Gomal Medical College (Urdu, Saraiki: , ), or GMC, is a public medical institute located in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan. It is one of the newer generation of medical colleges in the public sector that were set up by the government in the 1990s to meet the growing demand for health service providers in Pakistan. It started functioning in 1998 and now has grown into an established seat of medical learning in the region. It was initially affiliated with the University of Peshawar, which has been the premium public sector university in the province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa since 1952. Now it is affiliated with the Khyber Medical University.
History Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman inaugurated the college in 1998. It was established to provide medical education and healthcare facilities for Dera Ismail Khan Division.
Academic schedule All aspiring medical students have to undertake ETEA/MDCAT for public sector medical colleges. Successful candidates usually start their classes by November each year. The college follows the same academic guidelines which have been laid down by the PMDC (Pakistan Medical and Dental Council).
Departments Basic Medical Sciences
Anatomy Physiology Biochemistry Pharmacology & Therapeutics Pathology and microbiology Community medicine Forensic medicine
Clinical Sciences Medicine (including neurology, pulmonology, cardiology, gastroenterology and nephrology) Surgery Otorhinolaryngology Ophthalmology Orthopaedic surgery Obstetrics and Gynaecology Paediatrics Psychiatry Radiology Dermatology Anaesthesiology Urology
Curriculum
First Professional Year: Anatomy, Embryology and Histology Human Physiology Medical Biochemistry Second Professional Year: Anatomy, Embryology, Neuroanatomy and Histology Human Physiology Islamiat/and Pakistan studies Medical Biochemistry
Third Professional Year: Forensic Medicine and Toxicology General Pathology and Microbiology Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Fourth Professional Year: Community Medicine Ophthalmology Otorhinolaryngology (ENT) Special Pathology
Fifth Professional Year: Gynecology and Obstetrics Medicine, Psychiatry and Dermatology Pediatrics Surgery, Orthopedics and Anesthesia
Societies Gomal Medical College having societies like; Debate Society Literary Society Sports Society Hayyan Magazine Student Welfare Society Heal With Smile
Affiliated teaching hospitals Mufti Mehmood Medical Complex District Headquarters Teaching Hospital
Recognitions The college is fully recognised by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) and is listed in the International Medical Education Directory (IMED) maintained by FAIMER.
External links Khyber Medical University Gomal Medical College FAIMER list of recognised medical colleges Pakistan Medical and Dental Council