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{{short description|Medical college in Lahore, Pakistan}}
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{{Infobox university
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|name = Allama Iqbal Medical College
| name = Allama Iqbal Medical College<br />{{nobold|{{Nastaliq|علامہ اقبال میڈیکل کالج}}}}
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|image = [[Image:Allama Iqbal Medical College.png]]
|motto = ''Dignity in Service''
| image = [[File:Allama Iqbal Medical College.png]]
| caption = Official [[seal (emblem)|seal]] of AIMC
|established = {{Start date|1975|5|02}}
|type = [[public university|Public]]
| motto = ''Dignity in Service''
| established = {{Start date|df=yes|1975|5|02}}
|endowment =
| type = [[public university|Public]] [[medical school]]
|principal = Prof Dr Mahmood Shaukat
|city = [[Lahore]]
| city = [[Lahore]]
|province = [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]]
| province = [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]]
|country = [[Pakistan]]
| country = Pakistan
|students = 2,000
| endowment =
|undergrad = 1,750
| principal = Syed Asghar Naqi
|postgrad = 250
| address = Canal Road
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|faculty = 130
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| students = 10,000
| undergrad = 1,750
|colours = Navy and white {{color box|navy}}{{color box|white}}
| postgrad = 250
|affiliations = [[College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan|CPSP]], [[Pakistan Medical and Dental Council|PMDC]], [[Pakistan Nursing Council|PNC]], [[University of Health Sciences, Lahore|UHS]]
| faculty = 144+
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'''Allama Iqbal Medical College''' ([[Urdu]]:{{Nastaliq|علامہ اقبال میڈیکل کالج لاہور}}), established in 1975, is a [[public college|public]] school of [[medicine]], [[nursing]] and allied [[health sciences]] located in [[Lahore]], [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]]. [[Jinnah Hospital, Lahore|Jinnah hospital]] is attached to the college as a teaching hospital.
'''Allama Iqbal Medical College''' ('''AIMC''') ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|علامہ اقبال میڈیکل کالج}}}}) is a public [[Medical school|medical college]] in [[Lahore]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]]. It is widely regarded as one of the best medical institutions of the country. Established in 1975, it is a [[public university|public]] school of [[medicine]], [[nursing]], and [[Allied health professions|allied health sciences]]. [[Jinnah Hospital, Lahore|Jinnah Hospital]] is attached to the medical college as a [[teaching hospital]], it is located adjacent to the college complex.

AIMC has persistently maintained its legacy as one of the most coveted medical colleges in Punjab evidenced by its ranking as [[Medical colleges in Pakistan|the second-highest merit]] medical institute of the province.


==History==
==History==
The Government’s initiative in the mid seventies to establish new seats of learning to spur medical education and research in Pakistan led to the establishment of this institution on May 2, 1975 as '''Lahore Medical College'''.
The Government of Pakistan's initiative in the mid-seventies to establish new seats of learning to spur medical education and research in Pakistan led to the establishment of this institution on 2 May 1975 as '''Lahore Medical College''', inaugurated by [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Prime Minister]] [[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto]].


Prof. Dr. Akhtar Hussain Awan was the first principal. Dr. Muhammad Afzal Sheikh was the first professor of anatomy while Prof. Dr. Mahmood Ali Malik and Prof. Dr. Abdul Ghaffar laid the framework of the physiology department. Dr. Sanaullah was the first administrative officer leading an able team.
Akhtar Hussain Awan was the first principal. Muhammad Afzal Sheikh was the first Professor of Anatomy, while Mahmood Ali Malik and Abdul Ghaffar laid the framework of the physiology department. Sanaullah was the first administrative officer.
[[File:AIMC ground.jpg|thumb|AIMC view]]


On August 12, 1975, a batch of three hundred and thirteen students began their first academic day. Two years later, the college was renamed Allama Iqbal Medical College to commemorate the centenary celebrations of the great philosopher.
On 12 August 1975, a batch of 313 students began their first academic day. Two years later, the college was renamed to '''Allama Iqbal Medical College''' to commemorate the centenary celebrations of the national poet, [[Muhammad Iqbal|Allama Muhammad Iqbal]].


