Popular medical college, Dhaka

In private sector, Popular Medical College, Dhaka is the only state-of-the-art total health care provider of the country and it is a prestigious concern of Popular Group. This college was established in 2010 in the prime location of Dhaka city and attained an enviable status for its outstanding care in preparing the students for their MBBS course. Most of the civic facilities are situated within 5 km. radius of the college and campus of the college is connected by all types of transport with short distance shopping centres and dining areas. College is having well-furnished residential hostel for the students situated near the college with dining hall and provisions for dining in groups. Moreover, in the academic building of the college they are having an adequate number of well-equipped air-conditioned lecture halls for large group teaching, conduction of examinations and social events. Also, in every department, they have a separate laboratory, museum and adequate number of tutorial classrooms which are air-conditioned and well-furnished. There is a air-conditioned library with number of books and supported, qualified staff to help students in the college and there is a additional reading room too where students can study in extra hours. Teachers are assigned as per shift basis in the library to help students when required and in library; one IT centre is also placed to enable easy access to all.

The college has separate common rooms for male and female students for brief relaxation through indoor games within the compact and structured educational program. Also, it operates a modern cafeteria where the students can enjoy the light and regular meals in between and after the classes with a range of food items, which is essentially balanced, nutritious, healthy, and subsidized.

The college mission is to ensure a state-of-the-art academic infrastructure by providing ample learning facilities and possessed with the collection of a faculty who are highly reputed both nationally and internationally. All departments in the college are run by full time highly qualified, well experienced, dedicated and extremely efficient and skilled teachers. Also, colleges encourages friendly environment in between teachers and students with high respect to discipline and rules and maintain their integrity. All the programs also emphasize on small group teaching, integrated teaching and problem-based learning in addition to the traditional lecture classes. For an academic program, community based learning is an integral part. The college not only imparts knowledge in their students but also takes care of their character development and building moral values like human responsibilities, respect, care and appreciation to others which produce socially responsible persons of the community. The college encourages personal values as well to develop confidence and self-awareness and the grit of determination to succeed because professionals of today are facing many challenges. So, in an effort to inspire the young stars and also to try to develop professionalism amongst them, the college organizes a program in the name of “Meet the Legend” where students and interns have an opportunity to meet and interact with senior highly distinguished personalities of the profession and hear their noble words of wisdom.