National University of Medical Sciences

The National University of Medical Sciences, commonly referred as NUMS, is a public university located in Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.^[1][2]

National University of Medical Sciences

Motto	Understanding and Improving Life
Type	Public
Established	2015
Chancellor	President of Pakistan
Vice-Chancellor	Lt Gen Wasim Alamgir, HI (M)
Undergraduates	2000 Students (approximately)
Postgraduates	150 Students (approximately)
Location	Rawalpindi , Punjab , Pakistan 33.5978°N 73.0429°E / 33.5978; 73.0429
Affiliations	Higher Education Commission (Pakistan) Pakistan Medical and Dental Council College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan Pakistan Army Medical Corps
Website	numspak.edu.pk

Overview

The National University of Medical Sciences is recognized by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC) for degree awarding status and accredited by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan (CPSP) for undergraduate and postgraduate medical education and training. It was established in 2015 and run by the Pakistan Army Medical Corps. Previously, Army Medical College (which is a military-run medical institute)^[3][4] was affiliated with National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan (NUST) but now it is a constituent college of the university.

Constituent institutions

• Army Medical College
• Armed Forces Post Graduate Medical Institute
• College of Nursing, Armed Forces Post Graduate Medical Institute
• Army College of Veterinary Sciences

Affiliated institutions

• CMH Lahore Medical And Dental College
• CMH Kharian Medical College
• Quetta Institute of Medical Sciences
• CMH Multan Institute of Medical Sciences
• Wah Medical College
• HITEC Institute of Medical Sciences, Taxila
• Karachi Institute of Medical Sciences
• CMH Institute of Medical Sciences, Bahawalpur

Teaching/Training Hospitals/Institutes

• Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology
• Armed Forces Institute of Dentistry
• Armed Forces Institute of Mental Health
• Armed Forces Institute of Ophthalmology
• Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
• Armed Forces Institute of Radiology and Imaging
• Armed Forces Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine
• Armed Forces Institute of Transfusion
• Armed Forces Bone Marrow Transplant Centre
• Armed Forces Institute of Urology
• Army Medical Corps School Centre and Record Wing

Programs

The disciplines and the degree programs offered by NUMS have been tabulated below.

Discipline	Degree Program
	BS/BSc[1]	MS/MPhil[1]	PhD[1]
MBBS	Y
BDS	Y
Cardiac Perfusion	Y
Nursing	Y
(Post RN)	Y
Medical Lab Technology	Y
Anatomy		Y
Biochemistry		Y	Y
Microbiology		Y
Haematology		Y
Molecular Medicine		Y	Y
Histopathology		Y
Community Medicine		Y
Pathology			Y
Oral Pathology		Y
Pharmacology		Y
Physiology		Y	Y
Physiology		Y
Dental Materials		Y
Prodthodontics		Y
Chemical Pathology		Y
Public Health		Y
Psychology	Y
BS Social Science of Health	Y

See also

• List of medical colleges in Pakistan

References

1. University Overview of National University of Medical Sciences uniRank (University Ranking website of Australia), Retrieved 3 July 2022
2. "Google maps of NUMS". Google Maps website. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
3. "Army medical university gets Senate panel's nod". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 29 September 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
4. Mateen Haider (28 September 2015). "Senate committee passes NUMS bill". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 3 July 2022.

External links

• NUMS official website