D.G Khan Medical College

D.G Khan Medical College (Urdu: غازی خان میڈیکل کالج), established in 2010, is a public school of Medicine located in Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan.

D.G Khan Medical College
غازی خان میڈیکل کالج
MottoDuty, Devotion
TypePublic
Established2010 (2010)
PrincipalProf.Dr.M.Asif Qureshi
Students100 per annum (MBBS)
Location
Dera Ghazi Khan
,
Punjab
,
Pakistan
Campus229 Kanals
ColoursLight blue  
AffiliationsPM&DC, UHS
WebsiteOfficial website Facebook Page

DHQ Hospital Dera Ghazi Khan is attached to the college as the teaching hospital.

History

The project for four new medical colleges was presented by a seven-member King Edward Medical University team earlier in 2009. On 27 November 2010, Chief Minister Punjab, Shahbaz Sharif laid the foundation stone of four new medical colleges including DG Khan Medical College.[1]

The government allotted the land for the college, where the campus would be completed at the cost of Rs. 2 billion.[2][3]

The first batch of 100 students was admitted in Session 2010-11 and their classes were started at Quaid-e-Azam Medical College, Bahawalpur,[4] which were shifted to the DG Khan Campus on November 28, 2011.

Professor Dr. Niaz Baloch was appointed as the principal of the newly created medical college. Dr. Niaz Baloch was replaced in 2012 by Professor Dr. Ghulam Mustafa Arain, Prof. Dr. Shamim Hassan and prof. Dr. shaikh abulkaif saif Prof.Dr. Shah zaman Latif (Rtd). Currently, Professor Dr. Atif Qureshi is the Principal of the college who took charge at the start of 2017. Here is a great article on Ghazi Khan Medical College[5] by Dr. najeeb Lectures.[6]

Campus

The college is located a short distance from the DHQ Hospital. The campus is spread over 229 Kanals of land. The DHQ Hospital is located adjacent to the college. The total area of the entire campus, hospital and hostel area is approximately 650 Kanals.

The campus consists of four main lecture theatres, seven demonstration halls, six science laboratories, two museums, one library, one cafeteria, seven basic medical science departments, and two separate hostels for boys and girls.

Departments

Admission policy

The College admits 100 students on open merit. Admission is gender-neutral and is granted through a centralized Medical College Admission Test conducted by the University of Health Sciences Lahore annually.

Teaching hospital

DHQ Dera Ghazi Khan has been attached with Ghazi Khan Medical College as a teaching hospital. It was established in 1901 as a small Civil hospital. With the formation of DG Khan Medical College, it was upgraded to 500 beds in 2010 and attached with Ghazi Khan Medical College.

Library

Over 1,400 textbooks, medical journals, and internet facilities are available. Its seating capacity is 45 with an average of 30 seats for each textbook.

See also

References
  1. "'Four new medical colleges to educate the poor' | Pakistan Today". www.pakistantoday.com.pk.
  2. "Shahbaz inaugurates two medical colleges". The Express Tribune. January 19, 2011.
  3. "DG Khan Medical College design rejected". The Express Tribune. September 28, 2011.
  4. "QAMC to host classes of DG Khan college". DAWN.COM. July 11, 2010.
  5. "Ghazi Khan Medical College (GKMC)".
  6. "World's Most Popular Medical Lectures". Dr. Najeeb Lectures.

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