The Lieutenant Governor of the Punjab, Mr. 0 F. Mcleod in his departing report for 1869-70 expressed his pleasure at the progress of the school and felicitated Dr. Scriven and his team. He hoped that the Government would do its part by providing more staff and money to the school, whose graduates, though considered by some to be somewhat concerted were as proficient as any in rest of India.

The present famous Mayo Hospital building was completed in 1870. It was opened in 1871 and was named after the Earl of Mayo, the then Viceroy. The Architect Purdon designed the building and Roy Bahadur Kanhaya Lal was the Engineer. The new Hospital, building was built in Italian style, double storied, bricked with Delhi stone brackets, a sloped slate roof, ventilating turrets. The new building cost RS. 1.58,951/- with a contribution of RS. 1,00,000/- from the Government of India and RS. 26,697/- from the Lahore Municipality and rest was made up by the Punjab Government. Patients from Anarkali Dispensary shifted in May, 1871 resulting in better patient care and more medico-legal cases for study by the students. Simultaneously the Civil Surgeon was relieved of the task of attending the Anarkali Dispensary except for Police cases. In October, 1871 Earl of Mayo, Viceroy of India visited the Hospital and in memory of his visit the Hospital was named as Mayo Hospital.

Until 1870, the Medical School had been granting its own diplomas to Sub-assistant Surgeons and native doctors. With the opening of the Punjab University College that year, it was. arranged so that the new College would undertake the conduct of examination and granting of University diplomas. The first such examination was held in October, 1871 by Diploma in Medicine. During the next 13 years the Punjab University College awarded diplomas to 145 successful students. It is matter of interest to note that the Medical College has a longer history than the University of the Punjab, and the relationship between the two has always been cordial and cooperative. The College was then as now independent in all affairs in teaching and administration except for conducting examinations.

This formed another division of the Hindustani class with emphasis of Anatomy and Surgery to fill the vacuum in the Unani system regarding these branches of modern medical science.

The Lahore medical School was moved from the old barracks to the erstwhile Railway Hostel near the Mayo Hospital, a more spacious building. Its large stables comprising nine stall, harness rooms and a coach house were converted into a dissection room and an injection room. The move was effected in a single day, without any damage or interruption in teaching.

The first group of students from the North western Province was admitted in 1864. As the production of Sub-Assistant Surgeons was expected to outstrip the demand by the Punjab Government, half the scholarships for the English class were earmarked for students from the North Western Province.

Dr. T.E. Burton Brown, the Principal in 1875, had for some time been pressing for a new school building, but the government replied with their usual answer of lack of funds to do so . This was in spite of the contribution of the School towards the welfare of the government by producing 52 Assistant Surgeons and 215 Hospital Assistants for government service. The public and the government were conscious of the performance of the School and the esteem in which it was held, but this did not stop the Lieutenant Governor from charging the graduates with a lack of refinement and their behavior towards the patients being” not kindly and considerate”, though he could not find fault with their medical training.

A class for training Civil Hospital Assistants to serve under the government was an important addition to the school. Eight students joined in 1879. The Nawab of Bahawalpur instituted the Grey Scholarship worth RS. 10,000 in honour of Major Grey, a former Political Agent of Bahawalpur.

A continuous supply of graduates to the Armed Forces started with 15 fresh Assistant Surgeons volunteering for military duty with the Kabul Forces in 1882. The same year, a Midwifery class for ‘dais’ was started. In 1883, this class had only two Muslims out of a total of 20 midwives; the English class had eight Muslim in a class of 61 in 1883, and 12 Muslims out of 82 in 1885. The dropout rate in 1883 was 16% in the English class and 24% in the Hindustani class. This led to the prescription of more stringent tests for admission.

The first building of the Medical School was built in the same style as the Mayo Hospital. it was completed in 1883. The next year, a nursing class was also started. Women students were allowed to register for regular courses in the same class as men for the first time.

This institution came to be known as the Lahore Medical College in 1886. Till 1887, The University awarded the diploma of Licentiate in Medicine to candidates graduating through the English class for western medical science. Students studied for the title of Hakim Haziq , Umdat ul Hukama, Zubdat ul Hukama under the Unani system, in the vernacular. Under the Ayurvedic system, the titles were Vaida’ Bhishak, and Maha Bhishak. In May 1888, however, the 28 Unani and 8 Vedic system students were transferred with their teachers to the Medical School. Their numbers continued to diminish. The end of 1898 brought another migration for them, to the Islamia and DAV Colleges respectively. This left the Lahore Medical College with only students studying the western medical sciences.

The first College Day was held in the college library on the 5th. of November, 1888. The Lieutenant Governor of the Punjab presided.

The Faculty of Medicine prepared a series of Regulations for the Bachelor and Doctor of Medicine degree examinations. The First degrees were conferred in 1891, when the title of the inferior diploma was changed the Licentiate in Medicine and Surgery. Miss. H. Connor was the first woman student to pass the final examination of the Licentiate in medicine and surgery of the Punjab University, in 1889, but she had only a few more months to live. In November, lady Landsdowne laid the foundations of Lady Lyall’s Home, a new hostel for 30 women students.

An outstanding student of the College was Muhammad Abdul Ghani; admitted after his BA from the Punjab University, who compiled a Botany test while a student in medical college and was recommended for the Gilchrist scholarship. That year, 1890, lady Lyall’s Home was completed. Mrs. Hammond was the first lady Superintendent.

