List of medical schools in Pakistan explained

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. As per Pakistan Medical Commission 2021 database, there are 176 medical colleges in Pakistan (Medical and Dental Colleges). About 45 medical colleges are public sector medical colleges, and 72 are private sector medical colleges. In addition, there are 17 Public Dental Colleges and 42 Private Dental Colleges.[2]

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 NMDCAT determine eligibility to enter most of the medical colleges.

Admission process

To get admission into any government medical college, the weightage is determined by the provincial or federal government. A minimum weightage of 50% should be given to the NMDCAT. [3] In order to get admission into any private medical college, the following weightage is used:[3] [4] [5]

The minimum requirements are:[4]

The Pakistani government exerts tight control over the available number of open medical school seats in both private and public colleges. The regulation forbids all colleges from admitting any student over the allocated maximum seats for the college under any circumstances. [3]

Medical seats

Number of registered medical Seats Allocation (PK)! Province! Public! Private! Total
330 100 430
320 100 420
1435 1050 2485
4200 4900 8680
2400 1850 4250
Total 8265 8000 16265
Number of registered medical colleges (PK)! Province/Territory! Public! Private! Total
3 1 4
1 1 2
10 10 20
19 43 62
12 17 29
Total 45 72 117

Punjab

Public

[6]

No.Name of medical collegeFundingEstablishedEnrollmentUniversityCityProvinceWDOMS profileECFMG eligible graduates
1King Edward Medical UniversityPublic 1860 350 UHSLahorePunjabF00012901953–current
2Rawalpindi Medical UniversityPublic 1974 350 UHSRawalpindiPunjabF00001511979–current
3Fatima Jinnah Medical CollegePublic 1948 300 UoPLahorePunjabF00001991953–current
4Nishtar Medical University Public 1951 300 UHSMultanPunjabF00015351953–current
5Allama Iqbal Medical CollegePublic 1975 325 F00002031975–current
6Public2009100UHSPunjabF000025672010-Current
7Faisalabad Medical University also known as Punjab Medical CollegePublic 1973 300 UHSFaisalabadPunjabF00008631977–current
8Quaid-e-Azam Medical CollegePublic 1970 325 UHSBahawalpurPunjabF00018591971–current
9Services Institute of Medical SciencesPublic 2003 220 UHSLahorePunjabF00019982004–current
10Army Medical CollegePublic 1977 204 RawalpindiPunjabF00002041981–current
11Nawaz Sharif Medical CollegePublic 2008 61 UHS UOGGujratPunjabF00025662009–current
12Sargodha Medical CollegePublic 2007 120 UHSSargodhaPunjabF00024562010–current
13Federal Medical and Dental CollegePublic 2012 100 SZAMBUIslamabadICTF00026752012–current
14Ameer-ud-Din Medical CollegePublic 2011 110 UHSLahorePunjabF00026772011–current
15Khawaja Muhammad Safdar Medical CollegePublic 2010 120 UHSSialkotPunjabF00026782011–current
16Gujranwala Medical CollegePublic 2010 120 UHSGujranwalaPunjabF00026792011–current
17Sahiwal Medical CollegePublic 2010 120 UHSSahiwalPunjabF00026802011–current
18Ghazi Khan Medical CollegePublic 2010 120 UHSDera Ghazi KhanPunjabF00040472016–current
19Sheikh Zayed Medical CollegePublic2003160UHSRahim Yar KhanPunjabF00020632005–current

Private

[7]

No.Name of medical CollegeFundingEstablishedEnrollmentUniversityCityProvinceWDOMS profileECFMG eligible graduates
1Private 2000 100 PunjabF00005822001–current
2Private 2001 150 F00005832002–current
3Rai Medical College Private 2014 100 F00031002015–current
4Private 1996 100 PunjabF00001831998–current
5Private 1997 150 F00005842002–current
6Private 1999 100 ICTF00005852002–current
7Private 2002 100 F00020302007–current
8Private 2003 150 PunjabF00021112003–current
9Private 2001 150 F00019692001-current
10Private 1997 100 ICTF00020541997–current
11Private 2008 100 F00024572008-current
12Private 2008 100 PunjabF00025682008–current
13Private 2008 100 PunjabF00025692008–current
14Private 2009 150 PunjabF00025702009–current
15Private 2008 100 F00025712009–current
16Private 2008 150 F00025722009–current
17Private 2010 150 PunjabF00024542010–current
18Private 2010 150 PunjabF00024532010–current
19Shahida Islam Medical CollegePrivate 2016 100 F0005086not eligible
20Private 2010 150 PunjabF00023922010–current
21Private 2010 150 PunjabF00025732010–current
22Private 2011 100 PunjabF00025742011–current
23Private 2011 150 PunjabF00025752011–current
24Al-Nafees Medical College Private 2012 100 ICTF00026822012–current
25Private 2012 100 F00026762017–2018
26Private 2012 100 F00026842012–current
27Hashmat Medical and Dental College (Admission Stopped and Recommended to Ministry of Health for Closure) Private 2011 100 F00026832011–2014
28Rawal Institute of Health Sciences Private 2012 100 ICTF00026812012–current
29Rahbar Medical and Dental College Private 2014 100 F00030992020–current
30HBS Medical and Dental College Private 2015 100 ICTF00040502020–current
31Private 2016 100 F0005931not eligible
32M. Islam Medical and Dental College Private 2016 100 F0005933not eligible
33Private 2016 100 F0005936not eligible
34Al Aleem Medical CollegePrivate2017100UHSLahorePunjabF0005928not eligible
35ABWA Medical CollegePrivate2017100UHSFaisalabadPunjabF0007213not eligible
36Niazi Medical and Dental CollegePrivate2018100UHSSargodhaPunjabnot listednot eligible
37Bakhtawar Amin Medical and Dental College Private 2012 100 F00059292021–current
38Sialkot Medical CollegePrivate 2015 100 F00040522020 - Current
39CMH Kharian Medical College Private 2018 100Kharian Cantt PunjabF0005930not eligible
40CMH Institute of Medical Sciences Private 100 BahawalpurF0007211not eligible
41CMH Lahore Medical College Private 2006 150 PunjabF0002055not eligible
42CMH Multan Institute of Medical Sciences (CIMS) Private 2015 150 Multan CanttF00040462020 - Current
43Watim Medical CollegePrivate 100 not listednot eligible

