Institute of Applied Health Sciences (IAHS)

Institute of Applied Health Sciences (IAHS) was founded in 13 May 1989 with 42 students by prominent National Professor Dr. Nurul Islam, an iconic figure in the field of Medical Education in Bangladesh, South Asia and the world. The institution has accorded recognition by Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council on 12 July 1990 and Chittagong University allowed the students to be enrolled and appear in the first professional examination in 1991.It continued to function as an institute under University of Chittagong till early 1992. University of Science and Technology Chittagong (USTC) was established as a Private University soon after Private University Act 1992 came into force when IAHS became its constituent body under Faculty of Medicine. Institute of Applied Health Sciences (IAHS) got affiliated with Chittagong Medical University in 2017.