It was housed temporarily in a borrowed inadequate building with meager audiovisual teaching aids at the Post-Graduate Medical Institute. The space was so limited that two shifts of teaching and practical classes were held to accommodate all the students.
Initially the college was housed temporarily in a borrowed, and wholly inadequate building with meagre audiovisual teaching aids and facilities at the Post-Graduate Medical Institute, Lahore. The space was so limited that two shifts of teaching and practical classes were held to accommodate all the students.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}


Meanwhile, in 1980, the final plan for Allama Iqbal Medical College Complex was agreed upon and its foundation stone was laid in March 1980.With a budget of Rupees 670 millions, of which Rupees 370 millions were for the building and Rupees 300 millions were for the equipment, the work on the construction of the campus started. The college complex was inaugurated by the then President Ghulam Ishaq Khan on 18 May 1989. The work on 1100-bedded Jinnah Hospital started in 1988.
Meanwhile, in 1980, the final plan for Allama Iqbal Medical College Complex was agreed upon and its foundation stone was laid in March 1980. With a budget of Rs. 670 million, of which Rs. 370 million were for the building and Rs. 300 million were for the equipment, the work on the construction of the campus started. The college complex was inaugurated by then President of Pakistan, Ghulam Ishaq Khan on 18 May 1989. The work on 1100-bedded Jinnah Hospital started in 1988.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}


Initially the Services Hospital was affiliated with AIMC, but later as the college moved to its present campus in 1990, Jinnah Hospital was built as a dedicated teaching hospital. The hospital started functioning in 1994, when the OPD was opened. Soon the departments of Radiology, Radiotherapy and Pathology started working. The emergency and casualty department was opened to public on March 23, 1995 and the Diabetes Clinic was started on May 28, 1995.
Initially, the Services Hospital, Lahore was affiliated as a teaching hospital with AIMC, but once the college moved to its present campus in 1990, Jinnah Hospital was built as a dedicated teaching hospital. The hospital started functioning in 1994 when the out patient department was opened. Soon the departments of Radiology, Radiotherapy and Pathology were functional as well. The emergency and casualty department was opened to the public on 23 March 1995 and the Diabetes Clinic was started on 28 May 1995.
<ref>[http://www.iqbalians.com/college/history.asp]</ref><ref>http://ilm.com.pk/reviews/university-reviews/allama-iqbal-medical-college-lahore/</ref><ref>https://aimc.wordpress.com/</ref>


==Past Principals==
==Principals==
{{unreferenced section|date=December 2022}}

Prof. A.H.Awan
* A. H. Awan
* Ijaz Ahsan

* Iftikhar Ahmad
Prof. Ijaz Ahsan
* S.A.R Gardezi

* Iqbal Rasheed Mian
Prof. Iftikhar Ahmad
* Munawar Hayat

* Naseer Mehmood Akhtar
Prof. S.A.R Gardezi
* Mehmood Ali Malik

* Riaz Ehsan Siddique
Prof. Mrs Iqbal Rasheed Mian
* Eice Muhammad

* Khalil ur Rehman
Prof. Munawar Hayat
* Eice Muhammad

* Sibt-ul-Hasnain Syed
Prof. Naseer Mehmood Akhtar
* Javed Akram

* Mahmood Shaukat<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/07/14/dr-mehmood-shaukat-appointed-aimc-principal/|title=Dr Mehmood Shaukat appointed AIMC principal|website= Pakistan Today (newspaper)|access-date=13 September 2022}}</ref>
Prof. Mehmood Ali Malik
* Muhammad Rashid Zia

* Arif Tajammul
Prof. Riaz Ehsan Siddique
* Nadeem Hafeez Butt

* Ayesha Arif
Prof. Eice Muhammad
* Syed Asghar Naqi

Prof. Khalil ur Rehman

Prof. Eice Muhammad

Prof. Sibt-ul-Hasnain Syed

Prof. Javed Akram

<ref>https://aimc.wordpress.com/about/</ref><ref>http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-6-224372-Professor-Javed-Akram-appointed-VC-of-Islamabads-medical-university</ref><ref>http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/07/14/city/lahore/dr-mehmood-shaukat-appointed-aimc-principal/</ref><ref>https://learners.pk/institutes/college/allama-iqbal-medical-college-lahore</ref>


