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. There are several universities with their own medical colleges. There are almost equal number of government and private medical colleges and universities, with their number exceeding 50.

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 in to 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.

After successfully completing five years of academic and 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. A house job of one year duration is mandatory in a teaching hospital after completing five years of academic and clinical training in the medical college.

List of medical colleges

This is a list of medical schools in Pakistan.

Name of institution	Funding	Established	District	Province/Territory	Website
Abbottabad International Medical College	Private	1994	Abbottabad District	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	[1]
Aga Khan University, Medical College	Private	1983	Karachi District	Sindh	[2]
Akhtar Saeed Medical and Dental College	Private	2008	Lahore District	Punjab	[3]
Al-Tibri Medical College	Private	2010	Karachi District	Sindh	[4]
Allama Iqbal Medical College	Public	1975	Lahore District	Punjab	[5]
Amina Inayat Medical College	Private	?	Sheikhupura District	Punjab	[6]
Army Medical College	Military	1977	Rawalpindi District	Punjab	[7]
Avicenna Medical College	Private	?	Lahore District	Punjab	[8]
Ayub Medical College	Public	1979	Abbottabad District	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	[9]
Bacha Khan Medical College	Public	2009	Mardan District	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	[10]
Bahria University Medical and Dental College	Private	2009	Karachi District	Sindh	[11]
Baqai Medical University	Private	1989	Karachi District	Sindh	[12]
Bolan Medical College	Public	1972	Quetta District	Balochistan	[13]
Central Park Medical College	Private	2008	Lahore District	Punjab	[14]
Chandka Medical College	Public	1973	Larkana District	Sindh	[15]
CMH Lahore Medical And Dental College	Military	2006	Lahore District	Punjab	[16]
Continental Medical College	Private	2007	Lahore District	Punjab	[17]
Dow International Medical College	Public	2007	Karachi District	Sindh	[18]
Dow Medical College	Public	1941	Karachi District	Sindh	[19]
Fatima Jinnah Medical College	Public	1948	Lahore District	Punjab	[20]
FMH College of Medicine and Dentistry	Private	2000	Lahore District	Punjab	[21]
Foundation University Medical College	Private	2000	Rawalpindi District	Punjab	[22]
Frontier Medical College	Private	1995	Abbottabad District	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	[23]
Ghulam Muhammad Mahar Medical College	Public	2003	Sukkur District	Sindh	[24]
Gomal Medical College	Public	1998	Dera Ismail Khan District	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	[25]
Hamdard College of Medicine and Dentistry	Private	1994	Karachi District	Sindh	[26]
Independent Medical College	Private	2000	Faisalabad District	Punjab	[27]
Islamabad Medical and Dental College	Private	2000	Islamabad District	Capital Territory	[28]
Islam Medical College	Private	2010	Sialkot District	Punjab	[29]
Islamic International Medical College	Private	1995	Islamabad District	Capital Territory	[30]
Isra University (Faculty of Medicine and Allied Medical Sciences)	Private	?	Hyderabad District	Sindh	[31]
Jinnah Medical and Dental College	Private	1998	Karachi District	Sindh	[32]
Jinnah Medical College	Private	?	Peshawar District	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	[33]
Kabir Medical College	Private	1995	Peshawar District	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	[34]
Karachi Medical and Dental College	Public	1991	Karachi District	Sindh	[35]
Khyber Girls Medical College	Public	2004	Peshawar District	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	[36]
Khyber Medical College	Public	1954	Peshawar District	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	[37]
King Edward Medical University	Public	1860	Lahore District	Punjab	[38]
KUST Institute of Medical Sciences	Public	?	Kohat District	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	[39]
Lahore Medical and Dental College	Private	1998	Lahore District	Punjab	[40]
Liaquat College of Medicine and Dentistry	Private	?	Karachi District	Sindh	[41]
Liaquat National Medical College	Private	1978	Karachi District	Sindh	[42]
Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences	Public	1881	Jamshoro District	Sindh	[43]
Mohiuddin Islamic Medical College	Private	2000	Mirpur District	Azad Kashmir	[44]
Muhammad Medical College	Private	2000	Mirpurkhas District	Sindh	[45]
Multan Medical and Dental College	Private	?	Multan District	Punjab	[46]
Nawaz Sharif Medical College	Public	2008	Gujrat District	Punjab	[47]
Nishtar Medical College	Public	1951	Multan District	Punjab	[48]
Peoples Medical College, Nawabshah	Public	1974	Nawabshah District	Sindh	[49]
Peshawar Medical College	Private	2005	Peshawar District	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	[50]
Punjab Medical College	Public	1973	Faisalabad District	Punjab	[51]
Quaid-e-Azam Medical College	Public	1971	Bahawalpur District	Punjab
Rashid Latif Medical College	Private	2010	Lahore District	Punjab	[52]
Rawalpindi Medical College	Public	1974	Rawalpindi District	Punjab	[53]
Razi Institute of Medical Sciences	Private	2002	Peshawar District	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Rehman Medical College	Private	2010	Peshawar District	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	[54]
Saidu Medical College	Public	1998	Swat District	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	[55]
Sahiwal Medical College, Sahiwal	Public	2010	Sahiwal District	Punjab
Sargodha Medical College	Public	2006	Sargodha District	Punjab	[56]
Services Institute of Medical Sciences	Public	2003	Lahore District	Punjab	[57]
Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Medical and Dental College	Public	1986	Lahore District	Punjab	[58]
Shaikh Zayed Medical College	Public	2003	Rahim Yar Khan District	Punjab	[59]
Shalamar Medical and Dental College	Private	2009	Lahore District	Punjab	[60]
Sharif Medical and Dental College	Private	2007	Lahore District	Punjab	[61]
Shifa College of Medicine	Private	1999	Islamabad District	Capital Territory	[62]
Sindh Medical College	Public	1973	Karachi District	Sindh	[63]
Sir Syed College of Medical Sciences	Private	?	Karachi District	Sindh	[64]
University College of Medicine and Dentistry	Private	1999	Lahore District	Punjab	[65]
University Medical and Dental College	Private	2003	Faisalabad District	Punjab	[66]
Wah Medical College	Private	2002	Attock District	Punjab	[67]
Women Medical College	Private	2000	Abbottabad District	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	[68]
Yusra Medical and Dental College	Private	?	Islamabad District	Capital Territory	[69]
Ziauddin Medical University	Private	1995	Karachi District	Sindh	[70]

Other

• Dera Ghazi Khan Medical College, Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab - Public - established in 2010
• Gujranwala Medical College, Gujranwala, Punjab - Public - established in 2010
• Sahiwal Medical College, Sahiwal, Punjab - Public - established in 2010
• Sialkot Medical College, Sialkot, Punjab - Public - established in 2010

• Muzaffarabad Medical College - Muzaffarabad District, Azad Kashmir - under construction
• Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University - Larkana District, Sindh - established in 2008 - Website

See also

• Medical school
  • List of medical schools
• List of medical organizations in Pakistan
  • Pakistan Medical and Dental Council
• Lists of educational institutions in Pakistan
  • Engineering universities in Pakistan
• University of Health Sciences, Lahore

References

• PMDC - List of registered medical colleges

External links

• Pakistan Medical and Dental Council official site