Hi there mdphd2b,

You could try Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad -- you would have to apply through Shifa College of Medicine but they do have a formal procedure and there have been quite a few students that have rotated through before from the US and UK. I recall someone being here from Henry Ford last year rotating in neurosurgery...

Also, another place you could try is Aga Khan University in Karachi. AKU probably has more research going on if that's what you're interested in. Another place in Islamabad is the government run Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences -- they have a special pediatric hospital but they're not affiliated with any medical school.

At Shifa and AKU not knowing Urdu shouldn't be any sort of relevant roadblock as most of the faculty are from the US or UK. We get plenty of patients at Shifa who speak Pushto also due to our proximity to NWFP. You'll probably pick up a lot of language just being here and if you even know some basic Urdu you'll do fine.

If you'd like to get a better idea, I could suggest that you get in touch with Shifa College and request the contact information for Dr. Munir Malik. He's an amazing pediatrician who used to practice in the US before returning to Pakistan and can probably help you out more than I can.