Sahara Medical College

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Sahara Medical College
SMC
TypePrivate
Established2015-16 (2015-16)
Affiliation UHS, HEC
Chairperson Abrar ul Haq
Principal Shariq Sohail Jafar
Undergraduates 500
Location, ,
Pakistan

32°06′51″N74°50′39″E / 32.11414°N 74.84421°E / 32.11414; 74.84421
Website Official website

Sahara Medical College or SMC, established in 2015, is a private-sector college of medicine and health sciences, located on Muridke Road Narowal, Punjab, Pakistan. [1] It is registered with Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC), [2] listed in World Directory of Medical Schools, [3] affiliated with UHS and approved by Ministry of Health. The medical college has one private sector teaching hospital "SSMC" Sughra Shafi Medical Complex Narowal for undergraduate and postgraduate medical education & training. [4] “Sughra Shafi Medical Complex-Narowal, a 600 bedded PMDC certified General Hospital, is providing state of art healthcare facilities to more than 4.5 million population of the catchment area. [5]

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Environment

Sahara medical college is equipped with laboratories, departmental museums, lecture halls & tutorial rooms, library, digital library, auditorium, campus-wide WiFi facility and standby power source. [6]

Programs

SMC college offers undergraduate programs of MBBS and Allied Health sciences as well as post graduate residency and fellowship programs at its attached teaching hospitals. [7]

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