, the medical college was known as Begum Khaleda Zia Medical College and had 100 students. However, on 1 June 2009, the name of the medical college was changed to Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College.

Campus

There are separate hostels for boys and girls. Both the hostels were established and opened in June 2008. Both of the hostels are six storied & have catering services and hall rooms. Canteen facilities are available with food items. The new college building has been inaugurated by ex-Prime Minister

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on 17 January 2012. Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College is affiliated with the

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. This college is directly governed by the

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– under the Ministry of Health.

Academics

Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College is affiliated with the

. The students receive an MBBS degree from the University of Dhaka after completion of five years of study and passing the Final Professional Examination. The students receive BDS degree from the same university. This college is directly governed by the

– an affiliate of the Ministry of Health. Admission test is held under the Ministry of Health for admission in all the government medical colleges. Students selected in the test are admitted here on the basis of merit and choice.

Principals

* 1st principal: A.K.M. Azizul Huq (2006–2008) * 2nd principal: Abdul Kader Khan (2008–2009) * 3rd principal: ABM Muksudul Alam (2009–2024) *4th principal: Saki Md Jakiul Alam (2024–present)

Student life

Extracurricular activities

Each and every year the students celebrate the national days by performing cultural programme. The students also celebrate the Iftar Party, Swarasti Puja, Pahela Baisakh, Indoor Games Competition in the college campus.

Voluntary organizations

* No cultural and policital organization *

Sandhani Sandhani is a voluntary organization run by students of medical colleges in the health sector of Bangladesh that builds and manages blood and organ donation centers. In 2004, the government of Bangladesh awarded Sandhani the Independence Day Award ...

– Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Unit * Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Debating Club * Somaz Sheba Protishthan ()

Student participations

MBBS students present research and participate actively in various medical student led forums around the world. ShSMCH won first prize in the 'Top Medical College Hospital' category published by DGHS for the third consecutive time in 2019.

Gallery

File:Chemotherapy Unit, Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College.jpg, Turkish Bangladeshi Chemotherapy Day Unit And Ward File:ShSMC academic.jpg, ShSMC academic building File:Cultural_Week_ShSMC_2014_003.JPG, Cultural Week 2014 File:Cultural_Week_ShSMC_2014_005.JPG, Cultural Week 2014 File:Cultural_Week_ShSMC_2014_007.JPG, Cultural Week 2014 File:Cultural_Week_ShSMC_2014_008.JPG, Cultural Week 2014

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College and Hospital Medical colleges in Bangladesh Universities and colleges in Dhaka Hospitals in Dhaka Educational institutions established in 2006 2006 establishments in Bangladesh Bangladesh Medical University affiliates Memorials to Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy