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Medicine
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located in
Dera Ghazi Khan
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, Punjab., Pakistan.
DHQ Teaching Hospital, Dera Ghazi Khan is affiliated as a teaching and training hospital.
History
The project for four new medical colleges was presented by a seven-member
King Edward Medical University
King Edward Medical University (KEMU) () is a public medical university located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Founded in 1860, the university is named after King Edward VII.
Established by the British Raj, named as Lahore Medical School. In 1868 ...
team earlier in 2009. On 27 November 2010,
Chief Minister
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Punjab,
Shahbaz Sharif
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laid the foundation stone of four new medical colleges including D. G. Khan Medical College.
The government allotted the land for the college, where the campus would be completed at the cost of Rs. 2 billion.
The first batch of 100 students was admitted in Session 2010-11 and their classes were started at
Quaid-e-Azam Medical College
Quaid e Azam Medical College ( ur, , or QAMC) is a medical college in Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
History
Quaid e Azam Medical College was founded on 2 December 1971 when its foundation stone was laid by the then Governor of Punjab, Lt Gen Attiqu ...
,
Bahawalpur
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Founded in 1748, Bahawalpur was the capital of the former princely state of Bahawalpur, ruled by the Abbasi fa ...
, which were shifted to the D G 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. Muhammad Asif Qureshi is the Principal of the college who took charge on December 31, 2018.
Here is a great article on D. G. Khan Medical College, Dera Ghazi Khan by Dr. Najeeb Lectures.
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
*Basic science departments
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Biochemistry
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Community medicine
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Pathology
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Pharmacology
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Physiology
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*Medicine and allied departments
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Cardiology
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Dermatology
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Neurology
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Pediatrics
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Preventive medicine
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Psychiatry
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Pulmonology
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Chest medicine
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Urology
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*Surgery and allied departments
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Anesthesiology
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Cardiac surgery
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Cosmetic surgery
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General surgery
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Neurosurgery
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Obstetrics and gynaecology
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Ophthalmology
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Orthopedics
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Otorhinolaryngology
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Pediatric surgery
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Radiology
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*Administrative departments
**Admin Branch.
**Student Section.
** IT Department and
**First online e-library starting in Punjab
Admission policy
The College admits 100 students on open merit. Admission is gender-neutral and is granted through a centralized
Medical College Admission Test
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conducted by the
University of Health Sciences Lahore
The University of Health Sciences, Lahore (UHS Lahore) ( ur, ) is a graduate, affiliating public university located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
Overview
University of health sciences, Lahore is an internationally recognized, student centere ...
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Teaching hospital
DHQ Teaching Hospital, Dera Ghazi Khan is attached with D. G. Khan Medical College as a
teaching hospital
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. 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 D. G. 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
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List of medical schools in Pakistan
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People
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Organizations
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