List of medical schools in Pakistan
In Pakistan, a medical school is more often referred to as a medical college. A medical college is affiliated with a university as a department which usually has a separate campus. Currently, there are a total of 94 medical colleges in Pakistan, 39 of which are public and 55 private. All but two colleges are listed in International Medical Education Directory.
All medical colleges and universities are regulated by the respective provincial department of health. They however have to be recognized after meeting a set criteria by a central regulatory authority called Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC). Entrance into the medical colleges is based on merit under the guidelines of PMDC. Both the academic performance at the HSC (grades 11-12) and an entrance test like MCAT are taken into consideration for the eligibility to enter most of the medical colleges.
Medical seats
Province | Public | Private | Total |
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Azad Kashmir | 300 | 100 | 400 |
Balochistan | 100 | 100 | 200 |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 900 | 850 | 1750 |
Punjab and Islamabad | 3400 | 3500 | 6900 |
Sindh | 2050 | 1500 | 3550 |
Total | 6750 | 6050 | 12800 |
Province/Territory | Public | Private | Total |
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Azad Kashmir | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Balochistan | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 8 | 9 | 17 |
Punjab and Islamabad | 18 | 32 | 50 |
Sindh | 9 | 14 | 23 |
Total | 39 | 55 | 96 |
Curriculum
After successfully completing five years of theoretical and practical (clinical) training in the medical college and affiliated teaching hospitals the graduates are awarded a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree. The graduates are then eligible to apply for a medical license from the PMDC. The curriculum for all colleges, irrespective of their regional location and university affiliation, is designed by PMDC. The curriculum spans a term of five years or seasons (four professional years).
- First year (first professional year - part 1)
- Second year (first professional year - part 2)
- Third year (second professional year)
- Fourth year (third professional year)
- Fifth/final year (fourth professional year)
Main courses of the curriculum, respective of the academic year they are examined in, are as follows:
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Theoretical, practical and clinical knowledge is assessed by one or more of the following methods; multiple choice questions (MCQs), short essay questions (SEQs), laboratory skills, viva voce, and objective structured clinical examination (OSCE). Required laboratory training is provided in biochemistry, histology, physiology, pharmacology, toxicology, pathology including hematology, immunology and microbiology. Teaching in gross anatomy is assisted by exploratory dissection of cadavers.
Clinical training and evaluation sessions (or clerkship) at the affiliated teaching hospitals is also compulsory for all medical students, especially in their second, third and fourth (final) professional years. These include observation, assisting and practice in various emergency, outpatient, inpatient and operative settings in the following rotating disciplines: dermatology, general surgery, gynecology, internal medicine, obstetrics, ophthalmology including orthoptics, orthopedics, otorhinolaryngology, pediatrics, psychiatry, radiology and urology.
Visits to various locations for the purposes of training and understanding of social, legal, communal and preventive aspects of health are also conducted if possible, such as:
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List of medical colleges
- Unrecognized/Newly Established Private Colleges
No. | Name of medical school | Funding | Established | Enrollment | University | City | Province | Website | IMED profile |
