List of medical schools in Punjab, Pakistan
With approximately 60 medical colleges, medical education in Punjab, Pakistan represents nearly 40% of Pakistan's total capacity. As of 2023, over 10,000 students are pursuing medical degrees in the province. While this growth reflects expanding access and demand, persistent challenges, such as faculty shortages, infrastructural constraints, and the need to modernise curricula, pose significant hurdles to ensuring high-quality, equitable medical education.
List of medical colleges
Public
Name |
Established |
MBBS Enrollment |
BDS Enrollment |
University |
City |
Province |
WDOMS profile |
ECFMG eligible graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
King Edward Medical University |
1860 |
350 |
KEMU |
Lahore |
Punjab |
1953–current |
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Fatima Jinnah Medical University |
1948 |
300 |
FJMU |
Punjab |
1953–current |
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Services Institute of Medical Sciences |
2003 |
220 |
UHS |
Punjab |
2004–current |
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Allama Iqbal Medical College |
1975 |
325 |
UHS |
Punjab |
1975–current |
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Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Medical and Dental College |
2009 |
100 |
UHS |
Punjab |
2010-Current |
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Ameer-ud-Din Medical College |
2011 |
110 |
UHS |
Punjab |
2011–current |
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De'Montmorency College of Dentistry |
1928 |
110 |
UHS |
Punjab |
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Rawalpindi Medical University |
1974 |
350 |
RMU |
Rawalpindi |
Punjab |
1979–current |
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Army Medical College |
1977 |
204 |
54 |
NUMS |
Punjab |
1981–current |
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Federal Medical and Dental College |
2012 |
100 |
50 |
SZAMBU |
Islamabad |
ICT |
2012–current |
|
Nishtar Medical University |
1951 |
300 |
65 |
NMU |
Multan |
Punjab |
1953–current |
|
Faisalabad Medical University also known as Punjab Medical College |
1973 |
300 |
65 |
FMU |
Faisalabad |
Punjab |
1977–current |
|
Quaid-e-Azam Medical College |
1970 |
325 |
UHS |
Bahawalpur |
Punjab |
1971–current |
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Nawaz Sharif Medical College |
2008 |
61 |
UHS UOG |
Gujrat |
Punjab |
2009–current |
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Sargodha Medical College |
2007 |
120 |
UHS |
Sargodha |
Punjab |
2010–current |
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Khawaja Muhammad Safdar Medical College |
2010 |
120 |
UHS |
Sialkot |
Punjab |
2011–current |
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Gujranwala Medical College |
2010 |
120 |
UHS |
Gujranwala |
Punjab |
2011–current |
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Sahiwal Medical College |
2010 |
120 |
UHS |
Sahiwal |
Punjab |
2011–current |
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Ghazi Khan Medical College |
2010 |
120 |
UHS |
Dera Ghazi Khan |
Punjab |
2016–current |
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Sheikh Zayed Medical College |
2003 |
160 |
UHS |
Rahim Yar Khan |
Punjab |
2005–current |
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Narowal Medical College |
2024 |
100 |
UHS |
Narowal |
Punjab |
2024 - current |
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Total |
4,005 |
344 |
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Private
Name |
Established |
MBBS Enrollment |
BDS Enrollment |
University |
City |
Province |
WDOMS profile |
ECFMG eligible graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F.M.H. College of Medicine and Dentistry |
2000 |
150 |
75 |
UHS |
Lahore |
Punjab |
2001–current |
|
Lahore Medical and Dental College |
1997 |
150 |
75 |
UHS |
Punjab |
2002–current |
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University College of Medicine and Dentistry |
2001 |
150 |
75 |
UOL |
Punjab |
2001-current |
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Al Aleem Medical College |
2017 |
100 |
UHS |
Punjab |
not eligible |
|||
Rahbar Medical and Dental College |
2014 |
150 |
UHS |
Punjab |
2020–current |
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Rashid Latif Medical College |
2010 |
150 |
75 |
UHS |
Punjab |
2010–current |
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Azra Naheed Medical College |
2011 |
150 |
50 |
SU |
Punjab |
2011–current |
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Pak Red Crescent Medical and Dental College |
2012 |
100 |
UHS |
Punjab |
2017–2018 |
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Sharif Medical and Dental College |
2008 |
100 |
50 |
UHS |
Punjab |
2008–current |
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Continental Medical College |
2008 |
100 |
UHS |
Punjab |
2008–current |
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Akhtar Saeed Medical and Dental College, Lahore |
2009 |
150 |
75 |
UHS |
Punjab |
2009–current |
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Central Park Medical College |
2008 |
