Army Medical College
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Army Medical College | |
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Established | 1977 |
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Type | Military |
Location | Rawalpindi, Pakistan |
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Enrollment | ~ |
Faculty | ~ |
Courses Offered | Medicine |
Website | http://www.amcollege.edu.pk/ |
The Army Medical College, Abid Majeed road, Rawalpindi, Pakistan is the Medical training institute of the [Pakistan Armed forces] and is a unit of the military's National University of Science and Technology. It was established in 1977; the 1st course of 99 girls & boys was inducted on 26th March, now celebrated as the "Raising Day". Within years it became the most sought after medical college of Pakistan.
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[edit] History
Need of Army Medical College was felt after many years of experience of commissioning the medical graduates of civil medical colleges of Pakistan, the majority of whom were either conscripted or joined the Army on emergency basis and did not stay permanently in the Army. This had resulted in a chronic shortage of doctors in the Armed Forces of Pakistan and unbalanced career structure of regular cadre of medical officers of the Army Medical Corps. Thus establishment of the college was necessitated to provide well-trained, disciplined and confident medical officers who would long cherish their career in the Army Medical Corps.
In 1976, the Government of Pakistan decided to establish the Army Medical College. The College, formerly a completely residential institute, started imparting medical education to the selected Medical Cadets of the first MBBS course in 1977. Successful training lead to the graduation and award of MBBS Degree by the Quaid-i-Azam University. College is now affiliated, since 1998 with National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST). Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)classes commenced in the same year and the first BDS course passed out in 2002. Founder principal of the college, Lt Gen (Retd) Ayub Khan, affectionately called "Baba" by all Amcolians, took the tough challenge of getting the institution recognized against all odds. He not only succeeded in doing so on national level but soon the college was recognized for its excellent academic records the world over.
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[edit] Academics
Army Medical College(AMC) has its curricula expanded over 5 years of essential medical education, and then the graduates are required to get one year of internship.
First 2 years cover the basics of medical education, including:
Clinical clerkships start from third year onwards, including:
[edit] Students
Medical students are categorized into different categories like MC (Medical Cadets), PC (Paying Cadets), FS (Foreign Students) and NS (NUST Students). After graduation and basic military training, the Medical Cadets are inducted into the Medical Corps of the Pak Army as officers in the rank of Captain.
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[edit] External links
- Army Medical College Website
- Army Medical College Alumni
- Med Studentz Medical School Forums - Discussion forum for students interested in Pakistan Medical Colleges.
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