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| Motto | Success through perseverance |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1971 (1971) |
| Principal | Prof. Dr. Soufia Farrukh |
| Students | 1600 |
| Location | ,, Pakistan 29°23′19″N71°40′38″E / 29.38861°N 71.67722°E /29.38861; 71.67722 |
| Colours | Black & white |
| Affiliations | Pakistan Medical and Dental Council University of Health Sciences, Lahore |
| Website | www |
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Quaid e Azam Medical College (Urdu:عظیم رہنما طبی دبستان, orQAMC) is amedical college inBahawalpur, Pakistan.[1]
Quaid e Azam Medical College was founded on 2 December 1971 when its foundation stone was laid by the then Governor of Punjab, Lt Gen Attique-ur-Rehman (retd).[2] The college is affiliated for clinical training toBahawal Victoria Hospital & Civil Hospital Bahawalpur as well. The founding Principal was Prof Dr Nawab Muhammad Khan.[3] Prof. Dr. Sofia Farrukh is the current principal of the college.
Designed byAbdur Rahman Hye, it was the first endogenously designed Medical Campus by a Pakistani Architect and has the characteristics typical inA. R. Hye's style of architecture.
The design of the building incorporates natural climate control features, such as cross-ventilation, strategic placement of windows, and overhangs and courtyards to create shade. Additionally, the roofvaults, besides providing insulation, also allow the flow of air through the vault roof, bringing down ceiling temperatures. Hollow walls also provide insulation. This provides a natural protection against the hot and dry climate ofBahawalpur.
The college is recognized by the following organizations:
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