A day-long PhD seminar on "Feminization of Medical Education and Profession: Trend and Challenges in Bangladesh" was held today, February 12, 2023, at the Department of Women and Gender Studies, University of Dhaka, under the Sufia Kamal Lecture Series.
Chairperson of the Department of Women and Gender Studies, Dr. Umme Busra Fateha Sultana, presided over the seminar. PhD researcher Ayesha Afroz Chowdhury presented her PhD research progress in this seminar.
The research supervisor, Dr. Soma Dey (Associate Professor), co-supervisor, Dr. Sanzida Akhter (Associate Professor), Professor Dr. Sayed Saikh Imtiaz, coordinator of Sufia Kamal Lecture Series, Professor Dr. Shikha Paul, Department of Microbiology, Sir Salimullah Medical College, Dr. Yesmin Jahan, Associate Professor, Department of Gynae and Obs, Shaheed Sohrowardy Medical College, Tahmina Begum, Health Economist, Dr. Fariha Haseen, Associate Professor, Department of public health and informatics, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Md Saidur Rahman Khan, Programme Manager, Gender NGO, Stakeholder Participation Unit, MOHFW, Dr. Mashukur Rahman, National Consultant, GNSPU, MOHFW, and students of the Department of Women and Gender Studies were present at the seminar.