Shahida Islam Medical College

Overview

Shahida Islam Medical College is a private medical institution in Lodhran, Punjab. It admits MBBS students through the PMDC-MDCAT route.

History & background

The Shahida Islam Medical Complex project began in 2013 and admitted its first MBBS batch in the 2016-17 session, alongside the inauguration of Shahida Islam Teaching Hospital in 2016. The complex subsequently expanded to include a College of Rehabilitation Sciences and Nursing College (2018), Dental College (2019) and Paramedical School (2019).

Location

Lodhran is a small, historically underdeveloped district town in southern Punjab, and the college's founders explicitly cited the area's lack of healthcare infrastructure as their motivation for building a teaching hospital and medical college there.

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
• Dentistry
• Rehabilitation Sciences
• Nursing

Courses offered

• MBBS
• BDS
• BS Nursing
• Rehabilitation Sciences programs
• Paramedical diplomas

Student body

Total enrollment figures are not publicly published; the college has expanded rapidly since its first MBBS batch in 2016-17 to a multi-college health sciences complex.

Notable facts

• Built explicitly to serve an underdeveloped district of southern Punjab
• Expanded from a single medical college into a five-college health sciences complex within a few years
• Attached Shahida Islam Teaching Hospital inaugurated in 2016
• Affiliated with University of Health Sciences, Lahore

Admission criteria

Merit at Shahida Islam Medical 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 Shahida Islam Medical College.

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