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About Me

I’m Dr. Samira Rahat Afroze.
Medicine Specialist

Dr. Samira Rahat Afroze is an Internal Medicine specialist in Dhaka. Her qualification is MBBS, and FCPS (Medicine). She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, BIRDEM (Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation in Diabetes, Endocrine, and Metabolic Disorders) General Hospital & Ibrahim Medical College 122, Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh.

Personal Details
Full Name : Dr. Samira Rahat Afroze
Address : House- 142, Road- 12, Block E, Banani, Dhaka-1213, Bangladesh
Date of Birth : 25 November, 1975
Email : srafroze6@gmail.com
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Dr. Samira Rahat Afroze is an Internal Medicine specialist in Dhaka. Her qualification is MBBS, and FCPS (Medicine). She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, BIRDEM (Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation in Diabetes, Endocrine, and Metabolic Disorders) General Hospital & Ibrahim Medical College 122, Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh.

Education

Diploma in Medical Education

Center for Medical Education, University of Dundee, UK, 2018.

FCPS in Medicine

FCPS (Fellow of College of Physicians & Surgeons) in Medicine from Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons (BCPS) in January 2013.

MBBS

MBBS from Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College under University of Chittagong in January 2001.

Work Experience

Assistant Professor At BIRDEM

November 2020 - Current

Department of Internal Medicine, BIRDEM (Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation in Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders) General Hospital & Ibrahim Medical College.

Junior Consultant At BIRDEM

Junior Consultant, Internal Medicine Dept. BIRDEM, promoted on 07.11.2020

Registrar At BIRDEM

July 2014 - November 2020

Registrar, Internal Medicine Dept. BIRDEM, from 01.07.2014 to 06.11.2020

Medical Officer At BIRDEM

March 2007 - June 2014

Medical Officer, Internal Medicine Dept. (BIRDEM), from 7th March, 2007 to 30th June, 2014

Honorary Medical Officer At BIRDEM

July 2006 - March 2007

Honorary Medical Officer, Endocrine Dept, BIRDEM from 1st July 2006 to 6th March 2007.

Medical Officer At BIRDEM

December 2005 - June 2006

Medical Officer, Paediatric Dept, BIRDEM, from December 2005- June 2006.

Lecturer At Moulana Bhashani Medical College

September 2005 - December 2005

Lecturer , Dept of Biochemistry, Moulana Bhashani Medical College, from Sep. 2005 to Dec. 2005.

Lecturer At Jalalabad Ragib Rabeya Medical College

July 2002 - July 2003

Lecturer, Dept. of Anatomy, Jalalabad Ragib Rabeya Medical College from July 2002 – July 2003.

Internship at Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College and Hospital

May 2001 - May 2002

Internship at Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College and Hospital, from May 2001 to May, 2002.

