Rangpur Medical College

Rangpur Medical College (RpMC) (রংপুর মেডিকেল কলেজ) is a government medical school in Bangladesh, established in 1970. It is located in the northern city of Rangpur. It is affiliated with Rajshahi Medical University.

It offers a five-year medical education course leading to an MBBS degree. A one-year internship after graduation is compulsory for all graduates. The degree is recognized by the Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council.

The college is associated with 1000-bed Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RMCH). Journal of Rangpur Medical College is the official journal of the college.

History
The government of Pakistan established Rangpur Medical College on 18 March 1970. The first batch of 50 students were admitted in 1971.

In 2018, the Anti-Corruption Commission charged college principal Md Nur Islam and five others with embezzling 45 million taka ($530,000 in 2019) by buying unnecessary and poor quality medical equipment.

Campus
The college is located in the northwestern part of Rangpur, on the east side of the Rangpur–India–Nepal highway. It is adjacent to the five storied, 1000-bed Rangpur Medical College Hospital.

Organization and administration
The college has been affiliated with Rajshahi Medical University since 2017. Before that it was affiliated with University of Rajshahi. The principal of the college is Prof. Dr. Shah Md. Sarwer Jahan. The director of the hospital is Mohammad Yunus Ali.

Academics
The college offers a five-year course of study, approved by the Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council (BMDC), leading to a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree from Rajshahi Medical 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 course at all medical colleges in Bangladesh is controlled centrally by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). It administers an annual, written, multiple choice question admission exam simultaneously across the country. It sets prerequisites for who can take the exam, and sets a minimum pass level. DGHS has varied the admission rules over the years, but historically candidates have been admitted based primarily on their score on this test. Grades at the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) level have also been a factor, as part of a combined score or as a prerequisite for taking the exam. DGHS also admits candidates to fill quotas: freedom fighters' descendants, tribal, foreign, and others. Admission for foreign students is based on their SSC and HSC grades. As of 2021, the college is allowed to admit 230 students annually.

The medical college also offers a Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) course which admits 50 students annually.

Since 2014, the college has also offered five-year postgraduate residency courses (M.D. and M.S.) under Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU).

Journal of Rangpur Medical College (JRMC) is the official journal of the college. It is a peer-reviewed, open access journal, published semi-annually in March and September. It accepts original research articles, review articles, case reports, and short communications.