Khyber Medical College

Infobox University
name =Khyber Medical College
native_name =University of Peshawar


motto =Service to Humanity
established =1954
type =Public University
staff =1200
dean = Professor Fazal Ahmad
students =1400
city =Peshawar
country =Pakistan
nickname =KMC
campus =University of Peshawar
affiliations =Pakistan Medical and Dental Council; University of Peshawar; Khyber Medical University; College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan
website = [http://www.kmc.edu.pk www.kmc.edu.pk]

Khyber Medical College, located in the city of Peshawar, Pakistan, is arguably one of the higher ranked medical institutions in the country. It is listed in the World Health Organization directory of medical schools and is one of the several graduate colleges of the University of Peshawar. It provides training to future leaders in patient care and provides modern health care facilities to the people of Peshawar. College buildings added during 1960 to 1980 were designed by Pakistani Architect A. R. Hye.

The college was founded in 1954 by Mr. Ghulam Muhammad, Governor General of Pakistan, with the vision to create a centre of excellence in medical training, health care and biomedical research. Since then it has expanded steadily to meet the growing health care needs of the ever expanding Peshawar city. To provide dental health facilities to the people of Peshawar, a dentistry department was founded in 1964 which is now called Khyber College of Dentistry.

The college has a distinguished faculty of more than 100 full-time teachers and researchers in 26 research-oriented basic and clinical academic departments. More than 8000 graduates call Khyber Medical College their alma mater. Around 1400 medical students are enrolled in the college in any given year. Every year a high number of graduates are accepted in residency and sub-speciality training programs in the United States and United Kingdom. Professor Dr. Fazal Ahmad is currently the dean and principal of Khyber Medical College.

Affiliated Teaching Hospitals

* Khyber Teaching Hospital (formerly Hayat Shaheed Teaching Hospital), Peshawar
* Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar
* Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar
* Institute of Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine (IRNUM), Peshawar

Academic Departments

Basic Sciences

* Anatomy
* Physiology
* Biochemistry
* Pharmacology & Therapeutics
* Pathology and microbiology
* Preventive medicine
* Forensic medicine

Clinical Sciences

* Medicine (including neurology, pulmonology, cardiology, gastroenterology and nephrology)
* Surgery
* Otolaryngology
* Ophthalmology
* Orthopaedic surgery
* Obstetrics and Gynaecology
* Paediatrics
* Psychiatry
* Radiology
* Radiation oncology
* Urology
* Dermatology
* Anaesthesiology

External links

* [http://www.kmc.edu.pk/ Official Khyber Medical College Website]
* [http://www.khybermedicalcollege.8m.com/ Khyber Medical College]
* [http://www.upesh.edu/ University of Peshawar]
* [http://www.pmdc.org.pk/ Pakistan Medical and Dental Council]
* [http://www.cpsp.edu.pk/ The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan]