Kabul Medical University

Coordinates: 34°31′0″N 69°7′47″E / 34.51667°N 69.12972°E / 34.51667; 69.12972
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Kabul Medical University (Kabul University of Medical Sciences)
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President
Shirin Aqa Zarif [1]
Students2,970
Location,
Nicknameپوهنتون طبي کابل
Websitekums.edu.af

Kabul Medical University (

Pashto
but most medical terms are in English.

More than 25 medical schools are known to exist in Afghanistan but KMU is known to be the top leading medical school in the country.

History

Entrance of the Faculty of Medicine, 1970s

Up to the beginning of the 1980s, Afghan Medical Schools were under Kabul University and the Ministry of Education; however, after Russian occupation, all Medical Schools came under the jurisdiction of the

Ministry of Public Health
and later on the Ministry of Higher Education.

1996-2001

During the days of the Taliban, women were not allowed to study medicine at Kabul Medical University, not even under the cover of the burka.[1]

2001-2021

The University of Manitoba's medical school along with University of Nebraska Medical Center helped the Kabul Medical University rebuild its library after the war. University of Nebraska Medical Center provided KMU with scholarships for KMU lectures and students as well as provided it with up-to-date medical technology and research based institutions like Cardiac Research Center. Manitoba put together a basic collection of 672 medical textbooks.[4]

In 2007 Kabul Medical University cooperated with the King Edward Medical University of Lahore Pakistan in training students.[5] Kabul Medical University is in one of Afghanistan's high ranking universities.[6]

Under the Taliban rule women were not allowed to study in medical field, but in May 2006 first group of Afghan women celebrated their achievement. Out of 460 students of Kabul Medical University 90 were Afghanistan's first group of female graduates after the fall of Taliban. They studied for dentistry and paediatric.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b RFE/RL Afghanistan Report
  2. ^ "Kabul University of Medical Sciences | Ranking & Review". www.4icu.org. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  3. ^ "Kabul Medical University - Free-Apply.com". free-apply.com. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  4. ^ Students help rebuild ailing medical library in Kabul - Express News - University of Alberta[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ King Edward University of Lahore cooperates with Kabul Medical University
  6. ^ "Kabul Medical University | Admission | Tuition | University". www.unipage.net. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  7. ^ "Women Return To Medicine After Taliban Ban". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 2021-01-02.

External links

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