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Khyber Medical College

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Type
  
Public

Principal
  
Ajaz Khan.

Campus
  
Urban

Undergraduate tuition and fees
  
250,000 PKR (2012)

Number of students
  
1,500

Architect
  
Abdur Rahman Hye

Established
  
1954

Administrative staff
  
650

Phone
  
+92 91 9216206

Motto
  
Service to Humanity

Founded
  
1954

Location
  
Peshawar, Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Address
  
University of Peshawar, Road No. 2, Peshawar 25120, Pakistan

Similar
  
Khyber Medical University, Ayub Medical College, Saidu Medical College, Bacha Khan Medical, Gomal Medical College

Funny video dreams by 4rth yr mbbs students khyber medical college peshawar 12 5 2016


Khyber Medical College (Urdu: خیبر طبی کالج‎, Pashto: د خیبر طب پوهنځی‎) is a public medical institution located in the city of Peshawar, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. 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

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It is one of the several medical schools affiliated with Khyber Medical University and is recognised by PMDC, General Medical Council of UK, Ireland and licensing authority of USA. Khyber Medical College is listed in the International Medical Education Directory which is a requirement for eligibility for the USMLE.

Students of 1st year mbbs khyber medical college peshawar kmc on trip to muree islamabad 2012


History

Peshawar, a city of over 2.6 million citizens, is situated in the Western part of the Country and close to historical and famous Khyber Pass. The City is an old settlement and has maintained a historical atmosphere. 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 enrolment of fifty students with meager facilities. From 1955 to present the college hasundergone 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 theinstitutional management committee, headed by Chief Executive. This will certainly overcome the problems faced by the faculty members, students and general Public.

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 250 students probably every year.

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. Recenty a video Conferencing facility has been also established to facilitate the students of Khyber Medical College.

Societies

Khyber Medical College having societies like;

  • Social Welfare Society
  • Literary Society
  • Hiking Club
  • Sports Club
  • 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.

    Accommodations

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

  • Qasim Hall
  • Razi Hall
  • Cenna Hall
  • & also a hostel for girls students.

    Attached hospitals

  • Khyber Teaching Hospital
  • Lady Reading Hospital
  • Hayatabad Medical Complex
  • References

    Khyber Medical College Wikipedia