Medical Colleges of Pakistan

Aga Khan University Medical College

• Founded by Ismaili leader Aga Khan, Aga Khan University Medical College has affiliations with international universities such as Harvard and McGill in North America and Karolinska Institute in Sweden. All undergraduate students sign up for a five-year program leading to a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S.). The college also offers post-graduate clinical residencies, Master of Science degrees in fields like epidemiology, biostatistics, clinical research, health policy and management. The college's Ph.D. program was launched in 1999.

  Aga Khan University
  Faculty of Medicine
  P.O. Box 3500, Stadium Road
  Karachi, Pakistan
  011 +92-21-493-0051
  aku.edu

  Outside the U.S. and Canada, substitute "00" for "011." "+92" is Pakistan's country code.

King Edward Medical University

• Founded in 1860 as Lahore Medical School, King Edward Medical University is the oldest medical college in Pakistan and the second oldest on the entire Indian subcontinent. This historic college campus is in the heart of Anarkali Bazaar in Old Lahore. Classes are co-educational and all students pursue a five-year M.B.B.S. degree. Each year the college admits fewer than 200 students to its prestigious program. Preference is given to Pakistani students or foreign nationals of Indo-Pak origin, although five seats are reserved for Afghan and Palestinian refugees. Four seats are open for international students, although international students are expected to contribute $10,000 per year--in addition to tuition--to the college endowment fund. To gain admittance as an international student, you must be able to prove that you have access to $50,000.

  University of the Punjab
  King Edward Medical University
  Nelagumbad, Anarkali
  Lahore, Pakistan
  011 +92-11-14554
  kemc.edu.pk

Rawalpindi Medical College

• Rawalpindi Medical College first opened in 1974. Although it doesn't share King Edward Medical College's long history in Pakistan, it is also run by the University of the Punjab. Prospective students are generally expected to complete their F.Sc degree before applying, and all applicants must sit for a competitive entrance exam and be less than 25 years of age. The college operates in conjunction with three area hospitals: Holy Family Hospital, Benazir Bhutto Hospital and District Headquarters Hospital. Attached to Holy Family Hospital there is a modern teaching complex for students built in 2008. The same quotas for refugees students and foreign students apply as at King Edward in Lahore.

  University of the Punjab
  Rawalpindi Medical College
  Tipu Road
  Rawalpindi, Pakistan
  011 +92-51-552-819
  rmc.edu.pk