International Medical College (IMC) was established in the year 2000 after completing all procedural formalities and after obtaining permission from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. International Medical College started with 20 students in the academic session 1999-2000. Since then the number of students progressively increased every year.
The International Medical College & Hospital is located at the outskirts of the commercial township of Tongi and is about 22 km away from the city centre of Dhaka. The major bus stands/terminals, railway station and Shahjalal International Airport are within maximum distance of 30 minutes.
The campus stands in a solitary environment amidst green vegetation, spaced villages and large water bodies. One takes a walk around the campus to take fresh breath while enjoying the panorama and picturesque that the site offers. Everything combines and converges here to make it a perfect place for learning.
The present campus of the College has an area of about 9 acres of land. The college and all preclinical and para-clinical departments are located in the academic building. The Classrooms, Dissection hall, Laboratories, Museum, Library and other facilities are well and suitably arranged in various floors of the Academic Building.
International Medical College Hospital (IMCH) is the academic hospital of the College. It is a 600 bedded multidisciplinary Hospital Complex which is located in the proximity to the College building.
IMC always gives preference to student's affairs on priority basis. Since we believe that a tranquil, soothing lodging is an inevitable necessity especially for medical students, we have arranged well furnished accommodations for male and female students in two separate hostels. Three storied Boys' Hostel is located on the bank of the lake inside the campus. The newly built three-storied Girls' Hostel is situated beside College building. Three are separate blocks for foreign male and female students. Both the hostels are adequately furnished with articles needed for everyday living and entertainment . Well trained cooks for both local and foreign students are provided by the College for both the hostels.
Students not residing in the hostels are provided with pick up and drop off from certain points in the city. A special transport facility is provided twice a month to the students residing in the hostels to go to the city for shopping or other related activities.
Academic Faculty of the college consists of about 104 members comprising of a distinguished academicians with proven teaching and research excellence. Each department and discipline is headed by a professor/associate professor who leads his team to conduct the courses and prepare the students to become future doctors.
To produce young energetic community oriented five star medical graduates.
To motivate students to a spiritual awakening of the expectations desired of them by the society.
To turn IMC into a place for medical research and adequately train the students so that they find it easy to get jobs both home and abroad.
Course offered (MBBS) is of 5-years duration. The curriculum approved by the University of Dhaka and BMDC is strictly followed in the college.
Anatomy, Physiology, and Biochemistry.
Community Medicine, Forensic Medicine, Pharmacology, Pathology and Microbiology.
Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medicine, Surgery and their allied subjects.
Library is located in the College Building and has a collection of sufficient number of text and reference books, monographs and journals in various subjects. It provides update information to students and teachers. It has user-friendly open stack easy access system. The Library has a reading room, which can accommodate about 60 students. There is a separate reading room for teachers adjacent to the library.
Library remains open from 8 am to 9 pm. The librarian is well-experienced with Masters degree in library science who is assisted by assistant librarians. We are in the process of developing a modern library with sufficient computers for teachers and students. There is access to WIFI Internet.
The students successfully passing final MBBS examination will have to undergo one year log-book based rotatory internship training. Within this 1 year, 11 months and 15 days training will be at International Medical College Hospital (IMCH) and 15 days at Upazilla Health Complex. During internship training subsistence allowances are given to the interns.