Two alumni of this institution joined the Indian Medical Service after successful completion of advanced studies in England. They were placed 3rd and 14th. on the merit list of 14 successful candidates out of 45 applicants for the Service.

To cater for the increasing numbers of students, 322 in 1892, an additional Professor for the Chair of Materia Medica and Pathology was appointed by the Secretary of State for India. There were now eight professor compared to 14 in the Calcutta college. The Anatomy museum was granted RS. 1000.

It was noted that the pass percentage in annual examinations had greatly decreased. According to the Principals report for 1893-94, the causes were

( a ) deficient preliminary education:

(b) inadequate numerical strength of College teachers

(c) a defective educational system.

Changes in the professional staff in 1895 led to a fall in the number of students clearing the clinical subjects. Written examinations were conducted by professors from other medical colleges in the country. It was suggested that internal examiners play a greater part in the assessment of the students’ performance. The University required•• candidates to secure at least 50% marks to pass the examinations, rendering the process a mechanical test ability. Furthermore many students failed the tests by only one mark.

The general public and other students were also disturbed with the university’s record, since an increment in the number of failures could be seen in all the examinations of the University and not the medical ones alone. Consensus said that examinations at all stages were too difficult for a ” youth of ordinary ability”, though he be well taught. The results, it was said, were not comparable with those of other universities as the passing mark was higher in the Punjab, markedly so for the higher examination, whereas the standard of question papers fluctuated greatly. The government decided to lower the standard and bring it at par with the other Indian Universities to allow more students to pass. However, as the entrance examination was considered an inappropriate criterion to judge the academic suitability of students in a milieu where education was not sufficiently advanced, the next year the University Senate decided upon the Intermediate examination in Arts as the minimum entrance requirement, to be effected from 1897. This would prompt an increase in the pass percentage and raise standards, albeit there was a temporary decrease in the number of students on the rolls.

A building housing the Post- mortem theatre and a small two room Pathology laboratory was built in 1895.

During the last five years of the 1800’s the minimum entrance requirement for the Assistant Surgeon for the Assistant Surgeon class was raised to the intermediate Science or the First Arts examinations. A preliminary scientific examination was instituted for the second year of this class. Also a class was started for the training of selected Ward Orderlies.

At the turn of the century, a College for university degree and diploma courses and a School for Health Assistants could be discerned under the blanket of this institution. A class for compounders was started in April 1901. In the College department, 55 students received scholarships from the Punjab government, governments of the North western and Central Provinces, Municipal committee and duffer in Funds, In the School department, 170 received stipends. RS.l 00,000 were finally sanctioned for a hostel.

With the official affiliation of the College with the Punjab University in 1906, the primary science teaching was transferred to the Government College, relieving the Professor of Anatomy and Physiology of a heavy burden. The concomitant revision of Medical Regulations and updating by the University increased the strain on the staff with a resultant addition of the following during 1908-09:-

Professor of Pathology
Professor of Midwifery and diseases of women.
Professor of Ophthalmic Surgery and Disease of the Ear, Nose &Throat.
Assistant to the Professor of Medicine.

Assistant to the Professor of Materia Medica Assistant to the Professor of Physiology.
Meanwhile, in spite of rising expenditure, there had been a fall in the number of students and a sustained low pass percentage in examinations. The differing viewpoints of the academicians and the bureaucrats regarding the function and problems of this institution can been seen in the correspondence between the Inspector General of Hospitals and the Principal. The former had expressed apprehension at the low pass percentage from both the College and the School, resulting in difficulty in filling vacancies, particularly on the military side fed by the School, and asked for measures to reverse the trend . He also questioned the efficiency of the College since expenditure had increased despite fewer students.

According to the Principal, the fall in the average number of students on college rolls was due to several reasons. New Medical Regulations had been introduced by the University and enforced without the usual two years notice. Thus, at the time of applying for entrance, many students found themselves ineligible because they had either not done their Intermediate Science course or not taken the Biology and Chemistry tests now required. Also, the admission date had been changed with the Government College academic year starting in May whereas College Classes always started in October, Moreover, there had been a delay in informing intending applicants through the government gazette and public newspapers. This, compounded by a misunderstanding as to whether the government or the College would admit new entrants, led to many students missing the closing date, or , if in other provinces, being not admitted altogether.

Nevertheless, the number of applicants still exceeded the available vacancies.
The number of free students was curtailed because of a lack of cadavers for dissection. The principal was in favors of increasing the” pay prospects and status of the Hospital Assistant class as a whole,” to offer them an incentive.

While considering the maintenance cost, it should be remembered that the School and College catered for the needs of the whole of Northern and Central India and Burma, producing University graduates as well as hakims, hospital assistants, hospital orderlies, nurses and dais.

During 1906-11, the Chemical Examiner vacated several rooms on his departure from the College premises. A separate Department of Physiology came into being and separate museums of Materia Medica, Hygiene and Midwifery were established.

The scarcity of cadavers for dissection and only one hospital to provide patients for study by students of both the College and the School impinged upon the efficiency of the institution, with consequent restriction of new admission. This was inspite of an increased popularity of sub assistant Surgeon diploma classes due to increased pay and raised status recently granted them.

Lt. Col. Sutherland, the Principal, felt that a second chance should be given to students who had not cleared the Biology and Chemistry tests in the first attempt, to enable them to be eligible for entrance to the College. The University did not agree with his proposal submitted in 1912, but the Supplementary examinations were instituted later

The paucity of Lady Doctors needed to run Zanana Hospitals and Dispensaries was also noted by the Principal. Many girls of good families did not” care to read in the classes with boy students” Women from the Ludhiana Medical School were to be encourage to join the College.