==Campus==
==Campus==
Allama Iqbal Medical College has only one campus which is spread over 100 acres situated on the Canal Road. The campus consists of the basic science departments, administrative block, library, fountain pavilion, lecture theatre complex, and cafeteria. It provides a residential facility for 1000 medical students, 200 internees, 500 nurses and a colony comprising 200 houses for the employees.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hamariweb.com/directories/allama-iqbal-medical-college-lahore-pakistan_edu262-490.aspx|title=Allama Iqbal Medical College Lahore Pakistan|website=Hamari Web.com website}}</ref>


For the purpose of extra- and co-curricular activities, a sports complex including separate gymnasiums for boys and girls, a swimming pool, tennis courts, hockey and cricket grounds, and an auditorium with a seating capacity of 1500 have also been built.
[[File:Rose Garden Of AIMC.jpg|thumb|Rose Garden Of AIMC]]
Today Allama Iqbal Medical College Complex has a campus of {{convert|105 |acres}} on the canal comprising the basic departments, administrative block, library and fountain pavilion, well-equipped modern lecture theatre complex and cafeteria. It provides residential facility for 1000 medical students, 200 internees, 500 nurses and a colony comprising 200 houses for the employees.<ref>http://www.hamariweb.com/directories/allama-iqbal-medical-college-lahore-pakistan_edu262-490.aspx</ref><ref>http://placeandsee.com/wiki/allama-iqbal-medical-college</ref>

For the purpose of extra- and co-curricular activities, a sports complex including separate gymnasiums for boys and girls, swimming pool, tennis courts, hockey and cricket grounds, and an elegant auditorium with a seating capacity of 1500 have also been built.

This illustrious complex meets with all the requirements of the students of Allama Iqbal Medical College at under- and post-graduate levels and a large number of patients are benefiting from it as it provides treatment in all major fields of medicine.<ref>http://www.iqbalians.com/college/facilities.asp</ref>


==Facilities==
==Facilities==
=== Library ===
The library complex possesses a hall and provides various learning resources for the faculty and the teachers. There are two main sections of the library: the main hall and the internet facility next to the office of the chief librarian. The main hall houses a collection of 28,000 books and various journals. Most of the books and journals are related to medicine and allied fields and are written by authors of international repute. The library subscribes to 14 international medical journals and 20 national medical journals. Apart from the medical books, the library has a collection of encyclopedias, dictionaries, Islamic encyclopedias, English and Urdu novels and poetry. The Internet facility is the newest addition to the library complex.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pastic.gov.pk/librarydetails.aspx?ID=140|title=Library Details|website=pastic.gov.pk}}</ref>


=== College Library ===
=== Auditorium ===
[[File:Inner View Of The Library.jpg|thumb|Inner View]]
[[File:Auditorium AIMC by Faizan.jpg|thumb|right|Auditorium entrance of Allama Iqbal Medical College Lahore]]
The library complex possesses an air-conditioned well-furnished hall and provides various learning resources for the faculty and the teachers. There are two main sections of library: the main hall and the internet facility next to the office of the chief librarian.
The main hall houses a collection of 28,000 books and various journals. Most of the books and journals are related to medicine and allied fields and written by authors of international repute. In order to keep pace with the continuously developing medical field, latest editions of various books are added regularly. The library offers good service for research activities.
The library subscribes to 14 international medical journals of high repute and 20 national medical journals. Apart from the medical books, the library has a collection of encyclopedias, dictionaries, Islamic encyclopedias, English and Urdu novels and poetry.
The Internet facility is the newest addition to the library complex to keep the members abreast of the latest advances in the field of medicine.<ref>http://www.iqbalians.com/college/facilities.asp</ref><ref>http://pastic.gov.pk/librarydetails.aspx?ID=140</ref><ref>http://www.pakstudy.com/forum/index.php?topic=15861.0</ref>


