Services Institute of Medical Sciences

Services Institute of Medical Sciences (Urdu:سروسز انسٹیٹوٹ آف میڈیکل سائنسز), established in 2003, is a public medical school located in Lahore. Services Hospital and Punjab Institute of Mental Health are the affiliated teaching hospitals.^[1][2] It is officially abbreviated as SIMS.^[3][4]

Services Institute of Medical Sciences

Motto	In Lumine Tuo Videbimus Lumen
Motto in English	In Thy light shall we see light
Type	Public
Established	2003
Academic affiliations	Pakistan Medical and Dental Council University of Health Sciences, Lahore
Principal	Dr. Zohra khanum
Address	Services Hospital, Jail Road, Lahore , Lahore, Punjab , Pakistan
Colours	Navy blue
Mascot	Simsonians
Website	www.sims.edu.pk

The college admits students on open merit and is granted through a centralized Medical College Admission Test conducted annually by the Pakistan Medical Commission.

History

Faisal Masud was the founding principal of the institution. In its initial days, the college was located in a portion of the building of Institute of Public Health at Birdwood Road, Lahore. This institution is now housed in its new campus adjacent to the Punjab Institute of Cardiology.

Campus

College campus

The college has five main lecture theatres in addition to the demonstration rooms. Its library has more than 8000 books and subscribes to 78 national and international journals available as paperbacks. In addition, it gives access to Higher Education Commission of Pakistan-funded electronic access to thousands of scientific books and journals. Services Hospital is a 1596-bedded teaching hospital affiliated with the institution along with Punjab Institute of Mental Health.^[1]

Departments

Its basic departments are equipped with computer aided laboratories, Carl-Zeiss microscopes for the students and penta-head and deca-head microscopes for demonstration and research.The Department of Pathology is ISO 9002 and ISO 15142 certified.^[3]

Basic science departments Anatomy Biochemistry Community medicine Forensic medicine Pathology Pharmacology Physiology

Medicine and allied departments Cardiology Dermatology Endocrinology & Metabolism General medicine Neurology Pediatrics Preventive medicine Psychiatry Pulmonology (Chest medicine) Radiotherapy Urology

Surgery and allied departments Anesthesiology Cardiac surgery Cosmetic surgery General surgery Neurosurgery Obstetrics and gynaecology Ophthalmology Oral and maxillofacial surgery Orthopedics Otorhinolaryngology Pediatric surgery Radiology

Administrative departments Esculapio Creative Department IT Department Medical Education Department

Attached teaching hospital

Official publication

Esculapio Creative Department is an administrative department of the Services Institute of Medical Sciences responsible for publications. It is situated in Medical Unit-IV of Services Hospital. The SIMS journal is The Esculapio.^[5]

Recognition and affiliations

The college is recognized and affiliated with the following:

• College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan
• Pakistan Medical and Dental Council^[6]
• iMed - FAIMER
• Affiliated with University of Health Sciences, Lahore^[7]

Gallery

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  SIMS Campus - Entrance
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  Library (SIMS)
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  Department of Anatomy
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  Physiology Laboratory
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  SIMS Biochemistry Laboratory
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  Pathology Laboratory
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  Histology Laboratory

See also

• List of medical schools in Pakistan

References

1. "Profiles of Medical Colleges of Punjab including Services Institute of Medical Sciences". Punjab Medical College website. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
2. "Services Institute of Medical Sciences (SIMS) Lahore - Introduction to Government Medical & Dental Institutions of Punjab: Prospectus for Admission in MBBS / BDS to Government Medical & Dental College of Punjab, Session 2012-13". Pakmed.net website. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
3. "Services Institute of Medical Sciences (SIMS) Pathology Dept gets ISO certification". The Nation (newspaper). Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
4. "Education reforms: 3,215 laptops distributed". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 1 March 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
5. "ESCULAPIO, The Journal of SIMS, Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Services Hospital, Lahore". Sims.edu.pk. Archived from the original on 9 August 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
6. "Recognized Medical Colleges in Pakistan". Pakistan Medical & Dental Council (new name is Pakistan Medical Commission) website. Archived from the original on 19 August 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
7. "University of Health Sciences Affiliation". University of Health Sciences, Lahore website. Archived from the original on 1 December 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2022.

External links

• Official website
• ESCULAPIO

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