Medical College for Women & Hospital is a project of the Medical and Health Welfare Trust, established in 1992. The project began with four visionaries – Prof. A.Q.M. Badruddoza Choudhury, Former President and the People’s Republic of Bangladesh; Prof. M.R. Khan, National Chairman; Prof. A. M. Mujibul Haq, Founder Principal MCWH, and Prof. Suraiya Jabeen, Founder, Treasurer, who dreamed of a medical college exclusively for women.

The institute aims to teach selected female candidates for five academic years according to the syllabus of Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council (BMDC) for an MBBS degree to be conferred by Dhaka University and then impart training of closely supervised internship for one year to create high-quality career doctors for the nation.

MCWH is recognized by the WHO (World Health Organization), MCI (Medical Council of India), Medical Board of California, USA, and listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools and ECFMG (Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates). It is also approved by the Bangladesh Medical & Dental Council (BM&DC) and University of Dhaka (DU).

Since 2003, the college has published bi-annual, peer-reviewed journals recognized by the BMDC and registered in the ISSN register. The college has a well-developed Medical Research Unit (MRU), which provides broader research opportunities for doctors and the institute's students.