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Medical and Dental Colleges / Institutes of Punjab (Pakistan) Sheikh Zayed Medical College Rahim Yar Khan
Sheikh Zayed Medical College, Rahim Yar Khan Rahim Yar Khan is one of the modern district headquarter cities in Punjab. Although the city seems a far off place to those living in Lahore Rawalpindi or Islamabad, but the city has very good civic facilities. It is connected with rest of Pakistan by air, rail and road and all types of telecommunication links are available. The city has good educational facilities in public and private sector and Sheikh Zayed Medical College is the latest addition to these. The medical college has 640 bedded Sheikh Zayed Hospital having all the tertiary level Health Care Facilities. The College has been established in March 2003 by the order of the Government of the Punjab and is in same administrative ambit as Nishter Medical College Multan, Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore, Fatima Jinnah Medical College, Lahore, King Edward Medical College, Lahore and other Government Medical Colleges. Sheikh Zayed Hospital is affiliated with the Medical College. This Hospital was established in 1928 as a Civil Hospital in the Municipal Committee building with 50 beds. In 1952 hospital waPs shifted into the present DHQ building as DHQ Hospital with bed strength of 62. On the up-gradation of hospital the bed strength was increased up to 144 beds in 1974 and 354 beds in 1978. Sheikh Zayed Hospital Complex consisting of existing facilities and 286 beds was established as Phase-I in 1986 and Phase-II in 1998 with the kind assistance and patronage of His Highness Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al-Nahyan, the Sultan of Abu Dahbi, who was a great friend of Pakistan. In 1991 the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan visited the facilities of this institution and recognized medicine and surgery departments for fellowship training program. The Principal of this College is Prof. Eice Muhammad. The college is affiliated with the University of Health Sciences, Lahore. Tel: (92) 068- 9230161, (Exchange) 9230163-64, Fax : (92) 068- 9230162 PakMedŽ Updates
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