Khyber Medical College

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Khyber Medical College
File:Khyber-Medical-College.jpg
MottoService to Humanity
TypePublic
Established1954; 69 years ago (1954)
DeanProfessor Dr Mehmood Aurangzeb [1]
Administrative staff
707
Students1500
Location
Peshawar, Pakhtunkhwa
,
Pakistan
CampusUrban
ColorsCrimson and White    
AffiliationsPakistan Medical and Dental Council; Khyber Medical University;World Health Organization; College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan
Websitewww.kmc.edu.pk

Khyber Medical College (Urdu: کالج طبی خیبر, abbreviated as KMC) was established in 1954, is a public sector medical college located in Peshawar. Khyber Medical College is the oldest medical college of the province, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and is considered as one of the most prestigious medical college of Pakistan.

The entire process of admissions to all the public sector medical and dental colleges of the province and FATA is managed by the Directorate of Admission in Khyber Medical College. Beside undergraduate medical education, the college offers teaching and research facilities to the postgraduate students, i.e., M. Phil, in all basic Medical Sciences, FCPS in Clinical as well as basic medical sciences, and minor diplomas in many specialties[2] It is one of the several medical schools affiliated with Khyber Medical University and is recognized by PMDC. [3][4]

History

Khyber Medical College, which is situated at the doorstep of university of Peshawar, occupies in the site of ancient Buddhist academy. In 1954, the foundation stone of Khyber Medical College, as faculty of Medicine, of Peshawar University, was laid by the then Governor General of Pakistan, Mr. Ghulam Muhammad. The College started functioning in 1955 with enrollment of fifty students with meager facilities. It remained under the administrative control of health department after parting way from Peshawar University in 1975. Presently, the college and hospital has been given administrative and financial autonomy by the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and is working under the institutional management committee, headed by Chief Executive.[5]

Admissions

Khyber Medical College enrolls 287 students yearly.[6]

Departments

Library

Khyber Medical College library was established in September 1955 and has a total of 35,300/- volumes of current Medical books and more than 8,000 bound volumes of journals.

Library is split into three portions, i.e. a lending part for students, a reference part for teachers and a part containing periodicals.[7]

Accommodations

Khyber Medical College has separate hostels for boys & girls in the premises of Peshawar University campus. For boys there are three hostels:

  • Qasim Hall
  • Razi Hall
  • Cenna Hall

Attached hospitals

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.kmc.edu.pk/message_new.php[dead link]
  2. ^ http://www.kgmc.edu.pk/sites/default/files/downloads/Prospectus.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ "WHO | Members and Partners".
  4. ^ "WHO | Khyber Medical University".
  5. ^ http://www.kmc.edu.pk/about.php[dead link]
  6. ^ http://www.kmc.edu.pk/about.php[dead link]
  7. ^ http://www.kmc.edu.pk/library.php[dead link]
  8. ^ "Professional Roles | Dr. Sania Nishtar".
  9. ^ "Welcome to the Website of Provincial Assembly of Sindh".

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