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. 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]

  • 65% or above in F-SC /HSSC or A-Levels equivalent IBCC certificate.
  • 55% or above in NMDCAT for admission in Medical Colleges and 45% or above for Dental Colleges.

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)[6] [7]
Province Public Private Total
Azad Kashmir330100430
Balochistan320100420
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa143510502485
Punjab and Islamabad420049008680
Sindh240018504250
Total8265800016265
Number of registered medical colleges (PK)[6] [7]
Province/Territory Public Private Total
Azad Kashmir314
Balochistan112
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa101020
Punjab and Islamabad194362
Sindh121729
Total4572117

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:

* 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.[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.

List of medical college

Public

[6]

No. Name of medical college Funding Established Enrollment University City Province WDOMS profile ECFMG eligible graduates
1King Edward Medical UniversityPublic1860350UHSLahorePunjab F0001290 1953–current
2Rawalpindi Medical UniversityPublic1974350UHSRawalpindiPunjab F0000151 1979–current
3Fatima Jinnah Medical CollegePublic1948300UoPLahorePunjab F0000199 1953–current
4Nishtar Medical University Public1951300UHSMultanPunjab F0001535 1953–current
5Allama Iqbal Medical CollegePublic1975325UHSLahorePunjabF0000203 1975–current
6Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Medical and Dental College Public 2009 100 UHS Lahore Punjab F00002567 2010-Current
7Faisalabad Medical University also known as Punjab Medical CollegePublic1973300UHSFaisalabadPunjab F0000863 1977–current
8Quaid-e-Azam Medical CollegePublic1970325UHSBahawalpur Punjab F0001859 1971–current
9Services Institute of Medical SciencesPublic2003220UHSLahorePunjab F0001998 2004–current
10Army Medical CollegePublic1977204NUMS RawalpindiPunjab F0000204 1981–current
11Nawaz Sharif Medical CollegePublic200861UHS UOGGujratPunjab F0002566 2009–current
12Sargodha Medical CollegePublic2007120UHSSargodhaPunjab F0002456 2010–current
13Federal Medical and Dental CollegePublic2012100SZAMBUIslamabadICT F0002675 2012–current
14Ameer-ud-Din Medical CollegePublic2011110UHSLahorePunjab F0002677 2011–current
15Khawaja Muhammad Safdar Medical CollegePublic2010120UHSSialkotPunjab F0002678 2011–current
16Gujranwala Medical CollegePublic2010120UHSGujranwalaPunjab F0002679 2011–current
17Sahiwal Medical CollegePublic2010120UHSSahiwalPunjab F0002680 2011–current
18Ghazi Khan Medical CollegePublic2010120UHSDera Ghazi KhanPunjab F0004047 2016–current
19Sheikh Zayed Medical College Public 2003 160 UHS Rahim Yar Khan Punjab F0002063 2005–current


Private

[7]