An auditorium is present next to the administration department, with the façade on the library side. With tiered seating, the auditorium holds an audience of 1000. A weekly clinicopathological conference, most of the scientific meetings, seminars & symposia and important lectures and addresses take place in this building. During the sports week it is the site for all the literary events and Annual Interclass Skit Competitions.
=== College Auditorium ===
[[Image:Auditorium AIMC by Faizan.jpg|thumb|right|Auditorium entrance of Allama Iqbal Medical College Lahore]]

An elegant air-conditioned auditorium is present next to the administration department, with the façade on the library side. With tiered of seating, the auditorium holds an audience of 1000. Upgraded with a new multimedia facility, the auditorium aims to provide a vivid lecturing experience for the viewers and the presenter. Weekly Clinico-Pathological Conference, most of the scientific meetings, seminars & symposia and important lectures and addresses take place in this building. During the sports week it is the site for all the literary events and Annual Interclass Skit Competitions.<ref>http://www.iqbalians.com/college/facilities.asp</ref>

=== Sports Complex ===
[[File:Ground of AIMC.jpg|thumb|Ground of AIMC]]
College campus provides extra ordinary sports facilities to the students, doctors & faculty members for participation in games and sports which are listed as under;

(1) Separate Gymnasia for Boys & Girls.

(2) Swimming Pool.

(3) Squash Court.

(4) Tennis Court.

(5) Basketball Court.

(6) Badminton Court.
<ref>http://www.iqbalians.com/college/facilities.asp</ref><ref>https://learners.pk/institutes/college/allama-iqbal-medical-college-lahore</ref>


=== Hostels ===
=== Hostels ===
Arranged in the form of a red rose with four petals, four male hostels and three female hostels are present at the canal end of the college encircling a green square. There are three male students and one male doctors' hostel. The student hostels are named after the legendary Muslim scholars Ibn Nafees, Al Beruni and Bu Ali Sina. Each student hostel has two wings, three floors, a mess, and a TV lounge for students of different classes. The doctors' hostel also has two wings, two floors, and houses some of the important faculty members.


Just a few minutes walk from the male hostel area behind the oval college grounds are two girls' hostels and one nursing hostel. On average, there are 112 rooms in each hostel with rooms ranging from cubical, twin, and four-bed. The hostel facilities can accommodate 1,000 students, 400 nurses, and 100 internees.
Arranged in the form of a red rose with four petals, four male hostels and three female hostels are present at the canal end of the college encircling a green square. There are three male students' and one male doctors' hostel. The student hostels are named after the legendary Muslim scholars Ibn Nafees, Al Beruni and Bu Ali Sina. Each student hostel has two wings, three floors, a mess, a TV lounge for students of different classes. The doctors' hostel also has two wings, two floors and houses some of the important faculty members.
[[File:Male Hostel.jpg|thumb|Male Hostel]]

Just a few minutes walk from the male hostel area behind the oval college ground are two girls' hostels and one nursing hostel.
On an average, there are 112 rooms in each hostel with rooms ranging from cubical, twin and four-bed. The hostel accommodation accommodates 1000 students, 400 nurses and 100 internees.


Each hostel is looked after by an assistant warden. Many aspects of the life in the hostels are managed by the students themselves such as the boarding arrangements. The hostels are provided with common rooms, canteens, prayer rooms and other common utilities.<ref>http://www.iqbalians.com/college/hostels.asp</ref><ref>http://www.dawn.com/news/717415/aimc-girls-stage-sit-in-for-hostel-facility</ref>
Each hostel is looked after by an assistant warden. Many aspects of life in the hostels are managed by the students themselves such as the boarding arrangements. The hostels are provided with common rooms, canteens, prayer rooms, and other common utilities.