On the 12th. of February, 1913, the students went on strike, till the 28th. of February. Consequently, four striking students were detained for a year and the scholarships of six were forfeited. An Enquiry Committee was appointed by the Punjab Government but its reports is unavailable and the grievances of the students are not clear. The strikewas perhaps triggered off by uncomplimentary remarks in British newspapers about Indian students studying in Great Britain and Scotland, who had acquired professional distinction. The Principal refused to approach higher authorities with the indignation of the students at the press comments. Ninety of the military class students were rusticated, though the conduct of the school students was reported to be satisfactory.

Lt. Col. Harper-Nelson pointed out that the reputation of the College was widespread; applications for undergraduate studies had been received from, South America, Jamaica, Hong Kong, The Malay States, and Rome, Former students had obtained the MRCP ( London & Edinburgh), FRCS ( England and Edinburgh), Diplomas in Public Health, Tropical Medicine, Hygiene, Midwifery and Diseases of the Eye. These successes of alumni abroad pointed to a deep understanding of medical teaching in their almamater which was jeopardized by financial strangulation. A special mention was made of the deficient resources of the materia medica Department in the report.

The report spoke of the success of the mixed classes with 20 women on the rolls, but said that proper accommodation and comfort must be provided to the ladies, like at other institutions, in the country, and they be protected from untoward influences.

The Government Hospital for women and children had been officially opened by the Countess of Willingdon, on March 11 1933 and named after her. It had provided training in and Obstetrics to the college students for two years, but the building had only now been completed. However, it did not have enough beds to cater for all the students and was so far off as to interfere with their attendance at classes in the College.
Demands for an expansion of the Lady Willingdon Hospital fell on deaf ears. To add insult to injury, the Indian medical Council in its turn criticized the College. The problem was that students received Practical Midwifery training in batches of five at a time due to a lack of accommodation and they could be kept for only 24 days. This fell short of the month of attendance required by regulations. Consequently, the College was disaffiliated in 1930 and as a compensation for space shortage, admission were cut from 75 to 60.

Since the College catered, besides Punjab, for the North west Frontier Province, Delhi Province, Baluchistan Administration, Jammu and Kashmir State and Punjab States, of the 75 normal seats, Punjab students were allotted 55 Seats, 20 being reserved for students from the other areas. About 300 applications were received from the Punjab every year.

In 1935 the College celebrated the completion of its 75 years of existence in November, despite the refusal of the government to grant RS. 6000 for the Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

There was a banquet, sports, dinners, concerts, illuminations. His Excellency the Governor of the former Punjab attended with his Ministers and Heads of Departments. The college was eulogized in speeches. Public commendation was forthcoming.

In his report for 1935-36, the Principal again complained of lack of funds.
Lt. Col. Harper- Nelson was unable to continue because of ill health. he went on leave preparatory to retirement in November 1935.
The College was again recognized for the MMBS degree by the General Medical Council of Great Britain in 1936 with retrospective effect. The DLO postgraduate course was started . The BDS degree was also instituted by the Punjab University. Construction of a swimming tank was started, financed by the Students Fund. Capt. Illahi Buksh Joined as the Professor of Pharmacology and Therapeutics.

The Materia Medica Block was extended in 1937-38. Women students were awarded a number of scholarships from the Countess of Dufferin Fund, bringing the total scholarships to 64. An Embryology section was opened in the Anatomy department. Dr. Riyaz-e-Qadeer was the only staff member to pass the primary FRCS(Eng.) examination held in Bombay. A physical instructor and a chemist were appointed.

Research work, hitherto fore restricted along with other facilities, was being emphasized RS.7000 were allocated by the government for research on pneumonia in 1939. X-ray films were added to the Anatomy Department to aid teaching. An applied Therapeutics course was started for the Final Year students. Practical demonstrations in rural sanitation were arranged to impart pragmatic training and improve rural health services.

A visiting team from England held the teaching of Anatomy and Physiology to be equivalent to that in some of the best medical schools in United Kingdom.

The College was making a substantial contribution towards the Indian Army Medical Corps. A joint conference of the medical specialists of the north western army and central common was held in the college in January, 1944. The College rolls registered a gradual fall in numbers during this time.

Government purchased a plot worth Rs.400,000 and earmarked it for the expansion of the college, the principal pressing for a Biochemistry laboratory and a Photographic Department for Pathology. Revision of the teaching terms of the College started in order to economize the students time.

The establishment of a mobile research unit for epidemiological research was sanctioned with effect from the following financial year.

Lt. Col. Harper nelson was succeeded by Lt. Col. T.A. Hughes who remained Principal for only a year and died in 1936. He was succeeded by Lt. Col. P.B. Barucha who was Principal till 1939 when he was appointed Inspector General of Civil Hospitals, Punjab and was succeeded by Lt. Col. A.M. Dick as Principal. Lt. Col. Mirajker took the Chair of Surgery and It. Col. B.S. Nat became Professor of Operative Surgery. Lt. Col. Barucha had served the College with distinction as Professor of Anatomy and later as Professor of Surgery Lt. Col. Dick retired in 1941 and was succeeded by Lt. Col. V. R. Mirajker who retired as Principal in 1941.

