List of all US approved PAKISTAN MEDICAL SCHOOLS

You're basically right about that except that IMED sometimes has a more up-to-date site than PM&DC does so it doesn't hurt to check both.

hey every1.. im new to dis forum n wz just goin thru da list of USMLE approved med skoolz in pak u ppl have posted... n i found out dat DIMC is not dere.. infact DIMC is not even in the list of IMED or FAIMER or ECFMG..
plz dont confuse DIMC wid DMC because deez 2 r different medical colleges.. altho affiliated wid da same university i.e. DUHS
i hav applied in DIMC but after i got 2 knw dat itz nowhere in deez lists im too confused.. plz tel me iz dere a chance dat DIMC vil b approved 4 USMLE within 3 4 years? az u can appear in USMLE step 1 in ur 4th year of mbbs n im planning to do da same..

Dow International Medical College (DIMC) and Dow Medical College (DMC) are the same institutions....it's just that DIMC is an addition to DMC; just another building and campus for International students; who basically one day plan to go back to their nationals for practice. According to DMC, the addition was created especially for International students so they will not have any problem adjusting (they will have problems adjusting...mark my words!) According to their statement international students will have better facilities and environment..."Separate hostels with A/C and other facilities are available for boys and girls, with full security." I don't know if this is true or not since I have not visited that campus myself...now it makes sense that since DMC is US approved so obviously DIMC is approved as well.

This question was briefly answered in a different thread but since you probably didn't searched around before asking, I am posting it here with a few words added and edited. Now this is what I know...if you are not satisfied you can always contact the institution directly and ask them this question, okay so hope this helps

hey junnat thanx a lot 4 ur detailed reply.. actually i did a bit of search in other threadz az vel but den again everywhere either ppl ver saying dat DIMC is a part of DMC (da same thing u just said) or dey dint even know abt it.. and abt d idea of calling dem.. well itz very difficult 2 contact sum1 of high authority in dow az dey all r too bzy in admission processes deez dayz n do not repond properly to my calls or even visits..
also.. wen DIMC (altho being a part of DMC) iz separately recognized by PMDC, shudnt it b separately approved 4 USMLE az vel? even SMC is a part of DUHS now but still it iz separately recognized by PMDC n approved 4 USMLE..
actually im not an international student.. i liv in khi.. n DIMC duz hav sum seats 4 d local studentz az vel.. n since i cudnt get in2 dow/smc.. da only option i hav left iz DIMC.. but another prob wid DIMC iz dat dey dont have a hospital yet (altho dey say in da prospectus dat dey hav a small 250 bedded hospital n dey'll upgrade it to 500 bedded one widin 2 yrz) but i visited da campus recently n found no hospital over dere.. altho da campus itself iz really nice.. but i dont think itz wise enough 2 trust our paki government dat dey vil provide us wid a well established hospital widin 2 yrz so dat v can do our clinicalz properly wen v cum in da 3rd yr of MBBS..
after evaluating all da pointz.. im a bit confused b/w zmu (ziauddin medical university) and DIMC.. plz tel me which institution wud b better 4 me? if i wish to appear in USMLE during my mbbs.. ??

Is Wah medical college US approved?

The college related to the defence ordinance factory. Taxila

I have the same question!


P.S.: This is my first post!

The answer was given previously:

All the schools which are USMLE approved are listed above. Any school approved by the US is also approved for USMLE.

As far as transferring from a Pakistani medical college to a US one, it is generally not possible to transfer due to the huge difference in timing of curriculum, insane competitiveness of US schools, and the fact that all US medical schools require completion of a bachelors degree prior to gaining admission.

Which one is the most expensive medical college?

Aga Khan and Shifa I'm pretty sure.

How came Services Institute of Medical Sciences,Lahore (recognized institutions.....) is recognized in the PD&MC list but not in the this list above ( medstudentz.com list)

Is it really accredited or will it be accredited soon.

Until FAIMER lists it on their site as being fully accredited we don't list it on our site as being approved as a school from where you can graduate and be eligible to take the United States board exams (USMLEs).

You can contact FAIMER to ask whether the school will be approved in the near future or not. This may also depend on whether Pakistan's Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education have communicated their desire to see this school be approved and put on the list.

If it is not on the FAIMER list (and subsequently not on our list) I would not assume that you will be able to graduate from there and be able to practice in the US.