Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) is a
graduatemedical university in Bangladesh.[5] It was established in 1965. The university offers postgraduate degrees only, not offering
undergraduate medical or dental degrees.[6][7][8]
History
Establishment of the university was an upgrade of the Institute of Postgraduate Medicine and Research (IPGMR). IPGMR was established in December 1965, as a government-controlled postgraduate institute for medical research and studies. It was housed in the now defunct Hotel Shahbag, once the biggest hotel in
Dhaka. The hotel was named after
Shahbag, the neighborhood where it was located.[9]
From 2010, many of the medical and public health colleges/institutes have become affiliated to BSMMU. For example
BIRDEM, BIHS,
DMC,
SSMC,
NICVD,
NITOR and others.[10]
BSMMU has an academic library known as BSMMU Central Library, and a digital library. The university publishes a peer-reviewed medical journal, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal.
ISSN2224-7750(online)
2074-2908 (print).[11] It publishes 4 issue per year.[12]
Vice-chancellors
The institution has had ten vice-chancellors since it began in 1998:[13]
BSMMU campus has five multiple-floor buildings which house a variety of academic, medical, and residential spaces.[16][17][18]
Bsmmu admission procedure
First you need to buy a ticket from Outdoor. Then visit the outdoor doctor and request him/her to write an admission order for a cabin on that ticket. Then admit your patient in that respective ward and submit the ticket in the Rent Collector office within 12 PM.There will be a meeting for Cabin Allocation. After 1 PM, you will find out the result. If you are allocated an empty cabin. If not you have to try the next day and so on.[19]
Affiliated health sciences institutions
List of affiliated colleges/institutes under BSMMU:[20]