Nishtar Medical

University

Nishtar Medical University (formerly

Nishtar Medical College) is a public
sector health sciences university located
in Multan, Punjab, Pakistan. It is one of
the oldest and most prestigious medical
institutions established after the creation
of Pakistan.It offers medicine and
surgery bachelors programmes and
bachelor of Engineering.It is named after
Sardar Abdur Rub Nishtar, Pakistan
movement activist, and then Governor of
Punjab, Pakistan.
 Nishtar Medical University
‫ﻧﺸﺘﺮ ﻣﯿﮉﯾﮑﻞ ﯾﻮﻧﯿﻮرﺳﭩﯽ‬

Motto Service & Discipline

Type Public

Established 29 April 1951

Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Mustafa

Kamal Pasha

Location Multan, Pakistan

Campus Urban
112 acres (45 ha)

Website Official website

Programs offered
The university has the following
programs:[1]

Undergraduate Programs;

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of

Surgery (MBBS): a 5-year program.
Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS): a 4-
year program.

Postgraduate Programs;[2]

Medical Residency & Fellowship

Programs: General Medicine, General
Surgery, Pediatrics, Obstetrics &
 Gynaecology, Psychiatry, Community
Medicine, Pathology, Ophthalmology,
Otolaryngology, Anesthesia, Diagnostic
Radiology, Nephrology, Pulmonology,
Dermatology, Radiotherapy, Plastic
Surgery, Urology, Neurosurgery,
Thoracic Surgery, Pediatric Surgery &
Orthopedic Surgery

Affiliation
The college was initially affiliated with
University of the Punjab Lahore, the
only university in Punjab at that time.
In 1975 it became affiliated with
Bahauddin Zakariya University, a newly
 formed university for South Punjab.
In January 2003 it became affiliated
with the University of Health Sciences,
Lahore.[3]
In September 2017, college was
upgraded to university status after the
passage of Nishtar Medical University
Act by Provincial Assembly of
Punjab.[4]

Campus
Main entrance of Nishtar Medical College

Quadrangle of Nishtar Medical College

The university is located at a distance of

3 km from the city centre. The campus is
spread over 20 acres (8.1 ha) of land.
Nishtar Hospital, one of the largest
hospitals in Pakistan, is located adjacent
to the college. The total area of the
campus, hospital and hostel area is more
than 112 acres (0.45 km2).
The city of Multan is one of the hottest
localities of Pakistan; this is reflected in
architecture of the college and hospital –
high ceilings and large windows are
commonplace.

The college itself is spacious, with the

various academic departments housed
around a central quadrangle. The
quadrangle is a large garden used for
student functions and gatherings. There
is an attached hospital, adjacent hostels,
and faculty residential colony. The
college as well as the hostels are
nostalgic of old Islamic architecture. The
buildings added to the campus in the
1960s to early 1980s were designed by
A. R. Hye.[5]

Admission
A student is eligible to apply for MBBS
after Higher Secondary School Certificate
(HSSC)/A Level/Equivalent examination.
Candidates are selected by a rigorous
admission process that includes a
competitive centralized Medical College
Admission Test (MDCAT) conducted by
University of Health Sciences Lahore
annually. Merit is determined by the
marks obtained on the MDCAT, Higher
Secondary School Certificate (HSSC)/A
Level/Equivalent examination.

Foreign/International students can apply

for admission through the Higher
Education Commission of Pakistan.[6]

Student life
Students come from province of Punjab
and other parts of Pakistan, as well as
from several other countries, including
Bahrain, Jordan, Palestine, Nepal, Sri
Lanka, Bangladesh and other African and
Middle Eastern countries. Most choose
to live in the hostels on the campus.
Recognition
The university is recognised for
undergraduate and post-graduate
training by the Pakistan Medical and
Dental Council[7] and the College of
Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan.[8]

It is listed in the FAIMER International

Medical Education Directory of
International Medical Schools.[9]
Nishtar's graduates are eligible to appear
in different countries medical licensing
exams, notable among them are United
States Medical Licensing Examination
(USMLE) and Professional and Linguistic
Assessment Board test (PLAB) of UK.

