| Coordinates: | 34.2046°N 73.2332°W |
| Ayub Medical College | |
| Motto: | To Serve The Ailing Humanity |
| Established: | 1979 |
| Dean: | Prof Dr Muhammad Asif Karim |
| Faculty: | 212 |
| Students: | 1500 |
| Undergrad: | 1350 |
| Postgrad: | 150 |
| Location: | Abbottabad, Pakistan |
| Campus: | 54ha Urban |
| Affiliations: | KMU, PMDC, CPSP, PNC, HEC |
Ayub Medical College (Urdu, Hindko:, Pushto; Pashto: د ايوب طب پوهنځی , or AMC) is a public medical institute located in Abbottabad, Pakistan. It is one of the medical colleges affiliated to Khyber Medical University. AMC is the second oldest medical college of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[1] [2]
In the late 1960s, a government study concluded that more medical colleges were needed in Pakistan to improve medical education, research, and healthcare in the country. In particular, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was in dire need of health reforms - a decision was thus made in 1972 to construct another medical college outside of the Peshawar region.
In 1975, four cities were shortlisted for the site of the new college; Abbottabad, Dera Ismail Khan, Mingora and Chitral. A decision was made in 1978 to build the new college in Abbottabad and on 9 May 1979, classes started at Ayub Medical College.
The first batch consisting of 100 students (class of 1984) was accommodated at the Education Extension Centre, while the present college campus and teaching hospital were later on constructed north of the town. On 30 December 1990, the new campus opened its doors to students and faculty. Abbottabad District Headquarters Hospital remained affiliated to Ayub Medical College upon opening of Ayub Teaching Hospital in 1998. AMC was named after former President Ayub Khan, who hailed from nearby Haripur. The first Principal of AMC was Dr. Abdul Jamil Khan. Today AMC hosts one of the largest medical college campuses in Pakistan.[3]
On 20 December 2023, Prime Minister Anwaar ul Haq Kakar, during a speech to the 46th annual meeting of Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent of North America (APPNA), announced that the status of AMC would be upgraded to a medical university.[4]
The Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery is awarded to students after five professional years of theoretical and clinical training. AMC features most of the clinical and basic science departments. Annually, AMC educates and trains approximately 1000 medical students along with 200 resident physicians and fellows. In 2010, AMC introduced Community Oriented Medical Education (COME), a form of problem-based learning in a bid to convert from the annual system to a semester system. However, the transition has been slow and faced a lot of problems regarding its acceptance.
AMC is fully recognized by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC). The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan has recognized many of its departments for post-graduate training in Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Pathology. The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Britain has granted recognition to the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at AMC for clinical training of MRCOG candidates.[3]
The Ayub Medical Complex campus consists of a medical school, teaching hospital, nursing school, dental school and paramedical institute with supporting amenities for all students and staff. The campus is also home to the Abbottabad CPSP Regional Centre and the Institute of Nuclear Medicine, Oncology and Radiotherapy (INOR).[3]
The medical school building has four air-conditioned, spacious lecture halls with sophisticated audiovisual teaching aids, well-equipped laboratories and museums.
See main article: Ayub Teaching Hospital.
See main article: Ayub College of Dentistry.
See main article: School of Nursing at Ayub Teaching Hospital. The Ayub School of Nursing is the nursing education unit at AMC, however, most teaching and training occurs at Ayub Teaching Hospital.
The library provides various learning resources for both students and faculty. There are three main sections of the library - the main hall, a reading room, and a self-learning resource center. The main hall houses a collection of over 10,000 medical books along with various medical journals. The self-learning resource center consists of 20 computers with access to the digital library of Higher Education Commission.
The campus also provides hostel accommodation for up to 500 medical students, 300 internees, 100 nurses, and a colony comprising 10 flats for non-teaching staff. The hostels are named after famous Pakistani personalities and regions.
A sports complex including the PCB-AMC stadium for cricket and hockey ground has also been built.
The Journal of Ayub Medical College is published by the Faculty of Ayub Medical College since January 1988. It is a peer reviewed journal and is the first medical journal available with illustrations free online.[5]
Former Principals/Deans
Students and alumni of the college are referred to as Ayubians. Students actively partake in clubs and societies within the college. Some societies which are medical-oriented are governed by professors along with an associate society master who serves as "academic advisers" to students. Other societies are strictly governed by students. Due to its unique "crossroad" location, Ayub Medical College has one of the most ethnically diverse campuses in Pakistan with students from various backgrounds including, Balochs, Pashtuns, Hindkowans, Chitralis, Punjabis, Saraikis, Kashmiris, Kalash, Burusho, Shina and Baltis.
Karakoram is the annual college magazine published at Ayub Medical College and maintained by the Ayubian Literary Society.