United Medical & Dental College

United Medical and Dental College (UMDC) (Urdu: یونائیٹڈ میڈیکل اینڈ ڈینٹل کالج) is a medical college located in Karachi, Pakistan. The college gives admission to 100 Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery & Medicine students each year. It has three affiliated hospitals located at different location in the city. UMDC is enrolling its ninth Batch of students in 2020. UMDC has been ranked amongst the top ten medical colleges in Pakistan and in the top two in Sindh by the Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC).

United Medical and Dental College
یونائیٹڈ میڈیکل اینڈ ڈینٹل کالج
TypeMedical School
Established2013
FoundersFaiz Muhammad Khan & Dr.Namja Bano Faiz
ChairpersonNajma Bano Faiz
PrincipalBilal Faiz Khan
DeanKhalid Hassan Mahmood
Academic staff
250
Students100 (MBBS)
Undergraduates500
Location
Karachi
,
Sindh
,
Pakistan
LanguageEnglish
Affiliations
Websitewww.umdc.edu.pk

The college is affiliated with Jinnah Sindh Medical University and is recognized by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council and Ministry of Health, Pakistan Ministry of Health. The college is listed in the International Medical Education Directory (IMED) and World Directory of Medical Schools (WDOMS).[1][2]

Teaching affiliates
  • Creek General Hospital
  • United Hospital
  • A.O Hospital

Departments

UMDC includes the following departments:

  • Department of Anatomy
  • UMDC campus located at Korangi Creek opposite Creek General Hospital.
    Department of Physiology
  • Department of Biochemistry
  • Department of Pharmacology
  • Department of Pathology
  • Department of Community & Public Health Sciences
  • Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
  • Department of Medicine
  • Department of Surgery
  • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Department of ENT
  • Department of Ophthalmology
  • Department of Pediatrics
  • Department of Psychiatry
  • Department of Medical Education

Faculty

The college has a very renowned faculty with professors trained from all around the world including two Ivy League universities, i.e. University of Pennsylvania and Harvard University.

Creek General Hospital

Creek general Hospital is a non-profit 500 bed teaching hospital of UMDC, it has over 14 specialties and has approximately 600-800 patients that visit the hospital on a daily basis. Services of laboratory, radiology, ultrasound, echocardiography, emergency room, ICUs, neonatal ICU, inpatient stay and outpatient services are totally free of cost.

See also

References
  1. "List of registered medical colleges". pmdc.org.pk. Pakistan Medical and Dental Council. Archived from the original on August 19, 2010. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
  2. "World Directory of Medical Schools". wdoms.org. Archived from the original on 2014-10-23. Retrieved 2017-01-13.

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