Sahiwal Medical College

Sahiwal Medical College, Sahiwal (Urdu:ساہیوال میڈیکل کالج ساہیوال ), SLMC, established in 2010, is a public school of medicine located in Sahiwal, Punjab, Pakistan. It was established to provide education in the Punjab region and especially in Sahiwal District. Old District Headquarter Teaching Hospital Sahiwal (558 beds) renamed now Sahiwal Teaching Hospital Sahiwal (with addition of double bed capacity), Government Haji Abdul Qayyum Teaching Hospital Sahiwal (72 beds) and Ghalla Mandi Mini Hospital (10 beds) Sahiwal are attached to the college as the teaching hospitals. The student intake is 120 students per year. The new block of DHQ hospital is under construction. After it is functional, the DHQ Teaching Hospital Sahiwal is going to be transformed into 1158 beds hospital Construction of new hospital within the new campus will soon start [1] The college is also administering Nursing Teaching Institute at Sahiwal Teaching Hospital.

Sahiwal Medical College, Sahiwal
ساہیوال میڈیکل کالج ساہیوال
SLMC
Other name
Sahiwal Teaching Hospital
MottoKnowledge, Service and Excellence
TypePublic
Established2010 (2010)
Academic affiliations
UHS
PrincipalProfessor Dr. Imran Hassan Khan
Students600
Address
Medical College Road, Farid Town
,
Sahiwa, Punjab
,
Pakistan
ColoursMaroon & green
Websiteslmc.edu.pk

Sahiwal Medical College graduates are known as Sahilites throughout the globe. According to legacy, each batch has its own name as following.

  • Batch S1 2010-15 Jaguars
  • Batch S2 2011-16 Falcons
  • Batch S3 2012-17 Blazoners
  • Batch S4 2013-18 Fighters
  • Batch S5 2014-19 Titans
  • Batch S6 2015-20 Scorchers
  • Batch S7 2016-21 Vikings
  • Batch S8 2017-22 Spartans
  • Batch S9 2018-23 Sterlings
  • Batch S10 2019-24 Pirates
  • Batch S11 2020-25 Griffins

Inauguration

Sahiwal is a district and division of Punjab, having a rich agriculture-based economy. Feeling the utmost need of a medical college in the area, on 27 November 2010, Chief Minister Punjab laid the foundation stone of Sahiwal Medical College. The government has allotted 70 acres near Central Jail Sahiwal for the college, where the campus was completed at the cost of Rs. 1 billion in 2014 and the college shifted to its new building.[2][3]

Academic programs
  • Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) – a five-year undergraduate programme

Departments

Recognition

The medical college is listed in the International Medical College Education Directory (IMED).[4]

See also
  • Societies of Sahiwal Medical College
  • Literary Society
  • Debating Society
  • Sports and Gaming Society
  • Media and Arts Society
  • Dramatic Society
  • Islamic Society
  • Welfare Society
  • Photographic Club
  • SYNCH SLMC

The college campus has a cricket ground, football ground, volleyball ground, basketball court. Table tennis, badminton and athletics are also part of the extracurricular activities of SLMC.

Sports week is held in February in which almost every game is played within and inter classes. After sports week there is a student's week in which competitions of Qirat, Naat, Millisong, debating, drama, short video and cultural performances take place between classes. A recent addition to the college's extracurricular activities is the Sport's league and RAMZAN PREMIER LEAGUE which are non-official competitions of cricket, volleyball and football. In the month of April, the annual funfair is organized for pure entertainment purposes.

References
  1. "'Four new medical colleges to educate the poor'". www.PakistanToday.com.pk. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. "Sahiwal Medical College SLMC Sahiwal - Introduction to Government Medical & Dental Institutions of Punjab: Prospectus for Admission in MBBS / BDS to Government Medical & Dental College of Punjab, Session 2012-13". PakMed.net. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "Shahbaz inaugurates two medical colleges - The Express Tribune". Tribune.com.pk. 19 January 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. "FAIMER - World Directory of Medical Schools". imed.FAIMER.org. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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