Jahurul Islam Medical College Ex-students association (JESA)

Jahurul Islam Medical College

Jahurul Islam Medical College (JIMC) (Bengali: জহুরুল ইসলাম মেডিকেল কলেজ), established in 1992 by Jahurul Islam, is the second oldest private medical college in Bangladesh.

It is located at Bhagalpur in Bajitpur Upazila of Kishoreganj District. The college has an area of about 52.62 acres. It is affiliated to University of Dhaka as a constituent college.

It offers a five-year course of study leading to a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree. A one-year internship after graduation is compulsory for all graduates. The degree is recognised by the Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council.

History

Industrialist and philanthropist Jahurul Islam set the college up, through the Aftab–Rahima Welfare Trust, several healthcare organisations in his home village of Bhagalpur. The first two, in 1989, were what was initially a 250-bed hospital that would become Jahurul Islam Medical College Hospital, and Jahurul Islam Nursing Training Institute. Jahurul Islam Medical College followed in 1992.

Campus

The college is located in the village of Bhagalpur, in Bajitpur Upazila of Kishoreganj District, about 500 metres (1,600 ft) from Bajitpur Railway Station.[6] It is the first medical school in Bangladesh situated in a rural area. Within the self-contained campus, arranged among gardens around an S-shaped lake, are an academic building, separate hostels for men and women, staff quarters, and Jahurul Islam Medical College Hospital, the college’s 390-bed teaching hospital. The final phase of hospital construction will expand capacity to 500 beds.

Jahurul Islam Nursing Training Institute shares the campus. It is approved by the Bangladesh Nursing Council and the Directorate of Nurses Services (DNS).

Organization and Administration

The college is affiliated to Dhaka University as a constituent college. The chairman of the college is Manzurul Islam. The principal is Syed Mahmudul Aziz.