Aziz Fatimah Medical & Dental College

Overview

Aziz Fatimah Medical & Dental College is a private medical institution in Faisalabad, Punjab. It admits MBBS students through the PMDC-MDCAT route.

History & background

Aziz Fatimah Medical & Dental College (AFMDC) is a project of the Aziz Fatimah Trust under the Sitara Group umbrella, launched jointly with the Al-Habib Group of Colleges. It was inaugurated around 2011-2012 and was among 19 new medical colleges registered by PMDC and the Ministry of National Regulation and Services in December 2012. Its affiliated Aziz Fatimah Hospital dates to 1979, inaugurated in 1980 by then-President General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq.

Location

The college is located on West Canal Road in Faisalabad, an industrial city long known as Pakistan's textile manufacturing hub and sometimes referred to as the 'Manchester of Pakistan'.

Faculties & departments

Standard MBBS/BDS department structure — not independently confirmed for this specific college.

• Anatomy
• Physiology
• Biochemistry
• Pharmacology
• Pathology
• Forensic Medicine
• Community Medicine
• Medicine
• Surgery
• Obstetrics & Gynaecology
• Paediatrics
• Ophthalmology
• ENT
• Psychiatry

Courses offered

• MBBS

Student body

The college admits 150 MBBS students annually and is coeducational.

Notable facts

• Joint project of Sitara Group of Industries and Al-Habib Group of Colleges
• Affiliated hospital was inaugurated by President Zia-ul-Haq in 1980
• Among 19 new medical colleges registered by PMDC in December 2012
• Located on West Canal Road, Faisalabad, in the former Ghafoor Bashir Children Hospital building

Admission criteria

Merit at Aziz Fatimah Medical & Dental College is computed under the standard weightage: Matric 10% + FSc/HSSC 40% + entrance test 50%. Minimum FSc 60% and a qualifying PMDC-MDCAT score are required to be eligible.

Eligibility

• FSc Pre-Medical (or equivalent) with at least 60% marks
• Qualifying PMDC-MDCAT score, at or above the published cutoff
• Domicile / provincial quota requirements as published by the college
• Age, medical fitness, and character certificate per PMDC rules

Application process

1. Appear in the PMDC-MDCAT and clear the cutoff.
2. Apply through the central admissions portal for PMDC-MDCAT.
3. Submit FSc, Matric, entrance-test, domicile and CNIC documents.
4. Wait for the merit list; confirm your seat and deposit dues at Aziz Fatimah Medical & Dental College.

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