National Professor Shahla Khatun

About

<p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(25, 135, 84);">National Prof. Shahla Khatun born in Sylhet Town in a very respected and highly educated family. She graduated from Dhaka Medical College in the year 1961 and joined Government service in the same year. In between the years 1961 to 1965, she worked in different posts in Obstetrics and Gynaecology department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital as House Surgeon, Assistant Registrar, Registrar and Resident Surgeon. In December 1965, she went to UK for higher studies with Government Scholarship. She worked there and had trainings at Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Bradford General Hospital, Chelsea Hospital for Women, Queen Charlottes Maternity Hospital, Hammersmith University Hospital &amp; LEWSHAM General Hospital, London, UK from 1966 to 1968. She obtained MRCOG in July, 1968 and later on in 1983, got fellowship from the same institution (RCOG). She qualified ECFMG of USA in 1975, got FICS of USA, FCPS from Bangladesh and also from Pakistan. She also worked at University Hospital Jackson Missisipi, USA 1975. She is the first Muslim female MBBS, MRCOG of greater Sylhet District.</span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><strong style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(25, 135, 84);">After returning home from UK to serve the country, she joined Institute of Post Graduate Medicine and Research (IPGMR; now Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University- BSMMU) and worked there till retirement from Government Service in 2001. In between she served as Junior Consultant Obgyn in Khulna District Hospital, from July 1969 to July 1970. And as Professor and Head of Obgyn Unit of Rajshahi Medical College in the year 1987. For a short period she served Chittagong Medical College Hospital.</strong></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(25, 135, 84);">In IPGMR she served as Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor and Head of the unit and 1998 April when IPGMR became University (BSMMU) she became Founder Chairperson and reorganized and expanded the departments with addition of specialized units like eclampsia unit, subfertility unit and facilities like colposcopy (laparoscpy) examination, ultrasonogram training and emergency Cesarean OT with full time presence and facilities of round the clock anesthesiologist, supportive staff with Obgyn specialist . During her time residency training program for MS, MD, M.Phil started in BSMMU. </span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><strong style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(25, 135, 84);">During her service in IPGMR and BSMMU she took active participation in conducting social welfare activity and arranging funds for poor patients for their treatment and also established a primary school for the children of employees of BSMMU.</strong><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(25, 135, 84);"> And also during her tenure of 40 years of government service she single handedly established and developed ObGyn unit of the then IPGMR. At the beginning she was the only full time teacher of post graduate courses in IPGMR. The first fellow from Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons (BCPS) in ObGyn was her student. </span><strong style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(25, 135, 84);">She exclusively worked about 30 years in IPGMR and BSMMU. Immediately after retiring from BSMMU, she joined in Bangladesh Medical College (BMC). Now, serving as Honorary Chairperson of Bangladesh Medical College (BMC) and Chairperson of the International Medicare Ltd (IML), Dhaka, which is the Founder of International Medical College &amp; Hospital (IMCH), another well reputed non-government Medical College of Bangladesh where besides medical teaching, nursing and technician training courses, preparatory Course on Northwestern Medical Review USMLE-PLAB is also taken place.</strong><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(25, 135, 84);"> She also started the ObGyn unit of Adhunik Medical College (Uttara, Dhaka).</span></p><p><br></p>

Qualifications

• MBBS
• MRCOG
• ECFMG
• FRCOG
• FICS
• FCPS Speciality - Elderly Women
• Menopause
• Osteoporosis

Specializations