Rawalpindi Medical College

Rawalpindi Medical College was established in Faisalabad on 18th March 1974 and later shifted to Rawalpindi on 5th November 1974 in an incomplete building at Tipu Road (Science block of Gordon College Rawalpindi),that was later handed over to Rawalpindi Medical College. The founder principal of RMC, Prof. Abdul Latif, worked hard to establish the institution.(Picture on the right side of the page) The student hostels, staff colony and auditorium were built. Apart from his own speciality of anatomy he completed all the faculty. He also managed to acquire the Holy family hospital from missionary church and central Government Hospital from central Government that later became Rawalpindi General Hospital and now Benazir Bhutto Hospital. The District headquarter Hospital was also affiliated to the college as 1st teaching hospital. Prof. Mohammad Nawaz the 2nd Principal and Prof. Mohammad Iqbal as Professor of surgery and later on Principal played pivotal as pioneer team to establish all components of RMC. Prof. Iqbal,Prof. Saad Rana worked hard to establish New Teaching Block in Holy Family Hospital with help of Islamic Development Bank. The Legacy was taken forward by respective forthcoming Principals, worth mentioning is Prof. Mubashir Malik who established department of of Psychiatry and worked hard to develop its international collaborations.