150 |
UHS |
Punjab |
2009–current |
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Shalamar Medical and Dental College |
2010 |
150 |
UHS |
Punjab |
2010–current |
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Avicenna Medical College |
2010 |
150 |
50 |
UHS |
Punjab |
2010–current |
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Abu Umara Medical & Dental College |
100 |
Punjab |
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CMH Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry |
2006 |
150 |
75 |
NUMS |
Punjab |
not eligible |
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Rawal Institute of Health Sciences |
2012 |
100 |
50 |
SZABMU |
Islamabad |
ICT |
2012–current |
|
HBS Medical and Dental College |
2015 |
150 |
50 |
SZABMU |
ICT |
2020–current |
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Al-Nafees Medical College |
2012 |
100 |
IU-H |
ICT |
2012–current |
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Islamabad Medical and Dental College |
1997 |
100 |
50 |
SZABMU |
ICT |
1997–current |
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Shifa College of Medicine & Dentistry |
1999 |
100 |
50 |
STMU |
ICT |
2002–current |
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Nust School of Health Sciences |
100 |
NUMS |
ICT |
|||||
Fazaia Medical College |
100 |
ICT |
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Foundation University College of Dentistry |
75 |
ICT |
||||||
Islamic International Dental College |
75 |
ICT |
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**Watim Medical College |
100 |
50 |
UHS |
Rawalpindi |
Punjab |
not listed |
not eligible |
|
Islamic International Medical College |
1996 |
100 |
RIU |
Punjab |
1998–current |
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Foundation University Medical College |
2001 |
150 |
NUMS |
Punjab |
2002–current |
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Akhtar Saeed Medical and Dental College, Rawalpindi |
100 |
UHS |
Punjab |
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Margalla College of Dentistry |
75 |
Punjab |
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University Medical and Dental College Faisalabad |
2003 |
150 |
50 |
UHS |
Faisalabad |
Punjab |
2003–current |
|
Independent Medical College |
2008 |
100 |
UHS |
Punjab |
2008-current |
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Aziz Fatimah Medical and Dental College |
2012 |
150 |
UHS |
Punjab |
2012–current |
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ABWA Medical College |
2017 |
150 |
UHS |
Punjab |
2024 - Current |
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Multan Medical and Dental College |
2008 |
150 |
50 |
UHS |
Multan |
Punjab |
2009–current |
|
Bakhtawar Amin Medical and Dental College |
2012 |
150 |
75 |
UHS |
Punjab |
2021–current |
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CMH Multan Institute of Medical Sciences (CIMS) |
2015 |
150 |
50 |
NUMS |
Punjab |
2020 - Current |
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Islam Medical College |
2010 |
150 |
50 |
UHS |
Sialkot |
Punjab |
2010–current |
|
Sialkot Medical College |
2015 |
100 |
UHS |
Punjab |
2020 - Current |
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Rai Medical College |
2014 |
100 |
UHS |
Sargodha |
Punjab |
2015–current |
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Niazi Medical and Dental College |
2018 |
150 |
UHS |
Punjab |
not listed |
not eligible |
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Amna Inayat Medical College |
2011 |
100 |
UHS |
Sheikhupura |
Punjab |
2011–current |
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Faryal Dental College |
50 |
Punjab |
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M. Islam Medical and Dental College |
2016 |
150 |
UHS |
Gujranwala |
Punjab |
not eligible |
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HITEC-Institute of Medical Sciences |
2016 |
150 |
50 |
NUMS |
Taxila |
Punjab |
not eligible |
|
**Hashmat Medical and Dental College |
2011 |
100 |
UHS |
Jalalpure Jattan |
Punjab |
2011–2014 |
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Shahida Islam Medical College |
2016 |
150 |
50 |
UHS |
Lodhran |
Punjab |
not eligible |
|
Wah Medical College |
2002 |
150 |
NUMS |
Wah |
Punjab |
2007–current |
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Sahara Medical College |
2016 |
150 |
UHS |
Narowal |
Punjab |
not eligible |
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CMH Institute of Medical Sciences |
100 |
NUMS |
Bahawalpur |
Punjab |
not eligible |
|||
CMH Kharian Medical College |
2018 |
150 |
NUMS |
Kharian Cantt |
Punjab |
not eligible |
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Total |
6,100 |
1,575 |
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**Colleges are closed.
See also
- List of medical schools in Pakistan
- List of medical schools in Islamabad
- List of medical schools in Sindh
- List of medical schools in Balochistan
- List of medical schools in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- List of medical schools in Azad Kashmir
- 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 pharmacy schools in Pakistan