Good news for medical students

The government has authorised Chattogram Medical College (CMC) to open a Fellow of the College of Physicians and Surgeons (FCPS) course, which would greatly benefit local medical students.

A gazette notification from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has been issued on Augusts 17 in this regard, said CMC officials.

The FCPS course's July 2022 session will start from this month, said CMC sources.

Earlier, Chattogram's medical students had to go to Dhaka to pursue FCPS, said Dr Faisal Iqbal Chowdhury, general secretary of Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA), Chattogram Chapter.

Before, many brilliant students who had family issues didn't want to go to Dhaka to pursue their FCPS course, while others were discouraged to go due to lack of accommodation and not being able to take a long leave from the job.

Prof Mujibul Haque Khan BMA President, Ctg Chapter

BMA Chattogram Chapter President Prof Dr Mujibul Haque Khan, said, "Before, many brilliant students who had family issues didn't want to go to Dhaka to pursue their FCPS course, while others were discouraged to go due to lack of accommodation and not being able to take a long leave from the job to complete the course."

Contacted, CMC Principal Prof Dr Shahena Akter said the government has given permission for starting course on four subjects -- medicine, surgery, paediatrics, and obstetrics and gynaecology.

"In each session we can admit 10 students, five government job holders and five private,  for each subject," she said. It's a huge achievement for CMC as it created a scope to build quality medical professionals for the country, she added.