Ayub Medical College

Ayub Medical College ایوب میڈیکل کالج
Motto	To Serve The Ailing Humanity
Established	1979
Type	Public/Government
Parent institution	Khyber Medical University
Dean	Dr. Shahid Sultan
Academic staff	212
Students	1500
Location	Abbottabad, Pakistan
Campus	Urban
Colours	Green
Affiliations	KMU, PMDC, CPSP, PNC, HEC
Website	ayubmed.edu.pk

Ayub Medical College (AMC) (Urdu, Pashto, Hindko: ایوب میڈیکل کالج) is a leading medical institute and one of several medical colleges affiliated to Khyber Medical University located in Abbottabad, Pakistan.^[1] AMC is home to 1500 students in the MBBS and BDS programs, with clinical rotations occurring at Ayub Teaching Hospital. Faculty members hold appointments at basic sciences and clinical departments. There are 212 full-time faculty members consisting of Lecturers, Assistant Professors, Associate Professors, and Professors at AMC.^{[2] [3]}

History

AMC began functioning on 9 May 1979 at the Education Extension Centre in Abbottabad after a decision by the Government of Pakistan to establish another medical college outside the Peshawar region and to further aid in the development of medical health care in the Hazara and Gilgit-Baltistan region. The first batch of 100 students were accommodated at the Education Extension Centre, while the present AMC campus and teaching hospital were being constructed north of the town. The District Headquarters Hospital, Abbottabad remained affiliated to Ayub Medical College upon the opening of Ayub Teaching Hospital in 1990. On December 30, 1990, the present campus of Ayub Medical College opened its doors to students and faculty. The name of the college was chosen after former President Field Marshal Ayub Khan, who hailed from Haripur. Today AMC hosts one of the largest medical school campuses in Pakistan.^[1]

Campus

At present the AMC campus consists of a medical school building, a teaching hospital, a nursing school, a dental school and a paramedical institute with supporting amenities for all students and staff. The medical school building has four air-conditioned, spacious lecture halls with sophisticated audiovisual teaching aids, well-equipped laboratories, museums and an air-conditioned library. A self-learning resource centre with access to the Digital Library of the Higher Education Commission is also available.^[1]

Recognition

AMC is fully recognized by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC), General Medical Council of the United Kingdom and Ireland and the World Health Organization (WHO). The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan has recognized many of its departments for post-graduate training such as Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and Pathology. The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Britain has granted recognition to the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at AMC for the clinical training of the MRCOG candidates.^[1]

Education

Undergraduate

• Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
• Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
• Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Nursing

Postgraduate

• Fellow of College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan (FCPS)
• Member of College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan (MCPS)

Departments

• Dentistry Department
  • Oral Biology and Tooth Morphology
  • Chemistry of Dental Materials
  • Dental Anatomy
  • Dental Pharmacology
  • Oral Pathology
  • Community/Preventive Dentistry
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Orthodontics
  • Oral Medicine
  • Periodontology
  • Prosthodontics

Attached hospitals

• Ayub Teaching Hospital (1990–present)
• District Headquarters Hospital, Abbottabad (1979–1990)

Institutes, schools and centers

• Abbottabad Physiotherapy Institute
• AMI Paramedical Institute
• College of Dentistry
• Institute of Nuclear Medicine, Oncology and Radiotherapy (INOR)
• School of Nursing

Research

Journal of Ayub Medical College

The Journal of Ayub Medical College (J Ayub Med Coll, Abbottabad, JAMC, p-ISSN 1025-9589, e-ISSN 1819-2718, NLM ID: 8910750 is published by the Faculty of Ayub Medical College since January 1988 and has been indexed by Index Medicus, Medline, Pubmed, Index Copernicus, Index Pakistan, PakMediNet and WHO EMRO besides many other indexing agencies. It is also recognised by Pakistan Medical ans Dental Council as a 'Standard Medical Journal' and placed in category 'X' by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. This makes it only the second medical journal in Pakistan to have been indexed and published worldwide. It is a peer reviewed journal and has gained its place as a standard medical journal globally. JAMC is the first medical journal available with illustrations FREE online.^[4]

Student life

Societies and clubs

Currently no student union is allowed to function from AMC, with the exception of societies and clubs.

Online

The official website of Ayub Medical College is regularly updated and the results of Entrance Exam and the University Exams are directly uploaded besides the news items uploaded instantly. Pictures are also regularly added at the website helping college students with studies and future planning for post-graduation. Alumni can directly add their names in the list. The website has a Guest Book for writing views of the visitors.

See also

• Ayub Teaching Hospital
• Institute of Nuclear Medicine, Oncology and Radiotherapy
• Ayub School of Nursing
• Education in Pakistan

References

• (PHY-993) Use of the M. D. Title: The Wisconsin Medical Society: 1) defends the use of the M.D. title by physicians who graduated with an M.B.B.S. and are licensed to practice medicine in Wisconsin. (HOD,0495)

External links

• Official website