The government of Bangladesh established Faridpur Medical College in 1992. The Institute started its journey on the campus of Medical AssistantTraining School, Faridpur. In 2017, the college was shifted to the newly constructed campus in West Khabashpur, Faridpur. In 2011, the management of the college resolved to rename it Sheikh Hasina Medical College. In 2014, it was reported that Sheikh Hasina vetoed the name change. Students at the college demonstrated in 2015, calling for the reinstatement of the "carry on" examination system. The Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degree programme is divided into three parts by the first, second, and third professional examinations. If a student fails one of these exams, they may sit it again six months later. Under the 2002 "carry on" system, students could continue taking classes in the next academic session while preparing to retake an exam. This system was strongly favoured by medical students, but strongly opposed by their teachers. The Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council eliminated "carry on" in 2013, after which students who failed a professional exam were not allowed to continue classes until they had passed it, causing them to lose up to a year in the process.
Campus
The college is located in west khabashpur with 500-bed FMCH lies about southwest, in the West Khabaspur neighbourhood. On 15 June 2017, FMC permanently shifted to their new campus which has twenty-five 5-6 storied buildings. There are 1 boy's hostel,2 girl's hostels & 2 hostels for the intern doctors. There is also a large playground behind the academic building. There is a nursing college affiliated with the hospital. It provides training for young nurses. There are also hostels for nurses near the hospital.
Organization and administration
The college is affiliated with Dhaka University as a constituent college. The principal of the college is Prof S.M. Khabirul Islam, who is also the head of department of Forensic Medicine. The director of the hospital is Prof. Dr. Kamoda Prasad Saha.
Academics
The college offers a five-year course of study, approved by the Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council, leading to a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degree from Dhaka University. After passing the final professional examination, there is a compulsory one-year internship. The internship is a prerequisite for obtaining registration from the BMDC to practice medicine. Admission for Bangladeshis to the MBBS programme at all medical colleges in Bangladesh is conducted centrally by the Directorate General of Health Services. It administers a written multiple choice question exam simultaneously throughout the country. Candidates are admitted based primarily on their score on this test, although grades at Secondary School Certificate and Higher Secondary School Certificate level also play a part. Admission for foreign students is based on their SSC and HSC grades. As of August 2017, the college is allowed to admit 141 students annually. Faridpur Medical College Journal is the official journal of the college. It is a peer-reviewed, open access journal, published semi-annually in January and July. It accepts original research articles, review articles on topics of current interest, and interesting case reports. Submissions should not have been published previously, and should not be submitted to multiple publications concurrently.
