Kabul Medical University (

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د کابل طبي پوهنتون /

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: پوهنتون طبي کابل) formerly known as Kabul Medical Institute) is located in

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on the campus of

Kabul University Kabul University (KU; prs, دانشگاه کابل, translit= Dāneshgāh-e-Kābul; ps, د کابل پوهنتون, translit=Da Kābul Pohantūn) is one of the major and oldest institutions of higher education in Afghanistan. It is in the 3rd ...

. The medical institution was initially maintained by collaboration with the Turkish and French sponsors. KMF developed into a single autonomous University in 2005. KMU is a coeducational center with below 1000 enrolment. It currently graduates professionals in fields of Curative

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, Dental and

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. In 2012 two new departments of

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and

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were also added. All subjects are taught in

and

but most medical terms are in English. More than 25 medical schools are known to exist in Afghanistan but KMU is known to be the top leading medical school in the country.

History

Up to the beginning of the 1980s, Afghan Medical Schools were under Kabul University and the Ministry of Education; however, after Russian occupation, all Medical Schools came under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Public Health and later on the Ministry of Higher Education.

1996-2001

During the days of the Taliban, women were not allowed to study medicine at Kabul Medical University, not even under the cover of the burka.

2001-2021

The

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helped the Kabul Medical University rebuild its library after the war. University of Nebraska Medical Center provided KMU with scholarships for KMU lectures and students as well as provided it with up-to-date medical technology and research based institutions like Cardiac Research Center. Manitoba put together a basic collection of 672 medical textbooks. In 2007 Kabul Medical University cooperated with the

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in training students. Kabul Medical University is in one of Afghanistan's high ranking universities. Under the Taliban rule women were not allowed to study in medical field, but in May 2006 first group of Afghan women celebrated their achievement. Out of 460 students of Kabul Medical University 90 were Afghanistan's first group of female graduates after the fall of Taliban. They studied for dentistry and paediatric.

References

External links

Official website of Kabul Medical University
Medical schools in Afghanistan Universities and colleges in Kabul {{Asia-university-stub