Motto Service & Discipline Established 28 April 1951 Phone +92 61 9200238 Founded 28 April 1951 | Type Public Principal Prof. Dr Kamran Salick Address Multan, Pakistan Color Maroon | |
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Campus Urban112 acres (45 ha) Notable alumni Sher Afgan Niazi, Faisal Masud, Anwer Zahidi Similar King Edward Medical, Punjab Medical College, Nishtar Dental College, Quaid‑e‑Azam Medical College, Allama Iqbal Medical | ||
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Nishtar Medical College (Urdu: نشتر طبی کالج) is a public sector medical school located in Multan, Punjab, Pakistan. It is named after Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar, Pakistan movement activist, and then Governor of Punjab, Pakistan. It is one of the oldest medical schools in the country. The majority of the degrees it awards are in the fields of medicine and dentistry.
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Programs offered
The college has the following programs:
Undergraduate Programs;
Postgraduate Programs;
Affiliation
Campus
The college is located at a distance of 3 km from the city centre. The campus is spread over 20 acres (8.1 ha) of land. Nishtar Hospital, one of the largest hospitals in Pakistan, is located adjacent to the college. The total area of the campus, hospital and hostel area is more than 112 acres (0.45 km2).
The city of Multan is one of the hottest localities of Pakistan; this is reflected in architecture of the college and hospital – high ceilings and large windows are commonplace.
The college itself is spacious, with the various academic departments housed around a central quadrangle. The quadrangle is a large garden used for student functions and gatherings. There is an attached hospital, adjacent hostels, and faculty residential colony. The college as well as the hostels are nostalgic of old Islamic architecture. The buildings added to the campus in the 1960s to early 1980s were designed by A. R. Hye.
Admission
A student is eligible to apply for MBBS after Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC)/A Level/Equivalent examination. Candidates are selected by a rigorous admission process that includes a competitive centralized Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) conducted by University of Health Sciences Lahore annually. Merit is determined by the marks obtained on the MCAT, Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC)/A Level/Equivalent examination and Secondary School Certificate (SSC)/O Level/Equivalent examination.
Foreign/International students can apply for admission through the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan.
Student life
Students come from the province of Punjab and other parts of Pakistan, as well as from several other countries, including the US, Canada, UK, Bahrain, Jordan, Palestine, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, African and other Middle Eastern countries. Most choose to live in the hostels on the campus. Facilities on campus include a swimming pool, a basketball court, squash courts, football, hockey, cricket grounds, lawn tennis courts, table tennis, a badminton court and a jogging track. There are many student societies, clubs, and associations to meet the recreational and vocational needs of students.
Recognition
The college is recognised for undergraduate and post-graduate training by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan.
It is listed in the FAIMER International Medical Education Directory of International Medical Schools. Nishtar's graduates are eligible to appear in different countries medical licensing exams, notable among them are United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) and Professional and Linguistic Assessment Board test (PLAB) of UK.
Departments
Nishtar Medical College has the following departments:
In addition, allied specialty exposure is ensured in the areas of Orthopedics, Urology, Anesthesia, Pediatric Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Psychiatry, Neurosurgery, Dermatology, Family Medicine, Radiology and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
Alumni
Nishtar Medical College graduates have a strong alumni presence in United States. Nishtar Alumni Association of North America (NANA) continues to fund one major project every year. Some of the continuing and past projects include 25 scholarships per year, extension project of the paediatrics ward, conference room in the ER, GI/Endoscopy suite and Simulation Lab for the students.
Founding Father
Dr. Jamal Bhutta was the founding Principal and Medical Superintendent of the Institute.