SINDH MEDICAL COLLEGE, KARACHI.

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Sindh Medical College, Karachi started functioning 7th April, 1973 after final
decision of the committee constituted by the Government of Sindh and after
sanction budget in 1st week f March 1973. First batch of about 200 Student
was admitted to 1st year MBBS class in the College for the 1972-73 session,
with Late Professor Dr. Khawaja Moin Ahmed as its Project Director and
1st Principal.

In the beginning the College, started in the building of Pediatrics ward of

Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre Karachi, which was actually on army
barrack constructed in the year 1865, and was later on handed over the
Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre in 1959. In the beginning there were
three Departments i.e. Anatomy including Histology, Physiology and
Biochemistry. Later on new academic block was constructed having
Department of Pathology, Pharmacology, Forensic Medicine and Community
Medicine with all the latest Audio Visual Teaching facilities Laboratories and
Museums beside having Administrative Offices also.

A Boys Hostel has been provided near the College and a building for the
Girls Hostel has been purchased in P.E.C.H.S. Society since the
commencement of the College in 1973.

Since its existence in 1973,23 Batches have graduated from this College till
1998-99.This College does not have attached Teaching Hospital like the
other public Medical College of Province, the students receive their Clinical
Training in three most prestigious organizations of this country i.e. Jinnah
Postgraduate Medical Centre, National Institute of Child Health and National
Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi.
DOW MEDICAL COLLEGE, KARACHI (DMC)
Dow Medical College is the second oldest medical college in Pakistan and
the oldest undergraduate medical institution in the province of Sindh.
In 1881, the Sindh Medical School was established in Hyderabad Sindh, in
the premises of the Civil Hospital, for training of Licentiate Physicians,
drawn from the local population, these physicians helped in providing health
care to the population.

In 1941, the Indian Medical Council in order to introduce a uniform standard

of medical education either abolished or raised many medical schools to the
status of a medical college. After the separation of Sindh from the Bombay
Presidency, through the untiring efforts of Dr. Holmsted, the medical school
at Hyderabad was upgraded and granted a status of a degree college, the
Sindh Medical College, under the University of Bombay, Faculty of Medicine.

In the same year (1941), a committee consisting of Dr. Hermandas R.

Wadhwani, the then Minister of Public Health; Col. J. E. Gray, the then
Inspector General of Civil Hospitals; and Mr. Abhichand, the then Executive
Engineer was set up to develop the plans for the Medical College. Major
(later Lt. Col. ) Aziz K. M. Khan, continued this project during the absence of
Col. Gray. This college was formally inaugurated by Governor of Sindh, Sir
Francis Moodie in Hyderabad in 1945. The first batch of the admitted
students consisted of forty-five students including one female Muslim
student.

The University of Bombay with which this new institution was affiliated,
threatened to cancel its temporary recognition in the year 1944, on the
recommendation of a three member inspection committee consisting of Dr.
Molgonkar, Dr. Yodh and Col. Jalal M. Shah. This committee found the
staffing inadequate, and hospital facilities meagre, and, recommended
moving this institution to Karachi, which had become the capital of the new
province of Sindh.

The then Government of Sindh therefore made plans for its establishment
and transfer to Karachi and the medical college was transferred from
Hyderabad to Karachi on December 31, 1945, thus de-recognition was
avoided. It was temporarily housed in the N.J.V. High School building, The
foundation stone of a new college building was laid at this site on December
10, 1945 by Sir Hugh Dow, the then Governor of Sindh.
Dow Medical College , as it was named, started functioning in the new
building in the November of 1946. In the December of 1946, Bombay
University's team of inspectors recommended to continue its affiliation for
the pre-clinical years and a conditional affiliation for the clinical subjects.
The Civil Hospital, Karachi was designated as its affiliated hospital.

In 1947, when Pakistan gained its independence, Dow Medical College came
under University of Sind's jurisdiction. A new committee was appointed by
the University of Sind. It visited the institution on December 22nd, 1947 and
recommended full affiliation. With the establishment of a new University of
Karachi, Dow Medical College, became affiliated to it, and remains so up to
this day.

Pakistan Medical and Dental Council gave its recognition to the college in
1953. In 1955, the General Medical Council of Great Britain accorded its
graduates full recognition.

This institution remained under Government of Sindh. until the Central

Government took over on July 8, 1951. On March 7, 1962, it came under the
jurisdiction of West Pakistan Government. With the dissolution of "One
Unit", Sindh. Government assumed its control again on June 30, 1970.
Throughout its existence, Dow Medical College, has constantly been
improving facilities for its students. In 1961, College Mosque was built. In
1968 Arag Auditorium was built with the efforts of Surgeon A. Rahim. In
1973, the Main Auditorium, the new medical library and Common Room
building were established. The Main Auditorium was later named after Prof.
Khawaja Moin. By 1980, the administrative building was complete. Since
then, recreational facilities for the students have been added and it boasts
of a new Squash Court in addition to areas for basketball, badminton and
tennis.
Currently a major project of modernization of the college is in progress. The
whole Library system has been renovated with the addition of the latest
audio-visual equipments, computers and multimedia learning resources for
the medical students. Also there will be Medline search and Internet
capabilities available for the students. Its Library also boasts of the Hussein
el Gezairy Corner, which is fast becoming a repository of all WHO
publications. Furthermore, Dow Medical College Library, welcomes all
medical researchers to make free use of its resources.
All basic science departments have been extensively renovated, with the
latest laboratory facilities. The Department of Anatomy boasts of one of the
best Plastic Museum in the country. All these departments have in them
facilities for under-graduate students as well as postgraduate research.
Each department has its own laboratory, tutorial rooms, and a full
compliment of faculty members.
Dow Medical College is one of the four medical institutions in the country to
be selected to pilot a major change in the existing under-graduate
curriculum, and is the sole institution to have successfully field tested this
Community Oriented Medical Education program. Currently it has two
tertiary care hospitals attached to it, namely Civil Hospital Karachi and
Sindh Government Lyari General Hospital Karachi. The combined bed
strength of 2200, and a staff of over 235 faculty members, makes it the
largest academic medical institution in the country.

