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Services Institute of Medical Sciences

Coordinates: 31°29′01″N 74°17′47″E / 31.48363°N 74.29640°E / 31.48363; 74.29640
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Services Institute of Medical Sciences
Services Institute of Medical Sciences
MottoIn Lumine Tuo Videbimus Lumen
Motto in English
In Thy light shall we see light
TypePublic
Established2003
PrincipalProf. Dr Faisal Masud
Address
Services Hospital, Jail Road, Lahore
,
Lahore
,
Punjab
,
Pakistan Pakistan
CampusJail Road opposite Race Course Park
ColoursDeep Blue Colour  
AffiliationsPMDC, UHS
MascotSimsonians
WebsiteOfficial website

Services Institute of Medical Sciences (Urdu:سروسز انسٹیٹوٹ آف میڈیکل سائنسز), established in 2003, is a public school of medicine located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.

Services Hospital is attached to the college as a teaching hospital. The official short name for this college is SIMS.

History

Professor Dr Faisal Masud is the founder of the SIMS. It was located in a portion of small building of the College of Community Medicine at 6-Birdwood Road, Lahore. This college is now housed in its new campus adjacent to the Punjab Institute of Cardiology. The first and present principal of this college as of 2012 is Prof Dr Faisal Masud.

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Professor Dr Faisal Masud, Principal SIMS

Campus

It has centrally AC building. It has five lecture theaters in addition to the demonstration rooms. Its library has more than 8000 books and subscribes to 78 National and International Journals available as paperbacks. In addition, it gives access to HEC funded access to thousands of scientific books and journals as e-access. It has Audio-Visual library as well.[citation needed]

Auditorium and Sports Complex

A purpose built, centrally air conditioned auditorium viz. Crash Hall with seating capacity of more than 400 was built in 2009. It has a Sports Complex for the Annual Sports Month Celebrations.

Student house

The construction of the college’s own student houses are yet under construction. However, the SIMS has managed temporary hostels for outsiders.

Departments

Its basic departments are equipped with latest computer aided laboratories, Carl-Zeiss microscopes for the students and penta-head and deca-head microscopes for demonstration and research. Its Pathology department is ISO 9002 and ISO 15142 certified.[citation needed]


Teaching Hospital

Services Hospital is the 1196 bedded teaching hospital attached to the SIMS.[citation needed]

Admission Policy

The College admits 190 students on open merit. Admission is gender neutral and need blind and is granted through a centralized Medical College Admission Test conducted by the University of Health Sciences Lahore annually. The Foreign students can also apply for admission through the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan.[1]

Schools

There are four undergraduate qualifications offered at SIMS under University of Health Sciences.

  • M.B.B.S
  • B.Sc Medical Imaging Technology
  • B.Sc Medical Laboratory Technology
  • B.Sc Operation Theater Technology

Medals and Scholarships

Various incentives in the form of Medals and Cash are awarded to deserving and outstanding students.

Official Research Journal

Main article: Esculapio Creative
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Official Research Journal

The SIMS Journal The Esculapio is one of a kind in the quality of medical research it boasts of and has received great international acclaim.[2]

Research

The SIMS is the first undergraduate medical college where a research project is compulsory for every student during his 4th year of education. The faculty believes that being inquisitive and open minded to create new knowledge is as important as learning skills. An endowment fund has been created to fund research projects of the faculty and the students. It is looked after by the Research Grant Committee.

Recognition and affiliations

The college is recognized by the following organizations.

Student life

Societies

The clubs and societies include

Currently no student union is allowed in the college but societies and clubs are allowed.

Publications

The SIMS has its annual college magazine, The Simsonian, maintained by students.

Alumni

The graduates and the under graduates of the SIMS are known as Simsonians.

  • SIMS Campus - Entrance
    SIMS Campus - Entrance
  • Library (SIMS)
    Library (SIMS)
  • Department of Anatomy
    Department of Anatomy
  • Physiology Laboratory
    Physiology Laboratory
  • SIMS Biochemistry Laboratory
    SIMS Biochemistry Laboratory
  • Pathology Laboratory
    Pathology Laboratory
  • Pharmacology Laboratory
    Pharmacology Laboratory
  • Histology Laboratory
    Histology Laboratory


See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.hec.gov.pk/Pages/HECMain.aspx
  2. ^ http://sims.edu.pk/esculapio.html
  3. ^ PMDC Recognition Status
  4. ^ University of Health Sciences Affiliation

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