Fatima Jinnah Medical College for Women is the first medical college for women in Pakistan. Established in 1948, FJMC works in conjunction with Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, a semi-private institution.
Address:
Shahrah-e-Fatima
Jinnah
Lahore
54000
Pakistan
Telephone:
(92) 042- 6369469, 6363750
Fax:
(92) 042- 6366058
Curriculum
Fatima
Jinnah Medical College offers an MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor
of Surgery) degree over a five-year period which is divided into basic
science and clinical areas.
Subjects:
year
1: Anatomy, physiology, biochemistry
year
2: Anatomy, physiology, biochemistry
year
3: Pharmacology, forensic medicine. Clinical rotations in medicine
and surgery.
year
4: Pathology, community medicine. Clinical rotations in medicine
and surgery.
year
5: Medicine, surgery, opthalmology, ENT, and ob/gyn. Clinical
rotations in medicine, surgery, ob/gyn,
ENT, and opthalmology.
Hostel
The FJMC hostel, located on Waris Road, is walking distance from the college and provides all facilities required by the students.
There are seven blocks, A, B, C, D, E, F, and G, which have rooms to accommodate 1, 2, 3, or 4 persons. A mess is present in each block.
A cafeteria,
swimming pool, tennis court, auditorium, and convenience shop are all located
within the hostel premises. Presently there are approximately seven
hundred students residing in the hostel.
Brief
History
Fatima Jinnah Medical College for Women was founded in 1948, just a year after the birth of our country, when the need for immediate establishment of an institution to train women in the medical profession was recognized. The Father of the Nation, Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah gave his blessings and approved the name of his sister Fatima Jinnah, who helped in the formation of Pakistan, to be associated with this college.
Fatima Jinnah Medical College proudly admitted its first batch of 39 students in October, 1948. Since then it has been training women from not only all over Pakistan but also from the entire Muslim world, as well as all western nations. The first principal of the college was Professor Shujaat Ali. The present principal is Professor Dr. Akbar Chaudhary.
The teaching hospital attached to FJMC, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (550 beds), is currently being extended on 22 kanals and will provide another 400 beds, insha'Allah. The name of this new hospital will be Fatima Jinnah Hospital.
The faculty of FJMC is both male and female, all being highly-qualified in their respective fields. The college has well-equipped laboratories, an air-conditioned dissection hall, lecture theatres with audio-visual equipment, anatomy and pathology museums, clinical academic rooms, a well-stocked library, and an auditorium.