Uptill now over 15000 doctors have graduated from this institution. That a
large number of our graduates, go on to complete their post-graduation in
Pakistan, and /or after passing the requisite examination, easily get
placement in the medical institutions of USA, UK and other developed
countries, speak volumes of the quality of education imparted. Our faculty
has also been constantly honored by professional bodies world wide, and
they actively participate in national and international professional meetings.

MBBS / BDS Admission at Army Medical College (AMC)

Admission

• Admission to the AMCollege is through Army Selection Centers which is based

on entry test examination held by the college followed by routine military
procedures before fully enlisting candidates in Pakistan Army.
• The NUST, with which the college is now affiliated, holds a separate enterance
exam for its students which are not enrolled in the army and study as paying
students.
• The Paying Cadets are selected directly by the GHQ.
• Foreign student selections are also made by the GHQ and the Ministry of
Defence

SEATS AVAILABLE
MBBS:
The total number of seats for each entry may vary but is usually around 110 to 120
in all. Out of these, half are for regular cadets enrolled in the Pakistan Army while
rest are for paying cadets and NUST cadets.

• 10 seats are reserved for girls and 40 seats for boys, joining the Pakistan
Army.
• 40 seats for NUST cadets including boys and girls, selection based on
enterance exam.
• 30 seats are for Paying cadets, both boys and girls, based on selection by
GHQ W&R Dte.

BDS
course usually has 20 to 40 seats available including half of them reserved for cadets
joining the Pakistan Army.

Eligibility Criteria

• FSc (Pre-Medical) from any Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education

or an equivalent qualification {Overseas High School Certificate/ British
General Certificate of Education (Advanced level)/ International
Baccalaureate} with Physics, Chemistry and Biology, as approved by Pakistan
Medical & Dental Council (PM&DC). Any other combination will not be
accepted.
• A minimum of 60% aggregate marks each in Matric and in FSc (excluding
NCC marks)/ equivalent exams. No deviation in this regard is allowed.
• Age limit for MBBS and BDS students is 17 to 25 years.
• Marital Status:- Unmarried till rules are revised.
 • Female candidates are also eligible.

ADMISSION TEST

• The NUST admission test is held in all major cities. The date is announced
each year through media and the NUST office should be contacted for
application forms and prospectus.
• The AMCollege enterance test [dates announced in local press] is also held
each year in all major cities of Pakistan. Results are announced in the national
press and successful candidates are issued call-up letters by mail. Final
selection however is based on passing the enterance exam, medical criteria,
intelligence exam and the interview.

The weightage of subjects in the preparation of merit lists is as under:-

• Biology - - 40%
• Chemistry - - 30%
• Physics - - 15%
• English - - 15%

FOREIGN STUDENTS
Foreign students and expatriates have an altogether different selection procedure.
Some countries including Nepal, Srilanka, Bangladesh, Jordan, UAE, Afghanistan and
Malaysia have military accords with the Pakistan Military and thus their military
doctors are accepted for training in AMCollege.
Expatriates should contact their respective Pakistani embassy for further assistance.
You are encouraged to directly contact the NUST headquarters or the AMCollege at
the following addresses.

BILLING
Fees may vary for different cadets and may be revised from time to time. A more
recent layout is given below..

• Tuition Fees
NUST cadets - Rs. 13,000pm
Paying cadets - Rs. 3,000pm
Foreign cadets - Rs. 10,000pm
NOTE: Tuition fees does not include accommodation charges
• Accommodation Fees
All paying students - Rs. 3,000pm

Army Medical College - AMC

92-51-56130457 info@amcolians.net
fax:92-51-5581085
Abid Majid Road Rawalpindi Cantt, PAKISTAN 46000
( Punjab,Rawalpindi )
Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences, Jamshoro being the First Public Sector
Medical University of Pakistan, is fully aware of its leadership role in medical education, patient care and
medical research. It also is aware of its responsibilities towards the society with particular reference to
the production of various cadres of health professionals, both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels,
who are competent, efficient, caring and are capable of pursuing scholastic and research activities.
Accordingly, it envisages a comprehensive and rather an ambitious mission statement, which includes:

 To become a world leader in research and teaching.

 To increase significantly the range of human knowledge and understanding by creating knowledge
through research of international excellence.
 To equip graduates so as to make an important contribution to the patient care and fighting
disease across boundaries.
 To serve the region and the country professionally, academically, culturally and economically.
 To strengthen and diversify activities on the health delivery system, professional collaboration
and entrepreneurialism.
 To continue to make professional education available to all those able to benefit from it,
regardless of economic or social status.

These goals do require lot of hard work, commitment and dedication, which has been amply exhibited by
the faculty of this institution. I am confident that with the support of our faculty, students, society at
large and the government we will be able to achieve these goals in near future.

Prof. Dr. Noshad A. Shaikh

Vice Chancellor
Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences - Jamshoro