Khyber Medical College

Khyber Medical College (Urdu: کالج طبی خیبر‎, abbreviated as KMC) is the premier, prestigious, largest and mother public medical institution of the province, striving for excellence in medical education. It has one of the largest and highly qualified faculty, state of the art teaching/learning facilities, updated laboratories and a 1200 beds purpose built tertiary care Khyber Teaching Hospital across the road. KMC admits the top merit and the largest number of students in the province and has an outstanding record of achievements and academic performance, with consistency in maintaining and improving standards of medical education over the decades, since its establishment in 1954. The graduates of KMC are occupying prestigious positions in the country and abroad; recognition of its global presence.

Not to be confused with Khyber Medical University, with which the college is affiliated.
Khyber Medical College
MottoService to Humanity
TypePublic
Established1954
DeanProfessor Dr Mehmood Aurangzeb [1]
Administrative staff
707
Students1500
Location
Peshawar, Pakhtunkhwa
,
Pakistan
CampusUrban
ColorsCrimson and White          
AffiliationsPakistan Medical and Dental Council; Khyber Medical University;World Health Organization; College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan
Websitewww.kmc.edu.pk

Perhaps the greatest contribution of KMC is that it has given birth to and nurtured all other medical institutions of the province. Therefore, KMC has gained the special status of a mother medical institution of the province. The entire process of admissions to all the public sector medical and dental colleges of the province and FATA is managed by the Directorate of Admission in Khyber Medical College. Beside undergraduate medical education, the college offers teaching and research facilities to the postgraduate students, i.e., M. Phil, in all basic Medical Sciences, FCPS in Clinical as well as basic medical sciences, and minor diplomas in many specialties[2] It is one of the several medical schools affiliated with Khyber Medical University and is recognized by PMDC. [3][4]

History

Khyber Medical College, which is situated at the doorstep of university of Peshawar, occupies in the site of ancient Buddhist academy. In 1954, the foundation stone of Khyber Medical College, as faculty of Medicine, of Peshawar University, was laid by the then Governor General of Pakistan, Mr. Ghulam Muhammad. The College started functioning in 1955 with enrollment of fifty students with meager facilities. From 1955 to present the college has undergone tremendous development. It remained under the administrative control of health department after parting way from Peshawar University in 1975. Presently, the college and hospital has been given administrative and financial autonomy by the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and is working under the institutional management committee, headed by Chief Executive. This will certainly overcome the problems faced by the faculty members, students and general Public.[5]

Khyber Medical College is a pioneer institutionin KPK in medical education and has created name for itself at national and international level by dedicated work of its staff and students. In fact, it can be proudly called as the mother institution for rest of the medical and dental colleges and other allied medical institution established in KPK over the past twenty five years.

Admissions

Khyber Medical College enrolls 287 students yearly.[6]

Departments

Self Learning Resource Center / Digital Section

The SLRC Digital Section is also active to support the provision of better learning opportunities and resources to the students of Khyber Medical College. The SLRC Digital Section has taken a timely step to establish a computer based self-learning resource center. It is almost ready with facility of 64 latest computers having proper networking, Internet facility and Video Conferencing. This section provides opportunities to the students and faculty of Khyber Medical College to be at par with the modern world. Recently a video Conferencing facility has been also established to facilitate the students of Khyber Medical College.[7]

Library

Khyber Medical College library was established in September 1955 and has a total of 35,300/- volumes of current Medical books and more than 8,000 bound volumes of journals.

Library is split into three portions, i.e. a lending part for students, a reference part for teachers and a part containing periodicals. The library is well furnished, air-conditioned and offers large collections of books and periodicals to meet the teachers and students requirements.[8]

Accommodations

Khyber Medical College has separate hostels for boys & girls in the premises of Peshawar University campus. For boys there are three hostels:

  • Qasim Hall
  • Razi Hall
  • Cenna Hall

& also a hostel for female students.[9]

Attached hospitals

Notable alumni

See also

References
  1. http://www.kmc.edu.pk/message_new.php
  2. http://www.kgmc.edu.pk/sites/default/files/downloads/Prospectus.pdf
  3. http://www.who.int/workforcealliance/members_partners/en/
  4. http://www.who.int/workforcealliance/members_partners/member_list/khyber/en/
  5. http://www.kmc.edu.pk/about.php
  6. http://www.kmc.edu.pk/about.php
  7. http://www.kmc.edu.pk/slrc.php
  8. http://www.kmc.edu.pk/library.php
  9. http://www.kmc.edu.pk/about.php
  10. http://www.sanianishtar.info/professional-role/
  11. http://www.pas.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/31/476

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