Background
Northern International Medical College was established in 2005 by a group of dedicated people to provide quality medical education, research and services to people of Bangladesh at reasonable cost. Since its inception Northern International Medical college has been playing an important role in developing human resources for health in Bangladesh.
To maintain the reputation in the field of higher education, in medical science and research and to remain in the forefront of health care services technology and education, the Health Foundation Ltd. established Northern International Medical College with a vesting  to develop it as a trend setter institute, so as to demonstrate a high standard of undergraduate education in Medicine. Introduction
 

COURSE OFFERED 8 AFFILIATION
The college offers 5 years 'MBBS course as approved BMDC leading to MBBS degree of the University of Dhaka. The college has been accorded permission by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of the People's Republic of Bangladesh and is affiliated with the University of Dhaka.

GOALS & OBJECTIVES
The goals of the college is to create Leaders of medical profession, who are competent, committee, caring and  willing to serve the community.
The college is to provide on excellent broad based education with a focus on professional development for the students to equip them with knowledge, skills and attitude necessary not only to address the priority health problems of the community but also to acquire a firm basis for future training and studies,

The campus
The present campus of the college is located at Plot # 8A, Road # 7, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1205 in the heart of Dhaka City. It has excellent communication links from all parts of the city and from outside.
The campus at Dhanmondi houses the administrative offices and five adequately equipped basic science departments namely the departments of Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Pharmacology and Community Medicine.

The departments are well furnished, fully air conditioned and adequately equipped to accommodate classrooms. Dissection hall, Laboratories and Museums, 3 Lecture halls and 2 seminar rooms have been equipped with audio visual equipments including multimedia set up.

LIBRARY
Library is located in the Annexed Building and has collection of over 2000 textbooks, references, monographs - and journals in various subjects to provides up to date information's to students and teachers. It has user-friendly open stack easy access system. The library has reading room, which can accommodate about 70 students at a  students can also borrow Textbooks for use at home.

A modern Computer laboratory with 13 computers provides the teachers and students online access to Internet and also to in course lectures, clinical materials and laboratory techniques.

FACULTY
Academic faculty  now consists of 23 full-time member's blend of a distinguished body of academic with proven
teaching and research excellence and young professionals with varied experience in six academic departments of the college namely the departments of Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Community Medicine these include 4 Professors 2 Associate Professor, 5 Assistant Professors and 12 Lecturers.

ADMISSION TO MBBS COURSE
Admission is strictly on merit based on the criteria prescribed by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of Bangladesh.

50% of waiver of development fee and full waiver of tuition fee is offered to meritorious but economically disadvantaged students (10% of admitted students). They apply in separate application form but appear in the same admission test. They have  separate merit list and are not transferred to general list or vice versa. The candidate who tops this merit list will be entitled to Scholarship that will cover the remaining 50% of the development fee.

STUDENTS AND THE ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
Northern International Medical College its first year will pursue excellence by implementing BMDC approved new MBBS curricula utilizing effective instructional methods and media, providing motivational environment, continuously monitoring and rigorously evaluating all teaching learning activities.

a) Introductory Courses in English and Information Technology
At the beginning of the course each batch of students will be given two special courses, one in English and other in computer Science (3 credits; 3 hrs/wk/15 wks each). The English course is to help students to follow instructions in English, understand and comprehend English texts, references & journals, browse websites and utilize Internet services available of the college.

The computer course prepares the students to use computer hard and soft wares as educational tools for learning processes and for electronic communications through Internet and World Wide Web.

Most of the lecturers delivered by the teachers at NIMC and the clinical materials are available on CDs and stored in computers Lab, so that students can go through them when required.

b) Teaching Learning Programmes: Academic Calendar
The students will divided into 4 batches, each having 12 -13 students for tutorial practicai und dissection classes. Each month they are provided with an academic calendar-a detailed timetable showing what exactly students will be doing on each day of the month indicating the class clinical ward duties /assignment /evaluation, topics, teacher and venue. In course evaluations are being held through regular item examination, periodic class tests/ assignments, card completion and end term examination.

THE PERMANENT CAMPUS OF NORTHERN INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL COLLEGE:
The college will have its own permanent campus at Pantha Path, Dhaka has about 40 kathas of Lands. The campus will house the college, a 500 bedded Teaching Hospital Complex with all modern technology and amenities and other service facilities under a well designed master plan.

Besides the College & Teaching Hospital at Dhaka project also includes setting up of a number of  regional hospital sub regional hospitals and peripheral health centers, the objective is to develop an integrated health care delivery system that cover a sector approach extending from primary through secondary and tertiary health care systems, to which the students and interns can appropriately be exposed.