Rangpur Medical College was established in 1970 during the period of East Pakistan. Governor General of the then East Pakistan, Munaim Khan laid the foundation of this Medical College in1969. The Medical College is situated about two km north to Rangpur town in the area of Dhap, Jail road opposite to district jail and very near to Rangpur cantonment area.The College started with 50 students in its first batch.
The medical college is running with several other affiliated teaching hospitals in addition to its own. These are the infectious disease hospital, hospital for tuberculosis and chest disease, and three thana health complexes in rural settings of Rangpur district. New inclusions since 1991 are the nuclear medicine center, coronary care unit, diarrhoeal disease control and training unit, neuromedicine, neurosurgery,urology, hepatology medicine, paediatric hepatology, respiratory medicine,endocrine and metabolic diseases, paediatric surgery, radiotherapy, physical medicine department, and burn unit. The General Medical Council of the United Kingdom has recognized the graduates of this college with effect from 1 January 1996. Currently running Rp-40 batch.
