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. As of January 2019, there are a total of 114 medical colleges in Pakistan, 44 of which are public and 70 private.[1] 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 Commission and by Higher Education Commission (Pakistan). Entrance into the medical colleges is based on merit under the guidelines of PMC. Both the academic performance at the Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) (grades 11-12) and an entrance test like National Mdcat determine 

eligibility to enter most of the medical colleges.

Admission Process

To get admission into any government or private medical college in Pakistan, the following weightage is considered according to PMDC:[2]

Medical seats
Number of registered medical Seats Allocation (PK)
Province Public Private Total
Azad Kashmir300100400
Balochistan100100200
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa9008501750
Punjab and Islamabad340543007705
Sindh205015003550
Total6850675513,605
Number of registered medical colleges (PK)
Province/Territory Public Private Total
Azad Kashmir314
Balochistan112
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa101020
Punjab and Islamabad194362
Sindh111526
Total4470114

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:

* includes Nutrition, Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Research Methods, Health education, Family Planning, Occupational, Environmental, Preventive and Tropical Medicine.

Assessment methods

Theoretical, practical and clinical knowledge is assessed by one or more of the following methods; multiple choice questions (MCQs), short essay questions (SEQs), short answer questions (SAQs), 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. A mandatory group research project is also to be submitted by the students before the fourth professional examination in the community medicine department. Students are also taught diagnostic imaging and technical report writing in the radiology department.

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: anesthesiology, cardiology, dermatology, general surgery, gynaecology, internal medicine, obstetrics, ophthalmology, orthoptics, orthopedics, otorhinolaryngology, acoustics, 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:

Foundation year

Once the student has graduated after passing his or her final (fourth professional) examination, he or she is eligible to apply for a seat as a house officer in either the attached hospital of the college (usually as a paid employee) or in any other tertiary health care hospital (usually as an unpaid employee or "honorary"). The graduate has to first register (provisional) with and acquire a certificate from PMDC. The house officer has to serve for 12 months (foundation year) at one or more hospitals in four modules; 3 months in internal medicine, 3 months in general surgery, 3 months in medicine allied and 3 months in surgery allied in any order.[3] The graduate can then apply for a medical practice license from PMDC which will allow the medical graduate to work as a registered medical professional anywhere in the country and study for higher specialties/qualifications.

List of Medical Colleges

Public
No. Name of medical College Funding Established Enrollment University City Province IMED profile
1King Edward Medical UniversityPublic1860302KEMULahorePunjab 704080
2Rawalpindi Medical UniversityPublic1974330HEC, PMDCRawalpindiPunjab 704130
3Fatima Jinnah Medical CollegePublic1948300UoPLahorePunjab 704070
4Sargodha Medical CollegePublic2007100UHSSargodhaPunjab 704072
5Allama Iqbal Medical CollegePublic1975301UHSLahorePunjab704135
6Faisalabad Medical UniversityPublic1973250UHSFaisalabadPunjab 704085
7Quaid-e-Azam Medical CollegePublic1970300UHSBahawalpurPunjab 704003
8Nishtar Medical CollegePublic1951290NMUMultanPunjab 704090
9Services Institute of Medical SciencesPublic2003200UHSLahorePunjab 704205
10Army Medical CollegePublic1977200NUMS RawalpindiPunjab 704140
11Nawaz Sharif Medical CollegePublic2008100UHSGujratPunjab 704390
12Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Medical and Dental CollegePublic2009100UHSLahorePunjab 704435
13Federal Medical and Dental CollegePublic2012100SZAMBUIslamabadICT 704345
14Ameer-ud-Din Medical CollegePublic2011100UHSLahorePunjab 704295
15Khawaja Muhammad Safdar Medical CollegePublic2010100UHSSialkotPunjab 704375
16Gujranwala Medical CollegePublic2010100UHSGujranwalaPunjab 704350
17Sahiwal Medical CollegePublic2010100UHSSahiwalPunjab 704420
18Ghazi Khan Medical CollegePublic2010100UHSDera Ghazi KhanPunjab [https://imed.faimer.org/details.asp?country=704&school=&currpage=1&cname=PAKISTAN&city=&region=AS&rname=Asia&mcode=704420&psize=100 704420
21Sheikh Zayed Medical College Public 2003 150 UHS Rahim Yar Khan Punjab not listed