Sindh

Public

[6]

No.Name of medical schoolFundingEstablishedEnrollmentUniversityCityProvinceWDOMS profileECFMG eligible graduates
1Public 1945 350 F00012881953–current
2Public 1973 250 SindhF00002001979–current
3Public 1973 350 F00012891979–current
4Public 1991 250 F00010001997–current
5Public 2012 100 Sindhnot listednot eligible
6Public 1881 350 SindhF00018931953–current
7Public 1974 250 SindhF00012911979–current
8Public 2007 150 F00023692007–current
9Public 2011 50 SindhF00026852011–current
10Public 2003 100 F00023912008–current
11Bilawal Medical CollegePublic 2019 100 BMC F00072622019-current
12Gambat Medical CollegePublic 100 Gambat-Khairpur Mirs listednot eligible

Private

[7]

No.Name of medical schoolFundingEstablishedEnrollmentUniversityCityProvinceWDOMS profileECFMG eligible graduates
1Aga Khan University Medical College Private 1983 100 F00001521985–current
2Baqai Medical CollegePrivate1988100BMUKarachiSindhF00012921993–current
3Private 1997 150 SindhF0000586 2002–current
4Private 1994 100 SindhF00010851999–current
5Private 1998 100 F00005872002–current
6Sir Syed College of Medical Sciences for Girls Private 1998 100 F00005882002–current
7Private 1996 150 F00013711996–current
8Private 1999 100 SindhF00005892003–current
9Private 2007 100 F00021622007–current
10Bahria University Medical and Dental College Private 2008 150 F00025762009–current
11Private 2010 100 SindhF00025772010–current
12Liaquat College of Medicine and Dentistry Private 2006 100 F00024182006–current
13Private 2013 100 JSMUF00031012013–current
14Indus Medical College Private 2014 100 F0004051not eligible
15Karachi Institute of Medical SciencesArmy2016100NUMSKarachiSindhF0005932not eligible
16Fazaia Ruth Pfau Medical CollegePrivate2019100Air University (Pakistan Air Force)SindhF0007215not eligible
17Suleman Roshan Medical CollegePrivate 100 Tando Adamnot listednot eligible

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK)

Public

[6]

No.Name of medical schoolFundingEstablishedEnrollmentUniversityCityProvinceWDOMS profileECFMG eligible graduates
1Public 1954 275 Khyber PakhtunkhwaF00010831957–current
2Public 1979 270 Khyber PakhtunkhwaF00002061982–current
3Public 1998 115 Khyber PakhtunkhwaF00022452004–current
4Public 1998 115 Khyber PakhtunkhwaF00022741998–current
5Public 2004 150 Khyber PakhtunkhwaF00021122004–current
6Public 2006 115 Khyber PakhtunkhwaF00024582009–current
7Public 2007 110 Khyber PakhtunkhwaF00026862011–current
8Public 2010 100 Khyber PakhtunkhwaF00025782011–current
9Public 2014 70 Khyber PakhtunkhwaF00072632018–current
10Nowshera Medical CollegePublic 2017 115 Khyber PakhtunkhwaF0005935not eligible

Private

[7]

