Experts at a programme Saturday called for taking legal actions against the authorities of those private medical college hospitals which are violating the conditions set by the law.
They noted that the quality of medical education must be improved to ensure safe health services in a country like Bangladesh. And to ensure this it is important to improve the quality and supervision of the teachers.
They however stressed the need for centralization of the teachers and ensuring their accountability to improve the medical education standard.
Their observations came at the national dialogue on 'Bangladesh: Quality Challenges in Medical Education' at the LGED auditorium in the city. Power and Participation Research Centre (PPRC) in association with Directorate of Medical Education organised the programme. Health minister Mohammad Nasim was present as the chief guest at the programme with PPRC chairman Hossain Zillur Rahman in the chair.
Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA) president Prof Hasan Mahmud said the teachers cannot take classes as they spend most of their time in attending patients. He suggested for separating medical teaching from medical practice like most of the developed countries.
Mr Mahmud said medical students in most of the private medical college hospitals are studying and becoming doctors without patients and teachers. He called upon the authorities to punish these medical colleges under the existing law.
Criticising the medical teachers, speakers said many teachers do not want to take exams and publish results on time. But the quality of medical education is not possible without timely examination and result.
They urged the government to empower all the regulatory bodies of medical colleges including Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council (BMDC). They also urged to evaluate merit of the student before medical admission and continue the admission test system.
BMDC president Ahmed Amin said medical teachers still follow the old curriculum which should be abandoned.
Former BMA president Rashid e Mahbub said change is a must in the ducation system and the written examination must be there in the admission test.
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) vice-chancellor Prof Pran Gopal Dutta said there will be a severe crisis in June next when about 5200 doctors will retire. He urged for appointing adequate number of doctors as soon as possible.
Health minister Mr Nasim said the medical college business will be stopped. No one will be allowed to open a medical college with the change of the government.
The government has been strictly monitoring those who did business in the name of treatment. Legal actions will be taken against those who wasted money by importing unnecessary equipments after the investigation committee submits report.
Action against errant private medical colleges suggested
FE Report | Published: April 06, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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