Bolan Medical College
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| Bolan Medical College | |
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| Established: | 1972 |
| Type: | Public |
| Vice-Chancellor: | Prof. Sideeq-Ullah-Khan Tareen |
| Undergraduates: | 179[1] |
| Location: | Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan |
Bolan Medical College was established to address an acute shortage of doctors in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. Where Japan has 542 people per doctor, Balochistan has over 10,000 people per doctor.[2]
The college was established in 1972 and has graduated over 2,900 students (c. 2003).[3] It was the recipient of a Japan International Cooperation Agency grant of 488 million yen in 1995.[4]
It is accredited by the College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan to teach medicine, hematology, neurosurgery, obstetrics and gynecology, ophthalmology, otorhinolaryngology, pediatrics, psychiatry and surgery.[5]
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[edit] Notable Alumni
Dr. Mohammad Qasim Khan, class of 1980; Family Medical Clinic in Wisconsin, and Assistant Clinical Professor for the Medical College of Wisconsin.
Dr. Sarfaraz Khan, class of 1980; Practicing in Madison, Wisconsin.
Dr. Saadat Khan, now practicing in Quetta, Pakistan
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ :::National Testing Service:::
- ^ JICA - Evaluation - Project for Improvement of Medical Equipment for the Bolan Medical College at Quetta
- ^ :::National Testing Service:::
- ^ JICA - Evaluation - Project for Improvement of Medical Equipment for the Bolan Medical College at Quetta
- ^ http://www.cpsp.edu.pk/departments/rtmc/instit/list_h-n.htm, http://www.cpsp.edu.pk/departments/rtmc/instit/list_o.htm and http://www.cpsp.edu.pk/departments/rtmc/instit/list_p-v.htm
