INTRODUCTION OF UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL COLLEGES(PUNJAB)

KING EDWARD MEDICAL UNIVERSITY LAHORE King Edward Medical University was established in 1860. It is one of the oldest medical institution in the South Asia, after Medical College Kolkata (1835) in India. Initially known as Lahore Medical College in 1886. Both the college and the attached hospital (Lahore Dispensary) were small compared to the current size. The first academic building was completed in 1883. The university and the attached hospital was built piece by piece by the funding and efforts of several dedicated people in the coming years. In December 21, 1911, Lahore Medical College was rechristened King Edward Medical College, and was updated to the status of an independent, degree-granting university on May 12, 2005 ALLAMA IQBAL MEDICAL COLLEGE LAHORE This institution was established on May 2, 1975 as Lahore Medical College. To start with it was located in a portion of building of the College of Community Medicine at Birdwood Road, Lahore. This college is now housed in its new campus adjacent to the Punjab University New Campus. The teaching hospital affiliated with this College is Jinnah Hospital, which was inaugurated on February 2, 1996.. The first Principal of this college was Prof. A.H. Awan. The present Principal is Prof. Javeed Akram. Today Allama Iqbal Medical Complex has a beautiful campus spread over an area of 103 acres. This College was affiliated to the University of the Punjab, Lahore and now with the University of Health Sciences, Lahore. Allama Iqbal Medical College Lahore is a prestigious institution named after the national poet Allama Muhammad Iqbal. It was established in May 2, 1975 at Birdwood Road, with Services Hospital attached to it. It was then shifted to its present location in May 18, 1989 and attached with Jinnah Hospital Lahore. It is bestowed with a beautiful campus of lush green lawns and tall shady trees spread over a vast area. Situated on the bank of canal, it is an ideal environment for learning. The institution is rapidly picking up pace with the newer needs and growing trends in medical profession. In a short time, it has become a focus of medical education, training, patient care and research & development. In the march of time this institution has established its supremacy in the area of medical education. The institution is blessed with highly qualified and trained teachers and consultants of national and International repute. Therefore medical students have rated it as the top most choice for their studies. With 1416 students studying to be doctors at Allama Iqbal Medical College and learning practical procedures at Jinnah, over 7000 doctors have graduated from here over the last ten years. NISHTAR MEDICAL COLLEGE MULTAN Nishtar Medical College, located in Multan city, is the 3rd oldest medical institution of Pakistan. Nishtar medical college is affiliated with Nishtar hospital which has a capacity of 1000 beds and a total of 26 departments. The college supports 1600 students in total. The college campus is an old and traditional building. It symbolizes Islamic architecture with central quadrangular. Foundation stone was laid on the 28th of April, 1951 by Sardar Abdul Rab Nishtar. The inauguration ceremony was held on the 1st of october, 1951 by the then commissioner Mr. Inamullah Khan. The ceremony was attended by the staff and students of the first batch. In Nishtar College Campus there are 5 main lecture theaters along with 5 demonstration halls ,10 labs ,1 dissection hall ,4 museums, 1 assembly Hall.1 library and 7 departments in the campus namely Anatomy ,Physiology, Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Pathology , Forensic Medicine and Community Medicine. The Nishtar Medical College and Hospital is affiliated with MINAR (Multan Institute of Nuclear Medicine And Research), PMRC (Pakistan Medical Research Council) and Nursing Training Institute and Family Planning. The Nishtar Medical College remained affiliated with the University of the Punjab, Lahore up to 1976, and thereafter with the Bahauddin Zakaria University, Multan, now the college is affiliated with University of Health Sciences, Lahore FATIMA JINNAH MEDICAL COLLEGE LAHORE In 1946 the family of Sir Ganga Ram started a medical college by the name Balak Ram medical College named after a son of Sir Ganga Ram. Soon after claiming independence in 1947 which engulfed this part of the sub-continent as well, the college which was in its infancy stood virtually closed ad its premises were abandoned. However, the renowned medical professional Prof. Shujaat Ali with the help and assistance of his other professional colleagues nurtured the idea of setting up a medical