Publications

Other Professional Responsibilities & Activities
  • Resource person as Medical Educationist, NICVD (National Institute of Cardiovascular Disease), 2022.
  • Resource person as Medical Educationist, Mughda Medical College, 2022.
  • Member, Scientific Sub-Committee, Golden Jubilee Journal, BCPS,2022.
  • Contributor, Module on soft skill development for Nurses, BIRDEM, March 2022
  • Member Secretary, Medical Education Core Committee, Ibrahim Medical College, since January 2022
  • Contributor, Workshop Guideline on melioidosis, CDC, BSITD & DGHS, 2021.
  • Member, Executive Committee, Association of Physicians Bangladesh, since Sept 2019.
  • Resource person, Medical Education Dept, BCPS (Bangladesh College of Physicians & Surgeons), since 2019.
  • Faculty Member, Center for Medical Education, BIRDEM Academy, since May 2018.
  • Contributor, book on ‘A Guide To Post-graduate OSPE’, published, in February 2018.
  • Resource person, TB-DM Guideline, USAID-BADAS- Bangladesh Govt. project, since 2016.
  • Member, Medical Education Core Committee, Ibrahim Medical College, since July 2015.
  • Member, Medical Education Dept, BCPS (Bangladesh College of Physicians & Surgeons), since 2017.
  • Member, Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Committee, BCPS, 2017-19.
  • Member, Research Action Group, BIRDEM General Hospital, since Nov. 2015.
  • Reviewer, World Journal of Surgical Oncology Editorial Office: since 10th Feb. 2017
  • Reviewer, BioMed Central (BMC) Research Notes Journal: since Dec. 2015.
  • Reviewer, Journal of Tropical Medicine and Health, BioMed Central (BMC): since May, 2017.
  • Reviewer, BIRDEM Medical Journal: since July 2016
  • Focal person, BIRDEM General Hospital for Dengue Surveillance Programme, IEDCR (Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control & Research) Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry Of Heal
  • Contact person, BIRDEM General Hospital for Association of Physicians of Bangladesh, since 2016
  • Contact person, BIRDEM General Hospital for Bangladesh Rheumatology Society, 2015-2021.
  • Member, American College of Physicians (ACP)
  • Member, Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA)
  • Received Crest at Meet the Expert Session at the 26th Annual Conference of APB in 2015 for presenting the case: Difficult to catch.
Membership & Fellowship
  • Fellow, American College of Physicians (FACP), since 2021.
  • Life Member, Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons (BCPS): since 2013
  • Life Member, South East Asian Regional Association for Medical Education (SEARAME), since 2016.
  • Life Member, Bangladesh Society Of Medicine (BSM)
  • Life Member, Association Of Physicians of Bangladesh (APB)
Ongoing Research Projects
  • Dengue and COVID-19 coinfection: A cross sectional study.
  • Melioidosis in Bangladesh.
  • Melioidosis in BIRDEM General Hospital
  • Prolonged fever in COVID-19 patients
  • Cardiac manifestations in Dengue patients admitted in Medicine Dept. BIRDEM General Hospital.
  • Correlation of NS1Ag and Anti-dengue antibody in Dengue patients admitted in Medicine Dept. BIRDEM General Hospital.
  • Students’ perception of the learning environment in the Medicine Department in a Medical College in Bangladesh: (Principal investigator)
  • Postgraduate Hospital Educational Environment Measure (PHEEM) study in BIRDEM General Hospital.
Awards
  • Sponsorship Award as Chapter Champion, from American College of Physicians, USA, April, 2019
  • Chapter Champion, Bangladesh Chapter, ACP, December 2018
  • 1st Prize, Poster Presentation, 19th BSM International Conference, December 2018.
  • Best presenter award, 2017, BIRDEM Academy.
  • Best presenter award, 2016, BIRDEM Academy.
  • Received the award of the best paper in the 23rd Annual Conference of APB, Dhaka in 2012 on “Study Habit of Postgraduate Trainees and Residents in Medicine and Major Barriers in Achieving an
  • Awarded best presentation by BIRDEM Academy: A stubborn case of pyrexia of unknown origin, in 2009.
  • Won Group runner-up trophy, @ National Inter-medical College Cultural Competition, 1999
  • Won Group champion trophy, @ National Inter-medical College Cultural Competition, 1998
  • Won champion trophy, (Senior Group) , Regional competition @ National Science Fair, Dhaka,1992
  • Won runners-up trophy, (Senior Group), National Competition @ National Science Fair, Dhaka,1992. The project also won special priz
  • Won the champion trophy, (Junior group) @ National Science Fair, Dhaka, 1990.
  • Merit Scholarships received in grades V & VIII, Holy Cross Girls’ High School, Dhaka.
Letter of Appreciation from International Publishers
  • Gray’s Anatomy,37th Edition, Churchill Livingstone Edinburgh, England.
  • Davidson’s Principles And Practices Of Medicine, 21st Edition ELSEVIER, Edinburgh, England.
Contact Info
Mobile: 01552458392
Email: srafroze6@gmail.com
Address: House- 142, Road- 12, Block E, Banani, Dhaka-1213, Bangladesh