At the time of partition out of 489 students in the College, 234 were Hindus and Sikhs, who migrated to Indian Universities in 1947 and 228 Muslims and Christian students joined King Edward Medical College, Lahore from Indian Institutions. The migrations to King Edward Medical College were as follows:-

I. Glancy Medical College Amritsar 165 including 50 students of LMS class
II. Women Christian Medical College, Ludhiana 7 LMS class students including one student of LSMF class.
III. Prince of Wales Medical College, Patna One
IV. King George Medical College Lucknow Six
V. Agra Medical College, Agra Twenty-six
VI. Grant Medical College, Bombay One
VII. Gwalior Medical College Gwalior One
VIII. Lady Hardinge Medical College, Delhi . Nineteen

Of the 606 students in the College, 593 were Muslims, 11 Indian Christians and 2 European and Anglo-Indians.

Dr. M.A.H. Siddiqui was the MS of Mayo Hospital, till his deputation to the Dow Medical College, when Professor Amir ud Din relieved him.

In the early days of independence, the college and hospital had to remain at battle stations to administer treatment to the near destitute masses of humanity pouring in to Pakistan. After the first year of extreme difficulty and organizational handicap, even the students were able to cope well with the situation.

In the wake of this unique historical achievement, there is the tragedy during the biggest exchange of population in the history of the world Wave after wave of human flood escaping from the communal riots which gripped the Indo-Pakistan subcontinent, ushered in with untold miseries and loss of life and property.

In the face of this unprecedented burden the new State of Pakistan mobilized all its resources and its meager medical manpower to cope with the tremendous volume of preventive and curative work in the sprawling refugee camps all along the border region of the country.

The immediate problems were food, shelter and clothing and long term planning for permanent settlement of the newly arrived citizen of the state. who took no less a part in the Pakistan movement then all the permanent residents of areas destined to fall within the boundaries of the new State of Pakistan.

King Edward Medical College was the only seat of medical learning in the entire country and that too was left badly mauled due to exodus of non-Muslim teaching staff who were in vast majority at the time of independence.

The new generation of Kemcolians took on the challenge under the prevailing spirit of showing our worth as architects of the new nation under the directive of the Quaid – e – Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah in the following words:

“GOD HAS GIVEN US A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW OUR WORTH AS ARCHITECTS OF A NEW STATE AND LET IT NOT BE SAID THAT WE DID NOT PROVE EQUAL TO THE TASK.”
It is since that day that these words under the Portrait of the Quaid-e- Azam have decorated our main library Hall.

There was a shortage of both senior and junior staff . Overwork and general dissatisfaction led to different sections of the educational system laying blame on each others doorstep. Teachers were overburdened with administrative duties. Thus officers from the armed forces, usually Lt. Colonels, were seconded to serve as administrators who were to be permanent secretaries of the Boards of Governors of various institutions. Lt. Col. Rafique Ahmed Khan was the first administrator of KEMC., appointed on the 3 March. 1959. His successor was Lt. Col. Nawab Khan.

The King Edward Medical College, Lahore remained for a long time the only institution of its kind in the Northern part of the subcontinent and during pre-independence period attracted students also from South East Asia, British Africa and even the West Indies. After independence it has served the needs not only of the country but also of the brotherly Muslim countries. The following countries have been sending their students for medical studies to the. College.’ Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Jordon, Bahrain, Malaysia, Iran , Kuwait, Syria, Palestine, Qatar, Egypt, South Yemen, Mauritius, Sri Lanka, UAE. Nepal, Lebanon, Gambia, Kenya, Libya, Sweden, Britain, Afghanistan and Canada.

The King Edward Medical College has been actively engaged in postgraduate studies also and after 1960 emphasis was placed on postgraduate diploma courses leading to postgraduate qualifications. These courses and training programmes have lead to the following Diplomas.
M.D., MS, D.M.RE., DTC.D., D.L.O., D.A.M.S., DA, D.C.P. D.M.RT, D.M.RD., D.G.O., F.C.P.S. PART-I.

In addition a six months preparatory course for primary FRCS was also instituted in 1961. The course lasted for 4 years and out of a total of 211 candidates 81 passed the primary FRCS of the Royal College of Surgeons , England.
The courses were initially organized by the Professors from the Royal College of Surgeons, England, namely Professor RJ Last and Professor David salome, later on, however, these courses were fully conducted by the local staff comprising Professor Afzal, Alamdar Hussain, Lase, RK. Madan, Riayaz-e-Qadeer and Hameed Sheikh, Initially all the examiners came from England but later Professor Riayaz-e-Qadeer and Hameed Sheikh were appointed by the Royal College of Surgeons, England as examiners which was a unique honour for the King Edward Medical College.

The postgraduate examination of the Royal College of surgeons were abandoned when the Pakistan College of Physicians and Surgeons came into being now this college offers MCPS and FCPS Diplomas in most subjects as postgraduate qualifications. The diploma courses have been taken over by the postgraduate Medical Institute which was established at the King Edward Medical College campus in 1914 and was first of its kind in the Punjab. It is temporarily housed in the experimental medicine and animal house of King Edward Medical College, Lahore.

Professor of King Edward Medical College, Lahore extend full participation in the postgraduate courses conducted by the postgraduate Medical Institute . King Edward Medical College Alumni being spread far and wide both within the country and abroad., bringing a good name to their country and almamater as teacher of repute, scholars and Practitioners of the art of medicine. the senior teacher staff of the college willingly imparted postgraduate education at no cast basis in addition to the heavy undergraduate teaching duties without any extra remuneration. This act of dedication is indeed very commendable.

