سرگودھا طبی کالج | |
Other name | SMC |
|---|---|
| Motto | اطلبوا العلم من المهد إلی اللحد |
Motto in English | Seek knowledge from cradle to the grave |
| Type | Public sector/ Government college |
| Established | 2006 (2006) |
Academic affiliations | |
| Principal | Prof. Dr. Muhammad Waris Farooka |
Academic staff | 81 |
Administrative staff | 140 |
| Students | Total 560, 120 per annum (MBBS) |
| Undergraduates | 560 |
| Postgraduates | 150 |
| Location | , Pakistan |
| Campus | 108 acres (44 ha) |
| Colors | Navy, white, silver (uniform first two years), (No Uniform for MBBS Students) |
| Mascot | Smcians |
| Website | [1] |
Sargodha Medical College (Urdu:سرگودھا طبی کالج orSMC) is a public sector medical college located inSargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.[1][2]
It remained aconstituent college ofUniversity of Sargodha till 31 December 2021, when the cabinet committee through its executive orders decided that the specialized healthcare and medical education department of the government of the punjab would take control. It was further directed by the government of Punjab that during the transition period (January to June 2022)University of Sargodha would manage the finances of the college. It offers undergraduate academic degree ofMBBS in affiliation withUniversity of Health Sciences (Lahore) and postgraduate training programs ofFellow of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan and member of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan in affiliation withCollege of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan. In January 2023,University of Health Sciences, Lahore affiliated sargodha medical college toFaisalabad Medical University for an indefinite period of time. In May 2023,Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education Department affiliated Sargodha Medical College withUniversity of Health Sciences, Lahore.
The Sargodha medical college was established in 2006 as the constituent college ofUniversity of Sargodha. It is the onlypublic sectormedical school inSargodha. For a first few years, the classes were arranged in different university lecture halls and a block of university was named after the college to temporarily accommodate the college and its administration till its own building was completed.
The institute's academic building was completed in 2011 and inaugurated by the thenPrime Minister of Pakistan,Yousaf Raza Gillani. The district headquarters hospital in Sargodha was attached as the teaching hospital of this college and upgraded it to the tertiary care level. The college operates under the administrative controlFaisalabad Medical University.
A number of departments are working in collaboration to help the college reach zenith. Some of these departments (Basic Sciences) are based at college while others (Clinical Departments) are based at Dr. Faisal Masood Teaching Hospital, Sargodha.
