Khyber Medical University Explained

Khyber Medical University should not be confused with Khyber Medical College.

Khyber Medical University
Type:	Public
Affiliation:	Pakistan Medical Commission Pakistan Medical and Dental Council Pakistan Medical Research Council College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan Pakistan Nursing Council Higher Education Commission (Pakistan)
Chancellor:	Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Vice Chancellor:	Zia Ul Haq
Students:	48000
Undergrad:	4000
Postgrad:	220
City:	Peshawar
Province:	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Country:	Pakistan
Nickname:	KMU

Khyber Medical University (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|جامعہ طبی خیبر, Pushto; Pashto: د خیبر طبي پوهنتون, abbreviated as KMU), is a public research university located in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.^{[1] [2]}

Established in January 2007,^{[1] [2]} the university comprises several constituent colleges and institutes, affiliated undergraduate and postgraduate medical and dental institutes and various allied health sciences programs.^{[3] [1] [4]}

Recognized university

Khyber Medical University is a recognized university by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan and by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council.^{[3] [1] [2]}

Constituent institutions

• KMU Institute of Basic Medical Sciences
• KMU Institute of Dental Sciences, Kohat
• KMU Institute of Health Professions Education and Research
• KMU Institute of Medical Sciences, Kohat
• KMU Institute of Nursing Sciences, Peshawar
• KMU Institute of Paramedical Sciences, Peshawar
• KMU Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Peshawar
• KMU Institute of Public Health and Social Sciences, Peshawar
• KMU Institute of Health Sciences, Mardan
• KMU Institute of Health Sciences, Swat
• KMU Institute of Health Sciences, Islamabad
• KMU Institute of Paramedical Sciences, Lakki Marwat
• KMU Institute of Health Sciences, Kohat
• KMU Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peshawar
• KMU Institute of Pathology and Diagnostic Medicine, Peshawar
• KMU Institute of Health Sciences, Lower Dir
• KMU Institute of Health Sciences, Swabi
• KMU Institute of Health Sciences, Kurram

Affiliated institutions

Undergraduate

• Khyber Medical College (Peshawar)
• Ayub College of Dentistry (Abbottabad)
• Ayub Medical College (Abbottabad)
• Bacha Khan Medical College (Mardan)
• Bannu Medical College (Bannu)
• Gajju Khan Medical College (Swabi)
• Gomal Medical College (Dera Ismail Khan)
• Jinnah Medical College (Peshawar)
• Khyber College of Dentistry (Peshawar)
• Khyber Girls Medical College (Peshawar)
• Rehman Medical College (Peshawar)
• Northwest School of Medicine, (Peshawar)
• Saidu Medical College, (Swat)
• Women Medical and Dental College, (Abbottabad)
• Al Razi Medical College, (Peshawar)
• Pak International Medical College, Peshawar

Postgraduate

• Post Graduate Medical Institute Peshawar

Nursing

• Ayub School of Nursing (Abbottabad)
• Northwest College of Nursing, Peshawar
• RMI School of Nursing, Peshawar
• Royal College of Nursing, Swat (Saidu Sharif)
• Buner Institute of Health Sciences, Buner

Pharmacy

• Northwest College of Pharmacy, Peshawar

Allied health sciences

• Bannu College of Medical Technology, (Bannu)
• Frontier Homeopathic Medical College, Peshawar
• Mahboob School of Physiotherapy, Peshawar
• National Institute of Health and Management Sciences, Peshawar
• Northwest College of Physical Therapy, Peshawar
• Pakistan Institute of Community Ophthalmology, Peshawar
• Pakistan Institute of Prosthetics & Orthotics Sciences, Peshawar
• RMI School of Allied Health Sciences, Peshawar
• RMI College of Rehabilitation Science, Peshawar
• Sarhad Institute of Health Sciences, Peshawar
• Udhyana Institute of Medical Sciences, Peshawar

See also

• University of Health Sciences, Lahore
• Dow University of Health Sciences

External links

• Web site: About KMU | Khyber Medical University. 15 December 2016. 25 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210125132421/https://www.kmu.edu.pk/content/about-kmu. dead.
• http://www.kmu.edu.pk/index.php
• http://www.digitallibrary.edu.pk/khyber_med_uni_ho.html

Notes and References

1. https://www.4icu.org/reviews/10825.htm Khyber Medical University - University Overview on uniRank, University Rankings website (Australia)
2. https://www.who.int/workforcealliance/members_partners/member_list/khyber/en/ Profile of Khyber Medical University on World Health Organization (WHO) Global Health Workforce Alliance website
3. Web site: Khyber Medical University is on the list of recognized institutions. 31 October 2009. 29 October 2013. 12 February 2022. dead . Higher Education Commission of Pakistan website. https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200812/http://www.hec.gov.pk/ourinstitutes/pages/default.aspx.
4. https://edurank.org/uni/khyber-medical-university/ Khyber Medical University ranking and statistics on edurank.org website