The Pakistan Army Medical College (reporting name: AMC) is a direct reporting detachment and the military medical college located in the Rawalpindi, Punjab in Pakistan.[1]
| Pakistan Army Medical College | |
|---|---|
| Constituent College of | |
| National University of Medical Sciences | |
 Badge of Pakistan Army | |
| Location | Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Abbreviation | AMC |
| Established | 1977 |
| Colors | Maroon |
| Sister college | Navy Medical School |
| Colonel-Commandant | Surgeon-General of the Pakistan Army |
| Principal | Suhail Amin |
| Membership | PMDC, CPSP |
| Website | https://amcollege.edu.pk |
The army's medical college provides medical science education to its cadets before their commissioning into the Pakistan Army's Medical Corps and is not restricted to the military personnel since civilians are also given admissions to seek degrees in medical profession.[2][3]
History
editIn 1977, the Pakistan Army's Corps of Education established the direct military unit to provide the education and training on the medical science as a residential institution for imparting undergraduate medical education to the army's cadets.[4] In Pakistan, the program of Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) is pursued rather than the Doctor of Medicine (MD).[4] From 1977 till 1997, the Army Medical College was affiliated with the biology department of the Quaid-i-Azam University (Qau) for its degree accreditation.[4] In 1998, the college was made constituent college of the National University of Sciences and Technology (Pakistan) (NUST) until 2015 when the school was made constituent to the National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS).[4]
The admission to the Army Medical College is given through two methods: one is through the Pakistan Military Academy cadets who are aspired to take Medical Cadet Course. The standardized university entrance exam to the Army Medical College is administrated by the National University of Medical Sciences where the civilians also take for the college admission. Further categories and waivers exist for children of military personnel, as well as foreign nationals.[citation needed]
Up till 2021, the foreign students could apply on the basis of SAT Subject Tests results in lieu of the NUMS test like other medical colleges in Pakistan.[citation needed]
Recognition
editThe accreditation and the recognition of the medical degrees that are awarded by the Army Medical College is accredited by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PM&DC) and the College of Physicians and Surgeons (CPSP).[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Army Medical College". Army Medical College · H2RP+968, Abid Majeed Rd, Rawalpindi, Punjab 46000, Pakistan. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Lt Gen Nigar Johar becomes first female colonel commandant of Army Medical Corps (graduated from Army Medical College in 1985)". Dawn (newspaper). 26 November 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ "Over 500 doctors get degrees at CPSP (College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan) convocation". Dawn (newspaper). 27 April 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Army Medical College". amcollege.edu.pk. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Recognized Medical Colleges in Pakistan". Pakistan Medical and Dental Council website. Archived from the original on 19 August 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
External links
edit- Official website
- Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, Army Medical College
- Research Output of Army Medical College, Pakistan: A Bibliometric Study based on Scopus Database University of Nebraska website