Dhaka Medical College Hospital

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Hospital Building

History

Dhaka Medical College and Hospital in 1940s

Site during pre-college years

The college's original building was built prior to the Partition of Bengal of 1905. In 1904, the building was being used as the secretariat (headquarters) of the newly formed provinces of East Bengal and Assam.

In 1921, it was turned over to the University of Dhaka, which was founded that year. Part of the building was used as the university's medical center, another as the students' dormitory, and the rest as the office of the administrative wing of the Arts faculty.<ref name="pa20Oct2016">Template:Cite news</ref>

In 1939, the Dhaka University Council requested the British government to establish a separate medical college in Dhaka. The proposal was postponed because of the onset of the Second World War.<ref name="pa20Oct2016" />

During World War II, the medical center building became an American armed forces hospital. The Americans vacated the building at the end of the war.<ref name="pa20Oct2016" /><ref name="Banglapedia" />

Establishment of the college

In 1946, due to the partition of India, all the advanced students (from K-4 to K-1) as well as many lecturers and professors were transferred from Calcutta Medical College to start academic studies and maintain hospital facilities in the newly established Dhaka Medical College. Academic classes started on 10 July, which is celebrated as DMC Day.<ref name="ds7Jul2008" /><ref name="sc19Jul2009" />

Major William John Virgin, the head of the committee formed to establish the Dhaka Medical College, was the first principal. In the beginning, there were only four departments: medicine, surgery, gynecology and otolaryngology (ENT).

Since the college did not initially have anatomy or physiology departments, the students at first attended those classes at Mitford Medical School (now the Sir Salimullah Medical College), also in Dhaka; but after a month, Professor of Anatomy Pashupati Basu and Professor of Physiology Hiralal Saha joined the staff, and their specialties were taught in ward no. 22 of the hospital.<ref name="sc19Jul2009" />

Expansion

After the construction of new academic buildings in 1955, a lecture hall and a dissection gallery were built in the college. The college and hospital premises were expanded with temporary sheds, some of which were built for outdoor services of the hospital and some for student housing. New buildings for housing, college, and hospital were constructed in phases: a dormitory for girls in 1952, a dormitory for male students in 1954–55, a new complex of academic buildings in 1955, and a dormitory for internee doctors in 1974–75.<ref name="Banglapedia">Template:Cite Banglapedia</ref> The new academic and hospital building, Dhaka Medical College Hospital-2, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on 3 October 2013.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The country's first ever autologous bone marrow transplant took place in its bone marrow transplant unit.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Origin of 'K'

Every student batch, or class, of Dhaka Medical College is tagged with the prefix K along with a number. The first year, the beginning batch of the college, was named K-1, likewise the second year as K-2, the third year as K-3, the fourth year as K-4, and the fifth year as K-5. In 2021, DMC hosted its 78th batch, hence branded as K-78. Many theories exist about the origin of the letter K, the most popular being that K stands for Kolkata,Template:Citation needed as many students of DMC's earlier batches migrated from Calcutta Medical College.<ref name="Zaman1999p136">Template:Cite book</ref> Although Kolkata was officially known as Calcutta until 2001,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> the city was widely pronounced as Kolkata/Kolikata in Bengali. Though the first ten medical schools did not follow this tradition, yet another theory proposes that, as the institute was the 11th medical school in the Indian subcontinent, K, the 11th letter of the English alphabet, is used to represent that.<ref name="sc19Jul2009">Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Undergraduate course

Lecture Gallery 2, commonly said LG2; after the end of a lecture of undergraduate 3rd year (K-80 batch)

A countrywide combined medical admission test for the MBBS course is held every year under the supervision of DGHS. 139,217 eligible students sat for the entrance exams in 2023.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Students after passing Higher Secondary School Certificate or equivalent examinations with the required grades can apply for the admission test. In 2023, a total of 230 seats, 226 general seats and 4 seats for the freedom fighter quota, were allocated for the MBBS course in Dhaka Medical College.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The qualified candidates, according to their preferences, get the opportunity to study at Dhaka Medical College. Foreign candidates from both SAARC and non-SAARC countries are selected by DGHS and MOHFW as per required qualifications.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The college runs a 5-year MBBS course according to the curriculum developed by BMDC. A student studies anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pathology, pharmacology, microbiology, forensic medicine, community medicine, medicine & allied subjects, surgery & allied subjects and gynecology and oObstetrics during the course period.