institution for producing female doctors and train them for helping in the health care of the women folk of this newly established country. It was especially felt that, by virtue of cultural and social set up of a Muslim society it was a much needed requirement of the time. With this laudable objective in view the team of Prof. Shujaat Ali moved for obtaining the approval of Quaid-i-Azam for giving the institution name after the name of his sister Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah. The Quaid bery graciously approved the name of this institution to be associated with his sister Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah andFATIMA JINNAH MEDICAL COLLEGE FOR WOMEN LAHORE admitted its first batch of 39 students in Oct. 1948 and was then formally inaugurated on 31.03.1949 by Khawaja Nazim-ud-Din, the then Prime Minister of Pakistan. It was indeed a great occasion for the nation as the first women medical institution came into being in the country. Fatima Jinnah Medical College admits now 250 students every year. 50% seats are reserved for Federal Govt. and in these seats students from Sindh, NWFP, Balochistan, FATA, PATA, AJK & Northern Areas are admitted,23 seats are reserved as PTAP (Pakistan Technical Assistance Programme) for the friendly and Islamic countries and at the moment we have 157 foreign students from 27 countries. FJMC is serving as very strong bond and nucleus between all the provinces, including AJK & also many friendly and Islamic countries. During the last 58 years, 7500 doctors have graduated from here. Besides this a large number of specialists in the fields of medicine, surgery, obst / gynae, ophthalmology and basic sciences have been trained. At the moment we have 130 post-graduates in barious disciplines at various stages of their post-graduation. PUNJAB MEDICAL COLLEGE FAISALABAD Punjab Medical College is situated in Faisalabad. Faisalabad is the third largest city of Pakistan and is know for textile industry. Faisalabad has developed a lot in past few years. It has an airport for domestic and few international flights. City is connected to other cities via all means of transport. After the development of Motor way distance between Faisalabad, Islamabad and Lahore has decreased. Punjab Medical College is one of medical colleges of Government of Punjab. College was established in 1973-74. Spread over on area of 158 acres, college has a beautiful campus. Allied Hospital and DHQ Hospitals are the two hospitals that are attached with the college for clinical teachings of the students. College has separate hostels for boys and girls. Hospitals have separate hostels for male and female doctors. Present Principal of college is Prof. Dr. Riaz Hussain. He is also Head of Surgery Department and executive Incharge of PMC/DHQ/Allied Hospitals and School of Nursing. QUAID-E-AZAM MEDICAL COLLEGE BAHAWALPUR This Medical College was founded in 1970 and Bahawalpur Victoria Hospital is the affiliated teaching hospital with more than 1300 beds with modern operation theatres complex. Various exams like DCP, DCH, M.S. and FCPS are being held. The first Principal of this college was Prof. Alamdar Hussain. The present Principal is Prof. Ali Ajwad Shah The Quaid-e-Azam Medical College remained affiliated with the University of the Punjab, Lahore upto 1975-76, after which it was affiliated to Islamia University Bahawalpur upto 2003 and now this College is affiliated with University of Health Sciences, Lahore. In 1970, the Government of the Punjab decided to establish a new medical college in the province, in order to cater for the ever increasing demand of qualified doctors and to provide better health facilities to the people. As the fate would have, the historic city of Bahawalpur was chosen as the venue for this esteemed institution, which was named to commemorate the father of the nation. The seeds of this great institution were shown by the then Governor of the Punjab Lt. Gen (Retd) M.Atiq ur Rehman, when he formally laid down the foundation stone on the 2nd December, 1971 The QMC started its life in the building of the Government vocational Institute situated on Baghdad-ul-Jadeed road, with (Late) Professor Alamdar Hussain at the helm of affairs. The present site was chosen due to its close proximity to the Bahawal Victoria Hospital, with which it was attached for the clinical training of the students. This institution has now blossomed into a prestigious Institution and center of Excellence and is serving the nation by producing nearly 200 qualified doctors every year, for the service of the ailing humanity and the motherland. Initially, the successful graduates were conferred the degree of M.B.B.S. by the University of the Punjab