Sahiwal Medical College
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 SLMC | |
| Motto | To Serve The Ailing Humanity |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 2010 |
| Principal | Prof. Dr. Muhammad Tariq |
| Address | Medical College Road, Farid Town, Sahiwal , , , |
| Colours | Black & Red |
| Affiliations | UHS |
| Website | www.slmc.edu.pk |
Sahiwal Medical College, Sahiwal (Urdu: ساہیوال میڈیکل کالج ساہیوال ), SLMC, established in 2010, is a public school of medicine located in Sahiwal, Punjab, Pakistan. It was established on the initiative of CM Shehbaz Sharif to give quality education in the region Punjab and especially in Sahiwal District. Headquarters Hospital (438 beds), Haji Abdul Qayyum Hospital (72 beds) and Ghalla Mandi Mini Hospital Sahiwal are attached to the college as the teaching hospitals. The student intake is 100 students per year.[1]
Inauguration
Sahiwal is an old district of Punjab, having a rich agriculture-based economy. Feeling the utmost need of a medical college in the area, on 27 November 2010, Chief Minister Punjab Mian Shahbaz Sharif laid the foundation stone of Sahiwal Medical College. The government has allotted 70 acres near Central Jail Sahiwal for the college, where the campus was completed at the cost of Rs. 1 billion in 2014 and the college shifted to its new building.[2][3]
Academic programs
- Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) – a five-year undergraduate programme
Departments
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Recognition
The medical college is listed in the International Medical College Education Directory (IMED).[4]
See also
References
- ^ "'Four new medical colleges to educate the poor'". www.PakistanToday.com.pk. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Sahiwal Medical College SLMC Sahiwal - Introduction to Government Medical & Dental Institutions of Punjab: Prospectus for Admission in MBBS / BDS to Government Medical & Dental College of Punjab, Session 2012-13". PakMed.net. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Shahbaz inaugurates two medical colleges - The Express Tribune". Tribune.com.pk. 19 January 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "FAIMER - World Directory of Medical Schools". imed.FAIMER.org. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
