# Ameer-ud-Din Medical College

Ameer-ud-Din Medical College (Urdu: امیرالدین طبی کالج) (abbreviated as AMC; also known as PGMI Medical College), established in 2011, is one of the six public colleges of medicine located in, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Lahore General Hospital is attached as a training and teaching hospital. The college is named after Amiruddin, a surgeon and teacher.
It was established on the initiative of CM Shehbaz Sharif to give quality education in the region of Punjab and especially in Lahore. It is registered with PMDC, listed in IMED, affiliated with PGMI and UHS, and approved by the Ministry of Health. Despite being a prestigious institute and producing competitive medical graduates, this college has been suffering neglect from both the government and its administration. The hostel issue is very critical with no mess and other problems like lack of security, being far from college (at least half an hour drive), etc. The college also lacks a proper building, with some classrooms with serious infrastructure issues.

## History

Ameer-ud-Din Medical College (abbreviated as AMC; also known as PGMI Medical College), established in 2011, is one of the five public colleges of medicine located in, Lahore. It is registered with PMDC, listed in IMED, affiliated with PGMI and UHS, and approved by the Ministry of Health. Lahore General Hospital is attached as a training and teaching hospital. Dr. Ameer served as senior professor of surgery at Mayo Hospital at the time of partition. He rendered glorious services for the treatment of those who got injured at the hands of Sikhs and Hindus during migration. The secret of his success as a medical educationist lay in the fact that he practiced in his life what he preached in his lectures to his students. Prof. Ameer-ud-Din was punctual and produced health professionals who headed various eminent institutions in Punjab and other provinces. He used to extend his helping hands towards the needy impecunious patients and educational scholarships to deserving students. Prof. Ameer sold his personal capacious house situated in the most expensive area of the city Gulberg and donated all the money got from purchasing his house to the development of the Paediatric Surgery Ward of Mayo Hospital Lahore. Considering his unprecedented contribution towards a medical education and his arduous services for ailing humanity, the Academic Council of PGMI/AMC decided to honor him by giving his name to this newly established medical college. The fifth badge of 100 students is inducted every year. University of Health Sciences (UHS) processes the Admission procedure. The first batch of Ameer-ud-Din Medical College bagged first position in the Punjab Province which is a tribute to Dr. Ameer in some way. May his soul rest in eternal peace.

## Achievements

In 2015, AMC has shown excellent results by scoring 99% result. In 2016, AMC scored 100% passing score for First Professional Part 1 examination. In 2018, AMC stood first among 39 medical colleges in third year MBBS examination. In 2022, a student of AMC, named Waleed Malik, was awarded 29 gold medals for his performance throughout the course. This is currently the highest number of medals awarded to an MBBS student in Pakistan.