Nishtar Medical College

Nishtar Medical College
Motto Service & Discipline
Type Public
Established 28 April 1951
Principal Prof. Dr Kamran Salick
Location Multan, Pakistan
Campus Urban
112 acres (45 ha)
Colors Maroon
Affiliations University of Health Sciences, Lahore[1]
Pakistan Medical & Dental Council
College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan
Higher Education Commission
Website http://www.nmch.edu.pk

Nishtar Medical College is a public medical school located in Multan, Punjab, Pakistan. It is named after Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar, a Muslim League stalwart, Pakistan movement activist, later Pakistani politician and then Governor of Punjab, Pakistan. It is one of older medical schools in the country (the oldest being KEMC Lahore and the second Dow Medical College Karachi). The majority of the degrees it awards are in the fields of Medicine and Dentistry.

Programs offered

The college has the following programs:[2]

Undergraduate Programs;

Postgraduate Programs;[3]

Affiliation

Campus

Main entrance of Nishtar Medical College
Quadrangle of Nishtar Medical College

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.[5]

Admission

A student is eligible to apply after a Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC)/A Level/Equivalent examination. Candidates are selected by a rigorous admission process that includes a competitive centralised 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.[6]

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[7] and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan.[8]

It is listed in the FAIMER International Medical Education Directory of International Medical Schools.[9] 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:[10][11]

Basic Health Sciences departments
Anatomy
Physiology
Biochemistry
Behavioral Medicine
Forensic Medicine
Pathology
Pharmacology
Community Medicine
Medical Education
Clinical Health Sciences departments
Medicine
Surgery
Pediatrics
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Ophthalmology
Otorhinolaryngology

In addition, allied speciality 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.

Attached teaching hospitals
Nishtar Hospital, Multan
Nishtar Institute of Dentistry, Multan

This was initially situated within the campus of Nishtar Medical College. But recently the institute has developed a separate campus in the vicinity of the main Hospital building. Students at NID share residential facilities with students of NMC. Inpatient Department of NID is in Nishtar Hospital Multan.

Multan Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Radiotherapy, Multan

This hospital is primarily a federally funded hospital catering to patients requiring oncology and endocrinology referral. Nishtar Medical College and Hospital has its own Department of Oncology. However a separate endocrinology unit is not yet established.

Fatima Jinnah Women Hospital, Multan (not present in the vicinity of the main campus)

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 in NMC every year as they have done in the past few years. Some of the continuing and past projects include 25 scholarships per year, extension project of the paediatrics ward, conference room in the ER, and this year Simulation Lab for the students.[12]

Founding Father

Dr. Jamal Bhutta was one of the founding fathers and the First Principal/ Medical Superintendent of the Institute. Decades later his son Dr. Tariq Bhutta also had the honour of becoming the Head of the Institute.

Rare Photograph of Dr.Jamal Bhutta






References

  1. ↑ "University of Health Sciences Lahore". Uhs.edu.pk. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  2. ↑ ":: University of Health Sciences Lahore ::". Uhs.edu.pk. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  3. ↑ "College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan". Cpsp.edu.pk. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "University of health sciences lahore". uhs.edu.pk. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  5. ↑ "History – Nishtar Alumni Association of North America". nishtar.org. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  6. ↑ "Admission of Foreign Students in MBBS, BDS, BS Eng, D-Pharmacy under self finance scheme". Hec.gov.pk. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  7. ↑ "Pakistan Medical & Dental Council > About Us > Recognized Medical/Dental Colleges". Pmdc.org.pk. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  8. ↑ "College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan". Cpsp.edu.pk. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  9. ↑ "IMED – FAIMER International Medical Education Directory – School Details". Imed.faimer.org. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  10. ↑ "Nishtar hospital – Nishtar Alumni Association of North America". nishtar.org. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  11. ↑ "Nishtar medical college – Nishtar Alumni Association of North America". nishtar.org. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  12. ↑ "Nishtar Alumni Association of North America – Home". Nishtar.org. Retrieved 28 November 2011.

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