No. Name of medical College Funding Established Enrollment University City Province WDOMS profile ECFMG eligible graduates
1 Sialkot Medical College, Sialkot Private 2015 100 UHS Sialkot Punjab F0004052 2020–current
2F.M.H. College of Medicine and DentistryPrivate2000100UHSLahorePunjab F0000582 2001–current
3Foundation University Medical CollegePrivate2001150FUIRawalpindiPunjab F0000583 2002–current
4Rai Medical CollegePrivate2014100UHSSargodhaPunjab F0003100 2015–current
5Islamic International Medical CollegePrivate1996100RIURawalpindiPunjab F0000183 1998–current
6Lahore Medical and Dental CollegePrivate1997150UHSLahorePunjab F0000584 2002–current
7Shifa College of MedicinePrivate1999100STMUIslamabadICT F0000585 2002–current
8Wah Medical CollegePrivate2002100NUMSWahPunjab F0002030 2007–current
9University Medical and Dental College FaisalabadPrivate2003150UHSFaisalabadPunjab F0002111 2003–current
10University College of Medicine and DentistryPrivate2001150UoLLahorePunjab F00019692001-current
11Islamabad Medical and Dental CollegePrivate1997100SZABMUIslamabadICT F0002054 1997–current
12Independent Medical College, FaisalabadPrivate2008100UHSFaisalabadPunjab F0002457 2008-current
13Sharif Medical and Dental CollegePrivate2008100UHSLahorePunjab F0002568 2008–current
14Continental Medical CollegePrivate2008100UHSLahorePunjab F0002569 2008–current
15Akhtar Saeed Medical and Dental CollegePrivate2009150UHSLahorePunjab F0002570 2009–current
16Central Park Medical CollegePrivate2008100UHSLahorePunjab F0002571 2009–current
17Multan Medical and Dental CollegePrivate2008150UHSMultanPunjab F0002572 2009–current
18Shalamar Medical and Dental CollegePrivate2010150UHSLahorePunjab F0002454 2010–current
19Avicenna Medical College, LahorePrivate2010150UHSLahorePunjab F0002453 2010–current
20Shahida Islam Medical CollegePrivate2016100—LodhranPunjab F0005086 not eligible
21Rashid Latif Medical CollegePrivate2010150UHSLahorePunjab F0002392 2010–current
22Islam Medical CollegePrivate2010150UHSSialkotPunjab F0002573 2010–current
23Amna Inayat Medical CollegePrivate2011100UHSSheikhupuraPunjab F0002574 2011–current
24Azra Naheed Medical CollegePrivate2011150SU-LLahorePunjab F0002575 2011–current
25Al-Nafees Medical CollegePrivate2012100IU-HIslamabadICT F0002682 2012–current
26Pak Red Crescent Medical and Dental CollegePrivate2012100UHSLahorePunjab F0002676 2017–2018
27Aziz Fatimah Medical and Dental College FaisalabadPrivate2012100UHSFaisalabadPunjab F0002684 2012–current
28Hashmat Medical and Dental College (Admission Stopped and Recommended to Ministry of Health for Closure)Private2011100UHSJalalpure JattanPunjab F0002683 2011–2014
29Rawal Institute of Health SciencesPrivate2012100SZABMUIslamabadICT F0002681 2012–current
30Rahbar Medical and Dental CollegePrivate2014100UHSLahorePunjab F0003099 2020–current
31HBS Medical and Dental CollegePrivate2015100SZABMUIslamabadICT F0004050 2020–current
32HITEC-Institute of Medical SciencesPrivate2016100NUMSTaxilaPunjab F0005931 not eligible
33M. Islam Medical and Dental CollegePrivate2016100UHSGujranwalaPunjab F0005933 not eligible
34Sahara Medical CollegePrivate2016100UHSNarowalPunjab F0005936 not eligible
35 Al Aleem Medical College Private 2017 100 UHS Lahore Punjab F0005928 not eligible
36 ABWA Medical College Private 2017 100 UHS Faisalabad Punjab F0007213 not eligible
37 Niazi Medical and Dental College Private 2018 100 UHS Sargodha Punjab not listed not eligible
38Bakhtawar Amin Medical and Dental CollegePrivate2012100—MultanPunjabF0005929 2021–current
39Sialkot Medical CollegePrivate2015100—SialkotPunjabF0004052 2020 - Current
40CMH Kharian Medical CollegePrivate2018100NUMSKharian CanttPunjabF0005930 not eligible
41CMH Institute of Medical SciencesPrivate100NUMSBahawalpurPunjab F0007211 not eligible
42CMH Lahore Medical CollegePrivate2006150NUMSLahore CanttPunjab F0002055 not eligible
43CMH Multan Institute of Medical Sciences (CIMS)Private2015150NUMSMultan CanttPunjab F0004046 2020 - Current
44Watim Medical CollegePrivate100—RawalpindiPunjab not listed not eligible

Public

[6]

No. Name of medical school Funding Established Enrollment University City Province WDOMS profile ECFMG eligible graduates
1Chandka Medical CollegePublic1973250SMBBMULarkanaSindh F0000200 1979–current
2Dow Medical CollegePublic1945350DUHSKarachiSindh F0001288 1953–current
3Sindh Medical CollegePublic1973350JSMUKarachiSindh F0001289 1979–current
4Karachi Medical and Dental CollegePublic1991250UoKKarachiSindh F0001000 1997–current
5Khairpur Medical CollegePublic2012100PUMHSKhairpurSindh not listed not eligible
6Liaquat University of Medical and Health SciencesPublic1881350LUMHSJamshoroSindh F0001893 1953–current
7Peoples University of Medical & Health Sciences for WomenPublic1974250PUMHSWNawabshahSindh F0001291 1979–current
8Dow International Medical CollegePublic2007150DUHSKarachiSindh F0002369 2007–current
9Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical College LyariPublic201150DUHSKarachiSindh F0002685 2011–current
10Ghulam Muhammad Mahar Medical College SukkurPublic2003100SMBBMUSukkurSindh F0002391 2008–current
11Bilawal Medical CollegePublic2019100BMCHyderabadSindh F0007262 2019-current
12Gambat Medical CollegePublic100Gambat-Khairpur MirsSindh listed not eligible

Private

[7]

No. Name of medical school Funding Established Enrollment University City Province WDOMS profile ECFMG eligible graduates
1Aga Khan University Medical CollegePrivate1983100AKUKarachiSindh F0000152 1985–current
2Suleman Roshan Medical CollegePrivate100Tando AdamSindh not listed not eligible
3 Baqai Medical College Private 1988 100 BMU Karachi Sindh F0001292 1993–current
4Faculty of Medicine and Allied Medical Sciences (Isra University)Private1997150IU-HHyderabadSindh F0000586 2002–current
5Hamdard College of Medicine & DentistryPrivate1994100HU-KKarachiSindh F0001085 1999–current
6Jinnah Medical & Dental CollegePrivate1998100UoKKarachiSindh F0000587 2002–current
7Sir Syed College of Medical Sciences for GirlsPrivate1998100UoKKarachiSindh F0000588 2002–current
8Ziauddin Medical CollegePrivate1996150ZUKarachiSindh F0001371 1996–current
9Muhammad Medical CollegePrivate1999100UoSMirpurkhasSindh F0000589 2003–current
10Liaquat National Medical CollegePrivate2007100UoKKarachiSindh F0002162 2007–current
11Bahria University Medical and Dental CollegePrivate2008150BU-IKarachiSindh F0002576 2009–current
12Al-Tibri Medical CollegePrivate2010100IU-HKarachiSindh F0002577 2010–current
13Liaquat College of Medicine and DentistryPrivate2006100UoKKarachiSindh F0002418 2006–current
14United Medical and Dental CollegePrivate2013100JSMU KarachiSindh F0003101 2013–current
15Indus Medical CollegePrivate2014100UoST.M. KhanSindh F0004051 not eligible
16Karachi Institute of Medical SciencesArmy2016100NUMSKarachiSindh F0005932 not eligible
17Fazaia Ruth Pfau Medical CollegePrivate2019100Air University (Pakistan Air Force)KarachiSindh F0007215 not eligible