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1 | Bakhtawar Amin Medical and Dental College | Private | 2012 | - | - | Multan | Punjab | N/A | N/A |
2 | Sarfraz Medical and Dental College | Private | 2014 | - | - | Rahim Yar Khan | Punjab | N/A | N/A |
3 | Core Medical and Dental College | Private | 2014 | - | - | Islamabad | Islamabad | N/A | N/A |
4 | National Institute of Medical and Social Sciences | Private | 2014 | - | - | Islamabad | Islamabad | N/A | N/A |
Sindh
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No. | Name of medical school | Funding | Established | Enrollment | University | City | Province | Website | IMED profile |
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49 | Chandka Medical College | Public | 1973 | - | SMBBMU | Larkana | Sindh | SMBBMU | 704086 | |
50 | Dow Medical College | Public | 1945 | 350 | DUHS | Karachi | Sindh | DUHS | 704060 | |
51 | Sindh Medical College | Public | 1973 | 350 | JSMU | Karachi | Sindh | JSMU | 704065 | |
52 | Karachi Medical and Dental College | Public | 1991 | 250 | UoK | Karachi | Sindh | KMDC | 704160 | |
53 | Khairpur Medical College | Public | 2012 | 100 | PUMHS | Khairour mirs | Sindh | KMC | 704162 | |
54 | Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences | Public | 1951 | 350 | LUMHS | Jamshoro | Sindh | LUMHS | 704050 | |
55 | Peoples University of Medical & Health Sciences for Women | Public | 1974 | 250 | PUMHSW | Nawabshah | Sindh | PUMHS | 704100 | |
56 | Dow International Medical College | Public | 2007 | 150 | DUHS | Karachi | Sindh | DIMC | 704200 | |
57 | Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical College Lyari | Public | 2011 | 100 | DUHS | Karachi | Sindh | SMBBMCL | 704425 | |
58 | Ghulam Muhammad Mahar Medical College Sukkur | Public | 2003 | 100 | SMBBMU | Sukkur | Sindh | GMMMC | 704250 | |
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No. | Name of medical school | Funding | Established | Enrollment | University | City | Province | Website | IMED profile |
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58 | Aga Khan University Medical College | Private | 1983 | 100 | AKU | Karachi | Sindh | aku.edu | 704155 | |
59 | Baqai Medical College | Private | 1988 | 100 | BMU | Karachi | Sindh | baqai.edu.pk | 704122 | |
60 | Faculty of Medicine and Allied Medical Sciences (Isra University) | Private | 1997 | 100 | IU-H | Hyderabad | Sindh | isra.edu.pk | 704030 | |
61 | Hamdard College of Medicine & Dentistry | Private | 1994 | 100 | HU-K | Karachi | Sindh | hamdard.edu.pk | 704115 | |
62 | Jinnah Medical & Dental College | Private | 1998 | 100 | UoK | Karachi | Sindh | jmc.edu.pk | 704035 | |
63 | Sir Syed College of Medical Sciences for Girls | Private | 1998 | 100 | UoK | Karachi | Sindh | sscms.edu.pk | 704045 | |
64 | Ziauddin Medical College | Private | 1996 | 150 | ZU | Karachi | Sindh | zu.edu.pk | 704170 | |
65 | Muhammad Medical College | Private | 1999 | 100 | UoS | Mirpurkhas | Sindh | mmc.edu.pk | 704055 | |
66 | Liaquat National Medical College | Private | 2007 | 100 | UoK | Karachi | Sindh | lnh.edu.pk | 704245 | |
67 | Bahria University Medical and Dental College | Private | 2008 | 100 | BU-I | Karachi | Sindh | bahria.edu.pk | 704325 | |
68 | Al-Tibri Medical College | Private | 2010 | 100 | IU-H | Karachi | Sindh | isra.edu.pk | 704290 | |
69 | Liaquat College of Medicine and Dentistry | Private | 2006 | 100 | UoK | Karachi | Sindh | lcmd.edu.pk | 704260 | |
70 | United Medical and Dental College | Private | 2013 | 100 | UoK | Karachi | Sindh | umdc.edu.pk | 0003101 | |
71 | Indus Medical College | Private | 2014 | 100 | UoS | Tando Muhammad Khan | Sindh | indusinternational.edu.pk | not listed | |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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No. | Name of medical school | Funding | Established | Enrollment | University | City | Province | Website | IMED profile |
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72 | Ayub Medical College | Public | 1979 | 200 | KMU | Abbottabad | KP | ayubmed.edu.pk | 704150 | |
