Bolan University of Medical and Health Sciences () is a medical university located in

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History

The college was established during

Ataullah Mengal Ataullah Mengal (; 24 March 1929 – 2 September 2021) was a Pakistani politician and feudal figure. He was the head of the Mengal tribe until he nominated one of his grandsons, Sardar Asad Ullah Mengal, as his tribal successor. He was also the ...

's reign as

Chief Minister A chief minister is an elected or appointed head of government of – in most instances – a sub-national entity, for instance an administrative subdivision or federal constituent entity. Examples include a state (and sometimes a union terri ...

in 1972 by the then Education Minister

Mir Gul Khan Nasir Gul Khan Naseer ( ur, ), also known as Malek o-Sho'arā Balochistan ( ur, ; 14 May 1914 – 6 December 1983) was a politician, poet, historian, and journalist from Balochistan, Pakistan. Born on 14 May 1914 in Noshki, Gul Khan Naseer was at the ...

both were from National Awami Party(Wali group) and has graduated over 2,900 students (c. 2003). It was the recipient of a Japan International Cooperation Agency grant of 488 million yen in 1995. The new building was operational in 1996. BUMHS was conceived in 2004. Initial process was thus started to get it established. However, it could not be materialised till 2017 when the Bolan University of Medical and Health Sciences Bill, 2017 was passed by the Balochistan Provincial Assembly on 11 December 2017. The BUMHS ACT, 2017 was approved by Honourable Governor of Balochistan, Mr. Muhammad Khan Achakzai on 20 December 2017. The notification of BUMHS was issued on 22 December 2017 while it was published in Gazette of Balochistan in March 2018. Prof. Dr. Naqib Ullah Achakzai was appointed as First Vice Chancellor of Bolan University of Medical and Health Sciences Quetta on 1 August 2018.

Accredition

It is accredited by the

College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan The College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan ( ur, , abbreviated as CPSP) is a regulatory college established in 1962 by a special act of the Parliament of Pakistan to oversee the postgraduate medical education and professional development. I ...

to teach medicine, hematology, neurosurgery,

obstetrics Obstetrics is the field of study concentrated on pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. As a medical specialty, obstetrics is combined with gynecology under the discipline known as obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN), which is a surgi ...

and

gynecology Gynaecology or gynecology (see spelling differences) is the area of medicine that involves the treatment of women's diseases, especially those of the reproductive organs. It is often paired with the field of obstetrics, forming the combined are ...

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 medic ...

, otorhinolaryngology,

pediatrics Pediatrics ( also spelled ''paediatrics'' or ''pædiatrics'') is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. In the United Kingdom, paediatrics covers many of their youth until th ...

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 psych ...

and surgery.

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