摘要：A T the time Pakistan was founded only the King Edward Medical College in Lahore was within its geographical area. In a country having a large population where many doctors are needed this posed a formidable problem. In an attempt to meet it completely new medical colleges were established, other medical schools were upgraded and rebuilt, and some relocated. At present there are nine colleges in the country. The Nishtar Medical College in Multan, Khyber Medical College in Peshawar, and Fatima Jinnah Medical College for Women in Lahore are entirely new. King Edward Medical College in Lahore, Liaqat Medical College in Hyderabad, and Dow Medical College in Karachi complete those in West Pakistan. Dacca Medical College in Dacca, Chittagong Medical College in Chittagong, and Rajshahi Medical College in Rajshahi are those of East Pakistan. In most of these colleges active programs of reorganization and building are going on at present. This constitutes a magnificent effort toward providing doctors and medical care for an estimated population of nearly eighty-four million people, but one which imposes a tremendous financial burden on the country.