==Research==
==Research==
Students of Allama Iqbal Medical College work within three recognized departments of the college, namely, biochemistry, pathology, and medicine in research fields. The college has just announced its tri-monthly journal of research called AIJE.<ref>Journal of Allama Iqbal Medical College AIJE 2009</ref>

Students of Allama Iqbal Medical College work within three recognized departments of college, named biochemistry, pathology and medicine in research fields. College has just announced its tri-monthly journal of research called AIJE.<ref>Journal of Allama Iqbal Medical College AIJE 2009</ref> Prof Dr. Zamir Ahmad of Biochemistry Department AIMC [http://www.ayubmed.edu.pk/JAMC/PAST/12-3/Zamir.pdf]


==Recognition and affiliations==
==Recognition and affiliations==
The college is recognized by the following organizations:
* [[Higher Education Commission of Pakistan|Higher Education Commission]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sc.hec.gov.pk/affunicol/Universities_Affiliated_Collegesrpt.asp?start=881|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130927082711/http://sc.hec.gov.pk/affunicol/Universities_Affiliated_Collegesrpt.asp?start=881|url-status=dead|title=Universities Affiliated Colleges|access-date=13 September 2022|archive-date=27 September 2013|website=archive.is}}</ref>
*[[Pakistan Medical and Dental Council]]<ref name=PMDC>{{cite web|url=http://www.pmdc.org.pk/AboutUs/RecognizedMedicalDentalColleges/tabid/109/Default.aspx|title=Recognized Medical Colleges in Pakistan|website=Pakistan Medical & Dental Council website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819060118/http://www.pmdc.org.pk/AboutUs/RecognizedMedicalDentalColleges/tabid/109/Default.aspx |archive-date=19 August 2010|access-date=13 September 2022 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* College of Physiotherapists, [[Mayo Hospital]] [[Lahore]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aicp.edu.pk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=77&Itemid=160|title=Affiliation of Medical School and Its sub-branches|access-date=13 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002052652/http://www.aicp.edu.pk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=77&Itemid=160|archive-date=2 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Riphah College of Orthopedic Surgeons and Rehabilitation Sciences<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aicp.edu.pk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=77&Itemid=160|title=Affiliation of Allama Iqbal Medical College and Jinnah Hospital Lahore|access-date=13 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002052652/http://www.aicp.edu.pk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=77&Itemid=160|archive-date=2 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[University of Lahore|University of Lahore, Lahore]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aicp.edu.pk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=77&Itemid=160|title=Affiliation of Allama Iqbal Medical College|access-date=13 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002052652/http://www.aicp.edu.pk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=77&Itemid=160|archive-date=2 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[University of Health Sciences, Lahore]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uhs.edu.pk/registration/affinst.html |title=Affiliated Institutes to University of Health Sciences, Lahore|publisher=University of Health Sciences, Lahore| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110211031012/http://uhs.edu.pk/registration/affinst.html |archive-date=2011-02-11|access-date=13 September 2022|url-status=dead}}</ref>


Other affiliations include the International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inctr.org/organization/collaborating-units/|title=Collaborating Units |website= INCTR – International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research website|access-date=13 September 2022}}</ref> School Of Allied Health Sciences<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aicp.edu.pk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=77&Itemid=160|title=Affiliation of Allied Sciences|access-date=13 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002052652/http://www.aicp.edu.pk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=77&Itemid=160|archive-date=2 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The college is recognized by the following organizations.
* [[Higher Education Commission]]<ref>[http://sc.hec.gov.pk/affunicol/Universities_Affiliated_Collegesrpt.asp?start=881 Higher Education Commission of Pakistan]</ref>
*[[Pakistan Medical and Dental Council]]<ref>[http://www.pmdc.org.pk/AboutUs/RecognizedMedicalDentalColleges/tabid/109/Default.aspx PMDC Recognition Status]</ref>
* College of Physiotherapists, [[Mayo Hospital]] [[Lahore]]<ref>[http://www.aicp.edu.pk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=77&Itemid=160 Affiliation of Medical School and Its sub-branches]</ref>
* Riphah College of Orthopedic Surgeons and Rehabilitation Sciences<ref>[http://www.aicp.edu.pk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=77&Itemid=160 Affiliation of Allama Iqbal Medical College and Jinnah Hsopital Lahore]</ref>
* [[University of Lahore|University of Lahore, Lahore]]<ref>[http://www.aicp.edu.pk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=77&Itemid=160 Affiliation of Allama Iqbal Medical College]</ref>
*[[University of Health Sciences, Lahore]]<ref>[http://www.uhs.edu.pk/registration/affinst.html University of Health Sciences * General Medical Council of UK (GMC-UK) * General Medical Council of Ireland (GMC-Ireland) * World Health Organization (WHO) directory of recognized medical institutes. Affiliation]</ref>

