KMU Institute of Medical and Dental Sciences (, ), in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, is a public sector medical college, established in April 2006.
KMU-IMS/IDS, the constituent body of KMU, enrolls students in a five-year programme leading to a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree, and also in a four-year programme leading to a Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) degree.
It is a public sector medical institution approved by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council. Each year 100 students are enrolled in MBBS, on the basis of their performance in ETEA test, and 50 are enrolled in BDS.
It is affiliated with Khyber Medical University, Peshawar.
Khyber Medical University Institute of Medical Sciences Kohat was conceived and realized by Kohat University of Science and Technology (KUST). On the directions of the then Chancellor KUST / Governor, Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa (KP), Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah, the KUST syndicate took a bold decision in 2005 to start the first ever Institute of Medical Sciences. It speaks the volume of zeal with which the KUST wanted to serve the people. The inauguration of KIMS was performed on Thursday 6 April 2006 by the then Governor Khalil-ur-Rehman.
Khyber Medical University Institute of Medical Sciences Kohat (KIMS) was shifted to Khyber Medical University (KMU) as a constituent Institute on 25.11.2011 vide Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Department Notification No. SOH/3-3/KMU dated 25.11.2011.
The institute is recognized by PMDC on a permanent basis. Its first batch of students have graduated. KIMS had a future vision of starting a dental section and this dream is being fulfilled. Nursing education, paramedics and post-graduate education are plans for the near future.
The institute is located in the most developed and modern area of Kotal Township of Kohat Development Authority. KIMS's main campus is a one-hour drive from KP's capital, Peshawar. Liaqat Memorial women and children and Divisional Headquarters hospitals of 500 beds capacity have been declared as teaching hospitals for KIMS by the government of KP. Both the hospitals are well equipped, with nursing wards for different types for patients, as well as operation theaters, radiology and diagnostic labs.
KIMS is recognized by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) for 100 seats in MBBS and 50 in BDS.
The college is also recognized by the World Health Organization and International Medical Education Directory - maintained by FAIMER.
Lecturer KIMS
1. Dr. Mehr Ali
3. Shahid Afridi
4. Dr Jaffar Iqbal, FCPS
5. Dr Mohammad Nasir, FCPS
6. Dr Khalil Asad, FCPS
7. Dr Awlia Jan, FCPS
8. Dr Mir Ahmad Khan, FCPS
9. Dr Maroof khan
KIMS Literary Society, a name of excellence producing active KIMSonians in today's competitive world. The basic aim of the society is to give the KIMSonians some social knowledge along with their tough academics. In this society there are a total of nine sections and two clubs:
1. Activity Section
2. Medical Section
3. Urdu Section
4. English Section
5. Pashto Section
6. Arts & Photography Section
7. Sports Section
8. Dramatic Club
9. Debate Club
10. Hiking Club
The First Literary Society was first formed in 2010. The current office bearers of the Literary Society are:
Patron In Chief: Prof Dr Salim Khattak
Literary Chairman: Assoc Prof Dr. Akhtar Sherin
Vice Literary Chairman: Assoc Prof Dr. Shujat Ali Khan
Literary Secretary & Editor in Chief: Waleed Farooq Khan (Final Year)
Staff Editors, Staff Secretaries, Chief Editors, Secretaries, Editors & Members
The annual magazine of KIMS, Kohat was named on the Historic Poet belonging to Kohat Region that is Ahmed Faraz. So far two editions of FARAZ have been published.
"KMUJ: Khyber Medical University Journal" is the official journal of KMU, KIMS, Kohat Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa, Pakistan. KMUJ (previously published as KMJ-KUST Medical Journal) is apeer-reviewed journal and follows the uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals, updated on www.icmje.org. All rights are reserved. The publisher and the members of the editorial board cannot be held responsible for errors or for any consequences arising from the use of the information contained in this journal.
