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Inauguration of the
College
College
was inaugurated on November 11, 2006, by the President of
Pakistan. His speech on the occasion of inauguration is
available
here. Speaking on
the CMH Medical College project, the President said the
medical education was a prime necessity for extension of
health care to all segments of society. He lauded the
efforts of Corps Commander Lahore, Lieut General Shafaat
Ullah Shah for establishing a cost effective quality Medical
College in a record time. He expressed the hope that the CMH
Lahore Medical College would help change the complexion of
medicare for the Army and prove a centre of excellence for
pursing medical knowledge and research in the country.
President Pervez Musharraf said tat institutions
are made by a team of committed faculty members, conducive
environments and the students yearning desire to learn. He
urged the students to adopt this profession not as a primary
source of earning livelihood but for the service of humanity
at large. He advised the college faculty to put in their
best to bring the name of this newly established college at
par with any premier medical institution in the country.
The
Corps Commander Lahore, Lieut General Shafaat Ullah Shah
gave a comprehensive briefing on the project. He informed
that the CMH Lahore Medical College would on one hand prove
a center of excellence with state of the art training and
research facility for medical sciences, while on the other
hand, it would ensure availability of top class specialists.
He said that the project apart from medical college included
phased establishment of a Nursing School, Para Medical
School and Dental College. He informed that top quality
professionals have been selected for the faculty and
response of the students has been enormous. He said that
over 2000 students had applied for admission for the total
100 allocated seats.
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