The course is divided into 4 phases. Four professional examinations, one at the end of each phase, are held under the University of Dhaka. After passing the fourth or final professional examination, a student is awarded an MBBS degree. Course curriculum follows percentage system grading. Pass mark for the college's internal as well as professional examinations is 60 percent. Students shall have to pass written (MCQ + SAQ + formative), oral, practical and clinical examinations separately.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Postgraduate courses

The college offers MD, MS, Diploma, MPhil in 50 different subjects in affiliation with University of Dhaka<ref name="du.ac.bd"/> and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University.<ref name="bsmmu.edu.bd"/><ref name=":4">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The college also runs three fellowship courses of the Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons in different disciplines.<ref name=":4" />

Principals

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Lt. Col. Edward George Montgomery Template:Date Template:Date <ref name="Zaman1999p135">Template:Cite book</ref>
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Colonel M. K. Afridi Template:Date Template:Date <ref name="Zaman1999p136" />
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A. K. M. Abdul Wahed Template:Date Template:Date
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Md. Refat Ullah Template:Date Template:Date
Habib Uddin Ahmed Template:Date Template:Date
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A. K. S. Ahmed Template:Date Template:Date
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Lt. Col. Borhanuddin Template:Date Template:Date
K. A. Khaleque Template:Date Template:Date
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M. R. Chowdhury Template:Date Template:Date
M. A. Jalil Template:Date Template:Date
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Md. Shahidullah Template:Date Template:Date
Mazharul Imam Template:Date Template:Date
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M. I. Chowdhury Template:Date Template:Date
Mirza Mazharul Islam Template:Date Template:Date
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M. Kabiruddin Ahmed Template:Date Template:Date
Zwahurul Moula Chaudhury Template:Date Template:Date
Md. Shofiullah Template:Date Template:Date
M. A. Hadi Template:Date Template:Date
A. B. M. Ahsan Ullah Template:Date Template:Date
A. K. Md. Shahidul Islam Template:Date Template:Date
Md. Abdul Kadir Khan Template:Date Template:Date
Tofayel Ahmed Template:Date Template:Date
Md. Fazlul Haque Template:Date Template:Date
Hosne Ara Tahmin (Charu) Template:Date Template:Date
Syed Mahbubul Alam Template:Date Template:Date
M. Abul Faiz Template:Date Template:Date
Quazi Deen Mohammad Template:Date Template:Date
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Md. Titu Miah Template:Date Template:Date <ref name="bdn10Dec2020">Template:Cite news</ref>
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Hospital wing

Dhaka Medical College Hospital Main Entrance

Facilities and services

Dhaka Medical College has a 2600-bed<ref name=":2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> teaching hospital as Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) within the same compound, with 92 wards. It is a tertiary referral hospital. It has a 300-bed facility dedicated for burn and plastic surgery. It was the largest burn unit of the country until Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery was set.

With over 500 admissions per day, 1300 emergency visits per day and 5000 patients at OPD per day at the hospital, it has an occupancy rate of 133%. It also includes about 50 Operation Theatres that perform about 50,000 major operations and about 35,000 minor operations per year.

In 2015, the Hospital's Out-Patient Department provided services to 799,896 patients.<ref name=":2" /> More 346,580 patients attended at the emergency and 149,122 patients got admitted in different facilities of the hospital in 2015.<ref name=":2" /> The surgical staffs performed 58,355 surgeries in 2015.<ref name=":2" /> Expansion plan to turn the hospital into a 5000-bed facility has been contemplated.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Emblem used by Dhaka Medical College Hospital

Country's first bone marrow transplant center was set in this hospital in October 2013 in collaboration with Massachusetts General Hospital.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> This unit conducted first ever successful autologous bone marrow transplant in the country in March 2014.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The unit also introduced allogeneic bone marrow transplant on 3 July 2019, the first in the country.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Clinical teaching

