Rawalpindi Medical University () is a

public university A public university or public college is a university or college that is in owned by the state or receives significant public funds through a national or subnational government, as opposed to a private university. Whether a national universit ...

located in

Rawalpindi Rawalpindi ( or ; Urdu, ) is a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the fourth largest city in Pakistan after Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad, and third largest in Punjab after Lahore and Faisalabad. Rawalpindi is next to Pakistan's ...

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...

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. It is affiliated with three public sector teaching hospitals (Holy Family Hospital, Benazir Bhutto Hospital & DHQ Hospital- Rawalpindi) for undergraduate and postgraduate medical education & training. It is also listed among the recognised universities and degree awarding institutions by the

Higher Education Commission of Pakistan The Higher Education Commission (colloquially known as HEC) is a statutory body formed by the Government of Pakistan which was established in 2002 under the Chairmanship of Atta-ur-Rahman. Its main functions are funding, overseeing, regulating ...

.Rawalpindi Medical University listed among the Recognised Universities and Degree Awarding Institutions
Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC) website, Retrieved 27 August 2020 Campus: University has two main campuses, Tipu Road campus & Holy Family Hospital campus. Basic sciences classes are taught at Tipu Road campus and clinical sciences are taught at Holy Family Hospital campus. Societies: There are various societies at the university, notably among them are; Rawalians Arts society, Rawalians sports society, Medicose Aid society, Rawalians literary society, Rawalians dramatic club, Rawalians student research society, Rawalian Adventure Club, Step Ahead Welfare Society & Islamic society, Recreational Activities Club. Old Campus Rawalpindi Medical College, RWP

Old Campus Rawalpindi Medical College, RWP

History

The university was established in 1974 as

Rawalpindi Medical College Rawalpindi Medical University () is a public university located in Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan. It is affiliated with three public sector teaching hospitals (Holy Family Hospital, Benazir Bhutto Hospital & DHQ Hospital- Rawalpindi) for undergr ...

. It was initially affialited with the

University of the Punjab The University of the Punjab (Urdu, pnb, ), also referred to as Punjab University, is a public, research, coeducational higher education institution located in Lahore, Pakistan. Punjab University is the oldest public university in Pakistan. ...

, Lahore, Pakistan. In 2003, it became affiliated with 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 centered ...

. In May 2017, this college was upgraded to university status by the

Government of Punjab, Pakistan The Government of the Punjab ( ur, ), is the provincial government of the Pakistani province of Punjab. It is based in Lahore, the provincial capital. Its powers and structure are set out in the provisions of the Constitution, in which 41 distr ...

.University Overview of Rawalpindi Medical University on uniRank (Australian website)
Retrieved 28 August 2020

Programs

University offers undergraduate programs of MBBS and BSC Allied Health as well as post graduate residency and fellowship programs at its attached teaching hospitals.

Affiliated teaching hospitals

Three public sector hospitals are currently affiliated with the university, all of them are located in the city of

. These are Holy Family Hospital,

Benazir Bhutto Hospital Benazir Bhutto Hospital, also known as the Rawalpindi General Hospital, is a teaching hospital located on the Murree Road, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. It is a major teaching hospital offering basic specialties as well as psychiatry, orthopaedics, urol ...

and District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital. Benazir Bhutto Hospital was previously known as Rawalpindi General Hospital. It was renamed in the honor of

Benazir Bhutto Benazir Bhutto ( ur, بینظیر بُھٹو; sd, بينظير ڀُٽو; Urdu ; 21 June 1953 – 27 December 2007) was a Pakistani politician who served as the 11th and 13th prime minister of Pakistan from 1988 to 1990 and again from 1993 t ...

, as she was pronounced dead in this hospital on 27 December 2007.

References

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