Khyber Medical College
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| Motto | Service to Humanity |
| Established | 1954 |
| Type | Public University |
| Dean | Prof. Fazal Ahmad |
| Staff | 1200 |
| Students | 1000 |
| Location | Peshawar, Pakistan |
| Campus | University of Peshawar |
| Nickname | KMC |
| Affiliations | Pakistan Medical and Dental Council; University of Peshawar; College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan |
| Website | www.kmc.edu.pk |
Located in the city of Peshawar in Pakistan, Khyber Medical College is arguably one of the higher ranked medical institutions in the country. It is listed in the World Health Organization directory of medical schools and is one of the several graduate colleges of the University of Peshawar. It provides training to future leaders in patient care and provides modern health care facilities to the people of Peshawar.
The college was founded in 1954 by Mr. Ghulam Muhammad, Governor General of Pakistan, with the vision to create a center of excellence in medical training, health care and biomedical research. Since then it has expanded steadily to meet the growing health care needs of the ever expanding Peshawar city. To provide dental health facilities to the people of Peshawar, a dentistry department was founded in 1964 which is now called Khyber College of Dentistry.
The college has a distinguished faculty of more than 1200 full-time teachers and researchers in 26 research-oriented basic and clinical academic departments. More than 8000 graduates call Khyber Medical College their alma mater. Around 1000 medical students are enrolled in the college in any given year. Every year a high number of graduates are accepted in residency and sub-speciality training programs in the United States and United Kingdom. Professor Fazal Ahmad is currently the dean and principal of Khyber Medical College.
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[edit] Affiliated Teaching Hospitals
- Khyber Teaching Hospital (formerly Hayat Shaheed Teaching Hospital), Peshawar
- Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar
- Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar
- Institute of Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine (IRNUM), Peshawar
[edit] Academic Departments
[edit] Basic Sciences
- Anatomy
- Physiology
- Biochemistry
- Pathology and microbiology
- Preventive medicine
- Forensic medicine
[edit] Clinical Sciences
- Medicine (including neurology, pulmonology, cardiology, gastroenterology and nephrology)
- Surgery
- Otolaryngology
- Opthalmology
- Orthopedic surgery
- Obstertrics and Gynecology
- Pediatrics
- Psychiatry
- Radiology
- Radiation oncology
- Urology
- Dermatology
- Anesthesiology
[edit] Admissions
Admission to Khyber Medical College is granted based of academic performance in the under-graduate college (higher secondary) and the results of an entry test. More than 200 students get admission each year in the medical college. Some seats are reserved however for students from under-served areas of the NWFP province.
[edit] Societies
- Literary society. It also publishes the annual college magazine "Cenna".
- Sports society
- Social Welfare Society
- Students Learning Forum
[edit] External Links
- Khyber Medical College - Official website
- Medical Students Forum - Discussion forum for students interested in Medical Colleges of Pakistan.
- Khyber Medical College Alumni Association in the United States - Association of Pakistani Physicians of North America (APPNA)