During the year 1951, Professor Mahboob Rabbani was retired from service and was succeeded by Professor Abdul Hameed Khan.

The number of students on College Rolls rose to 153 in 1951-58. The construction work on the new Hostels for men and women students were completed .After October, 1958 Administrators were appointed in the various medical colleges, King Edward Medical College being no exception.

Professor Riayaz-e-Qadeer remained Principal of the College from June 1959 to June 1966. This was very eventful period during which as already mentioned a solid foundation was made for postgraduate studies and research. Various medical and surgical specialties were created.

It was largely due to the foresight of Professor Riayaz-e-Qadeer as Principal of the College that specialty Departments were created one after the other and their development was encouraged. it is this feature of King Edward Medical College, Lahore which even today distinguishes it from other teaching institutions. these specialties namely, Orthopedics, Cardiac surgery, urology and Chest surgery on the surgical side and Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases, Cardiology, Dermatology, Paediatrics and Neurology on the medical side were either existing or created during the tenure of Professor Riayaz-e-Qadeer as Principal, of the College. The dates of creation of these specialties Department and their brief history is mentioned in the subsequent pages in necessarily and chronological order with a view to highlight each individual department separately.

The College used to experience water shortage, in the summer months particularly leading to interruption of practical and laboratory work. The gardens also suffered due to lack of water supply. However a new tube well was installed in 1968-69 which helped to overcome the problem of water supply both for the laboratory needs and irrigation of gardens.
During this period a lending library was also established, which was a very welcome facility for the undergraduates, especially for those students who could not buy their own books. They could now borrow their text books from the lending library.
More medical journals and magazines were added to the already existing ones which further helped in the academic pursuits of the undergraduate and postgraduate students.

The existing Departments of Pediatrics and Dermatology were improved and two new specialties were added during this period. i.e. Neurology and experimental medicine.

This period saw a good many development schemes move ahead. These included additions and alterations of six lecture theatres, addition and alternation of back verandah of Pharmacology Department, improvement of electric supply to the Physiology Department, purchase of equipment for the research and experimental medicine departments, purchase of airconditioners for the basic departments. Installation of electron microscope the first of its kind in the country for the Anatomy Department through the Colombo plan and the construction of a new Boys Hostel thus enlarging the scope of accommodation for the increasing number of students.

The most important achievement was the purchase of land for a new Campus of the Medical College and a Training Hospital near the University Campus , Lahore.
Thus writes the Principals in this annual report, ” One hundred and five acres of land have been purchased at a total cost of RS. 15,00,000 for the construction of a new Medical College and a Teaching Hospital near the University Campus Lahore during 1969-70. Program PCI for the scheme has since been submitted to the Government for approval of scheme and provision of funds. The building of this college are very old and require lots of modifications, additions and alterations to meet the needs of the day”.

However the march of time and circumstances did not allow this project to prosper and the opening of new medical college put such a burden on the financial resources of the Government that this idea remained a mere dream.

Professor Sardar Ali Sheikh took over again from Professor N.A. Seyal in September 1971 and remained Principal until April 1973. Soon after he took over the second Indo Pakistan war broke out in December 1971 and once again the country was plunged into tragedy and disaster. The Eastern wing of Pakistan was separated as a result, and lots of causalities occurred even on the Western wing due to indiscriminate air attack. The Alumni of this College once again stood behind their brethren in war and gave valuable medical help and treatment both at Lahore and in the forward sectors.
During this period the second story, started earlier, for the Girls Hostel was completed. A new Boys Hostel was sanctioned by the Government , Books furniture and equipment was purchased for the basic departments and the Department of Experimental Medicine.

An auditorium was constructed to a accommodate large assemblies and conferences in 1972-73. Ironically, what seemed adequate at that time has proved too small within a few years. Due to the large intake of students this 250 seated auditorium does not seem large enough for the purpose it was intended to serve.
A mosque was built on the College premises for the benefit of the students. The money for the mosque was mainly provided by the Government, but the Auqaf Department and the students themselves also contributed through their union funds, a noble gesture indeed. 

Professor M. Akhtar Khan remained Principal from 1973 to April, 1979, During this period more specialties departments came into being or became part of the Medical College with full fledged professorial chairs. In fact, with regard to expansion of the existing units and establishment of new units the period of Professor M. Akhtar Khan was a period of remarkable growth in the history of the College. After Professor Riaz-e-Qader the name of Professor M. Akhtar Khan stands out distinctly as architect of the academic units of the college. Medical Units increased from three to five, surgical units increased from three to four. Ophthalmology and ENT units both had an additional professorial chair created during this period..

Neurology Unit was accommodated independently in Madden Gopal Wing of the Mayo Hospital, and came into being as a separate unit. In the Department of Pediatrics a chair of preventive pediatric was created. New professorial chairs were created for departments of psychiatry, Radiology and Radiotherapy as hitherto these departments were not represented at the college but functioned at the hospital level only.
The Annual College Convocation had not been held for seven years since 1971 and it was in Professor M. Akhtar Khan’s tenure that college convocation was held on 23 of February 1978 in which President of Pakistan. Mr. Fazal Ellahi Chaudhry was the Chief Guest. As this convocation had been held after a long gap it was particularly rejoiced by the college faculty members as well as students. The college gazette published a special convocation number on the occasion.