Public

[6]

No. Name of medical school Funding Established Enrollment University City Province WDOMS profile ECFMG eligible graduates
1Ayub Medical CollegePublic1979270KMUAbbottabadKhyber Pakhtunkhwa F0000206 1982–current
2Khyber Medical CollegePublic1954275KMUPeshawarKhyber Pakhtunkhwa F0001083 1957–current
3Saidu Medical CollegePublic1998115KMUSwatKhyber Pakhtunkhwa F0002245 2004–current
4Gomal Medical CollegePublic1998115KMUD. I. KhanKhyber Pakhtunkhwa F0002274 1998–current
5KMU Institute Of Medical Sciences, KohatPublic2006115KMUKohatKhyber Pakhtunkhwa F0002458 2009–current
6Khyber Girls Medical CollegePublic2004150KMUPeshawarKhyber Pakhtunkhwa F0002112 2004–current
7Bacha Khan Medical CollegePublic2010100KMUMardanKhyber Pakhtunkhwa F0002578 2011–current
8Bannu Medical CollegePublic2007110KMUBannuKhyber Pakhtunkhwa F0002686 2011–current
9Nowshera Medical CollegePublic2017115KMUNowsheraKhyber Pakhtunkhwa F0005935 not eligible
10Gajju Khan Medical College SwabiPublic70KMUSwabiKhyber Pakhtunkhwa F0002245 2004–current

Private

[7]

No. Name of medical school Funding Established Enrollment University City Province WDOMS profile ECFMG eligible graduates
1Frontier Medical CollegePrivate1995100BU-IAbbottabadKhyber Pakhtunkhwa F0001644 1998–current
2Kabir Medical CollegePrivate1995100GUPeshawarKhyber Pakhtunkhwa F0001154 1997–current
3Women Medical CollegePrivate2000100KMUAbbottabadKhyber Pakhtunkhwa F0000590 2003–current
4Peshawar Medical CollegePrivate2005150RIUPeshawarKhyber Pakhtunkhwa F0002070 2005–current
5Abbottabad International Medical CollegePrivate2008100KMUAbbottabadKhyber Pakhtunkhwa F0002459 2008–2018
6Swat Medical CollegePrivate100KMUSwatKhyber Pakhtunkhwa not listed not eligible
7Pak International Medical CollegePrivate2010100KMUPeshawarKhyber Pakhtunkhwa F0002580 2010–current
8Rehman Medical CollegePrivate2010100KMUPeshawarKhyber Pakhtunkhwa F0002581 2010–current
9Muhammad College of Medicine (Former Al-Razi Medical College)Private2012100nonePeshawarKhyber Pakhtunkhwa not listed not eligible
10 North West School Of Medicine Private 2017 100 KMU - Khyber Pakhtunkhwa F0005934 2022–current

Public

[6]

No. Name of medical school Funding Established Enrollment University City Province WDOMS profile ECFMG eligibility
1Bolan Medical CollegePublic1972320UoBQuettaBalochistan F0000202 1978–current
2Loralai Medical CollegePublic2016Not accredited by PMCUoBLoralaiBalochistan not listed not eligible
3Makran Medical CollegePublic2016Not accredited by PMCUoBTurbatBalochistan not listed not eligible
4Jhalawan Medical CollegePublic2016Not accredited by PMCUoBKhuzdarBalochistan F0002526 2013–current

Private

[7]

No. Name of medical school Funding Established Enrollment University City Province WDOMS profile ECFMG eligible graduates
1Quetta Institute of Medical SciencesPrivate2011100NUMSQuettaBalochistan F0002687 2011 — Current

Public

[6]

No. Name of medical school Funding Established Enrollment University City Province WDOMS profile ECFMG eligible graduates
1Azad Jammu Kashmir Medical CollegePublic2012110UHSMuzaffarabadAJK F0002928 2022-current
2Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Medical CollegePublic2012110UHS LahoreMirpurAJK F0002929 2012–current
3Poonch Medical CollegePublic2013110UHSRawalakotAJK F0003102 2022-current

Private

[7]

No. Name of medical school Funding Established Enrollment University City Province WDOMS profile ECFMG eligibility
1Mohiuddin Islamic Medical CollegePrivate2009100MIUMirpurAJK F0002582 2009–current

Public health education

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

See also

References
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