Jinnah Sindh Medical University (), formerly known as ''Sindh Medical College'', is a

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. It gained university status in June 2012. It currently has 11 constituent institutes and 35 Affiliated institutes.

History

Jinnah Sindh Medical University, formerly known as Sindh Medical College, started on April 7, 1973 after approval of a committee constituted by the

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. Approximately 200 students were admitted to their first year of a

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in 1973. Khawaja Moin Ahmed was appointed as the first principal of the college. The college initially began working in the

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ward of the

Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre The Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), formerly known as RAF Hospital No. 10, Pakistan Central Hospital, and Jinnah Central Hospital, is a public healthcare institute located at ''Rafiqui Shaheed Road'' in Karachi Cantonment area of Ka ...

, which had been the army

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since 1865 and was given to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre in 1959.

Affiliations

The university is fully accredited by the Higher Education Commission and the University Grants Commission (Pakistan). The University is also associated with other medical institutions such as the

, the National Institute of Child Health and the

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Mergers

In 2003, Sindh Medical College became a part of the

Dow University of Health Sciences The Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) is a public medical university located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It was established as Dow Medical College during the British Raj in 1945 and is named after British civil servant Sir Hugh Dow.It i ...

. It also shares the curriculum, faculty, and other certain resources with the other affiliated institutions of DUHS, such as DMC (

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) and

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. Later in 2010, it merged with Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre

Granted university status

The Sindh Medical College achieved university status on June 2, 2012 and thus became third medical university in

, with the ordinance signed by the Governor Sindh, Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan, and witnessed by

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at Bilawal House. The current Vice Chancellor is Amjad Siraj Memon.

Notable alumni

The list of notable graduates of the Sindh Medical College.(and later university) includes:Sindh Medical College Alumni Association Pakistan
Alumni Database *

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