No.Name of medical schoolFundingEstablishedEnrollmentUniversityCityProvinceWDOMS profileECFMG eligible graduates
1Frontier Medical College Private 1995 100 Khyber PakhtunkhwaF00016441998–current
2[abir Medical College || Private || 1995 || 100 || [[Gandhara University|GU]] || Peshawar || Khyber Pakhtunkhwa| F0001154|1997–current|-|3|| Women Medical College || Private || 2000 || 100 || KMU || Abbottabad || Khyber Pakhtunkhwa| F0000590|2003–current|-|4|| Peshawar Medical College || Private || 2005 || 150 || RIU || Peshawar || Khyber Pakhtunkhwa| F0002070|2005–current|-|5|| Abbottabad International Medical College || Private || 2008 || 100 || KMU || Abbottabad || Khyber Pakhtunkhwa| F0002459|2008–2018|-|6|| Swat Medical College|| Private || || 100 || KMU || Swat || Khyber Pakhtunkhwa| not listed|not eligible|-|7|| Pak International Medical College || Private || 2010 || 100 || KMU || Peshawar || Khyber Pakhtunkhwa| F0002580|2010–current|-|8|| Rehman Medical College || Private || 2010 || 100 || KMU || Peshawar || Khyber Pakhtunkhwa| F0002581|2010–current|-|9|| Muhammad College of Medicine (Former Al-Razi Medical College) || Private || 2012 || 100 || none || Peshawar || Khyber Pakhtunkhwa| not listed| not eligible|-|10|North West School Of Medicine|Private|2017|100|KMU|Peshawar|Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|F0005934 |2022–current|}

Balochistan

Public

No.Name of medical schoolFundingEstablishedEnrollmentUniversityCityProvinceWDOMS profileECFMG eligibility
1Public 1972 320F00002021978–current
2Loralai Medical College Public 2016 Not accredited by PMC Balochistannot listednot eligible
3Public 2016 Not accredited by PMC not listednot eligible
4Public 2016 Not accredited by PMC F00025262013–current

Private

Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK)

Public

No.Name of medical schoolFundingEstablishedEnrollmentUniversityCityProvince WDOMS profileECFMG eligible graduates
1Public 2012 110 UHS AJKF00029282022-current
2Public 2012 110 UHS LahoreF00029292012–current
3Public 2013 110 UHS F00031022022-current

Private

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 PMC. The curriculum for all colleges, irrespective of their regional location and university affiliation, is designed by PMC. 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:

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:

  • Community Medicine
    • Basic Health Unit (BHU)
    • Dog bite center
    • Factory or industrial unit
    • Hospital waste disposal site
    • Maternal and Child Health Center (MCHC)
    • Orphanage
    • Primary school
    • Rehabilitation center
    • Retirement home
    • Rural Health Center (RHC)
    • Special education institute
    • Vaccination center
    • Water purification plant
  • Dermatology
    • Skin laser clinic
    • Venereal disease control center
  • Legal and Forensics Medicine
    • Autopsy rooms
    • Courtrooms
    • Site of exhumation
  • Internal Medicine
    • Cancer research center
    • Diabetes clinic
    • Emergency room
    • Intensive care unit
  • Obstetrics
    • Abortion clinic
    • Labor room
  • Ophthalmology
    • Eye laser clinic
    • Orthoptics clinic
  • Otorhinolaryngology
    • Acoustics laboratory
    • Hearing aid center
    • Speech therapy clinic
  • Pathology
    • Pathology museum
  • Psychiatry
    • Mental asylum
  • Surgery
    • Burns unit
    • Orthotic prosthetic center

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.[8] 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.

  • Internal medicine (3 months) – compulsory module
  • Medicine allied (3 months) – options include:
    • Cardiology
    • Dermatology
    • Endocrinology
    • Gastroenterology
    • Hematology
    • Nephrology
    • Neurology
    • Oncology
    • Pathology
    • Pediatric medicine
    • Psychiatry
    • Pulmonology (chest medicine)
    • Rheumatology
  • General surgery (3 months) – compulsory module
  • Surgery allied (3 months) – options include:
    • Anesthesiology and intensive care medicine
    • Cardiovascular surgery
    • ENT, head and neck surgery
    • Gynecology and Obstetrics
    • Neurosurgery
    • Ophthalmology
    • Orthopedics
    • Plastic and reconstructive surgery
    • Pediatric surgery
    • Radiology and radiosurgery
    • Thoracic surgery
    • Urology

Public health education

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

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Recognized Medical Colleges in Pakistan.
  2. Web site: List of Medical Colleges in Pakistan 2021.
  3. Web site: Admission Regulations 2020-2021. 9 May 2021. 28 December 2020.
  4. Web site: PMC details admission criteria for private medical, dental colleges. Geo News. Cecilia Capuzzi Simon. 22 December 2020. 9 May 2021.
  5. Web site: PMC Announces Admission Criteria for Private Medical & Dental Colleges. 9 May 2021. propakistani.pk.
  6. Web site: Public Medical Colleges. Pakistani Medical Commission. 9 May 2021.
  7. Web site: Private Medical Colleges. Pakistan Medical Commission. 2020. 9 May 2021.
  8. Web site: Medical training: New structure for house job introduced - The Express Tribune. 18 June 2011.

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