This college started its journey on the year 1999 by the inspiration of the daughter of the father of the Nation & defender of the democracy Janonetri Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and Health Minister Sheikh Fazlul Karim Salim MP, Chairman, Bangladesh Red Crescent Society Sheikh Kabir Hossain and all the Doctors and Staffs working in Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College Hospital under the leadership of Professor Dr. Md. Maniruzzaman Bhuiyan who contributed tremendously to establish this College.This college is a project of the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) and it is run by a Governing Body which is duly formed by the representatives of the sponsor organization Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS), representatives from Dhaka University, and the Government of Bangladesh.
This college also follows the course curriculum of the MBBS course which is laid down by Dhaka University and Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council. The Government of Bangladesh regulates the criteria of qualification of students and the Dhaka University conducts the professional examinations and award certificates of MBBS degree.
In the academic year of 1999-2000, they started with 50 students only but at the present 800 students are there and 135 students are admitted during every academic session including up to a maximum of 50% foreign students. 13 batches have already qualified as doctors, 12 batches have already completed their internship training and 13th batch is undergoing internship training in the HFRCMCH which is a tertiary care hospital established in the year 1953 with 720 beds and delivering clinical services in all specialties of medical science.
It is located in a quiet and serene environment at the heart of Dhaka city at 1, Eskaton Garden Road, Dhaka-1000 on 8.10 acres of land and the construction of the new modern six storied academic building which covers an enormous area of one lakh twenty-three thousand square feet with all modern amenities is already completed. Moreover, all the academic activities have started in the meantime at all levels.
Since its establishment, the college achieved a great reputation amongst the non-government medical colleges in the country in the last 17 years. The college has adequate qualified teaching staff and modern teaching aids like computers, multimedia projectors, and digital sound systems for the effective delivery of lectures. Also, it has a fully-fledged library with sufficient text, reference books, journals and has high-speed internet facilities with HINARI access. This college is enlisted in the AVICENNA Directory (former WHO medical directory) and also enlisted with FAIMER International Medical Education Directory-IMED. Recently, the American Medical Council recognized MBBS Course completed from our Medical College. In the meantime, MRCP Part-I Orientation Course has been started in the College and this college is also a center for FCPS Part-II Examination. College also having an international standard by annually published scientific publication, named Journal of Medical Science and Research which, is fully accredited with Bangladesh Medical & Dental Council. The vision of the institute is to lead this institution into a Centre of Excellence for medical education, training, and service.