KMUJ (KMJ) IS
Recognized by: Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) and the Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan
Indexed and abstracted in: Index Pakistan, WHO IMEMR Current Contents, Index Copernicus Poland
Registered with: International Serials Data System of France<br/> Pakistan<br/> Covered by: Pakmedinet, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), Google Scholar <br/> Available on: EBSCO, Factiva, Gale and affiliated international databases through Asianet-Pakistan
ISSN (Print) 2305-2643 ISSN (Online) 2305-2651
KMUJ is a member of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and follows the COPE guidelines regarding publication ethics and malpractices. http://www.publicationethics.org/members/kmj-kust-medical-journal
Patron: Prof. Dr. Mohammad Hafizullah
Vice Chancellor, KMU
Chief Editor: Prof. Dr. Salim Khattak, Principal, KIMS
Managing Editor: Dr. Akhtar Sherin, KIMS
Members of Editorial Board:
1. Dr. Abdul Waheed, KIMS Kohat
2. Dr. Abdul Wahab Yousafzai, Islamabad
3. Dr. Ashfaq Shuaib, Canada
4. Dr. Aziz Marjan Khattak, KIMS, Kohat
5. Dr. Bader Faiyaz Zuberi, DUHS, Karachi
6. Dr. Farmanullah Wazir, KIMS, Kohat
7. Dr. Fazal Ather, WHO, Sudan
8. Dr. Jawad Ahmad, IBMS, KMU Peshawar
9. Dr. Maysaa El Sayed Zaki, Egypt
10. Dr. Muhammad Arif, KIMS, Kohat
11. Dr. Muhammad Aslam, Maj Gen (Rtd), Islamabad
12. Dr. Muhammad Salim Wazir, Abbottabad
13. Dr. Musharraf Jilani, IBMS, KMU Peshawar
14. Dr. Niaz Ali, IBMS, KMU Peshawar
15. Dr. Pei-Yi Chu, Taiwan
16. Dr. Salman Yousuf Guraya, Saudi Arabia
17. Dr. Shad Mohammad Khan, Director AA&QA, KMU Peshawar
18. Dr. Shujaat Ali Khan, KIMS, Kohat
19. Dr. Suhail Aziz Paracha, KIMS, Kohat
20. Dr. Taneem Ul Haque, Missouri, USA
21. Dr. Tariq Saeed Mufti, RMC Peshawar
22. Dr. Tasleem Akhtar, KMU, Peshawar
23. Mr. Saqib Waheed, Statistician
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45. Azhar Masood A. Farooqui, Cardiology, Karachi.
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49. Bashir Ahmad, Psychiatry, Peshawar
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51. Bissallah Ekele, Gynae/Obs, Nigeria
52. Ch. Javed Iqbal, Ophthalmology, Lahore
53. Devendra K.Gupta, Paeds Surgery, India
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55. Fahimullah, Prosthodontics, Peshawar
56. Farooq A Rathore, Rehabilitation, Rawalpindi
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58. Fazal Ghani Dentistry, Peshawar
59. Fazil Mohammad, Paediatrics, Mardan
60. Fida Ullah Wazir, Anatomy, D I KHAN
61. Filipa Markotic, Pharmacology, Bosnia and Herzegovina
62. Fouzia Gul, Obstetrics/Gynaecology, Kohat
63. Ganesh Dangal, Obstetrics/Gynaecology, Nepal
64. Ghanshyam Yadav, Anesthesiology, India
65. Ghias-Un-Nabi Tayyab, Medicine, Lahore.
66. Ghulam Murtaza Gondal, Medicine, Rawalpindi
67. Habibullah Khan, Internal Medicine, DI Khan
68. Hafiz Ur Rehman, Cardiology, Swat
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71. Humaira Zafar, Microbiology, Islamabad
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73. Iftikhar Hussain Bangash, Paediatrics, UK
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75. Ihsanullah Wazir, Anatomy, Mardan
76. Inayat Ullah Khan, ENT, Peshawar
77. Inayatullah Khan, Paediatrics, Peshawar
78. Intekhab Alam, Internal Medicine, Peshawar
79. Iqbal Haider, Internal Medicine, Peshawar
80. Irshad Ahmad, Paediatrics, Peshawar
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82. Ishtiaq Ali Khan, Surgery, Abbottabad
83. Jahangir Sarwar Khan, Surgery, Rawalpindi
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87. Jawed Altaf Beg, Biochemistry, Karachi.
