Pakistan Army Medical Corps
| Army Medical Corps (Pakistan) | |
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| Active | 1947 - Present |
| Country |
 Pakistan
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| Allegiance |
Pakistan
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| Branch |
 Pakistan Army
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| Type | Combat Medical Support (Logistics) |
| Role | Combat Medical Support Humanitarian efforts |
| Size | +80,000 approximately |
| Regimental Central Headquarter | Abbottabad, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province |
| Nickname(s) | 'Docs' 'Medics' |
| Motto(s) | Allah Shafi |
| Colors Identification | Maroon Green Yellow |
| Engagements |
Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Battle of Rann of Kutch of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Siachen conflict of 1984 Bosnian War of 1992-95 Indo-Pakistani War of 1999 Kashmir earthquake of 2005 War in North-West Pakistan Operation Black Thunderstorm Battle of Bajaur Second Battle of Swat |
| Website | Official Website |
| Commanders | |
| Surgeon General | Lt General Asif Mumtaz Sukhera |
| Notable commanders |
LGen Vali Ali Burkie MGen Shahida Malik BGen Ra'anna Ali Khan MGen Shafique A. Kayani |
The Pakistan Army Medical Corps, Urdu: ﺁرمى مڈيكل كور; Army Medical Corps, abbreviated as the AMC and popularly known as Medical Corps, is a military administrative non-combatant staff corps, and a primary military medical command of the Pakistan Army. Initially part of the Indian Army Medical Corps, it was born in 1947 and served since Pakistan's independence in 1947. It is a vital part of Pakistan Army, serving in a support and military medical role. The corps also has a secondary role of providing civil services in health, rehabilitation and disaster relief to the wider Pakistan community.
1. Medical Cadets from Army Medical College and CMH Lahore Medical College after completion of basic military training at Pakistan Military Academy join this corps.
2. The civil medical college graduated students / Specialists are also inducted into Army Medical Corps.Divided into two categories that is SSRC and PTC, they undergo basic military training at AMC School and Centre Abbotabad for 22 weeks and 12 weeks respectively.
3. Female Medical Cadets from [Army Medical College] train for 22 weeks in AFPGMI and same goes for the female civil medical college graduated students / Specialists
4. Soldiers in Nursing and other trades of Army Medical Corps cadre undergo their basic military training and nusing classes at AMC centre Abottabad and subsequent professional courses at AFPGMI.
Besides their primary role in serving the Pakistan Army both in battle and in the conditions of peace, the Pakistan Army Medical Corps undertakes the following peace time activities:
Before the First World War, the men of the Indian Army depended on their regimental hospitals for their medical treatment. In October 1918, Station Hospitals were sanctioned for the Indian troops to help improve the provision of services. The Indian Hospital Corps (IHC) was initially divided into ten Division Companies, which corresponded to the ten existing Military Divisions in India and Burma. They were located at Peshawar, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Quetta, Mhow, Poona, Meerut, Lucknow, Secunderabad and Rangoon.After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, the Pakistan Army raised its own medical corps.
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