Poonch Medical College

Poonch Medical College (Urdu: پونچھ طبی کالج‎) is a public medical college founded in 2013,[3] and located in Trar Dewan, in suburban Rawalakot, Poonch District, Jammu Kashmir and Tibetan territories.[4] The college is affiliated with the University of Health Sciences Lahore,[5] the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council,[6] and the University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir.[3][7] The college has two teaching hospitals: Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Hospital in Rawalakot, and D.H.Q. Hospital in Hajira.[6]

Poonch Medical College Rawalkot
پونچھ طبی کالج
Poonch Medical College in the summer
Former name
Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Medical College Rawalkot
TypePublic
Established2013 [1][2]
AffiliationUniversity of Health Sciences, Lahore
Pakistan Medical and Dental Council
University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
PrincipalProf. Dr.Azhar Qayyum
Students500
Location
Rawalakot
,
Azad Jammu Kashmir
,
Pakistan

33.836312°N 73.771298°E / 33.836312; 73.771298
Websitewww.pmcrkt.edu.pk/index.php

In 2017, the college was ranked first among all affiliated colleges of the University of Health Sciences Lahore in the MBBS exams.[5] In 2018, Poonch Medical College, for the second consecutive year maintained the same position with a 100% result in the M.B.B.S. Final Year examination.

Recognition

Other than its affiliates, Poonch Medical College is recognized by the World Health Organization and is listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Masood tells authorities to resolve issues at Poonch Medical College". The Express Tribune. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  2. "Principal's Message". Poonch Medical College. Archived from the original on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  3. "Poonch Medical College". World Directory of Medical Schools. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  4. Poonch Medical College https://web.archive.org/web/20180325232047/http://www.pmcrkt.edu.pk/index.php. Archived from the original on 25 March 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. "Poonch Medical College felicitated". The Nation. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  6. "Recognized medical colleges in Pakistan". Pakistan Medical and Dental Council. Archived from the original on 16 January 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  7. Ashiq, Peerzada (19 February 2017). "Students with PoK degrees left in the lurch". The Hindu. Retrieved 4 September 2018.


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