till the session 1977-78, after that it was affiliated to the Islamia University Bahawalpur.Now it is affiliated to university of health and sciences lahore. RAWALPINDI MEDICAL COLLEGE Established in March 1974 at Faisalabad, the college was shifted to its present premises on Tipu Road in November the same year. The college has trained over 4500 doctors who have worked both at the national and international level. The institution is recognized by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council as well as by the General Medical Council of UK and is on the WHO list of medical schools[citation needed]. The college is affiliated with the newly formed University of Health Sciences located in Lahore, Pakistan[citation needed]. Rawalpindi Medical College is standing on the property of Gordon College (Rawalpindi). SERVICES INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE LAHORE In 2003 , the Government of Punjab has established a unique istitute, Services Institute of Medical Sciences (SIMS) for undergraduate medical students and attached to services Hospital. It is planned to construct SIMS hostels and residences for the hospital-related staff on the premises of PGMI and the main SIMS campus within Services Hospital itself SIMS, which has been provisionally recognized by Pakistan Medical and Dental Council, had been functioning on the campus of the Postgraduate Medical Institute using he faculty of PGMI. According to the requirement of Pakistan Medical Denl Ctaouncil, Board of Management, SIMS / Services Hospital , has created posts for teaching and allied staff, authenticated by Finance Department. The 6-Birdwood Road premises have been handed over to SIMS and now we have got our own premises and faculty to teach our students. Teaching posts have been filled with teachers and Professors of the highest rank and contractual recruitment of Assistant Professors of the disciplines is under way. Supporting Staff have also been recruited on contractual basis. As a result, Services Hospital is now functioning at par with any other teaching institution. The Health Department of the Government of Punjab has appointed a Project Director for SIMS and approved its Project Implementation Unit (PIU). PC-i of SIMS has been approved by planning and Development Department and Construction work is likely to start in the near future. After completion of College building and provision of most modern equipment SIMS will be comparable with any national or international teaching institution. SHIAKH ZAYED MEDICAL COLLEGE RAHIM YAR KHAN In 2003, the Government of Punjab has established a Sheikh Zayed Medical College (SZMC) for undergraduate medical students and attached to Sheikh Zayed Hospital. It was a long standing dream of the people of Southern Punjab and the establishment of SZMC is a great blessing for the people of District Rahim Yar Khan, at the junction of three Provinces. The SZMC is a Tertiary Health Institution striving towards Excellence in Training and Education of Health Professionals and has become a role model of medical education and patient care. According to the requirement of Pakistan Medical Dental Council, Board of Management, SZMC / Sheikh Zayed Hospital, has created posts for teaching and allied staff, authenticated by Finance Department. Teaching posts have been filled with teachers and Professors of the highest rank and contractual recruitment of Assistant Professors of the disciplines is under way. Supporting Staff have also been recruited on contractual basis. As a result, SZMC is now functioning at par with any other teaching institution. With this aim, its first entry landed at Quaid-e-Azam Medical College (QAMC), Bahawalpur in 2003. Sheikh Zayed Medical College Campus was established in the building of Sheikh Zayed Hospital which is now attached with college and started its working in Jan, 2005, where admissions of 2005 reported. Later, second year class was called from QAMC to SZMC in April, 2005. This set up is temporary for almost three years and new campus is proposed to be built at Mehmood Stadium, almost 20 acres (81,000 m2) area, adjacent to Sheikh Zayed Medical Complex. Construction work is likely to start in the near future. After completion of College building and provision of most modern equipments, SZMC will be comparable with any national or international teaching institution. According to the requirement of Pakistan Medical Dental Council, Board of Management, Sheikh Zayed Hospital, has created posts for teaching and allied staff, authenticated by Finance Department. Teaching posts have been filled with teachers and Professors of the highest rank and contractual recruitment of Assistant Professors of the disciplines is under way. Supporting