73 | Khyber Medical College | Public | 1954 | 250 | KMU | Peshawar | KP | kmc.edu.pk | 704110 | |
74 | Saidu Medical College | Public | 1998 | 100 | KMU | Swat | KP | smcswat.edu.pk | 704185 | |
75 | Gomal Medical College | Public | 1998 | 50 | KMU | D. I. Khan | KP | gmcdikhan.edu.pk | 704190 | |
76 | KMU Institute Of Medical Sciences, Kohat | Public | 2006 | 50 | KMU | Kohat | KP | kmu.edu.pk/kims | 704380 | |
77 | Khyber Girls Medical College | Public | 2004 | 50 | KMU | Peshawar | KP | kgmc.edu.pk | 704230 | |
78 | Bacha Khan Medical College | Public | 2010 | 50 | KMU | Mardan | KP | bkmc.edu.pk | 704320 | |
79 | Bannu Medical College | Public | 2007 | 100 | KMU | Bannu | KP | bmcbannu.edu.pk | 704330 | |
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No. | Name of medical school | Funding | Established | Enrollment | University | City | Province | Website | IMED profile |
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80 | Frontier Medical College | Private | 1996 | 100 | BU-I | Abbottabad | KP | fmc.edu.pk | 704175 | |
81 | Kabir Medical College | Private | 1995 | 100 | GU | Peshawar | KP | gandhara.edu.pk | 704165 | |
82 | Women Medical College | Private | 2000 | 100 | KMU | Abbottabad | KP | wmc.edu.pk | 704075 | |
83 | Peshawar Medical College | Private | 2005 | 100 | RIU | Peshawar | KP | prime.edu.pk | 704215 | |
84 | Abbottabad International Medical College | Private | 2008 | 100 | KMU | Abbottabad | KP | aimca.edu.pk | 704275 | |
85 | Jinnah Medical College | Private | 2009 | 50 | KMU | Peshawar | KP | jmcp.edu.pk | 704370 | |
86 | Pak International Medical College | Private | 2010 | 100 | KMU | Peshawar | KP | pimc.edu.pk | 704395 | |
87 | Rehman Medical College | Private | 2010 | 100 | KMU | Peshawar | KP | rmi.edu.pk | 704415 | |
88 | Al-Razi Medical College (Admission Stopped and Recommended to Ministry of Health for Closure) | Private | 2012 | 100 | none | Peshawar | KP | alrazimedicalcollege.com.pk | not listed | |
Balochistan
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No. | Name of medical school | Funding | Established | Enrollment | University | City | Province | Website | IMED profile |
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89 | Bolan Medical College | Public | 1972 | - | UoB | Quetta | Balochistan | bmc.edu.pk | 704125 | |
90 | Loralai Medical College | Public | 2016 | - | UoB | Loralai | Balochistan | bmc.edu.pk | ||
91 | Makran Medical College | Public | 2016 | - | UoB | Turbat | Balochistan | |||
92 | Jhalawan Medical College | Public | 2016 | - | UoB | Khuzdar | Balochistan |
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No. | Name of medical school | Funding | Established | Enrollment | University | City | Province | Website | IMED profile |
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92 | Quetta Institute of Medical Sciences | Private | 2011 | 100 | UoB | Quetta | Balochistan | qims.edu.pk | 704405 | |
AJK
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No. | Name of medical school | Funding | Established | Enrollment | University | City | Province | Website | IMED profile |
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91 | Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Medical College | Public | 2012 | 100 | AJKU | Mirpur | AJK | mbbsmc.edu.pk | F0002929 | |
92 | Azad Jammu Kashmir Medical College | Public | 2012 | 100 | AJKU | Muzaffarabad | AJK | ajkmc.edu.pk | F0002928 | |
93 | Poonch Medical College | Public | 2013 | 100 | AJKU | Poonch | Azad Kashmir | none | Not Listed | |
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No. | Name of medical school | Funding | Established | Enrollment | University | City | Province | Website | IMED profile |
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94 | Mohiuddin Islamic Medical College | Private | 2009 | 100 | MIU | Mirpur | AJK | mimc.edu.pk | 704445 | |
See also
- Medical school
- List of medical schools
- List of medical organizations in Pakistan
- Pakistan Medical and Dental Council
References
External links
{{Medical schools in Pakistan}}