Eastern Medical College & Hospital, Cumilla

Eastern Medical College & Hospital is a private medical college with an attached 600-bed modern hospital at Kabila, beside the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway in Burichang, Cumilla. Established in 2005, the institution set out to produce humanitarian doctors and provide modern, rational medical care to patients. The college offers a five-year MBBS course approved by the Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council, leading to an MBBS degree under Chittagong Medical University, followed by a compulsory one-year internship. The college admits 115 students per year and is listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools, with postgraduate training affiliation from the Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons in Internal Medicine, General Surgery, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, and Paediatrics. The attached hospital keeps about 10% of its beds free for the poor and treats patients at affordable rates, aiming to deliver quality care while training the next generation of doctors for Bangladesh.