Bolan University of Medical & Health Sciences
Former name | Bolan Medical College |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1972 |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Dr. Shabeer ahmed lehri - Vice Chancellor |
| Undergraduates | 179[1] |
| Location | Quetta-87300 , , |
| Website | www |
Bolan University of Medical and Health Sciences (بولان یونیورسٹی آف میڈیکل اینڈ ہیلتھ سائنسز) is a medical university located in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.[2]
History
[edit]Bolan Medical College was established during Ataullah Mengal's reign as Chief Minister in 1972 by the then Education Minister Mir Gul Khan Nasir. Both of them were from National Awami Party (Wali group) and the institution has graduated over 2,900 students (c. 2003).[3][1] It was the recipient of a Japan International Cooperation Agency grant of 488 million yen in 1995. The new building was operational in 1996.[citation needed]
Bolan University of Medical & Health Sciences was conceived in 2004. Initial process was thus started to get it established. However, it could not be materialized till 2017 when the Bolan University of Medical and Health Sciences Bill, 2017 was passed by the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan on 11 December 2017. The BUMHS ACT, 2017 was approved by the Governor of Balochistan, Muhammad Khan Achakzai on 20 December 2017. The notification of BUMHS was issued on 22 December 2017 while it was published in Gazette of Balochistan in March 2018. Prof. Dr. Naqib Ullah Achakzai was appointed as First Vice Chancellor of Bolan University of Medical and Health Sciences Quetta on 1 August 2018.[citation needed]
Accreditation
[edit]It is accredited by the College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan to teach medicine, hematology, neurosurgery, obstetrics and gynecology, ophthalmology, otorhinolaryngology, pediatrics, psychiatry and surgery.[4][5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Bolan Medical College Quetta - profile and history". National Testing Service website. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "Bolan University of Medical & Health Sciences Quetta - Detailed information". unipage.net website.
- ^ "In memory of literary figures". Dawn (newspaper). 25 December 2004. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "Bolan University of Medical & Health Sciences (old name was Bolan Medical College)". College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 28 November 2007. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "Bolan University of Medical & Health Sciences (former name was Bolan Medical College)". College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 7 January 2008. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "Bolan University of Medical & Health Sciences (former name was Bolan Medical College)". College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 19 December 2007. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
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