Nawaz Sharif Medical College

The Nawaz Sharif Medical College (NSMC) (Urdu:نواز شریف طبی کالج) is a medical school located in Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan.[3][4] It offers MBBS degree in affiliation with University of Health Sciences, Lahore. NSMC is accredited by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC). It is also recognized by the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (CPSP) for postgraduate training programs. The college is listed in International Medical Education Directory (IMED).

Not to be confused with Sharif Medical and Dental College.

Nawaz Sharif Medical College
نواز شریف طبی کالج
TypePublic
EstablishedSeptember 2008[1]
PrincipalDr Zafar Iqbal Gill
Location
Jalalpur Jattan Gujrat
,
Punjab
,
Pakistan
CampusUrban
62 acres (250,000 m2)
ColorsYellow      and Blue     
AffiliationsUniversity of Gujrat
University of Health Sciences, Lahore[2]
Pakistan Medical & Dental Council
College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan
Websiteuog.edu.pk/en//university/nsmc

History

Chief Minister of the Punjab Shahbaz Sharif inaugurated the college in September 2008.[5] It was established to provide medical education and healthcare facilities for industrial regions of Jhelum, Gujranwala, Sialkot and Gujrat. The first principal of the college was Dr. Ehmed Nawaz Kamboh.

Campus

The college is housed in one of the blocks of the University of Gujrat. On 15 March 2012, Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif visited the college and approved the construction of a new building for the college adjacent to the university. The new campus spans 62 acres.[6]

Departments

Admission policy

The College admits 100 students on open merit. Admission is granted through an annual admission test MDCAT conducted by the University of Health Sciences, Lahore. Foreign students can apply for admission against 10 reserved seats through the Higher Education Commission (Pakistan).[7]

Teaching hospital

Aziz Bhatti Shaheed Hospital has been attached with Nawaz Sharif Medical College as teaching hospital. It has almost 700 beds capacity at present. A new building is added to hospital recently.

Library

Besides main library, there are four constituent college's libraries. There are about 90,000 books available in all five libraries. A wide variety of on-line full-text journals' databases are available including Higher Education Commission (Pakistan) (HEC) and Pakistan Education and Research Network (PERN) project. Thousands of digital books can be accessed through the library website on a variety of subjects.

See also

References
  1. Nawaz Sharif Medical College
  2. "University Of Health Sciences Lahore". Uhs.edu.pk. Archived from the original on 1 December 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  3. Pakistan Medical & Dental Council > About Us > Recognized Medical/Dental Colleges Archived 19 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  4. IMED - FAIMER International Medical Education Directory - School Details
  5. Nawaz Sharif Medical College Gujrat
  6. Nawaz Sharif Medical College NSMC, University of Gujrat, Gujrat - Introduction to Government Medical & Dental Institutions of Punjab: Prospectus for Admission in MBBS / BDS to...
  7. "Higher Education Commission". Hec.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2013.

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