Ayub Medical College (

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
'' Hindko: , ps, د ايوب طبي کالج, or AMC) is a leading public medical institute located in Abbottabad, Pakistan. It is one of the medical colleges affiliated to

Khyber Medical University Khyber Medical University ( ur, , ps, د خیبر طبي پوهنتون, abbreviated as KMU), is a public research university located in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.MBBS and BDS programs, with clinical rotations at

Ayub Teaching Hospital Ayub Teaching Hospital ( Urdu, Hindko: , ps, د ایوب تدريسي روغتون, abbreviated as ATH), is a public sector, non-profit tertiary level academic health sciences centre located in Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Establi ...

. Faculty members hold appointments at basic sciences and clinical departments. There are 212 full-time faculty members: lecturers, assistant professors, associate professors and professors.

History

In the late 1960s, a

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study concluded that more medical colleges were needed in Pakistan to improve medical education, research, and healthcare in the country. In particular, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was in dire need of health reforms - a decision was thus made in 1972 to construct another medical college outside of the

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region. In 1975, four cities were shortlisted for the site of the new college; Abbottabad,

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and

Chitral Chitral ( khw, , lit=field, translit=ćhitrār; ur, , translit=ćitrāl) is situated on the Chitral River in northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It serves as the capital of the Chitral District and before that as the capital of Chitral ...

. A decision was made in 1978 to build the new college in Abbottabad and on 9 May 1979, classes started at Ayub Medical College. The first batch consisting of 100 students (class of 1984) was accommodated at the Education Extension Centre, while the present college campus and teaching hospital were later on constructed north of the town. On 30 December 1990, the new campus opened its doors to students and faculty. Abbottabad District Headquarters Hospital remained affiliated to Ayub Medical College upon opening of Ayub Teaching Hospital in 1998. AMC was named after former President Ayub Khan, who hailed from nearby Haripur. The first Principal of AMC was Dr. Abdul Jamil Khan. Today AMC hosts one of the largest medical college campuses in Pakistan.

Academics

The Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery is awarded to students after five professional years of theoretical and clinical training. AMC features 24 clinical and 8 basic science departments with 212 full-time faculty members involved in teaching, patient care, and advancing medical knowledge through scholarly clinical and basic science research. Annually, AMC educates and trains approximately 1000 medical students along with 200 resident physicians and fellows. In addition to offering the MBBS degree, AMC offers a BDS degree for dental students. In 2010, AMC introduced Community Oriented Medical Education (COME), a form of problem-based learning in a bid to convert from the annual system to a semester system. However, the transition has been slow and faced a lot of problems regarding its acceptance and experienced by the teachers and the taught. Graduates are eligible to apply for a medical license from the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council following the completion of the degree and one year of house job at a teaching hospital.

Undergraduate programs

* Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery ( MBBS) * Bachelor of Dental Surgery ( BDS) * Bachelor of Science in Nursing ( BScN)

Postgraduate programs

* Fellow of College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan ( FCPS) * Member of College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan ( MCPS)

Recognition

AMC is fully recognized by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC). The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan has recognized many of its departments for post-graduate training in

Medicine Medicine is the science and practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care pr ...

Surgery Surgery ''cheirourgikē'' (composed of χείρ, "hand", and ἔργον, "work"), via la, chirurgiae, meaning "hand work". is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a person to investigate or treat a pa ...

, Obstetrics & Gynaecology,

Oral The word oral may refer to: Relating to the mouth * Relating to the mouth, the first portion of the alimentary canal that primarily receives food and liquid ** Oral administration of medicines ** Oral examination (also known as an oral exam or or ...

& Maxillofacial

and

Pathology Pathology is the study of the causes and effects of disease or injury. The word ''pathology'' also refers to the study of disease in general, incorporating a wide range of biology research fields and medical practices. However, when used in ...

. The

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) is a professional association based in London, United Kingdom. Its members, including people with and without medical degrees, work in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology, that ...

of Britain has granted recognition to the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at AMC for clinical training of MRCOG candidates.

Departments

* Basic sciences **

Anatomy Anatomy () is the branch of biology concerned with the study of the structure of organisms and their parts. Anatomy is a branch of natural science that deals with the structural organization of living things. It is an old science, having i ...

Physiology Physiology (; ) is the scientific study of functions and mechanisms in a living system. As a sub-discipline of biology, physiology focuses on how organisms, organ systems, individual organs, cells, and biomolecules carry out the chemic ...

Biochemistry Biochemistry or biological chemistry is the study of chemical processes within and relating to living organisms. A sub-discipline of both chemistry and biology, biochemistry may be divided into three fields: structural biology, enzymology and ...

** Pharmacology ** Forensic Medicine **

** Community Medicine ** Medical Education * Medicine and allied departments ** General Medicine ** Pediatrics ** Behavioural Sciences **

Cardiology Cardiology () is a branch of medicine that deals with disorders of the heart and the cardiovascular system. The field includes medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular h ...

Dermatology Dermatology is the branch of medicine dealing with the skin.''Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.'' Random House, Inc. 2001. Page 537. . It is a speciality with both medical and surgical aspects. A dermatologist is a specialist medica ...

Neurology Neurology (from el, νεῦρον (neûron), "string, nerve" and the suffix -logia, "study of") is the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of conditions and disease involving the brain, the spinal ...

Psychiatry Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders. These include various maladaptations related to mood, behaviour, cognition, and perceptions. See glossary of psychiatry. Initial p ...

