Rashid Latif Medical Complex (Urdu: راشد لطیف میڈیکل کمپلیکس, abbreviated as RLMC), established in 2010 and named after its founder Rashid Latif Khan,[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.
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]
(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.
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.
