AYUB MEDICAL COLLEGE, ABBOT TABAD

Abbottabad is situated at an altitude

of 1,225 m. (4002 ft.) and is surrounded

by refreshing green hills of Sarban, one

of the best-known hill resorts of Pakistan.

It is situated on the Karakorum Highway,

the Silk Route to China, 120 Km from

Rawalpindi/Islamabad. The climate is

temperate with four distinct seasons,

spring, summer, autumn and winter. The

summer is pleasant while the winter is

cool with occasional snowfall. The city

is non-industrial, situated in the lush

green Orash Valley and is fairly free from

environmental pollution. It has a popu-lation of over 300,000.

In 1978, the Government of NWFP

sanctioned establishment of Ayub

Medical College, named after Late Field

Marshal Muhammad Ayub Khan. The 1st

academic year started on 15th May,

1979 with enrolment of 100 students.

It was first established in a building pro-visionally acquired from the Education

Department, and then moved to its

present scenic location on Karakorum

Highway on 30th December 1990. The

College building is one of the most

beautiful of all medical colleges of the

country.

Since 1979 to date the College has

undergone tremendous development. At

present the Medical College comprises

of modern buildings, 1,000 bedded

Teaching Hospital, a School of Nursing,

a Paramedical School, hostels, play

grounds and other supporting amenities

for the students and staff. The college

has spacious lecture halls with most

sophisticated audiovisual teaching aids,

well-equipped laboratories, museums

and a vast, centrally air-conditioned

library having Text Books, Reference

Books, CD’s and Tapes, Medical

Journals, a ‘Self-Learning Resource

Centre’ and a Computer Library with

access to Internet.

More than 3000 doctors have

graduated from Ayub Medical College

so far who are holding high positions not

only in the country but abroad as well,

including UK and USA.

The college is affiliated to

University of Peshawar and Khyber

Medical University, Peshawar. It is

recognized by the PMDC, General

Medical Council of UK, WHO and many

reputed Medical Councils of the world.

The College of Physicians & Surgeons

of Pakistan has recognized many of its

Departments for postgraduate training.

The Royal College of Obstetricians &

Gynaecologists of UK has granted rec-ognition to the Department of Obstetrics

and Gynaecology for the clinical train-ing of the MRCOG candidates.

With commissioning of INOR

(Institute of Nuclear Medicine, Oncology

and Radiotherapy) at the campus, Ayub

Medical College has joined nuclear

medicine club where most modern

techniques for diagnostic and radiation

therapy are available.

The College has been publishing its

Journal, ‘Journal of Ayub Medical

College (JAMC)’ since January 1988. It

is a peer reviewed journal and has

gained its place as a standard medical

journal, recognized by the PMDC and

registered with International Serial Data

System of France, Indexed Medicus of

WHO (EMRO). JAMC is one of the few

medical journals of Pakistan, available

free online with full text and illustrations.

‘Karakoram’, the students’

magazine of Ayub Medical College has

always kept its standard and is known

AYUB MEDICAL COLLEGE, ABBOT TABAD

INTRODUCTION OF THE MEDICAL/DENTAL COLLEGES

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as a balanced magazine edited,

formatted, printed and published by the

students themselves. The magazine is

published in English, Urdu, Hindko and

Pushto languages and contains

write-ups from staff and students apart

from scientific articles by the students.

Hostels for boys and girls are

located at the campus, adjacent to

college building. Four hostels for boys

and one for girls are available besides,

hostels for MO’s, House Officers,

Paramedics and Nurses.

DENTAL SECTION OF AYUB

MEDICAL COLLEGE

In order to provide Dental Educa-tion and better health facilities to the

people of this region, a Dental Section

has been established in Ayub Medical

College during 1998-99. A BDS class of

24 students admitted in November 1998

has now passed out. The Government

has decided to complete the

establishment of Dentistry Department

in three phases. Two phases have been

successfully completed whereas the

work on Phase-III is in progress. The

Section is making all efforts to provide

improved facilities of Dental and

Maxillofacial Surgery besides training

and teaching to BDS students for

Degree of Bachelor of Dental Surgery

from University of Peshawar and Khyber

Medical University. The Department of

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery is

recognised by the CPSP for FCPS

training.

The Department has sufficient

space, latest equipments, Laboratories,

Lecture Rooms and a Library. There is

qualified and experienced staff

appointed for teaching and training the

BDS students and also provides better

dental treatment to the patients of this

area.

Present Principal of the College is

Professor Dr. Syed Humayun Shah,

M.B;B.S, DCP (Pb), M.Phil, (Pb)

Contact details are:

Tel: (+92-992) 382349

Principal: (+92-992) 382221

Information: (+92-992) 381129

Fax: (+92-992) 382321

Email: principal@ayubmed.edu.pk

Website: http://www.ayubmed.edu.pk