King Edward Medical College

King Edward Medical University
جامعہ طبی کنگ ایڈورڈ

Motto	Altapete
Motto in English	Aim high
Type	Public
Established	1860
Chancellor	Captain Shahid Hussain
Vice-Chancellor	Prof. Asad aslam khan
Location	Lahore, Pakistan
Website	www.kemu.edu.pk

King Edward Medical University (Urdu: جامعہ طبی کنگ ایڈورڈ‎) is a medical university located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Founded in 1860, the university is named after the Edward VII.

Established by the British Raj, named as Lahore Medical School. In 1868, the University of Dublin granted students of the Lahore Medical School ”privilege similar to the granted to students from English schools”. In 1871, the university added Mayo Hospital as an affiliated hospital, replacing the existing Anarkali Dispensary. The same year the college became an affiliate of University of the Punjab, while in 1887, the university added Lady Aitchison Hospital as a second teaching hospital.

After Pakistan's independence, the university became the only medical college in the country and in 2005 became a charter to award degrees in its own right. It has since gone through expansion, and overseas seven tertiary referral hospitals including the Lady Willingdon Hospital.

KEMU (King Edward Medical University) has been the top choice of toppers because of its highest merit in Punjab. Students have to get more than 90% in order to get admission that makes KEMU the most competitive public medical college in Punjab.