Others affiliations include International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research,<ref>[http://www.inctr.org/organization/collaborating-units/ Collaboration with INCTR]</ref> School Of Allied Health Sciences<ref>[http://www.aicp.edu.pk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=77&Itemid=160 Affiliation of Allied Sciences]</ref> and SEPLAA Foundation.<ref>[http://www.seplaafoundation.org/index.php/projects/health/seplaa-seminar-on-world-blood-donor-day/ SEPLAA Foundation Affiliation]</ref>


==Student life==
==Student life==
[[File:Oval Ground.jpg|thumb|Oval Ground]]


===Current and Former Students===
===Current and former students===
The Current and Former students of Allama Iqbal Medical College are referred to as ''Iqbalians''.
The current and former students of Allama Iqbal Medical College are referred to as ''Iqbalians''.

===Student Clubs & Societies===
The nature of student clubs includes academics, co-curricular, extra-curricular and sports clubs. There are 14 sports clubs & societies of AIMC students.<ref>http://www.iqbalians.com/college/history.asp</ref>
{{div col}}
#Editorial Board of College Magazine
#Dramatics Club
#Rowing Club
#Swimming Club
#Literary Club
#Badminton Club
#Tennis Club
#Qirat Society
#Gymnastic Club
#Football Club
#Cricket Club
#Hockey Club
#Table Tennis Club
#Squash Club
#Hiking Club

<ref>http://www.pakstudy.com/forum/index.php?topic=15950.0</ref>
{{div col end}}


===Student unions===
===Student unions===
The first Students Union Election was held in 1979. President; Mansour Ahmad Khan, General Secretary; Muhammad Ashraf Chouhan. The second Students Union Election was held in 1980. President; Muhammad Amjad Cheema, General Secretary; Akhtar Rashid

Currently no student union is allowed in the college but societies and clubs are allowed. However the very first students union elections were held in 1979 during martial law times.


===Publications===
===Publications===
* Allama Iqbal Medical College has its annual college magazine, Shaheen, maintained by students. Ijaz Ahmade.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shaheenmagazine.webs.com/|title=Shaheen Magazine|publisher=Allama Iqbal Medical College|access-date=13 September 2022|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301124549/http://www.shaheenmagazine.webs.com/|archive-date=1 March 2012}}</ref>

* Allama Iqbal Medical College has its annual college magazine, Shaheen, maintained by students. Ijaz Ahmad is the current editor-in-chief of the magazine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shaheenmagazine.webs.com/|title=Shaheen Magazine|publisher=Allama Iqbal Medical College|accessdate=December 30, 2010}}</ref>


===Alumni===
===Alumni===
*Allama Iqbal Medical College Alumni Association of North America<ref>AIMCAANA Alumni (http://www.aimcaana.org/)</ref>
* Allama Iqbal Medical College Alumni Association of North America<ref>AIMCAANA Alumni (http://www.aimcaana.org/)</ref>
*Iqbalians Alumni<ref>IQBALIANS Official Alumni (http://www.aimcalumni.org/)</ref>
*Society of Iqbalians in UK and Ireland(SIUKA)
<ref>http://www.iqbalians.com/aimcalumni/assoc.asp</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
http://www.iqbalians.com/aimcalumni/assoc.asp
http://www.iqbalians.com/college/history.asp
http://www.aimc.edu.pk/


==External links==
==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081006090726/http://www.aimc.edu.pk/ Allam Iqbal Medical College, Lahore - official website Archived]
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Latest revision as of 18:37, 23 December 2024

