Azad Jammu Kashmir Medical College

Azad Jammu Kashmir Medical College (Urdu, Kashmiri: آزاد جموں و کشمیر طبی کالج, or AJKMC) is a public medical institute located in Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan. AJKMC is home to 500 students in the MBBS program, with clinical rotations occurring at Combined Military Hospital Muzaffarabad[9] and Abbas Institute of Medical Sciences. AJKMC was established and recognized by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council in 2011.[10]

Azad Jammu Kashmir Medical College
آزاد جموں و کشمیر طبی کالج
Other name
AJKMC
MottoServing humanity is serving the Almighty
TypePublic
Established2012
ChancellorPresident of Azad Kashmir[1]
Vice-ChancellorProf. Dr. Javed Akram.
PrincipalProf. Sarosh Majeed Salaria [2]
Students500
Location
Muzaffarabad
,
Azad Jammu & Kashmir
,
Pakistan

34°12′36″N 73°16′48″E
CampusJalalabad, Muzaffarabad
LanguageUrdu, English
ColorsMaroon and White         
AffiliationsPakistan Medical and Dental Council[3][4]
University of Health Sciences, Lahore[5]
Combined Military Hospital Muzaffarabad[6]
International Medical Education Directory (IMED)[7]
College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan[8]
University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Abbas Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS Hospital)
Websiteajkmc.edu.pk

History

AJKMC was inaugurated by Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani on 8 October 2011.[11][12][13] Establishing a medical college was deemed necessary following the 2005 Kashmir Earthquake, which exposed a shortage of medical professionals at medical facilities in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.[14]

Admission

Candidates are selected by the AJK State Entry Test which is conducted by National university of medical college and it started from 2018. The college also offers admissions to students from Punjab, Balochistan, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Gilgit Baltistan.[15]

Curriculum

AJKMC introduced a Problem-based learning methodology integrated curriculum from its first academic year 2011 in place of discipline based curriculum on the instructions of Pakistan Medical and Dental Council. Currently AJKMC is the only public medical college in Pakistan using this teaching methodology.[16]

Departments

AJKMC 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. The college has managed to maintain all the essential and specialized departments including Gynecology, Obstetrics, Medicine, Psychiatry, Dermatology, Pediatrics, Surgery, Orthopedics and Anesthesia.

Campus

AJK Medical College is housed in Turkish architect modern building surrounded by Hindu Kush Mountains through which Neelam and Jehlum Rivers gush through and merge. The College is designed on modern pattern and houses all required facilities. Its library contains more than 15,000 latest Text and Reference books. There is online access to different learning resources.[40] There are laboratories attached to all the departments, auditorium with sitting capacity of 400 audience and seven Lecture Theaters and 10 Small Group Discussion (SGD) Rooms to cater large and small group teaching formats and for holding seminars and symposia. In addition, there are modern skill and IT Labs. Animal House, examination hall, and autopsy suite are available and in use.

Affiliations and Recognitions

The College is affiliated and recognized by following Organizations and Institutes :

Publications

AJK MC is the only college of Pakistan which publishing scientific journals in its infancy. The official scientific journals of the college is Kashmir Journal of Medical Sciences (KJMS). It contains original articles, case reports, review articles, short communication, letters to editor, and view points.[47]

College Societies

Renown societies of the college are :

Teaching Hospitals

Two hospitals i.e. Shiekh Khalifa Bin Zayed Hospital and Abbas Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS) are attached with AJK Medical College.[48] Both hospitals are recognized by Pakistan Medical and Dental Council[49] as well as College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan[50] for the postgraduate residency programs in different disciplines.

See also

References
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