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GENERATING SKILLED HUMAN RESOURCES IN DIABETES HEALTH CARE

BADAS is working with the vision to create skilled manpower in both the fields. It also established BIRDEM Academy, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences and Ibrahim Medical College to meet this end.

Formal Education
Under BADAS Facility Ibrahim Medical College offers a 5-year MBBS and BDS course approved by the Bangladesh Medical & Dental Council that helps lead to MBBS degree of the University of Dhaka and 1-year internship training at BIRDEM Hospital.
Faridpur Diabetic Association Medical College and North Bengal Medical College also offer a 5-year MBBS Course.
Currently, BIRDEM is running some postgraduate courses under the University of Dhaka such as: DEM, MPhil, MS, MD, PhD etc.
Bangladesh University of Health Sciences (BUHS) of BADAS had been established at Darus Salam, Mirpur to provide students with education. The organization offers Graduate and Post Graduate courses under the Faculty of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Public Health, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences and Faculty of Health Engineering & Technology.
BIRDEM also offers Diploma in Dermatology; Anesthesiology; Endocrinology & Metabolism; Radiology & Imaging; Dermatology & Venereology and Laboratory Medicine.
BIRDEM Nursing College, Faridpur Diabetic Association Nursing Institute, Rajshahi Diabetic Association Nursing Institute and Dinajpur Diabetic Association offer BSc in Nursing Sciences and Midwives. Apart from that NHN is running Diploma Course in Nursing Sciences and Midwives at Meghnaghat.
Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital and Research Institute offers Post Graduate Courses (MD & MS) MD in Cardiology and MS Cardiovascular Surgery course.

Distance Learning Program on Cardiovascular Disease (DLP-CCVD)
Nursing Courses:
A. Diploma in Cardiac Nursing Course:
B. Training Course on Cardiac Nursing:
C. Hands on Training “ Care for ventilated patients”
D. CPR (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation) Training
E. Certificate Course in Geriatric Care:

Table : Courses and Students in Various Educational Institutions of BADAS

   Course    Session 2020-21    Discipline    Student Enrolled
     Institute  
   Diploma    BIRDEM    Dermatology; Anesthesiology;
   Endocrinology & Metabolism;
   Radiology & Imaging; Dermatology
   & Venereology; Diploma in Blood
   Serology & Transfusion; Diploma in
   Medical Radio Diagnosis and
   Laboratory Medicine
   79
   Meghnaghat Nursing Institute    Diploma in Nursing    50
   Undergraduate    Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital and Research Institute    Diploma in Advanced Cardiac Nursing    40
   Dinajpur Diabetic Association Technical Association    BSc in Nursing Sciences and Midwives    50
   Faridpur Diabetic Association Nursing Institute    BSc in Nursing Sciences and Midwives    50
   Rajshahi Diabetic Association Nursing Institute    BSc in Nursing Sciences and Midwives    170
   Graduate    Ibrahim Medical College    MBBS    120
   BDS    35
   Bangladesh University of Health Sciences    BSc    68
   BPH    19
   Faridpur Diabetic Association Medical College    MBBS    100
   North Bengal Medical College    MBBS    70
   BIRDEM Nursing College    BSc in Nursing    50
   Post Basic Course    50
   Post Graduate    BIRDEM Academy    MD    145
   MS    55
   MPhil    15
   Bangladesh University of Health Sciences    MS    62
   MPH    132
   Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital and Research Institute    MD     5
   MS    Start soon


Informal Education
Distance Learning Program (DLP) is a project of the Diabetic Association of Bangladesh to run distance learning course with a view to develop manpower in the field of diabetes throughout the country.
The course was introduced in collaboration with the Open University, UK in 2004.The duration of these courses is 6 months (January-June & July-December Session). At present 35th batch is running through online and offline. So far, almost 19995 students have been passed. Besides, BADAS also offers other short courses.
To provide secondary and tertiary health care services, BADAS has one of the largest human resource bases which includes physicians, nurses/ health educators and laboratory technicians.

Table: Skilled Human Resources under BADAS Facilities

   Institution
   Physician
   Nurse

   Health Educator
Nutritionist

   Laboratory
     2019-20    2020-21    2019-20    2020-21    2019-20    2020-21    2019-20    2020-21
   BIRDEM    462    473    676    548    11    11    1341    1352
   NHN    158    229    285    107    19    28    195    117
   ICHRI    157    154    351    338    5    4    27    30
   BIHS      139      175      3      75

   Non -BIHS Components
   (AAs) in HCDP

   78    77    88    76    7    9    149    187
   Affiliated Associations    712    803    753    781    76    82    837    977
   Total    1567    1875    2153    2025    118    137    2549    2738

BUHS: Lecturer- 27, Sr Lecturer – 25, Assistant Professor – 22, Associate Professor – 17, Professor – 25, Admin & supporting staff -42, Laboratory - 9

Ibrahim Medical College:
The eight academic departments of the College namely the Department of Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Pathology, Microbiology, Forensic Medicine and Community Medicine have 84 Full time faculty members. They include 09 Professors, 14 Associate Professors, 14 Assistant Professors, 01 Curator and 44 Lecturers. Academic Faculties of Medicine, Surgery, Gyane & Obst and their several sub-specialties consist of 36 Professors, 45 Associate Professors, 32 Assistant Professors, 02 Resident Physicians, 03 Resident Surgeons and 21 Registrars are the Academic staff of Ibrahim Medical College for clinical teaching and are participating in academic program of the college.
The BDS course is also run by experienced faculties. The Departments of SDM, General and Dental Pharmacology, Oral Anatomy with Physiology, Dental Public Health, Periodontology & Oral Pathology, Prosthodontics, Orthodontics, Conservative Dentistry & Endodontic, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and Paediatrics Dentistry have 25 full time teachers. They include 01 Professor, 03 Associate Professor, 06 Assistant Professors and 16 Lecturers. Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry Pathology, Microbio- logy, General Pharmacology, Medicine & Surgery are taught by faculties of respective departments.