Allama Iqbal Medical College
علامہ اقبال میڈیکل کالج
Official seal of AIMC
MottoDignity in Service
TypePublic medical school
Established2 May 1975 (1975-05-02)
Accreditation
Academic affiliation
University of Health Sciences, Lahore
PrincipalSyed Asghar Naqi
Academic staff
144+
Students10,000
Undergraduates1,750
Postgraduates250
Address
Canal Road
,
Lahore
,
Punjab
,
Pakistan

31°29′01″N 74°17′47″E / 31.4836°N 74.2964°E / 31.4836; 74.2964
Campus105 acres (42 ha)
LanguageEnglish
Colours
Websitewww.aimc.edu.pk

Allama Iqbal Medical College (AIMC) (Urdu: علامہ اقبال میڈیکل کالج) is a public medical college in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It is widely regarded as one of the best medical institutions of the country. Established in 1975, it is a public school of medicine, nursing, and allied health sciences. Jinnah Hospital is attached to the medical college as a teaching hospital, it is located adjacent to the college complex.

AIMC has persistently maintained its legacy as one of the most coveted medical colleges in Punjab evidenced by its ranking as the second-highest merit medical institute of the province.

History

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The Government of Pakistan's initiative in the mid-seventies to establish new seats of learning to spur medical education and research in Pakistan led to the establishment of this institution on 2 May 1975 as Lahore Medical College, inaugurated by Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.

Akhtar Hussain Awan was the first principal. Muhammad Afzal Sheikh was the first Professor of Anatomy, while Mahmood Ali Malik and Abdul Ghaffar laid the framework of the physiology department. Sanaullah was the first administrative officer.

On 12 August 1975, a batch of 313 students began their first academic day. Two years later, the college was renamed to Allama Iqbal Medical College to commemorate the centenary celebrations of the national poet, Allama Muhammad Iqbal.

Initially the college was housed temporarily in a borrowed, and wholly inadequate building with meagre audiovisual teaching aids and facilities at the Post-Graduate Medical Institute, Lahore. The space was so limited that two shifts of teaching and practical classes were held to accommodate all the students.[citation needed]

Meanwhile, in 1980, the final plan for Allama Iqbal Medical College Complex was agreed upon and its foundation stone was laid in March 1980. With a budget of Rs. 670 million, of which Rs. 370 million were for the building and Rs. 300 million were for the equipment, the work on the construction of the campus started. The college complex was inaugurated by then President of Pakistan, Ghulam Ishaq Khan on 18 May 1989. The work on 1100-bedded Jinnah Hospital started in 1988.[citation needed]

Initially, the Services Hospital, Lahore was affiliated as a teaching hospital with AIMC, but once the college moved to its present campus in 1990, Jinnah Hospital was built as a dedicated teaching hospital. The hospital started functioning in 1994 when the out patient department was opened. Soon the departments of Radiology, Radiotherapy and Pathology were functional as well. The emergency and casualty department was opened to the public on 23 March 1995 and the Diabetes Clinic was started on 28 May 1995.

Principals

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  • A. H. Awan
  • Ijaz Ahsan
  • Iftikhar Ahmad
  • S.A.R Gardezi
  • Iqbal Rasheed Mian
  • Munawar Hayat
  • Naseer Mehmood Akhtar
  • Mehmood Ali Malik
  • Riaz Ehsan Siddique
  • Eice Muhammad
  • Khalil ur Rehman
  • Eice Muhammad
  • Sibt-ul-Hasnain Syed
  • Javed Akram
  • Mahmood Shaukat[1]
  • Muhammad Rashid Zia
  • Arif Tajammul
  • Nadeem Hafeez Butt
  • Ayesha Arif
  • Syed Asghar Naqi

Campus

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Allama Iqbal Medical College has only one campus which is spread over 100 acres situated on the Canal Road. The campus consists of the basic science departments, administrative block, library, fountain pavilion, lecture theatre complex, and cafeteria. It provides a residential facility for 1000 medical students, 200 internees, 500 nurses and a colony comprising 200 houses for the employees.[2]

For the purpose of extra- and co-curricular activities, a sports complex including separate gymnasiums for boys and girls, a swimming pool, tennis courts, hockey and cricket grounds, and an auditorium with a seating capacity of 1500 have also been built.

