Frontier Medical College

Introduction of Frontier Medical and Dental College

Frontier Medical College and its teaching hospital are self-financing institutions sponsored by Al-Jamil Trust. It was established in 1995 on about 200 kanals of land at the foothills of a beautiful pine forest in the rural outskirts of Abbottabad on main Karakoram Highway leading form Islamabad to the Chinese boarder and on to the Central Asian States. It is housed in purpose built spacious buildings, in addition to highly qualified and experienced faculty, well equipped laboratories and museums with wide range of educational specimens and models. The 300-beds SHAHINA JAMIL TEACHING HOSPITAL has been built at the college premises adjacent to the college. In addition to medical students, nurses and paramedical are also trained. At the same time under an agreement of private-cum public partnership with the Govt. of NWFP the 360 bed Government DHQ Teaching Hosital Mansehra is also utilized for teaching and training of our medical students.

College Buildings

The main college building is a four-storey purpose-built comples with over 110000 sqft covered area. It accommodates all essential departments needed in a medical college including lecture halls, laboratories, dissection hall, library, museum, computer laboratory, a 500-seat auditorium, seminar rooms, college staff and students room and offices. More space is available to accommodate future departments. In addition, there is another single storey building housing the Community Medicine Department.

Hospitals

The college has two teaching hospitals: one, its own teaching hospital on the college premises called Shahina Jamil Trust Hospital. It is a new 300 beds general hospital and it has all the essential teaching departments. It is fully staffed by highly qualified and experienced doctors, nurses and paramedical staff. It provides clinical training to the senior medical students, medical care facilities to all deserving patients free of cost. The students of the dental section are also trained here. The second hospital is the Govt. DHQ Teaching Hospital at Mansehra. It is a very busy general hospital of 360 beds. This hospital too has all the essential teaching departments. It has been acquired from the NWFP Govt. for teaching and training of our medical students. The college had constructed in collaboration with the Govt. of NWFP a new 136-beds block called "Frontier Medical College Block" in this hospital.

Hostels

There are separate hostels for boys and girls in separate good and comfortable buildings. The hostels are staffed with wardens, cooks, bearers, chowkidars and cleaners. In the girls hostels, in addition to the above staff, housekeepers, washer women and special security guards are also provided. For the girls students not residing with parents, stay in the college hostel in mandatory.

Transport

The college has its own transport system consisting of buses, coasters and vans.They are used to transport students to the college from hostels and also to the teaching hospital at Mansehra, Basic Health Units (BHU), Rural Health Centers (RHC), and to the rural areas to conduct medical camps.

Sports

There are sports facilities at the college campus for Volleyball, Basketball, Badminton and Tennis. Hostels are provided with Table Tennis facilities and other indoor games. Facilities for indoor Badminton and Table Tennis are also provided in the College auditorium which is also used as gymnasium in winter months and during snow and rains. For games like Football, Hockey and Cricket facilities available in Abbottabad are utilized. Skiing facilities are also available during winter months at Kalabagh 45 minutes away in the mountains.

Banking Facilities

A branch of National Bank of Pakistan is situated jus across the main entrance of the college. Post office is also situated near the bank.

Students Societies

1. Debating Society 2. Dramatic and Cultural Society 3. Literary Society 4. Patient Welfare Society 5. Blood Donation Society 6. Environment Protection Society 7. Frontier Medical College Welfare Society 8. Sport Club 9. Students Health Care Society 10. Pharmacology Society 11. Fine ArtsSociety 12. FMC old students Society

Medical Facilities For Students

1. Health Care facilities available at the college teaching hospitals are available free to all students. 2. If a student falls ill with a minor ailment, he/she is provided treatment in the OPD. If it is a serious illness or requires hospital admission, necessary treatment is arranged and the cost of the treatment which is nominal is to be paid by the student or by the Health Insurance Company if they are insured. 3. If any student or his/her parents desire Health Insurance cover, it is available through New Jubilee Insurance Company at a nominal premium.

FMC Graduates

The first nine batches of students admitted have already passed their Final Professional MBBS examination of Bahria University Islamabad securing the MBBS degrees. They have been registered with the PMDC and are working in govt. teaching hospitals and other hospitals in the country and abroad. Many of them have passed PLAB, USMLE and FCPS examinations.