Departments
Nishtar Medical University has the
following departments:[10][11]

Basic Health Sciences departments

HND
Anatomy
Physiology
Biochemistry
Behavioral Medicine
Forensic Medicine
Pathology
 Pharmacology
Community Medicine
Medical Education
Clinical Health Sciences departments
Medicine
Surgery
Pediatrics
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Ophthalmology
Otorhinolaryngology

In addition, allied specialty exposure is

ensured in different subspecialties of
medicine and surgery.

Teaching hospitals
 Nishtar Hospital, Multan
Nishtar Institute of Dentistry, Multan

Alumni
Nishtar Medical College graduates have
a strong alumni presence in United
States. Nishtar Alumni Association of
North America (NANA) continues to fund
one major project every year. Some of the
continuing and past projects include 25
scholarships per year, extension project
of the paediatrics ward, conference room
in the ER, GI/Endoscopy suite and
Simulation Lab for the students.[12] This
medical college also has associated
hospital of 1700 beds.

Founding Father
Dr. Jamal Bhutta was the founding
Principal and Medical Superintendent of
the Institute.

Rare Photograph of Dr.Jamal Bhutta

References
1. ":: University of Health Sciences
Lahore ::" . Uhs.edu.pk. Archived
from the original on 1 December
2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
2. "College of Physicians and Surgeons
Pakistan" . Cpsp.edu.pk. Retrieved
4 October 2013.
3. "University of health sciences
lahore" . uhs.edu.pk. Archived from
the original on 1 December 2011.
Retrieved 24 February 2012.
4. http://punjablaws.gov.pk/laws/2691.
html
5. "History – Nishtar Alumni
Association of North America" .
nishtar.org. Retrieved 24 February
2012.
6. "Admission of Foreign Students in
MBBS, BDS, BS Eng, D-Pharmacy
under self finance scheme" .
Hec.gov.pk. Retrieved 28 November
2011.
7. "Pakistan Medical & Dental Council >
About Us > Recognized
Medical/Dental Colleges" .
Pmdc.org.pk. Archived from the
original on 19 August 2010.
Retrieved 4 October 2013.
 8. "College of Physicians & Surgeons
Pakistan" . Cpsp.edu.pk. Retrieved
28 November 2011.
9. "IMED – FAIMER International
Medical Education Directory –
School Details" . Imed.faimer.org.
Retrieved 28 November 2011.
10. "Nishtar hospital – Nishtar Alumni
Association of North America" .
nishtar.org. Retrieved 24 February
2012.
11. "Nishtar medical college – Nishtar
Alumni Association of North
America" . nishtar.org. Retrieved
24 February 2012.
12. "Nishtar Alumni Association of North
America – Home" . Nishtar.org.
Retrieved 28 November 2011.

External links
Nishtar Medical College Official
website of the college.
Nishtar Medical College Alumni of
North America Official website of
Nishtar graduates who are in training
or practice in North America.
University of Health Sciences Lahore
The university to which the college is
affiliated.
== A project with Muhammad Nawaz
Shariff University of Agriculture Multan
Recently Nishtar Medical University
Multan has been started a Human
Nutrition and Diets program with
Muhammad Nawaz Shariff University
Multan. I will may help to improve to the
human health. There are 70 students of
HND class 6 are Boys out of 70, 64 are
Girls. Babar Ali is the CR of the class and
Naqeeba and Sahra are the GR of the
class. This is 8 semesters program. A
four years program. All the students will
get their degree from Nishtar medical
university Multan and Muhammad
Nawaz shariff university Multan. All the
students will be Doctor after 4 years
(completion of their degree) in the
Nishtar Medical Youtube Channal
Hospital Multan. The will be awarded
with the 17th scale after the completion
of their degree.

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