It is one of the major teaching hospitals in the country.Template:Citation needed Bedside teaching and clinical examinations of the undergraduate as well as postgraduate students take place at the hospital wing.Template:Citation needed

Dhaka Medical College Hospital is a recognized clinical examination centre for fellowship examination of Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons.Template:Citation needed

Hospital administration

Director of the hospital is the administrative chief of the hospital service. Deputy director, assistant directors and other officials give him assistance in this regard. Faculties from different departments of the college act as clinical and administrative superiors of the respective department. They actively supervise the clinical services as well as clinical training of the trainee doctors.Template:Citation needed

Student life

Students' accommodation

Entrance of Shaheed Dr. Fazle Rabbee Hall at Bakshibazar, Lalbagh, Dhaka

In the past, Ramesh Chandra Majumdar, the then vice chancellor of University of Dhaka, arranged accommodation for the medical college students. Muslim students were accommodated in Salimullah Muslim Hall, Hindus were accommodated in the then Dhaka Hall (now Dr. Muhammad Shahidullah Hall). Baptist mission hostel at Sadarghat accommodated the Christian students. Nursing Hostel was allocated for the female students. Later, 20 medical barracks were built and students were accommodated there. As of 2019, there are four hostels for accommodation of the students as well as interns.Template:Citation needed

Dr. Fazle Rabbee Hall and Dr. Milon Intern Doctors' hostel (for male) share the same compound at Bakshibazar, Lalbagh, Dhaka. Dr. Alim Chowdhury hall and Dr. Milon Intern doctors' hostel (for female) share the same compound inside the territory of the college.Template:Citation needed

Sports facility

DMC has a sports ground inside Fazle Rabbee Hall. It is used for football, cricket, and other athletics. Fazle Rabbee Hall also houses a basketball ground and a tennis ground. Besides, college building and hostels have students' common rooms with indoor game facilityTemplate:Citation needed

Cultural activities

College has an auditorium with 1200 sitting capacity.Template:Citation needed DMC day is celebrated each year on 10 July, the foundation day of the college.<ref name="ds7Jul2008">Template:Cite news</ref>

Role in national politics

Bengali Language Movement (1948-1952)

The college dormitories that were known as barracks were at the heart of the Bengali language movement from 1948 to 1952. The barracks were formerly situated at the current location of the Shaheed Minar.Template:Citation needed

There were about 20 tin shed barracks where the medical students resided. Because they were close to the Parliament of East Pakistan (presently Jagannath Hall of Dhaka University), the medical dormitories were chosen as the center of the student movement.Template:Citation needed

In the early hours of 21 February 1952, all the students of Dhaka Medical College gathered in front of the medical college dormitories. In the afternoon the group headed for the parliament which was in session. No procession was allowed due to the imposition of Section 144 (a section of the penal code that prohibited unlawful assembly). The students decided to defy Section 144 at 4:00 PM at the historic Aam-tola (which was situated beside the present day Emergency gate).Template:Citation needed

The police fired at the procession, resulting in the deaths of Salam, Barkat, Rafique, Jabbar and Shafiur.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite Banglapedia</ref> After sunset on 21 February, at the site of the deaths, the students of Dhaka Medical College decided to build a monument. Badrul Alam and Sayed Haider the then students of Dhaka Medical College planned and designed the structure. They worked continuously on 22 and 23 February and finished the construction, using bricks, gravel and cement reserved for the hospital. A paper with Shaheed Smritistambha written on it was attached on the monument. It was inaugurated by the father of Shofiur Rahman, a martyr of language movement. However, the monument was demolished by government forces on 26 February 1952.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite Banglapedia</ref>

Independence War (1971)

Many staff and students took part in the 1971 Bangladesh War of Independence, as fighters or in treating the injured.<ref name="sc19Jul2009" /> DMC's doctors, teachers and students laid their lives in the war. Many eminent physicians and academics were abducted from home and killed during the war.Template:Citation needed

Notable people

Alumni

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See also

References

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