Armed Forces Medical College (Bangladesh)

The Armed Forces Medical College is a military medical college in Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is run by the Military of Bangladesh and is under the Ministry of Defense of Bangladesh. A Major General of Bangladesh Army's Medical Corps is the Commandant of the College. It has two types of students: Medical Cadets and Army Medical Corps Cadets . AFMC cadets can become civilian doctors after completing the MBBS course, but AMC cadets should join the Army Medical Corps of the Bangladesh Army.The college is listed in the AVICENNA Directory for Medicine .HistoryThe academic activities of the Armed Forces Medical College commenced through induction of 56 medical cadets on 20 June 1999. The college is affiliated to Bangladesh University of Professionals and recognized by Bangladesh Medical & Dental Council (BMDC). So far 16 batches of a total of 1222 (approx.) students have been inducted. The students of the first 11 batches are now doctors and the 10th batch has completed their internship training in the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Dhaka. Remaining batches are progressing as per the academic schedule. The admission is based on merit, keeping in conformity with the Government order published vide AFMC instruction -1/2003Aims and objectivesAFMC aims to train its students for five academic years in accordance with the syllabus laid down by the Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council for the MBBS degree, so as to train a group of quality doctors for the Armed Forces and the nation.