Private
No. Name of medical College Funding Established Enrollment University City Province IMED profile
1 Fazaia Medical College Private 2015 100 AU Islamabad ICT not listed
2FMH College of Medicine and DentistryPrivate2000100UHSLahorePunjab 704010
3Foundation University Medical CollegePrivate2001150FUIRawalpindiPunjab 704015
4Rai Medical CollegePrivate2014100UHSSargodhaPunjab not listed
5Islamic International Medical CollegePrivate1996100RIURawalpindiPunjab 704180
6Lahore Medical and Dental CollegePrivate1997150UHSLahorePunjab 704020
7Shifa College of MedicinePrivate1999100STMUIslamabadICT 704025
8Wah Medical CollegePrivate2002100UHSWahPunjab 704195
9University Medical and Dental College FaisalabadPrivate2003150UHSFaisalabadPunjab 704225
10University College of Medicine and DentistryPrivate2001150UoLLahorePunjab 704220
11Islamabad Medical and Dental CollegePrivate1997100SZABMUIslamabadICT 704235
12Independent Medical College, FaisalabadPrivate2008100UHSFaisalabadPunjab 704360
13Sharif Medical and Dental CollegePrivate2008100UHSLahorePunjab 704430
14Continental Medical CollegePrivate2008100UHSLahorePunjab 704340
15Akhtar Saeed Medical and Dental CollegePrivate2009150UHSLahorePunjab 704280
16Central Park Medical CollegePrivate2008100UHSLahorePunjab 704335
17Multan Medical and Dental CollegePrivate2008100UHSMultanPunjab 704385
18Shalamar Medical and Dental CollegePrivate2010150UHSLahorePunjab 704265
19Avicenna Medical College, LahorePrivate2010100UHSLahorePunjab 704305
20Yusra Medical and Dental CollegePrivate2010100SZABMUIslamabadICT 704440
21Rashid Latif Medical CollegePrivate2010100UHSLahorePunjab 704255
22Islam Medical CollegePrivate2010100UHSSialkotPunjab 704365
23Amna Inayat Medical CollegePrivate2011100UHSSheikhupuraPunjab 704300
24Azra Naheed Medical CollegePrivate2011100SU-LLahorePunjab 704315
25Al-Nafees Medical CollegePrivate2012100IU-HIslamabadICT 704285
26Pak Red Crescent Medical and Dental CollegePrivate2012100UHSLahorePunjab 704400
27Aziz Fatimah Medical and Dental College FaisalabadPrivate2012100UHSFaisalabadPunjab 704310
28Hashmat Medical and Dental College (Admission Stopped and Recommended to Ministry of Health for Closure)Private2011100UHSJalalpure JattanPunjab 704355
29Rawal Institute of Health SciencesPrivate2012100SZABMUIslamabadICT 704410
30Rahbar Medical and Dental CollegePrivate2014100UHSLahorePunjab F0003099
31HBS Medical and Dental CollegePrivate2015100SZABMUIslamabadICT not listed
32HITEC-Institute of Medical SciencesPrivate2016100NUMSTaxilaPunjab not listed
33M. Islam Medical and Dental CollegePrivate2016100UHSGujranwalaPunjabnot listed
34Sahara Medical CollegePrivate2016100UHSNarowalPunjabnot listed
35 Al Aleem Medical College Private 2017 100 UHS Lahore Punjab F0005928
36 ABWA Medical College Private 2017 100 UHS Faisalabad Punjab not listed
No. Name of medical school Funding Established Enrollment University City Province Website IMED profile
1Bakhtawar Amin Medical and Dental CollegePrivate2012--MultanPunjabN/A not listed
2Sarfraz Medical and Dental CollegePrivate2014--Rahim Yar KhanPunjabN/A not listed
3Core Medical and Dental CollegePrivate2014--IslamabadICTN/A not listed
4National Institute of Medical and Social SciencesPrivate2014--IslamabadICTN/A not listed

Public
No. Name of medical school Funding Established Enrollment University City Province IMED profile
1Chandka Medical CollegePublic1973-SMBBMULarkanaSindh 704086
2Dow Medical CollegePublic1945350DUHSKarachiSindh 704060
3Sindh Medical CollegePublic1973350JSMUKarachiSindh 704065
4Karachi Medical and Dental CollegePublic1991250UoKKarachiSindh 704160
5Khairpur Medical CollegePublic2012300PUMHSKhairpurSindh 704162
6Liaquat University of Medical and Health SciencesPublic1951350LUMHSJamshoroSindh 704050
7Peoples University of Medical & Health Sciences for WomenPublic1974250PUMHSWNawabshahSindh 704100
8Dow International Medical CollegePublic2007150DUHSKarachiSindh 704200
9Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical College LyariPublic2011100DUHSKarachiSindh 704425
10Ghulam Muhammad Mahar Medical College SukkurPublic2003100SMBBMUSukkurSindh 704250