88. Joseph Drew Tobias, Anesthesiology/Critical Care, Canada
89. Kamran Hafeez, Orthopedic surgery, Karachi
90. Khurshid Khan, Neurology, Canada
91. Kiran Kamran, Anatomy, Rawalpindi
92. Kostic Sandra, Anatomy, Croatia
93. Lejla Ferhatovic, Anatomy, Croatia
94. Liaqat Ali Toori, Surgery, Peshawar
95. Liaqat Ali, Paediatrics, Peshawar
96. Livia Puljak, Medical education/Anatomy, Croatia
97. M Ali Qurashi, Radiology, Sudan
98. M Iqbal Afridi, Psychiatry, Karachi
99. Mahmood Ul Hassan, Cardiology, Peshawar
100. Mamun Al Mahtab, Hepatology, Bangladesh
101. Mansoor Ali Khan, Anatomy, Multan
102. Maqbool H Jafary, Cardiology, Karachi
103. Masood Jawaid, Surgery/ e-learning, Karachi
104. Mehr Taj Roghani, Pediatrics, Peshawar
105. Mian Mukhtar-Ul-Haq, Psychiatry, Swat
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107. Mohammad Imran, Paeds Surgery, Peshawar
108. Mohammad Ishaq Khattak, Internal Medicine, Peshawar
109. Mohammad Majid Paracha, Dermatology, Peshawar
110. Mohammad Salih, Gastroenterology, Islamabad
111. Mohammad Yunas Khan, Surgery, Peshawar
112. Mowadat Hussain Rana, Psychiatry, Rawalpindi.
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125. Muhammad Nawaz Anjum, Radiology, Lahore.
126. Muhammad Salim, Orthopedic surgery, Sialkot
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128. Muhammad Tahir Khan, Haematology, Peshawar
129. Muhammad Tariq Khan, Ophthalmology, Peshawar
130. Muhammad Yaqub Kazi, Pediatrics, Lahore.
131. Muhammad Younas, ENT, Abbottabad
132. Muhammad Zahir Shah, Community Medicine, Abbottabad
133. Muhammad Zarin Surgery, Peshawar
134. Muhammad Javed, Paediatrics, Karachi
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136. Mumtaz Khan, Surgery, Peshawar
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A new breakthrough was made at the 7th anniversary of KIMS, 6 April 2013. A new college inaugurated in the historical city of Kohat with the name of KUST institute of medical sciences later become KMU institute of medical sciences (KMU-IMS) after affiliation with Khyber medical university.
To repeat the same story, the graduates of first two batches decided to organise a platform from where they can render much more for the advancement and development of the college at the national and international levels so they laid down the foundation of KIMS Alumni Association (KAA) at the 7th anniversary of KIMS.
Organizational structure:
The following shall be the elected office bearers of the Association;
A. President
B. Vice President
C. General Secretary
D. Joint Secretary
E. Finance Secretary
F. Information and Public Relations Secretary
G. Social Welfare Secretary
Executive committee:
The executive committee shall consist of following;
A. All the office bearers shall be the Ex- Officio members
B. The previous outgoing president and the general secretary
C. The principal of the college
D. A faculty member of the college, appointed by the college authorities through a notification, as coordinator
E. Eight members to be elected in Annual General Meeting of the Association
The aims and objectives of the association shall be:
A. To promote social contact between senior alumni, old boys, current students and faculty of the college in collaboration with the college authorities.
B. To promote good fellowship among all members of the association.
C. To provide amenities of good social and professional life for all members.
D. To encourage, strengthen and maintain the high traditions and good name of the college.
E. To cooperate with the State of Pakistan, the college and other institutions in spreading education and enlightenment among the people of Pakistan with special focus on the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
F. To provide emergency response programs during natural disasters.
President: Dr Iqtidar Ahmed Roghani
Vice President: Dr. Sohail Wisal
General Secretary: Dr Kashif Ullah
Joint Secretary: Dr Abid Imran Khattak
Finance Secretary: Dr Shariq Aman
Members: Dr Zain Khan Tareen
Dr Sohail Ahmed Khattak
Dr Fida Mohammad Khan
Information and Public Relation Secretary: Dr Amir Ali Khan
Members: Dr Abbas Khan
Dr Aminullah Shah
Dr Mansoor Ahmed Bangash
Social Welfare Secretary: Dr Mian Mohammad Asif
Members: Dr Abdul Baqi Wazir
Dr Tayyab Anwar
Executive Committee:
1. Chairman
Principal KIMS
2. Coordinator
Dr Akhtar Sherin
3. Dr. Munir Ahmed
4. Dr. Mohammad Imran
5. Dr. Fazal hayat
6. Dr. Tauseef Nisar
7. Dr. Atiq ur Rehman
8. Dr. Saifullah
9. Dr. Abdullah
10. Dr. Mukhtar