A contact with KEMC Alumni of North America was established initial during the tenure of Professor Sardar Ali Sheikh but it was during the tenure of Professor M. Akhtar Khan Dr. Amanullah visited the college and laid the foundations of what was subsequently to constitute an important land mark in establishing fraternal bonds between the almamater and our Alumni from all over the world and particularly from North America.
In 1974 first workshop was held under the auspices of WHO in which facilitators from Iran took part and laid foundation for trained local manpower consisting of Professor M. Akhtar Khan as the leader., Professor K. Saadiq Hussain, Professor S.AR. Gardezi, Professor Taqayya Sultana Abdi and Professor Munawar Hayat. The trained and highly motivated teachers of K.E. Medical College, established a Medical Education Centre under the guidance of Professor M. Akhtar Khan with Professor LAX Tareen appointed as Secretary Medical Education Centre. This gradually grew larger and more medical teachers both from King Edward Medical College and other local colleges were associated with it as facilitators after having themselves attended the workshops. Among those were Professor LAX. Tareen Dr. Khalil Rana and Professor Nasib R. Awan, from our own Faculty, Professor RX. Madan and Professor Nabilha Hassan from Fatima Jinnah Medical College and Professor Ijaz Ahsan from Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore. Subsequently during the tenure of Professor K. Saadiq Hussain as Principal this grew up into Provincial Medical Education Centre and conducted workshops on Medical Education and Evaluation both at the King Edward Medical College and other medical colleges of the province including Nishtar Medical College, Multan and Quaid -e- Azam Medical College, Bahawalpur. The provincial Medical Centre is housed in a portion of Patiala Block.

Postgraduate Medical Institute was initiated in the experimental medicine block and animal house adjacent to the pathology Department of the College. The new Casualty Block which was subsequently built and has now been commissioned into use was initiated during the tenure of Professor M. Akhtar Khan . The Dermatology Department was built in the Out Patient Block of Mayo Hospital and as the old premises of Dermatology Department were vacated the Department of neurology was accommodated in the Madan Gopal wing of the Hospital where the Dermatology Department was previously housed.

A scheme for the construction of a well planned modern department of Neurology was prepared and sent to the Government in 1979

During this period on going schemes like repairs and renovation of the college buildings continued, a new hostel block was completed and in the Mayo Hospital, new Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Urology, Psychiatry, a new unit in lady Willingdon Hospital, for Obstetrics and Gynecology and extension of Neurosurgery unit at Lahore General Hospital, was completed. An intensive care unit was established in the Mayo Hospital, for patients of Ischaemic myocardial disease.

The Islamic Submit Conference took place in Lahore in 1974 and the staff of King Edward Medical College, gave round the Clock Medical Care to the visiting, heads of the States and the dignitaries and staff accompanying them at the airport and at their respective places of residence. In December 1976 King Edward Medical College hosted a National Teachers Convention in which teacher from all the Medical Colleges of Pakistan gathered for a 3 days Conference at which vital issues were taken up for discussion in order to improve medical education, revise curricula, modernize examination techniques, lay down objectives and make instruction methods more relevant to the objectives. Views expressed in the Conference by the Medical teachers from all over the country were compiled in the form of proceedings and recommendations of the Conference. These were approved by the Government and are in the process of implementation. Prof. M. Akhtar Khan was himself keenly interested in the subject of medical education and established a Medical Education Centre at the College.

Professor M. Akhtar Khan retired in 1979 and professor N.A. Seyal took over as Principal of the College for his second term of office and remained so from April 1979 to July 1981. Soon after taking over, Professor N.A. Seyal actively followed the threads of establishing contact with KEMC Alumni Association of North America. The idea materialized in March 1980 when the first KEMC Alumni International Symposium was held at King Edward Medical College. It goes to the credit of Professor N.A.Seyal that that first implementation of KEMC Alumni symposia materialized due to his keen interest in the project which had been initiated by Professor M. Akhtar Khan.

The second KEMC Alumni International Symposium took place in March 1981 and was even more fervently enjoyed by all the participants. As December was the time of the year when most of our Alumni in North America can find time to visit Pakistan, it was decided to hold the subsequent symposia in December each year. By now there was a general feeling that a prominence should be granted to this arrangement by forming a KEMC Alumni Association at an international level so that a strong link is constantly maintained to encourage cooperation and kinship amongst the graduates of the college. A draft constitution was prepared and is now in the process of finalization.
The college convocation was held on 30th of March, 1980 in which Professor N.A. Seyal outlined the progress of the college and its various departments. He made a mention of the medical education centre of which in addition to Professor M. Akhtar Khan. Professor K. Saadiq Hussain, Professor S.A. R Gardezi Professor Munawar Hayat, Dr. Khalil Rana and Dr. I. A. K Tareen were the members . The centre had already exposed more than 100 medical teachers from various medical colleges of Punjab to the latest educational methods.

Professor N. A. Seyal retired in July 198 I and Professor K Saadiq Hussain took over as Principal of the College. The spirit of KEMC Alumni symposia received a renewed fresh vigor with the person of Professor K. Saadiq Hussain who was as keen in the idea as his two predecessors. in fact the enthusiasm generated by Professor K. Saadiq Hussain was so great that the third such symposium was planned for December of the same year with a gap of nine months only instead of putting it off till the next December.

Professor N.A. Seyal had been the Chairman and Professor Munawar Hayat, Secretary of the organizing Committee for the first two KEMC Alumni International Symposia. As Professor N. A. Seyal retired in July 1981, it was decided by the College Council unanimously that with Professor Khawaja Saadiq Hussain as the new Chairman of Organizing Committee, Professor Munawar Hayat will continue as Secretary of the Organizing Committee and arrange for the 3rd Alumni International Symposium in December 1981.

