About Us

Welcome to SAMC

South Apollo Medical College (SAMC) is the first and only private medical college in the Barishal division. After a long pause government has permitted only one private medical college this year (2021) to offer MBBS course at our South Apollo Medical College. The medical college and hospital were visited several times by the ministry of health and family welfare, the directorate of medical education, and Dhaka University. They are highly satisfied as we fulfill all requirements set up by the government to establish a private medical college and hospital. As a result this medical college is approved by the ministry of health and family welfare and the affiliated institute of the University of Dhaka.

 South Apollo Medical College is situated at Jagua, Kalijira, Barishal, within Barishal City Corporation. It is situated only about 2 k.m. from Rupatoli Bus station. The campus is large, green, pollution-free well organized. College, hospital and students’ accommodations are on the same campus.

Most importantly our faculties are highly qualified and experienced in medical teaching. We have among us the most eminent and renouned retired professor and eight ex-principal from different prestigious government medical colleges. So, the medical students of this medical college will get sufficient impetus for high-quality education and practical exposure from highly competent faculty at each level.

Affiliations:

• Permission by the ministry of health and family welfare, the government of the people’s republic of Bangladesh.
• Affiliation by the University of Dhaka.
• Vision:
• To produce health professionals with essential up-to-date knowledge, skills, dedication, and professionalism to successfully continue their profession and pursue a carrier to better serve the nation through health promotion, prevention, treatment, and medical research.
• To provide both primary as well as speciality health care in a specific field in the community.
• To develop future health care leaders.
• Mission:
  The mission of SAMC is to turn out Competent, Compassionate, reflective, and dedicated healthcare professional who:
• Consider the care and safety of their patients their first concern.
• Establish and maintain a good relationship with patients, their attendants, and colleagues.
• Are capable of dealing with common diseases and health problems of the country and are willing to serve the community particularly the rural community but at the same time acquire a firm basis for future training, service, and research at both national and international levels.
• Are committed to keeping their knowledge and skill up-to-date through ‘Continuous Professional development all through their professional life.

The Campus:

South Apollo Medical College and Hospital spreads over 11 acres of lush green campus enveloped with natural beauty and environment. Indeed the peaceful campus provides a pollution free healthy environment for modern method of teaching and learning.

College building:

The attractive College Building with modern architectural design accommodates spacious corridors, air-conditioned Lecture Galleries with modern technology, Museum, Demonstration Rooms, Common rooms, Library and well equipped laboratory for each department. The area of each floor is 35000 sq feet. Basic Science departments are accommodated within main College Building.

Lecture galleries:

The college has two spacious gallery with an accommodation of 100 students in each. It is well equipped with multimedia, sound system, computer and other audiovisual facilities.

 Tutorial rooms:

We have 14(fourteen) tutorial rooms with comfortable seating arrangement.

Library:

The library has enough floor space to accommodate a large reading room for present and future students. It is well stocked with a sufficient number of the latest edition test books of various branches of medical science. Our library subscribes to many national and international journals on medical and allied subjects. A separate Conner for teachers is also available. We will provide wireless internet connectivity & I T corner very soon.

Common room and Cafeteria:
We have separate common rooms for male and female students in 1st floor well equipped for indoor games.

The college has its own cafeteria in ground floor with a range of balanced, nutritious and healthy  food items.

Departments:

• Department of Anatomy: It has spacious dissection hall, museum, well equipped histology lab, tutorial rooms, office and chambers for teachers and staffs. Head of department is Prof. Dr. Md. Golam Rahman, Ex-Principal Patuakhali medical College and Ex-head of department Sher-e-bangla medical college, Barishal. Other teachers are also qualified and experienced.
• Department of Physiology: It has a well-equipped spacious laboratory, tutorial rooms, office and chambers for teachers and staffs. Teachers are qualified and long experience in this department.
• Department of Biochemistry: It has a well-equipped spacious laboratory, tutorial rooms, office and chambers for teachers and staffs. Teachers are qualified and long experience in this department.
• Department of Community medicine: It is equipped with teaching materials, a tutorial room, office and chambers for teachers and staff. Teachers are vast experience and qualified.

 Accommodation:

  There are separate accommodations for male and female students.

Recreation:
The college with a huge land area has adequate facilities for recreation and a playground with sports materials for the students. Both indoor and outdoor sports facilities will available. At SAMC, we develop students to initiate, organize and participate in co-curricular activities like cultural programs, debate, etc.

The Hospital:

At present, there is a 250 bedded multi-disciplinary general hospital to serve all sections of people by providing essential, and specialized health care services, as well as, practical teaching for the students. The number of hospital beds and other special services will be increased to more than 500 beds gradually.

The main hospital building with a total of 1,00,005 sqr feet area accommodates outpatient department, cabin, general wards, large well equipped OT complex, modern diagnostic lab, radiology & Imaging department, consultant chambers reception, office, and others. The hospital has its own transportation to serve patients and doctors. We provide dedicated service to patients by qualified doctors, well-trained experienced nurses, and other health workers. We have our own pharmacy on the ground floor of the hospital building. The eminent professors, consultants, surgeons of the Barishal division are available here to ensure the best services to the hospital and medical college.

Other College Facilities

Cafeteria

Computer Lab

Laboratory

Library

Wi-fi

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