پونچھ میڈیکل کالج | |
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Former name | Ghazi e Millat Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Medical College Poonch |
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Motto | Minds that Care and Cure |
Type | Public medical college |
Established | 2012[1] |
Affiliation | Pakistan Medical And Dental Council |
Academic affiliation | University of Health Sciences Lahore |
Principal | Prof Dr. Shabbir Ahmad Chaudhary (Acting Since 2nd December 2022) |
Academic staff | 39 (2021)[2] |
Students | 583 (2021)[3] |
Location | , , Pakistan 33°50′11″N 73°46′17″E / 33.836312°N 73.771298°E |
Campus | Urban, ~16 |
Language | English[4] |
Colours | Navy Blue and White |
Nickname | PMCR |
Website | http://pmcrajk.edu.pk/ |
Poonch Medical College (Urdu: پونچھ طبی کالج) is a public medical college established in 2012, located in Trar Dewan, in suburban Rawalakot, Poonch District, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.[3] The college is affiliated with the University of Health Sciences Lahore,[5] and the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council.[6] The college has two teaching hospitals: Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Hospital in Rawalakot, and D.H.Q. Hospital in Hajira.[3][7]
The college was established in 2012, comprising a faculty of 11 professors and 18 assistant professors, with 62 students enrolling.[1] Studies began in April 2013, with the first class graduating in 2018.[4][8] Previous principals of the college include Dr Zia-Ur Rehman, Prof. Dr. Shabeer Ahmed Chudhry, and Dr Azhar Qayyum.[9][10]
-Prof Dr Zia Ur Rehman 2012-2018
-Dr Shabbir Ahmad Chaudhary 2018-2019 (Acting)
-Prof Dr Azhar Qayyum 2019-2023
-Dr Shabbir Ahmad Chaudhary 2023- Incumbent (Acting)
Poonch Medical College offers a course for a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree.[11] Its academic departments include Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Pathology, Pharmacology, Community Medicine, Medical Education, Surgery & Allied, Radiology, Orthopedic Surgery, Urology, Medicine & Allied, Gastroenterology, Psychiatry, Cardiology, Gynaecology and obstetrics, Ophthalmology, ENT, and Pediatrics.[2]
In 2017, the college was ranked first in merit among all affiliates of the University of Health Sciences Lahore in the MBBS exams.[12]
As of September 2023[update] Poonch Medical College lacks its own campus and allied facilities and is currently using a facility belonging to a government run polytechnic institute.[8][13]
Notable student unions of the college include Gilgit Baltistan Medicos Union,[14][15] and Medical Students' Association of Pakistan and SYNCH.[16] Various societies exist on subjects such as literature,[17] sports,[18] and blood donation;[19] among others.
Other than its affiliates, Poonch Medical College is recognized by the World Health Organization and is listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools.[4]