Facilities

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Library

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The library complex possesses a hall and provides various learning resources for the faculty and the teachers. There are two main sections of the library: the main hall and the internet facility next to the office of the chief librarian. The main hall houses a collection of 28,000 books and various journals. Most of the books and journals are related to medicine and allied fields and are written by authors of international repute. The library subscribes to 14 international medical journals and 20 national medical journals. Apart from the medical books, the library has a collection of encyclopedias, dictionaries, Islamic encyclopedias, English and Urdu novels and poetry. The Internet facility is the newest addition to the library complex.[3]

Auditorium

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Auditorium entrance of Allama Iqbal Medical College Lahore

An auditorium is present next to the administration department, with the façade on the library side. With tiered seating, the auditorium holds an audience of 1000. A weekly clinicopathological conference, most of the scientific meetings, seminars & symposia and important lectures and addresses take place in this building. During the sports week it is the site for all the literary events and Annual Interclass Skit Competitions.

Hostels

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Arranged in the form of a red rose with four petals, four male hostels and three female hostels are present at the canal end of the college encircling a green square. There are three male students and one male doctors' hostel. The student hostels are named after the legendary Muslim scholars Ibn Nafees, Al Beruni and Bu Ali Sina. Each student hostel has two wings, three floors, a mess, and a TV lounge for students of different classes. The doctors' hostel also has two wings, two floors, and houses some of the important faculty members.

Just a few minutes walk from the male hostel area behind the oval college grounds are two girls' hostels and one nursing hostel. On average, there are 112 rooms in each hostel with rooms ranging from cubical, twin, and four-bed. The hostel facilities can accommodate 1,000 students, 400 nurses, and 100 internees.

Each hostel is looked after by an assistant warden. Many aspects of life in the hostels are managed by the students themselves such as the boarding arrangements. The hostels are provided with common rooms, canteens, prayer rooms, and other common utilities.

Research

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Students of Allama Iqbal Medical College work within three recognized departments of the college, namely, biochemistry, pathology, and medicine in research fields. The college has just announced its tri-monthly journal of research called AIJE.[4]

Recognition and affiliations

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The college is recognized by the following organizations:

Other affiliations include the International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research,[11] School Of Allied Health Sciences[12]

Student life

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Current and former students

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The current and former students of Allama Iqbal Medical College are referred to as Iqbalians.

Student unions

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The first Students Union Election was held in 1979. President; Mansour Ahmad Khan, General Secretary; Muhammad Ashraf Chouhan. The second Students Union Election was held in 1980. President; Muhammad Amjad Cheema, General Secretary; Akhtar Rashid

Publications

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  • Allama Iqbal Medical College has its annual college magazine, Shaheen, maintained by students. Ijaz Ahmade.[13]

Alumni

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  • Allama Iqbal Medical College Alumni Association of North America[14]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Dr Mehmood Shaukat appointed AIMC principal". Pakistan Today (newspaper). Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Allama Iqbal Medical College Lahore Pakistan". Hamari Web.com website.
  3. ^ "Library Details". pastic.gov.pk.
  4. ^ Journal of Allama Iqbal Medical College AIJE 2009
  5. ^ "Universities Affiliated Colleges". archive.is. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Recognized Medical Colleges in Pakistan". Pakistan Medical & Dental Council website. Archived from the original on 19 August 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Affiliation of Medical School and Its sub-branches". Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Affiliation of Allama Iqbal Medical College and Jinnah Hospital Lahore". Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Affiliation of Allama Iqbal Medical College". Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  10. ^ "Affiliated Institutes to University of Health Sciences, Lahore". University of Health Sciences, Lahore. Archived from the original on 11 February 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  11. ^ "Collaborating Units". INCTR – International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research website. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  12. ^ "Affiliation of Allied Sciences". Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  13. ^ "Shaheen Magazine". Allama Iqbal Medical College. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  14. ^ AIMCAANA Alumni (http://www.aimcaana.org/)
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