Azad Jammu Kashmir Medical College

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Azad Jammu Kashmir Medical College
آزاد جموں و کشمیر طبی کالج
آزاد جۄٚم تہٕ کشیٖر طِبہ ژاٹٔھل
Azad Kashmir Medical College Logo.png
Other name
AJKMC
MottoServing humanity is serving the Almighty
TypePublic
Established2012
ChancellorPresident of Azad Kashmir[1]
Vice-ChancellorProf. Dr. Javed Akram.
PrincipalProf. Sarosh Majeed Salaria [2]
Students500
Location
Muzaffarabad
,
Azad Jammu & Kashmir
,
Pakistan

34°12′36″N 73°16′48″E / 34.21000°N 73.28000°E / 34.21000; 73.28000Coordinates: 34°12′36″N 73°16′48″E / 34.21000°N 73.28000°E / 34.21000; 73.28000
CampusUrban
LanguageUrdu, English
ColorsMaroon and White   
AffiliationsPakistan Medical and Dental Council[3][4]
University of Health Sciences, Lahore[5]
Combined Military Hospital Muzaffarabad[6]
International Medical Education Directory (IMED)[7]
College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan[8]
University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Abbas Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS Hospital)
Websiteajkmc.edu.pk

Azad Jammu Kashmir Medical College (Urdu: آزاد جموں و کشمیر طبی کالج, Koshur; آزاد جۄٚم تہٕ کشیٖر طِبہ ژاٹٔھل )or (AJKMC) is a public medical institute located in Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan. AJKMC is home to 500 students in the MBBS program, with clinical rotations occurring at Combined Military Hospital Muzaffarabad and Abbas Institute of Medical Sciences. AJKMC was established and recognized by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council in 2011.[3]

History[]

AJKMC was inaugurated by Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani on 8 October 2011.[9][10][11] Establishing a medical college was deemed necessary following the 2005 Kashmir Earthquake, which exposed a shortage of medical professionals at medical facilities in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.[12][13]

Departments[]

Campus[]

Azad Jammu Kashmir Medical College campus

AJK Medical College is housed in Turkish architect modern building in the Hindu Kush Mountains. The medical college is located near to Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium. There is online access to different learning resources.[24]

Affiliations and Recognitions[]

The College is affiliated and recognized by following Organizations and Institutes:

Publications[]

The official scientific journals of the college is Kashmir Journal of Medical Sciences (KJMS). It contains original articles, case reports, review articles, short communication, letters to editor, and view points.[27]

College Societies[]

Societies of the college are :

  • AJK MC Students' Patient Welfare Society
  • AJK MC Literary Society
  • AJK MC Al-Quran Society
  • AJK MC Debating Society

Teaching Hospitals[]

Two hospitals i.e. Shiekh Khalifa Bin Zayed Hospital and Abbas Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS) are attached with AJK Medical College. Both hospitals are recognized by Pakistan Medical and Dental Council as well as College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan for the postgraduate residency programs in different disciplines.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ http://ajkmc.edu.pk/Messages/Presidentmsg.aspx
  2. ^ http://ajkmc.edu.pk/Messages/PrincipalMsg.aspx
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Pakistan Medical & Dental Council > About Us > Recognized Medical/Dental Colleges". Pmdc.org.pk. Archived from the original on 19 August 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Newspaper, From the (21 December 2011). "AJK's medical college likely to get PMDC nod". DAWN.COM.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 February 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Hospital". opfblog.com.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b https://imed.faimer.org/details.asp?country=704&school=&currpage=1&cname=PAKISTAN&city=&region=AS&rname=Asia&mcode=704450&psize=100
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b ":::College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan". www.cpsp.edu.pk.
  9. ^ http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2011/oct/9/pak-pm-opens-moulvi-farooq-medical-college-at-muzaffarabad-38.asp
  10. ^ http://ww16.pakistan.onepakistan.com.pk/photogallery/news-politics/Day-in-Pics-8th-October/Pakistan/111008-46?sub1=20210829-2323-004e-bf14-756a9cfed83d%7Ctitle=onepakistan.com.pk
  11. ^ "AJK Medical College inauguration ceremony". geo.tv.
  12. ^ "Azad Kashmir earthquack 2005". storyofpakistan.com. Retrieved 28 November 2006.
  13. ^ http://www.ajkmc.edu.pk/Curriculum/Curriculum.aspx
  14. ^ http://ajkmc.edu.pk/Department_oF_Anatomy/Anatomy_Home.aspx
  15. ^ http://ajkmc.edu.pk/Department_of_Biochemistry/Biochemistry_Home.aspx
  16. ^ http://ajkmc.edu.pk/Department_of_Public_Health/Public_Health_Community_Medicine_Home.aspx
  17. ^ http://ajkmc.edu.pk/Department_of_Forensic_Medicine/Forensic_Medicine_Home.aspx
  18. ^ http://ajkmc.edu.pk/Department_of_Pathology/Pathology_Faculty.aspx
  19. ^ http://ajkmc.edu.pk/Department_oF_Pharmacology/Pharmacology_Faculty.aspx
  20. ^ http://ajkmc.edu.pk/Department_of_Physiology/Physiology_Home.aspx
  21. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o http://ajkmc.edu.pk/Default.aspx
  22. ^ http://ajkmc.edu.pk/Department_of_Cardiac_Surgery/Surgery_Home.aspx
  23. ^ http://ajkmc.edu.pk/Deanery/Deanery.aspx
  24. ^ http://ajkmc.edu.pk/Library/Library_Home.aspx
  25. ^ "Pakistan Medical & Dental Council > About Us > Recognized Medical/Dental Colleges". Pmdc.org.pk. Archived from the original on 16 January 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  26. ^ "University of Health Sciences Affiliation". Archived from the original on 1 December 2011.
  27. ^ "Kashmir Journal of Medical Sciences". kjms.org. Retrieved 4 October 2013.

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