Services Institute of Medical Sciences

Services Institute of Medical Sciences (Urdu:سروسز انسٹیٹوٹ آف میڈیکل سائنسز), established in 2003, is a public medical school located in Lahore.[1] Services Hospital and Punjab Institute of Mental Health are the affiliated teaching hospitals.[2] It is officially abbreviated as SIMS.[3]

Services Institute of Medical Sciences
MottoIn Lumine Tuo Videbimus Lumen
Motto in English
In Thy light shall we see light
TypePublic
Established2003
Academic affiliations
PrincipalTayyiba Wasim
Address
Services Hospital, Jail Road, Lahore
,
Lahore, Punjab
,
Pakistan
Colours  Navy blue
MascotSimsonians
Websitewww.sims.edu.pk

The college admits students on open merit and is granted through a centralized Medical College Admission Test conducted annually by the Pakistan Medical Commission. In case of foreign students, the admission is processed through the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan.[4]

History

Faisal Masud was the founding principal of the institution. In its initial days, the college was located in a portion of the building of Institute of Public Health at Birdwood Road, Lahore. This institution is now housed in its new campus adjacent to the Punjab Institute of Cardiology.

Campus
College campus

The college has five main lecture theatres 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 Higher Education Commission of Pakistan-funded electronic access to thousands of scientific books and journals. Services Hospital is a 1596-bedded teaching hospital affiliated with the institution along with Punjab Institute of Mental Health.[5]

Departments

Its basic departments are equipped with computer aided laboratories, Carl-Zeiss microscopes for the students and penta-head and deca-head microscopes for demonstration and research.The Department of Pathology is ISO 9002 and ISO 15142 certified.[6]

Attached teaching hospital

Official publication

Esculapio Creative Department is an administrative department of the Services Institute of Medical Sciences responsible for publications. It is situated in Medical Unit-IV of Services Hospital. The SIMS journal is The Esculapio.[7]

Recognition and affiliations

The college is recognized and affiliated with the following:

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

See also

References
  1. "University of Health Sciences Lahore". www.uhs.edu.pk. Archived from the original on 2017-06-06. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  2. "Services Institute of Medical Sciences (SIMS) Lahore - 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. Archived from the original on 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
  3. Usman, Ali (2012-09-23). "Medical education: Ameeruddin College to start classes in PGMI building - The Express Tribune". Tribune.com.pk. Archived from the original on 2017-10-25. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
  4. "Higher Education Commission". Hec.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
  5. ":::Punjab Medical College:::Faisalabad- Official Website". www.pmc.edu.pk. Archived from the original on 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
  6. "SIMS Pathology Dept gets ISO certification". The Nation. Archived from the original on 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
  7. "ESCULAPIO, The Journal of SIMS, Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Services Hospital, Lahore". Sims.edu.pk. Archived from the original on 2013-08-09. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
  8. PMDC Recognition Status Archived 2010-08-19 at the Wayback Machine
  9. "University of Health Sciences Affiliation". Archived from the original on 2011-12-01.

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