Rashid Latif Medical College

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Rashid Latif Medical Complex
راشد لطیف میڈیکل کمپلیکس
Logo of 'Rashid Latif Medical College'
Motto in English
Ne Plus Ultra
TypeMedical School
Established2010
Chairman
Principal
Dean
Director
CEO
Undergraduates~750 MBBS
Location
Ferozepur Road, Lahore
,
Punjab
,
CampusUrban
Affiliations
WebsiteOfficial website
RLMC
RLMC Building (front View)

Rashid Latif Medical Complex (Urdu: راشد لطیف میڈیکل کمپلیکس‎, abbreviated as RLMC), established in 2010 and named after its founder ,[1] is a private medical college located on Ferozepur Road, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Rashid Latif Medical College is established on an area of 28 acres on Ferozepur Road, [2]Lahore by Graduate and Post Graduate Medical Professors. Rashid Latif Nursing College[3] was established in 2011 and was affiliated with Pakistan Nursing Council. Rashid Latif College of Physiotherapy[4] was started in 2013 with the affiliation of University of Health and Sciences. In 2014 Affiliation with University of Sargodha, Rashid Latif College of Pharmacy [5]was established with 50 students per year. In 2018, Rashid Latif Dental College[6] was established and was affiliated with UHS.

Courses[]

Course/Program Duration
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) 5 Years
Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D) 5 Years
Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) 5 Years
Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) 4 Years
B.Sc. (Hons.) Medical Laboratory Technology 4 Years
B.Sc. (Hons.) Medical Imaging Technology 4 Years
B.Sc. (Hons) Optometry & Orthoptics 4 Years
B.Sc. (Hons.) Nutrition 4 Years
B.Sc. In Speech & 4 Years
BS Nursing 4 Years
B.Sc. (Hons.) Dental Technology 4 Years
B.Sc. (Hons.) Dental Hygiene 4 Years
CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant) 2 Year
MLT (Medical Lab Technology) Diploma 2 Year
OTT (Operation Theater Technology) 2 Year
1 Year

Teaching Hospital[]

RLMC is attached with a teaching hospital Arif Memorial Teaching Hospital:[7]

  • Brief History of Arif Memorial Hospital

Arif Memorial Hospital was established and inaugurated in November 2010. It is a purpose built teaching hospital with a capacity of 610 patient beds . As a charitable institute, it is funded predominantly from donations. Although, apart from fulfilling the requirements of the medical college, Arif Memorial Teaching Hospital has excellent Gynae, Paeds, Surgery, Orthopedic, medical and ICU treatment facilities and round the clock emergency services.[8] In addition, the hospital disposes of neonatal intensive care and well equipped 24/7 nurseries under the supervision of experienced and qualified doctors and is the only neonatal intensive care unit in this field.[9]

Arif Memorial Teaching Hospital
Arif Memorial Teaching Hospital

Academic Council[]

Name Department
Prof. Farrukh Zaman Prof. of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Prof. Bilquis Akhtar Prof. of Physiology
Prof. Tahir Masood Anmad Professor. of Paediatrics
Prof. Sarfaraz Ahmad Prof. of Surgery
Prof. Farzana Amjad Prof. of Pathology
Prof. Tayyaba Gul Malik Prof. of Ophthalmology
Prof. Nazreen Sharif Prof. of Anatomy
Prof. Dr. Sadia Qureshi Prof.of Biochemistry
Prof. Samina Karim Prof. of Pharmacology
Dr. Khalid Hussain Prof. of Orthopaedics
Prof. Shahid Imran Assoc. Prof. ENT
Prof. Shahida Khawaja Prof. of Anaesthesiology
Prof. Sohail Khurshid Lodhi Director DME
Dr. Usman Amin Hotiana Head of Behavioural Sciences & Psychiatry [10] Psychiatry
Dr. Abdul Rehman Khokhar Asst. Prof. Radiology
Prof. Maaz Ahmad Prof. of Community Medicine
Dr. Shaukat Ali Asst. Prof. Forensic Medicine
Prof. Khawaja Khurshid Asst. Prof. Radiology
Dr. Asif Saeed Asst. Prof. Oncology
Prof. Khawar Khurshid Asst. Prof. Dermatology
Prof. Aziz-ur-Rehman Prof. of Medicine

Admission Policy[]

  • (For MBBS) The College admits 150 students on open merit. Admission[11] is gender neutral and is granted through a centralized Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) conducted by the University of Health Sciences Lahore annually. The Foreign students can also apply for admission through the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. The candidates who fulfil the minimum academic requirement for admission are short listed for Interview that will test their aptitude, communication skills, and English language skills.

Board of Governors[]

Prof. Rashid Latif Khan Professor Emeritus PGMI, Lahore
Prof. Farrukh Zaman Dean, Rashid Latif Medical College
Prof. Tahir Masood Ahmad Principal , Rashid Latif Medical College
Dr. Wajahat Bokhari Chief of Operations / Director Projects
Ms. Sabahat Khan Executive Director
Dr. Salman Shah Economist, Ex-Advisor to PM on Finance
Shahid Hamid Barrister, Ex-Governor of Punjab
Lt. Gen. Muhammad Akram Vice Chancellor UET Lahore
Prof. Syed Ali Raza Gardezi Ex-Principal, Allama Iqbal Medical College
Arif Nizami Chief Editor, Pakistan Today
Akhtar Said Ex-Minister of Education Punjab
Aitzaz Ahsan Senior Politician and Barrister
Nayyar Ali Dada Architect
Maisoon Aziz Educationist
Anwar Kamal Senior Advocate Supreme Court of Pakistan

Research[]

Laboratory for Translational Oncology and Personalised Medicine (LTOPM) is part of the Rashid Latif Medical College. The goal of the LTOPM is to focus on personalised medicine by creating preventative health care for individuals based on their specific medical, family, and genetic make-up.

References[]

  1. ^ Medical Complex, Rashid Latif (2020). "RLMC History". Rashid Latif Medical Complex.
  2. ^ "Rashid Latif Medical College, Society towards Kasur، 5KM ahead of، Lahore – Kasur Rd, Central Park Housing Scheme". Google Map.
  3. ^ "Rashid Latif Nursing College". 2011.
  4. ^ "Rashid Latif College of Physical Therapy". 2013.
  5. ^ "Rashid Latif College of Pharmacy". 2014.
  6. ^ "Rashid Latif Dental College". 2018.
  7. ^ "Arif Memorial Hospital".
  8. ^ "Arif Memorial Hospital".
  9. ^ "Arif Memorial Hospital - About".
  10. ^ "RLMC-Departments".
  11. ^ "RLMC Admissions Policy".
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