Rashid Latif Medical College

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.

Rashid Latif Medical Complex
راشد لطیف میڈیکل کمپلیکس
Motto in English
Ne Plus Ultra
TypeMedical School
Established2010
ChairmanRashid Latif Khan
PrincipalProf. Aftab Mohsin
DeanProf. Tahir Masood Ahmad
DirectorProf. Farrukh Zaman
CEOMs. Sabahat Khan
Undergraduates~750 MBBS
Location, ,
CampusUrban
Affiliations
WebsiteOfficial website
RLMC Building (front View)

Courses

Course/ProgramDuration
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)5 Years
Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D)5 Years
Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)5 Years
Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) 4 Years
B.Sc. (Hons.) Medical Laboratory Technology4 Years
B.Sc. (Hons.) Medical Imaging Technology4 Years
B.Sc. (Hons) Optometry & Orthoptics4 Years
B.Sc. (Hons.) Nutrition4 Years
B.Sc. In Speech & Language Pathology4 Years
BS Nursing4 Years
B.Sc. (Hons.) Dental Technology 4 Years
B.Sc. (Hons.) Dental Hygiene 4 Years
CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant) 2 Year
MLT (Medical Lab Technology) Diploma 2 Year
OTT (Operation Theater Technology) 2 Year
Dispenser 1 Year

Teaching Hospital

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]

Arif Memorial Teaching Hospital

Academic Council

NameDepartment
Prof. Farrukh ZamanProf. of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Prof. Bilquis AkhtarProf. of Physiology
Prof. Tahir Masood AnmadProfessor. of Paediatrics
Prof. Sarfaraz AhmadProf. of Surgery
Prof. Farzana AmjadProf. of Pathology
Prof. Tayyaba Gul MalikProf. of Ophthalmology
Prof. Nazreen SharifProf. of Anatomy
Prof. Dr. Sadia QureshiProf.of Biochemistry
Prof. Samina KarimProf. of Pharmacology
Dr. Khalid HussainProf. of Orthopaedics
Prof. Shahid ImranAssoc. Prof. ENT
Prof. Shahida KhawajaProf. of Anaesthesiology
Prof. Sohail Khurshid LodhiDirector DME
Dr. Usman Amin HotianaHead of Behavioural Sciences & Psychiatry [10] Psychiatry
Dr. Abdul Rehman KhokharAsst. Prof. Radiology
Prof. Maaz AhmadProf. of Community Medicine
Dr. Shaukat AliAsst. Prof. Forensic Medicine
Prof. Khawaja KhurshidAsst. Prof. Radiology
Dr. Asif SaeedAsst. Prof. Oncology
Prof. Khawar KhurshidAsst. Prof. Dermatology
Prof. Aziz-ur-RehmanProf. of Medicine

Admission Policy

  • (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.

Board of Governors

Prof. Rashid Latif KhanProfessor Emeritus PGMI, Lahore
Prof. Farrukh ZamanDean, Rashid Latif Medical College
Prof. Tahir Masood AhmadPrincipal , Rashid Latif Medical College
Dr. Wajahat BokhariChief of Operations / Director Projects
Ms. Sabahat KhanExecutive Director
Dr. Salman ShahEconomist, Ex-Advisor to PM on Finance
Shahid HamidBarrister, Ex-Governor of Punjab
Lt. Gen. Muhammad AkramVice Chancellor UET Lahore
Prof. Syed Ali Raza GardeziEx-Principal, Allama Iqbal Medical College
Arif NizamiChief Editor, Pakistan Today
Akhtar SaidEx-Minister of Education Punjab
Aitzaz AhsanSenior Politician and Barrister
Nayyar Ali DadaArchitect
Maisoon AzizEducationist
Anwar KamalSenior Advocate Supreme Court of Pakistan

Research

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.

References

  1. Medical Complex, Rashid Latif (2020). "RLMC History". Rashid Latif Medical Complex.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Rashid Latif Medical College, Society towards Kasur، 5KM ahead of، Lahore – Kasur Rd, Central Park Housing Scheme". Google Map.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Rashid Latif Nursing College". 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Rashid Latif College of Physical Therapy". 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Rashid Latif College of Pharmacy". 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "Rashid Latif Dental College". 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "Arif Memorial Hospital".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "Arif Memorial Hospital".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. "Arif Memorial Hospital - About".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. "RLMC-Departments".
  11. "RLMC Admissions Policy".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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