Bolan University of Medical and Health Sciences () is a medical university located in
Quetta
Quetta (; ur, ; ; ps, کوټه) is the tenth List of cities in Pakistan by population, most populous city in Pakistan with a population of over 1.1 million. It is situated in Geography of Pakistan, south-west of the country close to the ...
,
Balochistan
Balochistan ( ; bal, بلۏچستان; also romanised as Baluchistan and Baluchestan) is a historical region in Western and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastline. ...
,
Pakistan
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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.
References
External links
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Medical colleges in Balochistan, Pakistan
Universities and colleges in Quetta District
Public universities and colleges in Balochistan, Pakistan
1972 establishments in Pakistan