The 3rd Alumni International Symposium was held in December 1981. On this occasion a shield of honour was presented by the KEMC Alumni Association of North America to Professor N. A. Seyal who had now retired and Professor Munawar Hayat for their pioneer work in putting the symposia on firm footing and making them a part of college traditions.

After the 3rd Alumni Symposium , Professor LAX. Tareen took over from Professor Munawar Hayat as Secretary, Organizing Committee while Professor Khawaja Saadiq Hussain, Principal of the College remained Chairman of the Organizing committee as before .Under their able guidance three subsequent KEMC Alumni International Symposia were held in December 1982, December 1984. Thus so far six KEMC Alumni Symposia have been held.

Prof. Kh. Saadiq Hussain
1981-1986

The College of Physicians and surgeons was indeed very lucky in having as energetic a person as Professor M. Akhtar Khan for its Vice President. He took pains to conduct the college examinations and devoted lot of his personal time to the furtherance of activities of the College of Physicians & Surgeons.

In the tenure of Professor Khawaja Saadiq Hussain as Principal, academic life of the College improved tremendously. Examinations were held on time and progressively antedated in order to eliminate the gap between the prescribed duration of MBBS course and the actual one. It goes to the credit of Professor Khawaja Saadiq Hussain that against heavy odds this gap is now almost closed up and the graduation period had now been successfully shortened from 7 years to just over 5 years. The finalization of admission of first year class is also now being done by using modern computer technology and the time has been shortened so that the aim of finalizing admission within a couple of weeks, after the Board examination result, is almost achieved.

It was to the lot of Professor Khwaja Saadiq Husain, the 23’d Principal of the College, that the Centenary Silver Jubilee year 1985 had fallen in his tenure. The centenary silver jubilee celebrations and convocation were inaugurated by the Governor of the Punjab, Lt.Gen (Rtd) Ghulam Jilani. A special medal “Centenary Silver Jubilee Celebration Medal” was awarded to the best graduate of the year.
Second day of celebration was reserved for discussion about transfer of technology and was graced by the Prime of Pakistan Mr.Muhammad Khan Junejo. On the last day of celebration the Chief Minister of the Punjab, Mian Nawaz Sharief was the chief guest.
Delegates from all over the world including USA,UK,Sweden, India, Japan and Korea, participated. The Alumni undertook to pay the training expanses of the Best Kemcolian every year. The representative from the University of Connecticut agreed and announced to train the graduates of the college through the residency programme of the university.

The period of Prof. Khwaja Saadiq Husain can be termed as the period of improvements of academics and physical developments. During his tenure he raised a team of dedicated workers consisting of Prof. Munawar Hayat, Prof. LAX Tareen, Prof. Nasib R. Awan, Prof. Bilquees Jamal Zafar, Prof. Zahida Sultana Mir, Prof. Muhammad Munir-ul-Haq and Prof. A .H Nagi to undertake the task of development in college. He also developed continuous contacts with KEMC Alumni Association of North America with the sole purpose to equip audio-visual system and Library of the college. Many buildings including Administrative Block, the Anatomy, the Pharmacology, the Pathology, the Forensic Medicine & Toxicology and the Auditorium were renovated. It would not be exaggerating that the face of college bore an entirely new look. Tennis Pavilion and Photographic Section were also added to the main campus and the existing accommodation in the hostels including renovation of Swimming Pool, Mosque and Canteen were done. The Department of Medical Education and Illustration was expanded and the College was declared by the Chancellor and Governor of the Punjab as the Provincial Training Centre for Training in Medical Education. Many courses were arranged and teachers from nearly all the Medical Colleges of the Punjab were trained.

During Prof. Khwaja Saadiq Husain tenure many dignitaries ,like Mr. Bishop, the Dean, Postgraduate Education, UK, Hussain Aglzary, Sidney Tru lover from Oxford, BoLindblad and Dr. Hanson, from Swedon, Mr. Muhammad Amin from China, Mr. F. Yamashita ,Mr. N. Tanska and Maruyama from Japan and Mr. Anthony Fairburn from UK Muhammad Khan Junejo, Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mr Sidney Trulover, Oxford., Mr. Bo Lindblad, Stockholm., Mr. Hanson, Stockholm., Mr. Muhammad Amin., China., Mr. F.Yamashita, Japan., Mr. Anthony Fairburn., USA., Prof. Girdwood, President Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh., Mr. Abdul Shakoor B. Mohammad, Mr. Abdullah Badawi, Malaysia., .Dr. Lennart Freij SAREC, Stockholm, Sweden and Trevor Silventone Department of Psychiatric Medicine, London visited the College. visited the college. One of the distinguished visitors Mr. John Elis formerly Dean, London Hospital, Medical College University of London in his centenary lecture delivered recently at the Punjab University paid high tributes to this College and its graduates.
Prof. A. C.P. Sims President Royal College of Psychiatry from UK visited the. Department of Psychiatry King Edward Medical College, Lahore thrice between the years 1985-88. The overseas doctors training scheme ( ODTS) was started and experience gained to the Psychiatry Department was recognised for MRCPsy. Exemption from PLEB was also granted.

Prof. A. C.P. Sims President Royal College of Psychiatry from UK visited the. Department of Psychiatry King Edward Medical College, Lahore thrice between the years 1985-88. The overseas doctors training scheme ( ODTS) was started and experience gained to the Psychiatry Department was recognised for MRCPsy. Exemption from PLEB was also granted.

