Rawalpindi Medical College

Rawalpindi Medical College is a medical institute located in Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan. It is affiliated with University of Health Sciences, Lahore. It is affiliated with three teaching hospitals;The Holyfamily Hospital,Benazir Bhutto Hospital and District Headquarter hospital, all in Rawalpindi.Programs offered: Currently the college is offering degrees in MBBS and Bsc Medical sciences.Campus: The college is divided in two campuses.First two classes of MBBS are taught in Tipu Road campus and next three in New Teaching Block Holyfamily hospital.Societies: The various societies of the college include; Rawalians Arts society, Rawalians sports society, Medicose Aid society, Rawalians literary society, Rawalians dramatic club, Rawalians student research society, Islamic society.Magazine: Shifa Magazine.Notable Alumni: Osama Com LaudeResearch journals: Journal of Rawalpindi medical college, Journal of Rawalpindi medical college student supplement .HistoryThe institute was established in 1974 at the which time it only had 1 campus which is currently known as the "Old Campus" located at Tipu Road Rawalpindi, now Old Campus mainly serves administrative purposes and the first two i.e. non-clinical years of the students of MBBS degree are taught there.ProgramsBachelors of Medicine and Bachelors of Surgery and B.Sc in Allied Health Sciences are taught. The MBBS course is a 5 years program consisting of first 2 non clinical years in which the basic sciences like Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry are taught and the rest 3 are clinical years in which the students gain hospital experience.