** Radiotherapy ** Urology ** Social & Preventive Medicine * Surgery and allied departments ** General Surgery ** Obstetrics and Gynaecology ** Orthopedics **

Ophthalmology Ophthalmology ( ) is a surgical subspecialty within medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of eye disorders. An ophthalmologist is a physician who undergoes subspecialty training in medical and surgical eye care. Following a me ...

** Otorhinolaryngology ** Cardiac Surgery ** Thoracic Surgery ** Pediatric Surgery **

Anesthesiology Anesthesiology, anaesthesiology, or anaesthesia is the medical specialty concerned with the total perioperative care of patients before, during and after surgery. It encompasses anesthesia, intensive care medicine, critical emergency medicine, ...

** Neurosurgery **

Radiology Radiology ( ) is the medical discipline that uses medical imaging to diagnose diseases and guide their treatment, within the bodies of humans and other animals. It began with radiography (which is why its name has a root referring to radiat ...

* Dentistry and allied departments ** Oral Biology and Tooth Morphology ** Chemistry of Dental Materials ** Dental Anatomy ** Dental Pharmacology ** Oral Pathology ** Community/Preventive Dentistry ** Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ** Orthodontics ** Oral Medicine ** Periodontology ** Prosthodontics

Attached hospitals

(1998–present) * District Headquarters Hospital, Abbottabad (1979–1998)

Institutes, schools and centers

* Abbottabad Physiotherapy Institute * AMI Paramedical Institute * Ayub College of Dentistry * School of Nursing at Ayub Teaching Hospital *

Institute of Nuclear Medicine, Oncology and Radiotherapy The Institute of Nuclear Medicine, Oncology and Radiotherapy ( ur, , or INOR) is located inside premises of Ayub Teaching Hospital Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The facility is one of 18 cancer hospitals operated by the Pakistan Atom ...

(INOR)

Campus

The campus consists of a medical school, teaching hospital, nursing school, dental school and paramedical institute with supporting amenities for all students and staff. The campus is also home to the Abbottabad CPSP Regional Centre and the

Medical school

The medical school building has four air-conditioned, spacious lecture halls with sophisticated audiovisual teaching aids, well-equipped

laboratories A laboratory (; ; colloquially lab) is a facility that provides controlled conditions in which scientific or technological research, experiments, and measurement may be performed. Laboratory services are provided in a variety of settings: physi ...

and museums.

Teaching hospital

Dental school

Nursing school

The Ayub School of Nursing is the nursing education unit at AMC, however, most teaching and training occurs at

Library

The library provides various learning resources for both students and faculty. There are three main sections of the library - the main hall, a reading room, and a self-learning resource center. The main hall houses a collection of over 10,000 medical books along with various medical journals including the Journal of Ayub Medical College or JAMC. The reading room is separated from the main hall by a glass partition and is mainly used by faculty members - it also houses the office of the chief librarian. The self-learning resource center consists of 20 computers with access to the Digital Library of the Higher Education Commission.

Accommodations

The campus also provides hostel accommodation for up to 500 medical students, 300 internees, 100 nurses, and a colony comprising 10 flats for non-teaching staff. The hostels are named after famous Pakistani personalities and regions.

Sports complex

A sports complex including the PCB-AMC stadium for cricket and hockey ground has also been built.

Research

Journal of Ayub Medical College

The ''Journal of Ayub Medical College'' (J Ayub Med Coll, Abbottabad, JAMC, p-ISSN 1025-9589, e-ISSN 1819-2718, NLM ID: 8910750) is published by the Faculty of Ayub Medical College since January 1988 and has been indexed by Index Medicus, Medline, Pubmed, Index Copernicus, Index Pakistan, PakMediNet and WHO EMRO besides many other indexing agencies. It is also recognized by Pakistan Medical and Dental Council as a 'Standard Medical Journal' and placed in category 'X' by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. This makes it only the second medical journal in Pakistan to have been indexed and published worldwide. It is a peer-reviewed journal and has gained its place as a standard medical journal globally. JAMC is the first medical journal available with illustrations FREE online.

Administration

* Dean and CEO: Umer Farooq * Vice-Dean: Naseer Ahmad * Vice-Dean (Dentistry): Iram Abbas * Associate Dean (Undergraduate): Ashfaq Ahmad * Associate Dean (Research ): Ruqiyya Sultana * Associate Dean(postgraduate): Alamzeb Khan Swati ''Former Principals/Deans''

Student life

Students and alumni of Ayub Medical College are referred to as ''Ayubians''. Many partake is the various societies and clubs the college offers. Some societies which are medical-oriented are governed by professors along with an associate society master who serves as "academic advisers" to students. Other societies are strictly governed by students. Students unions and political student bodies are banned from AMC. Due to its unique "crossroad" location, Ayub Medical College is one of the most ethnically diverse campuses in Pakistan with students from various backgrounds including, Balochs,

Pashtuns Pashtuns (, , ; ps, پښتانه, ), also known as Pakhtuns or Pathans, are an Iranian ethnic group who are native to the geographic region of Pashtunistan in the present-day countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan. They were historically r ...

, Hindkowans, Chitralis, Punjabis, Saraikis, Kashmiris, Kalash, Burusho, Shina and Baltis.

Societies and clubs

Publications

''Karakoram'' is the annual college magazine published at Ayub Medical College and maintained by the Ayubian Literary Society.

Alumni

* Anam Najam, physician and psychiatrist * Ayub Medical College Alumni Association of North America * AMC Alumni Association Europe

References

(PHY-993) Use of the M. D. Title: The Wisconsin Medical Society
1) defends the use of the M.D. title by physicians who graduated with an M.B.B.S. and are licensed to practice medicine in Wisconsin. (HOD,0495)

External links

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