Prof. Iftikhar Ahmed, Professor of Medicine, became the Principal of King Edward Medical College after the retirement of Prof. Khwaja Saadiq Husain and remained Principal from November 1986 to October, 1989. Prior to his posting as Principal, he held the post of Secretary to Government of the Punjab, Health Department He has the singular honour to be the Principal King Edward Medical College in Grade-22. Before retirement he was made Chairman, Chief Minister’s Inspection Team from where he retired. His main interests besides teaching were audio-visual, community oriented medical education and continuing medical education.

During his tenure physical development initiated by Professor Kh. Saadiq Husain continued. He introduced the concept of student patient relationship for patient’s welfare by establishing “Student Patients Welfare Society”. He also organized and improved the existing Blood Bank services for needy patients. Further groups of doctors from the teaching pool were motivated to visit the far flung areas of the Province to provide medical advice to teaming millions belonging to poor community.

Prof. Bashir Ahmed, Professor of Neurosurgeryserved two terms as Principal from October 1989 to may 1991 and from July 1991 to December1993 with a break in the month of june1991 when Prof. Shaukat Razakhan was appointed as Principal in the month of June, 1991 by the Supreme Court of Pakistan for the remaining period of his services.

During his tenure efforts were made by obtaining the funds to complete the ongoing schemes and to start a number of new Projects.

All the Professional Examinations were brought forward with the whole hearted support of the college academic council and members of the Board of Studies of the University of the Punjab A large number of books were added to the college library out or the generous grant given by the Prime Minister of Pakistan.

Around the clock telephone service was made available to the students in the hostels.

The old Pathology Department Building and adjacent Research and Postgraduate Training Centre were renovated and expensive equipment was added which included even a state of the art Electron Microscope.

Two new buses were obtained for the Educational visits for the Medical Students.

A reading room was established in the boys hostel and the main reading room adjacent to the college tuck shop was provided with new books, furniture and air-conditions.

A scheme for the renovation of historical Patiala Block was prepared which has recently been accomplished.

A century old demand of the students was met by providing them hard Tennis Courts in the college sports complex.

Although his period of service as Principal was very short but as head of the department of paediatrics, he developed various sub specialties. In collaboration with WHO and Sweden, the department was recognized as regional center for the management of diarrhea and RTI.

Prof. Shaukat Raza Khan
(June, 1991 to 30 June, 1991)

Prof. Ijaz Ahsan
January 1994 to February, 1995

Prof Naseer M .Akhtar, M.BBS.(Punjab) FR.CS (Eng) FCPS(Pak) has been associated with this institution ever since he Joined it as a student in 1954 after having done his F. Sc. from Government College, Lahore with an outstanding academic record in the school and premedical college education.

After completing his Medical Education as an alrounder in academics as well as sports field, he proceeded abroad to acquire postgraduate qualification of F.RCS and acquired it within the minimum period of time.

Prof. Naseer Mahmood Akhtar
8.5.1995 – 1997

For the first time a Directory of all the research work done & being conducted has been prepared. The other most important document i.e., “Updated history of KEMC” is in your hands. Annals of King Edward Medical College- a quarterly Journal is regularly published and is recognized by PMDC.
All this was possible to achieve because he believes in involving his faculty members in decision making and has been enjoying their full support. In the pages that follow a brief account of the individual departments of King Edward Medical College is given outlining the progress and the present stage of development of each individual department

Prof. Mumtaz Hasan (S.I)
(Principal Executive Officer
(1999- May 2005
Vice Chancellor
(January 2006 -2008 )

Establishment of such a University was a pressing need of the time by which the level of Medical Education will have a steep rise. Prof. Mumtaz Hasan (Sitara-i-Imtiaz) has keen interest in Medical Education and by his dynamic vision the standard of Medical Education improved and the developmental projects were also started and accomplished. In recognition of his services Sitara-i-Imtiaz has been conferred on him. Prof. Mumtaz Hasan (Sitara-i-Imtiaz) has an outstanding academic record in school, pre-medical and medical education. As a Principal King Edward Medical College & Allied Hospitals he has a long list of achievements and his enlighted vision will lead this new born University into an era of learning and motivation.

This period saw a good many development schemes moved ahead, there was up-gradation of emergency and outpatients block. Now the construction of surgical tower has been started, which is nine storey building and will be a kind of its own.

The construction of Nursing School has also started. It will be an outstanding Institute for the undergraduate and postgraduate students. Lecture theatres are being renovated and have been upgraded, fully air-conditioned. The construction of cold storage is in progress in the Department of Forensic Medicine, which will ease the preservation of dead bodies. New furniture and latest equipment is also provided to the basic departments. 

Being the Head of King Edward Medical College and now King Edward Medical University, Prof. Mumtaz Hasan (Sitara-i-Imtiaz) is also the Head of the Faculty of Medicine. The East Medical Ward where he is a Consultant Physician of Medicine is a Model Medical Unit.

As a person Prof. Mumtaz Hasan (Sitara-i-Imtiaz) is a good human being and he feels the pain and agony of the patients. His dealing with the patients is full of sympathy and love. He has made it possible to provide food without any cost to the Indoor patients of Mayo Hospital, who has an average strength of 1800 beds.

In the pages that will follow the history of King Edward Medical University, Prof. Mumtaz Hasan (Sitara-i-Imtiaz) will be further recognized as dedicated teacher, a capable administrator, and wise counsel.