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Provincial medical entrance exams included the MDCAT conducted by the University of Health Sciences, Lahore in Punjab and Balochistan before the NMDCAT. It was implemented in 1998 as the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) on the initiative of the then chief minister of Punjab Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif to counter replete cheating in HSSC exams at the time.
The college was established in 1962 through an act of parliament, under the leadership of the then-Minister of Health Wajid Ali Khan Burki. [1] In 1965, the Library of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan was established and since its inception has acquired latest medical literature and served as a focal point in supporting postgraduate medical education.
In Pakistan, a medical school is more often referred to as a medical college. A medical college is affiliated with a university as a department which usually has a separate campus. As of January 2019, there are a total of 114 medical colleges in Pakistan, 44 of which are public and 70 private. [1]
In Pakistan, the program of Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) is pursued rather than the Doctor of Medicine (MD). [4] From 1977 till 1997, the Army Medical College was affiliated with the biology department of the Quaid-i-Azam University (Qau) for its degree accreditation. [4]
It was established in 2015 and run by the Pakistan Army Medical Corps. Previously, Army Medical College (which is a military-run medical institute) [3] [4] was affiliated with National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan (NUST) but now it is a constituent college of the university.
Recognized by Pakistan Medical & Dental Council for undergraduate & post graduate medical education. [3] Every year, the college admits 150 students on open merit via entrance exam conducted by University of Health Sciences, Lahore. [4] Accredited by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan. [5]
In addition, it gives access to Higher Education Commission of Pakistan-funded electronic access to thousands of scientific books and journals. Services Hospital is a 1596-bedded teaching hospital affiliated with the institution along with Punjab Institute of Mental Health.
Pakistan Medical and Dental Council [2] [3] University of Health Sciences, Lahore [4] Combined Military Hospital Muzaffarabad [5] International Medical Education Directory [6] College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan [7] University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir: Website: ajkmc.edu.pk