Sahiwal Medical College Explained

Sahiwal Medical College, Sahiwal
Other Name:	Sahiwal Teaching Hospital
Motto:	Knowledge, Service and Excellence
Type:	Public sector college
Principal:	Professor Dr. Imran Hassan Khan
Address:	Medical College Road, Farid Town
City:	Sahiwal, Punjab
Country:	Pakistan
Colours:	Maroon & green
Students:	600
Academic Affiliations:	University of Health Sciences (Lahore) Pakistan Medical and Dental Council

Sahiwal Medical College, Sahiwal (Urdu:, SLMC, established in 2010, is a public school of medicine located in Sahiwal, Punjab, Pakistan.

Recognized college

This college is recognized by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council. District Headquarter Teaching Hospital, Sahiwal (DHQ Hospital) is the attached teaching hospital.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Inauguration

Sahiwal is a district and division of Punjab. Feeling the need of a medical college in the area, on 27 November 2010, Chief Minister of Punjab laid the foundation stone of Sahiwal Medical College. The government allotted 70 acres near Central Jail Sahiwal for the college, where the campus was completed in 2014 and the college shifted to its new building.^[4]

Academic programs

• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) – a five-year undergraduate programme

Departments

• Basic science departments
  • Anatomy
  • Biochemistry
  • Community medicine
  • Forensic medicine
  • Pathology
  • Pharmacology
  • Physiology

• Medicine and allied departments
  • Cardiology
  • Dermatology
  • Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • General medicine
  • Neurology
  • Pediatrics
  • Preventive medicine
  • Psychiatry
  • Pulmonology (Chest medicine)
  • Radiotherapy
  • Urology

• Surgery and allied departments
  • Anesthesiology
  • Cardiac surgery
  • Cosmetic surgery
  • General surgery
  • Neurosurgery
  • Obstetrics and gynaecology
  • Ophthalmology
  • Oral and maxillofacial surgery
  • Orthopedics
  • Otorhinolaryngology
  • Pediatric surgery
  • Radiology

• Administrative departments
  • IT Department

Notes and References

1. Web site: Recognized Medical Colleges in Pakistan (see listed serial no. 17 under title PUNJAB - Public Sector Medical Colleges for Sahiwal Medical College). dead. Pakistan Medical and Dental Council website . 16 January 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120116114959/http://www.pmdc.org.pk/AboutUs/RecognizedMedicalDentalColleges/tabid/109/Default.aspx. 29 June 2023.
2. https://www.dawn.com/news/1727898 (University of Health Sciences) UHS issues first merit list for MBBS admission
3. News: Four new medical colleges to educate the poor. Pakistan Today (newspaper). 18 January 2011. 29 June 2023.
4. News: Shahbaz inaugurates two medical colleges. The Express Tribune (newspaper). 19 January 2011. 29 June 2023.