Introduction of Medical Degrees
(M.B.B.S,
B.D.S, D.H.M.S, B.Sc in Nursing)
In Pakistan a medical college is
affiliated with a university as a department. There are however several
medical universities and medical institutes with their own medical
colleges. All medical colleges and universities are regulated by the
respective provincial
department of health. They however have to be
recognized after meeting strict criteria by a central regulatory
authority called Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) in
Islamabad.
There are almost equal numbers of
government and private medical colleges and universities, with their
number exceeding 50. Entrance into the medical colleges is purely on
merit under the strict guidelines of PMDC. Both the academic performance
at the college (high school, grades 11-12) level and an entrance test
like MCAT are taken into consideration for the eligibility to enter a
medical college. After successfully completing five years of academic
and clinical training in the medical college and affiliated teaching
hospital the graduates are awarded a bachelor of Medicine and bachelor
of Surgery (MBBS) degree. The graduates are then eligible to apply for a
medical license from the PMDC. A house job of one year duration is
mandatory in a teaching hospital after completing five years of academic
and clinical training in the medical college.
bachelor of Medicine and
bachelor of Surgery are the two degrees awarded upon graduation from
medical colleges. The naming suggests that they are two separate
degrees; however, in practice, they are usually treated as one.
Those holding the M.B.B.S
degree and practicing medicine are usually referred to as "Doctor" and
use the prefix "Dr". The degree is often used as the Commonwealth
equivalent of what is known elsewhere as the degree of Doctor of
Medicine (MD).
All medical colleges in
Pakistan award the MB BS degree, which is given by the awarding
university and accepted by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council. The
duration of the course for the degree is five years and a one year
internship/house-job is required for those graduates who wish to
practice in Pakistan. Graduates who wish to practice outside of Pakistan
are not required to complete the one year house-job/internship.
Many Medical Hospitals in Pakistan
also offer bachelor Programmes in Nursing and Physiotherapy and are
normally called B.Sc Nursing and B.Sc Physiotherapy.
Medical colleges’ graduates
are only entitled to use the title "Doctor" upon registration as a
medical professional with the relevant regulatory body in their
respective country. Medical graduates are also eligible to sit various
postgraduate examinations, including examinations for membership and
fellowship of professional institutions (such as Membership of the Royal
College of Surgeons, MRCS), postgraduate Masters degrees (such as a
Master of Surgery or Master of the Art of Obstetrics) and a postgraduate
doctorate in medicine (e.g. MD if earned in the UK or Commonwealth
nations), and board certification examinations.
Eligibility:
For MBBS and BDS
At least 60% marks in
Intermediate Science (Pre-Medical Group) or equivalence marks in A level
or American High School or Equivalent examination.
Universities offered
programmes
Allama Iqbal Medical
College, Lahore
www.aimc.edu.pk
Army Medical College,
Rawalpindi
www.amcollege.edu.pk
King Edward Medical
University, Lahore
www.kemc.edu.pk
Nishtar Medical College,
Multan
www.nmc.edu.pk
Punjab Medical College,
Faisalabad
F.M.H College of Medicine &
Dentistry, Lahore.
www.fmhospital.org
Foundation University
Medical College, Rawalpindi.
Lahore Medical & Dental
College, Lahore.
www.lmdc.edu.pk
Dow University of Health
Sciences, Karachi
www.duhs.edu.pk
www.dmc.edu
Sindh Medical College,
Karachi
www.sindhhealth.gov.pk/smc.htm
Dr.Ishratul Ebad Institute
of Oral Health Sciences, Karachi
Liaquat University of
Medical & Health Sciences, Jamshoro
www.lumhs.edu.pk
Chandka Medical College,
Larkana
www.cmc.edu.pk
Nawabshah Medical College
for Girls, Nawabshah
www.sindhhealth.gov.pk/pmc.htm
Karachi Medical & Dental
College, Karachi
www.kmdc.edu.pk
Aga Khan University Medical
College, Karachi
www.aku.edu
Baqai Medical College,
Karachi
www.baqai.edu.pk
Hamdard College of Medicine
& Dentistry, Karachi
www.hamdard.edu.pk
Sir Syed College of Medical
Sciences for Girls, Karachi
www.sscms.edu.pk
Ziauddin Medical College,
Karachi
www.zmu.edu.pk
Altamash Institute of Dental
Medicine, Karachi
www.altamash.edu.pk
Ayub Medical College, Abbott
bad
www.ayubmed.edu.pk
Khyber Medical College,
Peshawar
www.kmc.edu.pk
Women Medical College,
Abbottabad
www.wmc.edu.pk
If you want to see
information about more universities or colleges for the above programs
please visit our universities list section here
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