Staff have also been recruited on contractual basis. As a result, SZMC is now functioning at par with any other teaching institution. SARGODHA MEDICAL COLLEGE SARGODHA To develop Human Resources for improvement of hearth status of the people of Sargodha , Sargodha Medical College (SMC) has recently been established as the constituent college of University of Sargodha. It is the first ever public sector Medical College in Punjab established by the University of Sargodha (UOS), a public sector University under an education department. In this regard, this is a unique experiment. Hoping it will stand on the top of the list of medical colleges, helping the suffering mankind. Sargodha Medical College (SMC) has been established recently as a constituent college of University of Sargodha on the directions of the President of Islamic Republic of Pakistan. It is the first ever public sector medical college in the Punjab run by a University of an Education Department. Sargodha Medical College offers a five year degree programme of MBBS. Community Oriented Medical Education (COME) curriculum offered by the college is in Line with the one recommended by Pakistan Medical & Dental Council (PM&DC), Islamabad and University of Health Sciences, Lahore. The construction of new college building is in progress and expected to be completed within next 2 years at Sargodha-Faisalabad Road. Presently, the classes are running in the University Campus at Old Johar Block. The District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital Sargodha has been attached as Teaching Hospital for the clinical training of the students. NAWAZ SHARIF MEDICAL COLLEGE GUJRAT The University of Gujrat, the Rachna College of Engineering and Technology, Gujranwala, and the Gujranwala Campus of University of the Punjab are fulfilling the needs of local population in terms of Social Sciences, Basic Sciences, Computer Sciences, Commerce and Engineering education. However, medical education, though in high demand, is not available in these institutions. Realising the inadequate facilities of medical education and quality health services, the Government of the Punjab took a historic step to revolutionise the health care facilities in Gujrat by establishing the Nawaz Sharif Medical College (NSMC) at the University of Gujrat in September 2008. The following objectives have been set for the NSMC: It will establish a system of medical counselling in wards as well as out patients departments where doctors assisted by clinical psychologists and social workers will address the relatives of the patients about nature of the disease and its prognosis. There will be regular interaction with the public at least twice a week on hygienic living conditions. The doctors and paramedical staff will be trained by and under the direct supervision of highly qualified faculty members through utilising state-of the-art medical equipments and most recently adopted teaching methodologies. To develop a system of interaction with colleges, schools and mosques to bring public awareness about prevention of diseases. To establish research-oriented atmosphere among the doctors not only in modern medical field but also in indigenous medicine. A mandatory system of medical, surgical and administrative audit will be established for ensuring accountability and responsibility on the part of employees, especially medical teachers. By induction of highly qualified medical professionals and modern diagnostic and therapeutic equipments, not only the public of District Gujrat, but also adjoining areas of Gujranwala, Sialkot, Wazirabad, Jhelum, Kharian and Mandi Bahauddin will be facilitated. The introduction of CT scan, MRI facilities, Cardiac Angiography, Cardiac Surgery, etc will provide state-of the-art health care facilities to the public of the area. The College will develop a Health Management Information System and computer networking in the institution. In future, the College will become an institution for post-graduate studies. In near future, College of Dentistry, College of Nursing, School of Physiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine Centre will be set up in Gujrat. The trend to attend the teaching hospital attached to the College will increase after the provision of new medical facilities. Therefore, there is also a need to expand the existing infrastructure of the hospital and equip it with modern medical equipments to facilitate the learners as well as patients of the local area. Finally, the University of Gujrat plans to establish a Research and Development Centre to address the emerging issues through various socio-medical studies by engaging the medical and social sciences faculty/students both from the NSMC and UOG.