Azad Jammu and Kashmir Medical College
Public Sector Medical College in Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu Kashmir.
Azad Jammu Kashmir Medical College (Urdu: آزاد جموں و کشمیر طبی کالج, Koshur; آزاد جۆم تہٕ کٔشیٖر طِبی ژاٹہٕ ہال )or (AJKMC) is a public medical institute located in Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan. AJKMC is home to 500 students in the MBBS program, with clinical rotations occurring at Combined Military Hospital Muzaffarabad and Abbas Institute of Medical Sciences. AJKMC was established in 2011. It is recognized by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council.
History
AJKMC was inaugurated by Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani on 8 October 2011. Establishing a medical college was deemed necessary following the 2005 Kashmir Earthquake, which exposed a shortage of medical professionals at medical facilities in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
Affiliations and recognitions
The college is affiliated and recognized by following Organizations and Institutes:
Abbas Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS Hospital)
College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan
Combined Military Hospital Muzaffarabad
International Medical Education Directory (IMED)
Pakistan Medical and Dental Council
University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
University of Health Sciences, Lahore
Publications
The official scientific journals of the college is Kashmir Journal of Medical Sciences (KJMS). It contains original articles, case reports, review articles, short communication, letters to editor, and view points.
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