Khyber Medical College
خیبر میڈیکل کالج
MottoService to Humanity
TypePublic
Established1954 (1954)
DeanMehmood Aurangzeb [1]
Administrative staff
707
Students1500
Location
Peshawar, Pakhtunkhwa
,
Pakistan

34°00′03″N 71°29′09″E / 34.00095°N 71.48590°E / 34.00095; 71.48590
CampusUrban
ColorsCrimson and White    
AffiliationsPMDC
KMU
HEC
Websitewww.kmc.edu.pk

Khyber Medical College (Urdu: خیبر میڈیکل کالج, abbreviated as KMC) is a public sector medical college located in Peshawar. Khyber Medical College is the oldest medical college of the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and was established in 1954. It is considered as a mother medical institution.[2]

The college offers both undergraduate medical education and teaching and research facilities to postgraduate students (e.g., M. Phil, in basic Medical Sciences, FCPS in Clinical and basic medical sciences, and minor diplomas in many specialties). It is one of several medical schools affiliated with Khyber Medical University and is recognized by PMDC.

History

Khyber Medical College is situated inside the University of Peshawar and occupies the site of ancient Buddhist academy. The college was founded in 1954 and began functioning in 1955 with an enrollment of fifty students and meager facilities. It remained under the administrative control of the health department after parting ways from Peshawar University in 1975. Presently, the college and hospital have been given administrative and financial autonomy by the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and are working under the institutional management committee, headed by a Chief Executive.[3]

On 20 December 2023, Prime Minister Anwaar ul Haq Kakar, during a speech to the 46th annual meeting of Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent of North America (APPNA), announced that the status of KMC would be upgraded to a medical university.[4][5]

Admissions

Khyber Medical College enrolls 280 students yearly.[6]

Departments

Library

Khyber Medical College library was established in September 1955.[7]

Journals

Khyber Medical College has two research journals. [8]

  • Journal of Medical Sciences[9]
  • Pakistan Medical Students Research Journal[10]

Attached hospitals

Controversies

  • In 2013, a female student was reportedly thrashed by a faculty member for wearing a veil.[11]

Alumni

Notable Alumni

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Welcome to KMC". Archived from the original on 2018-06-08. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  2. ↑ https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1139254-cm-announces-upgrading-kmc-amc-to-medical-universities
  3. ↑ "Welcome to KMC". Archived from the original on 2014-10-13. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
  4. ↑ "PM announces upgradation of KMC, AMC to medical universities". 2023-12-20. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  5. ↑ https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1139254-cm-announces-upgrading-kmc-amc-to-medical-universities
  6. ↑ "Welcome to KMC". Archived from the original on 2014-10-13. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
  7. ↑ "Welcome to KMC". Archived from the original on 2014-10-16. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
  8. ↑ "Official website of Khyber Medical College".
  9. ↑ "Journal of Medical Sciences, KMC".
  10. ↑ "Pakistan Medical Students Research Journal, KMC".
  11. ↑ https://tribune.com.pk/story/646893/teacher-student-row-kmc-student-vows-to-end-discrimination-against-women-in-veils?amp=1
  12. ↑ "Professional Roles | Dr. Sania Nishtar".
  13. ↑ "Welcome to the Website of Provincial Assembly of Sindh".
  14. ↑ https://www.acponline.org/about-acp/who-we-are/leadership/governance-leadership#:~:text=Atiq%2C%20MD%2C%20MACP-,Omar%20T.,related%20subspecialists%2C%20and%20medical%20students.
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