Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Medical and Dental College (, abbreviated as SKZMDC) is a public medical college located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
History Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Medical and Dental College was established and inaugurated in 2009 by then president of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari.Pakistan president opens Khalifa college in Lahore Gulf News website, Published 16 January 2010, Retrieved 23 June 2023
Shaikh Zayed Hospital is attached to the college as a teaching hospital. The college started off in 2009 and the first batch graduated at the end of 2014. The college is recognized by Pakistan Medical and Dental Council.
Departments Basic science departments Anatomy Biochemistry Community medicine Forensic medicine Pathology Pharmacology Physiology
Medicine and allied departments Cardiology Dermatology Endocrinology & Metabolism General medicine Neurology Pediatrics Preventive medicine Psychiatry Pulmonology (Chest medicine) Radiotherapy Urology
Surgery and allied departments Anesthesiology Cardiac surgery General surgery Neurosurgery Obstetrics and gynaecology Ophthalmology Oral and maxillofacial surgery Orthopedics Otorhinolaryngology Pediatric surgery Radiology
Admissions Medical & Dental College Admission to all public medical & dental colleges is through a centralized system at the provincial level. Students are eligible to apply for MBBS or BDS programs after Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) or equivalent examination. Candidates are selected by an admission process that includes a competitive Medical & Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT) conducted annually under the instructions of Pakistan Medical Commission and more often test is conducted by University of Health Sciences. Only the students who stand higher in merit are selected by this procedure.Merit is determined by the marks obtained on the MDCAT & Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) or equivalent examination. Foreign/International students can apply for admission through the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. Sheikha Fatima Institute of Nursing Students can apply for 4 year BSN program after HSSC or equivalent examination. There is no central admission policy for nursing colleges. Students apply directly to college of nursing for admission consideration.
Seat allocation + Quota Category No. of Seats Punjab 38 Sindh (Rural) 09 Sindh (Urban) 06 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 09 Balochistan 05 Gilgit Baltistan 02 FATA 02 Azad Jammu and Kashmir 02 Disabled 02 Federal Govt. Employees 09 Open Merit 06 Foreign Graduates 10 Total seats=100
Affiliation Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Medical and Dental College is affiliated with Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University which is the admitting University of this college University of Health Sciences is the degree awarding and examining university.
Shaikh Zayed Postgraduate Medical Institute (SZPGMI) Lahore Shaikh Zayed Postgraduate Medical Institute (SZPGMI) Lahore consists of: Shaikh Zayed Hospital (SZHL) & National Institute of Kidney Diseases (NIKD) Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Medical and Dental College (SKZMDC) Federal Postgraduate Medical Institute (FPGMI) National Health Research Complex (NHRC) Sheikha Fatima Institute of Nursing and Health Sciences (SFIN & HS)
Magazine On January 27, 2016. Phoenix Magazine's first issue was launched and met with positive reviews from the Doctors and students alike, appreciating the bright outlook, the articles and interviews.
Phoenix was renewed for a second biennial edition (Phoenix 16–17) that came out in July 2017.
Campus Shaikh Zayed Medical Complex has a campus of 55 acres opposite The Punjab University lahore comprising the basic departments, administrative block, library and well-equipped modern lecture theatre complex and cafeteria.
For the purpose of extra- and co-curricular activities, kidney center playground is where cricket, football and hockey matches are played.
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