Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)

Introduction

Globally healthcare courses have modified and improved over the years. These changes are results of the feedback from medical practitioners, staff and students. Our Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) program contains an innovative tailored curriculum, highly designed to meet the healthcare needs of Pakistan. It is recognized from Pakistan Medical and Dental Council and extensively accredited by many International medical certification bodies.The quality of our modules matches the best offered MBBS anywhere in the world.

The program was started in 1996. It is a pioneering degree program integrated with multi-disciplinary clinical training that not only allows you to achieve solid scientific understanding about medicine but also provides you the perfect opportunity to practice appropriate clinical skills and become a leader in your field. The curriculum is taught by expert faculty. They redefine medicine and develop pathways for research in healthcare. The sixteen batches have already graduated and provided their services in the national and global health care industry and many more are yet to go.

Teaching Methodology

Right from the start of the course, the values of the program include student-centered approach, problem-centered approach, patient-centered approach and community-centered approach. However, scientific basis of medicine is strongly emphasized across the years and throughout the course. The registered students of the program go under instructional methods including problem solving in systematic procedures.

Students work in small groups based on actual medical problems they learn how to perform procedures before going in real-life situations. The students focus on clinical reasoning and obtain early clinical exposure. They get a chance to work on equipment & labs for hands-on settings before dealing with actual patients. This is the main reason they gain decent confidence over clinical proficiency and excel in their career.  In addition to these facilities students and faculty have also full access to online information portals.

Outcomes

1. IIMC Graduate will be able to demonstrate essential knowledge of all medical subjects and is able to correlate and apply this knowledge to medical practice.
2. IIMC Graduate will be able to demonstrate skills in cognition, identification and management of common clinical conditions.
3. IIMC Graduate will be able to demonstrate acquired attributes of professionalism and ethical values.
4. IIMC Graduate will be able to demonstrate attributes of a Scientist, Scholar and a teacher.
5. IIMC Graduate will be able demonstrate knowledge of Community Health, Policy formulation and Governance.

Research labs

IIMC provides a rich environment for cutting edge research in Basic Medical Sciences, Clinical Specialties, Medical Education and Cross Disciplinary research with Bio-Medical Engineering, Information Technology, Rehabilitation and Pharmaceutics. The research Journal of IIMC provides yet another platform for exploring new horizons in basic and clinical subjects.

IIMC has state-of-the-art research labs and equipment for observation and practical research work at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Besides this more than 50,000 e-books and 2,500 journals in the field of medical education are available on our information portal.

Eligibility Criteria:

• The candidate should have passed the intermediate science (FSc) examination (medical group) securing at least 60% marks in aggregate, unadjusted, from a Pakistani university or an equivalent examination of a board of secondary education in Pakistan.

OR

• Any other examination of a foreign university or examining body (A levels etc.) which in scope and standard is found equivalent to the intermediate science F.Sc (Pre Medical Group) examination (medical group) of a Pakistani university or board of secondary education. Such candidates will have to furnish, along with their application, an equivalence certificate from the inter-board chairman of committee (IBCC). However, equivalence certificates of such applicants will not be accepted who have not studied physics, chemistry, biology and English in 11th and 12th grade.

OR

• The candidate should have passed a higher examination of a Pakistani university with biological sciences (BSc) after FSc in medical group, securing 60% marks (in both degrees) in aggregate, unadjusted, from a Pakistani university or an equivalent examination.

Admission for expatriates / International Students:

• Pakistani nationals living abroad who meet the eligibility criteria mentioned above are eligible to take the entry test. If they do not take the entry test, they can alternatively take the SAT II test with minimum score of 550.
• If the medium of instruction in that country is other than English, they will also have to take TOEFL with a minimum score of 500 or IELTS with a minimum score of 5.5. They are eligible for both open merit seats and the reserved seats for expatriates. However entry test is mandatory for admission on open merit seat.
• Note: For International students (Non Pakistanis) more documentation shall be required which is provided on our website www.riphah.edu.pk

Available Seats:

The distribution of seats is as follows:

Open Merit                                                     78 seats

Foreign / Expatriate                                       15 seats

Pakistan Railway Employees                         05 seats

Al-Mizan Foundation                                      01 seats

IIMCT/RIU Employees’ Children                    01 seat                 

Total                                                              100 seats            

Selection Criteria:

Matric or Equivalent                                       10%

Intermediate or Equivalent                             40%

Provincial Govt. Entry Test                             50%

Class Timings:

Monday to Friday, (8:00 am to 3:00 pm)