List of medical schools in Azad Kashmir

Medical education in Azad Kashmir (AJK) has grown over the past ten years. Several institutions have been set up to train skilled doctors and healthcare professionals. The following section provides a list of medical colleges in Azad Kashmir, which together form the core of medical education.

At present, there are four main medical colleges in AJK, offering more than 600 MBBS seats every year. These institutions attract students not only from AJK but also from other parts of Pakistan. All these colleges are recognised by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) and are affiliated with the University of Health Sciences, Lahore (UHS), Lahore.

In 2025, the AJK government introduced new reforms to further strengthen these institutions. These include increased budgets, plans to establish new nursing colleges, and measures to address faculty shortages. Overall, these steps reflect a clear commitment to improving the standard of medical education in AJK.

List of medical colleges

Public

Name of medical schoolFundingEstablishedMBBS EnrollmentUniversityCityProvinceWDOMS profileECFMG eligible graduatesAzad Jammu Kashmir Medical CollegePublic2012110UHSMuzaffarabadAJKF00029282022-current Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Medical CollegePublic2012110UHS LahoreMirpurAJKF00029292012–currentPoonch Medical CollegePublic2013110UHSRawalakotAJKF00031022022-current Total330

Private Name of medical schoolFundingEstablishedEnrollmentUniversityCityProvinceWDOMS profileECFMG eligibilityMohiuddin Islamic Medical CollegePrivate2009100MIUMirpurAJKF00025822009–current

See also

Medical school Pakistan Medical and Dental Council List of medical schools in Pakistan List of medical schools in Islamabad List of medical schools in Punjab, Pakistan List of medical schools in Sindh List of medical schools in Balochistan List of medical schools in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa List of medical schools in Gilgit-Baltistan List of universities in Pakistan List of universities in Islamabad List of universities of Punjab, Pakistan List of universities in Sindh List of universities in Balochistan List of universities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa List of universities in Azad Kashmir List of universities in Gilgit-Baltistan

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