Fatima Jinnah Medical College
| Fatima Jinnah Medical College | |
|---|---|
| FJMC | |
 | |
| Established | March 1948 |
| Type | Public |
| Principal | Dr. Sardar Fakhar Imam |
Academic staff | 160 |
| Students | 1500 |
| Location |
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan  |
| Colors | Upsdell Red |
| Affiliations |
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Pakistan Medical & Dental Council |
| Website | http://www.fjmc.edu.pk |
Fatima Jinnah Medical College, named after Fatima Jinnah, is located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Fatima Jinnah Medical College with its associated teaching hospital, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, is a medical institution to teach and train female doctors and post-graduate students and provide medical and healthcare facilities to the citizens of the country particularly in and around Lahore and more particularly to the women population. It is now a tertiary healthcare unit.
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital was established in 1921 in the walled city of Lahore by a philanthropist Sir Ganga Ram who also donated a piece of land. The hospital was shifted to its present location in 1943 to cope with the growing demand for medical and health care services.
History
In 1946 the family of Sir Ganga Ram started a medical college by the name Balak Ram Medical College named after a son of Sir Ganga Ram. Soon after independence in 1947, the college was closed and its premises abandoned. However, the medical professional Prof. Shujaat Ali with the help of his colleagues nurtured the idea of setting up a medical institution in the same premises for teaching female doctors. With this objective the team of Prof. Shujaat Ali asked the approval of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah for the institution to be named after his sister Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah. The Quaid approved the use of her name. Fatima Jinnah Medical College For Women, Lahore admitted its first batch of 39 students in October 1948 and was formally inaugurated in March 1949 by Khawaja Nazim-ud-Din, the Prime Minister of Pakistan.[1]
Facilities
In the college library, 12500 medical journals are available on line with abstracts as well as full text with the help of HEC. Networking of the departments of the college and hospital is being planned with linkages to other national and international universities. There is free internet facility in the library.
The Audio Visual Department has been provided with new computers and eight multimedia systems for lectures.
The hostel for students consists of seven blocks. There are around one thousand students living in the hostel. There are facilities for outdoor and indoor games, a gymnasium and a swimming pool. The college operates seven buses for the day scholars. [1]
Ganga Ram Hospital
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, situated in the heart of city, close to the main artery of Lahore (Shahra-i-Quaid-iAzam) and Punjab Assembly, is the teaching hospital of FJMC. Surrounded by thickly populated area the hospital caters to the western and southern part of the city and provides services to adjacent districts of Lahore. The bed strength of the hospital is 700, but the average number of admissions usually touches 800. The complex covers 314 kanals (about 16 hectares). [1]
Admissions
Fatima Jinnah Medical College admits 250 students every year. 50% of the seats are reserved for the Federal Government and in these seats students from Sindh, NWFP, Balochistan, FATA, PATA, AJK and Northern Areas are admitted. 23 seats are reserved as PTAP (Pakistan Technical Assistance Programme) for the friendly and Islamic countries.
FJMC alumni have a strong presence in North America. The North America wing of FJMC's alumni[2] holds annual meetings and is engaged in projects to help FJMC students, researchers and faculty.
Affiliations
The degree is granted by the University of Punjab, one of the oldest medical degree awarding institute of Pakistan, and is recognised by Pakistan Medical and Dental Council and College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan
