Khyber Medical College
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| Motto | Service to Humanity |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1954 |
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Administrative staff
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650 |
| Students | 1500 |
| Location | Peshawar, Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | Pakistan Medical and Dental Council; Khyber Medical University;World Health Organization; College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan |
| Website | www.kmc.edu.pk |
Khyber Medical College (Urdu: خیبر طبی کالج, Pashto: د خیبر طب پوهنځی) is a public medical institution located in the city of Peshawar, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Beside undergraduate medical education, the college offers teaching and research facilities to the postgraduate students, i.e., M. Phil, in all basic Medical Sciences, FCPS in Clinical as well as basic medical sciences, and minor diplomas in many specialties
It is one of the several medical schools affiliated with Khyber Medical University and is recognised by PMDC, General Medical Council of UK, Ireland and licensing authority of USA. Khyber Medical College is listed in the International Medical Education Directory which is a requirement for eligibility for the USMLE.
Peshawar, a city of over 2.6 million citizens, is situated in the Western part of the Country and close to historical and famous Khyber Pass. The City is an old settlement and has maintained a historical atmosphere. Khyber Medical College, which is situated at the doorstep of university of Peshawar, occupies in the site of ancient Buddhist academy. In 1954, the foundation stone of Khyber Medical College, as faculty of Medicine, of Peshawar University, was laid by the then Governor General of Pakistan, Mr. Ghulam Muhammad. The College started functioning in 1955 with enrolment of fifty students with meager facilities. From 1955 to present the college hasundergone tremendous development. It remained under the administrative control of health department after parting way from Peshawar University in 1975. Presently, the college and hospital has been given administrative and financial autonomy by the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and is working under theinstitutional management committee, headed by Chief Executive. This will certainly overcome the problems faced by the faculty members, students and general Public.
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