Wah Medical College
Coordinates: 33°44′49″N 72°47′16″E / 33.74695°N 72.7878°E
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Established | 2002 |
Type | Welfare Institution |
Principal | Maj Gen (R) Zia Ullah Khan |
Dean | Prof. Dr. Musarat Ramzan |
Students | 500 |
Location | Wah Cantt, Punjab, Pakistan |
Affiliations | Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC), University of Health Sciences (UHS), POF Hospital, POF Welfare Trust, Pakistan Ordnance Factories |
Website | Official website |
Wah Medical College (WMC) is a medical college affiliated to University of Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan. Located at Jinnah Avenue in the center of the Educational zone of Wah Cantt of the Punjab province in Pakistan. POF Hospital is attached to the college as a teaching hospital.
It is a part of composite Medical Education Programme being run by POF (Pakistan Ordnance Factories) Welfare Trust and POF (Pakistan Ordnance Factories) Board Wah Cantt. The College is approved by Pakistan Medical & Dental Council (PM&DC) for MBBS training and is recognised by World Health Organisation.
Campus
The new College campus covers almost 200 Kanals of land, adjacent to the teaching hospital, and is still going through its final construction measures, which by the end will have an estimated cost of Rs. 375.00 million. The New Campus constitutes the Following Facilities.
Dormitories
The college has two Dormitories (or hostels) for accommodation of students and professionals.
- One hostels for male students.
- One hostels for female students.
Each hostel has variable number of rooms, of following different types; cubes, bi-sitters and tri-sitters. A luxurious Mess is present attached to the hostel.
Academic Block
Departments
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Future Plans
- Auditorium - 1000 seats (Under construction)
- Gymnasium and Sports Area
- Mosque
Student life
Students' Societies
Following are some student bodies in Wah Medical College.
- WMC Sports Society
- WMC Literary Society
- WMC Debating Order
- WMC Dramatic Society
- WMC Arts Scoiety
- WMColians' Blood Donor Society
- WMC Media and Publication Society
- Wah Medical College Flood Relief Campaign
Publications
Wah Medical College has its annual college magazine, maintained by students. Current President for WMC Magazine "Wah Springs" is Prof. Dr. Afzal Khan Niazi. The magazine comprises of English and Urdu sections. Current Editor& Co-Editor for the English Section are Syeda Rida Hussain and Madiha Amber Malik and the for the Urdu Section Mishkaat Bhatti and Sahab Ahmed.
Sports Week
Sports week is held every year in which all five classes compete against each other for the Champions Trophy. There is a wide range of events from Drama and Video competitions and Naat& Qirat to Debates, Literary and Arts competitions. Sports include Football league, Cricket, Tug of War, Badminton, Table Tennis and various Athletics. 5th batch, The Ultimate Warriors, have the record of being the champions of sports week for four consecutive years. Winners of Sports Week 2013 Spartans, 7th Batch Winners of Sports Week 2014 Gladiators, 8th Batch [1]
Sports Society
Current Presidents are Saad Javed& Mahwash Azam Khan
Literary Society
Current Presidents are Ansar Javed& Muneeba Aziz Ch
Debates society
Current Presidents are Hassaan bin Arshad and Fatima Ihsan
Dramatics Society
Current Presidents are Sanwal Bhatti and Mishkaat Bhatti
Arts Society
Current Presidents are Usman Latif and Mehreen Nawaz
WMColians' Blood Donor Society
WMColians' Blood Donor Society is a society working on fundamental principles of humanity, neutrality, unity, impartiality, independence and voluntary services. Society is dedicated to protect human life and dignity, relieve human sufferings and respond to emergencies. Its objectives are to provide assistance in relief operations, in times of disaster and welfare services to the sick, the handicapped, the aged and the poor without any distinctions on grounds of race, nationality, religion or political opinions and to furnish voluntary aid to the sick. Society's has an average of 250 blood donations per year. Society's current President is Hassan Ihsan Butt.
Annual Convocation
A convocation ceremony is held yearly to award degrees to the fresh graduates. Till now three convocation ceremonies have been held, the last convocation was held on April 23, 2012.[2][3][4][5]
See also
References
External links
- Official website
- Facebook Page
- International Medical Education Directory
- PakMed Info (WMC)
- Directory of Education
- PK Education
- University Directory
- PakMed Info(POF Hospital)
- POF (Pakistan Ordnance Factories) Wah Cantt.