Sir Salimullah Medical College
স্যার সলিমুল্লাহ মেডিকেল কলেজ | |
Crest of SSMC | |
Former names | Dacca Medical School (1875–1962) |
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| Type | Public medical college |
| Established | 1875 |
| Accreditation | BMDC |
Academic affiliation | University of Dhaka |
| Principal | Dr. Md. Mazharul Shaheen |
| Director of Hospital | Brig. Gen. Md. Mazharul Islam Khan |
Academic staff | 145 |
| Students | 1,600 |
| Location | , 23°42′38″N 90°24′04″E / 23.7106°N 90.4011°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Red and white |
| Website | www |
Sir Salimullah Medical College (SSMC), commonly known as Mitford, is a public medical college in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Founded in 1875, it is the oldest medical school in Bangladesh. It includes Mitford Hospital, which is the oldest hospital in the country and one of the earliest hospitals in the Indian subcontinent from where evolution of medical education started in the region.
The medical college was established to promote medical education in East Bengal and to provide better healthcare services to the people. It has been producing quality physicians, eminent researchers and health policy makers who are currently working in different medical sectors at home and abroad.