Private
No. Name of medical school Funding Established Enrollment University City Province IMED profile
1Aga Khan University Medical CollegePrivate1983100AKUKarachiSindh 704155
2Bilawal Medical CollegePublic2019100BMCHyderabadSindhnot listed
3 Baqai Medical College Private 1988 100 BMU Karachi Sindh 704122
4Faculty of Medicine and Allied Medical Sciences (Isra University)Private1997150IU-HHyderabadSindh 704030
5Hamdard College of Medicine & DentistryPrivate1994100HU-KKarachiSindh 704115
6Jinnah Medical & Dental CollegePrivate1998100UoKKarachiSindh 704035
7Sir Syed College of Medical Sciences for GirlsPrivate1998100UoKKarachiSindh 704045
8Ziauddin Medical CollegePrivate1996150ZUKarachiSindh 704170
9Muhammad Medical CollegePrivate1999100UoSMirpurkhasSindh 704055
10Liaquat National Medical CollegePrivate2007100UoKKarachiSindh 704245
11Bahria University Medical and Dental CollegePrivate2008100BU-IKarachiSindh 704325
12Al-Tibri Medical CollegePrivate2010100IU-HKarachiSindh 704290
13Liaquat College of Medicine and DentistryPrivate2006100UoKKarachiSindh 704260
14United Medical and Dental CollegePrivate2013100JSMU KarachiSindh F0003101
15Indus Medical CollegePrivate2014100UoST.M. KhanSindh not listed
16Karachi Institute of Medical SciencesArmy2016100NUMSKarachiSindh not listed

Public
No. Name of medical school Funding Established Enrollment University City Province IMED profile
1Ayub Medical CollegePublic1979250KMUAbbottabadKhyber Pakhtunkhwa 704150
2Khyber Medical CollegePublic1954291KMUPeshawarKhyber Pakhtunkhwa 704110
3Saidu Medical CollegePublic1998100KMUSwatKhyber Pakhtunkhwa 704185
4Gomal Medical CollegePublic199850KMUD. I. KhanKhyber Pakhtunkhwa 704190
5KMU Institute Of Medical Sciences, KohatPublic2006100KMUKohatKhyber Pakhtunkhwa 704380
6Khyber Girls Medical CollegePublic200450KMUPeshawarKhyber Pakhtunkhwa 704230
7Bacha Khan Medical CollegePublic201050KMUMardanKhyber Pakhtunkhwa 704320
8Bannu Medical CollegePublic2007100KMUBannuKhyber Pakhtunkhwa 704330

Private
No. Name of medical school Funding Established Enrollment University City Province IMED profile
1Frontier Medical CollegePrivate1995100BU-IAbbottabadKhyber Pakhtunkhwa 704175
2Kabir Medical CollegePrivate1995100GUPeshawarKhyber Pakhtunkhwa 704165
3Women Medical CollegePrivate2000100KMUAbbottabadKhyber Pakhtunkhwa 704075
4Peshawar Medical CollegePrivate2005100RIUPeshawarKhyber Pakhtunkhwa 704215
5Abbottabad International Medical CollegePrivate2008100KMUAbbottabadKhyber Pakhtunkhwa 704275
6Jinnah Medical CollegePrivate200950KMUPeshawarKhyber Pakhtunkhwa 704370
7Pak International Medical CollegePrivate2010100KMUPeshawarKhyber Pakhtunkhwa 704395
8Rehman Medical CollegePrivate2010100KMUPeshawarKhyber Pakhtunkhwa 704415
9Al-Razi Medical College (Admission Stopped and Recommended to Ministry of Health for Closure)Private2012100nonePeshawarKhyber Pakhtunkhwa not listed
10 North West School Of Medicine Private 2017 100 KMU - Khyber Pakhtunkhwa not listed

Public
No. Name of medical school Funding Established Enrollment University City Province IMED profile
1Bolan Medical CollegePublic1972-UoBQuettaBalochistan 704125
2Loralai Medical CollegePublic2016-UoBLoralaiBalochistan not listed
3Makran Medical CollegePublic2016-UoBTurbatBalochistan not listed
4Jhalawan Medical CollegePublic2016-UoBKhuzdarBalochistan not listed

Private
No. Name of medical school Funding Established Enrollment University City Province IMED profile
1Quetta Institute of Medical SciencesPrivate2011100NUMSQuettaBalochistan 704405

Public
No. Name of medical school Funding Established Enrollment University City Province IMED profile
1Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Medical CollegePublic2012100UHS LahoreMirpurAJK F0002929
2Azad Jammu Kashmir Medical CollegePublic2012100UHSMuzaffarabadAJK F0002928
3Poonch Medical CollegePublic2013100UHSRawalakotAJK not listed

Private
No. Name of medical school Funding Established Enrollment University City Province IMED profile
1Mohiuddin Islamic Medical CollegePrivate2009100MIUMirpurAJK 704445

Public Health Education

All medical students are taught various aspects of public health such as:

See also

References
  1. "Recognized Medical Colleges in Pakistan".
  2. http://www.pmdc.org.pk/Portals/0/admission%20housejob%20regulations.pdf
  3. "Medical training: New structure for house job introduced - The Express Tribune". 18 June 2011.
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