Punjab Medical College

Punjab Medical College is located in Faisalabad, Pakistan on a 158 acre campus. It was established in 1973 - 1974. The College provides separate male and female housing for both students and staff physicians. Teaching hospitals affiliated with the College are Allied Hospital and DHQ Hospital. Its current principal is Prof. Dr Asghar Chaudhry. The first group of graduates with M.B.B.S degrees finished in 1978. With a grant of Rs. 460mn from the government, the construction of new buildings, laboratories and the teaching hospital was completed in 1982. It has produced numerous eminent physicians and surgeons such as Dr Javed Iqbal who got the honour of Pride of Performance from the Govt of Pakistan for his services in the field of surgery. It's a wonderful mix of cultural diversity with students from all over Pakistan as well as the world. In the past Punjab Medical College became the Center of student politics in Faisalabad. In recent years political activism among students has diminished greatly.

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