King Edward Medical University


Professor Mahmood Shaukat MBBS, FRCS Chairman, Department of Paediatric Surgery Chief Warden, Boys Hostel mahshaukat@gmail.com

King Edward Medical College, now upgraded to the status of a Medical University can boast of providing a very suitable, comprehensive hostel accommodation for its students in close vicinity in the centre of the city. The first building was ready for use in 1901. The latest addition of a new hostel building at Hall road in 1981.

It can accommodate a total of 290 girl students in 136 rooms at Nabha Road, and a total of 270 lady doctors in the female internees hostel in Mayo Hospital, . All buildings have a mess and common room facility.

The boys hostel caters for the needs of students, internees , Postgraduate students and seniors residents. It also provides accommodation to the students of Physiotherapy as well as limited lodging facilities for working physiotherapists.

It has a total capacity to accommodates over 900 students & doctors in its 6 buildings with 7 messes, facilities of a tuck shop, washer man, Post office, squash courts, swimming pool, reading / common rooms etc., It has two mosques with a capacity of over 250 people.

The campus has accommodation for the Chief Warden, Assistant wardens and a separate accommodation for warden of the Hall road hostel.

The allied hospitals provide hostels for the nursing students at Mayo Hospital with a capacity of nearly 400. The lady willingdon hospital has its own nursing hostel for 82 resident nurses. It has a doctor’s hostel of 40 rooms and accommodates nearly 80 doctors. All hostels have a mess, a common room & sufficient wash rooms.

Development plans for up gradation of existing facilities & addition of New Buildings are in the pipeline.

The construction of the 1st Boys Hostel the Main Hostel started in 1901. Later the construction of this Hostel was suspended held over due to separation of Medical School from Medical College. The School Hostel was converted from Dormitories to cubicles in 1917 to make suitable residence for College Students. Main Hostel has 96 cubicles and 16 bieater~ for 128 Students. It is mainly reserved for foreign students. Brooms Hostel was completed in October 1927. It consists of 32 cubicles and 26 dormitories for accommodating 136 students. The New Hostel was rebuilt 1991.

C and D Blocks were ready for accommodation in early part of 1959. C-Block has 75 cubicles while D Block has 50 cubicles.

The construction of New Hostel started in 1971. After few interruptions work restarted and 1st half was completed in 1974. The Second half of the' New Hostel was completed in December 1978

The Hall Road Hostel was previously occupied by Fatima Jinnah Medical College and when it owns boarding house for F.J. was completed the Hall Road Hostel was taken only by K.E.M.C. The old block has accommodation for 113 boys, while the New Block - completed in 1980- 1981 provides accommodation to 383 students.

The 1st Wardens for Boys Hostel K.E.M.C was Dr. Yar Mohammad Who remained in office for 20 years. Other notable names among the Wardens of our hostel are Dr. Ramzan Ali Syed, Dr. Abdul Aziz, Dr. Zafarullah, Dr. Khalil Rana, Dr. M.A. Cheema, Prof.Shahbaz Munir Raja, Prof. Muhammad Akram, Prof. Abdul Qayyum and now Prof. Mahmood Shaukat

According to Mian Abdul Karim, from disciplinary point of view the most strict of them was Dr. Abdul Aziz Prof. of TBCD).

The present mosque was built in early sixties after demolishing the Broom Hostel latrines. Earlier only a single room was available for prayers.

The canteen and associated building was built in 1922-23. Laundry, General Store, Tailoring Shop, and- Squash Court started functioning in 1962. The famous Barber of our students, Rashid Ahmad Jallandry used to do his work on "out door basis" from 1952 to 1964 when he shifted to his new shop. The covered swimming pool was built in 1937. It was 1st of its kind in the city.

In August, 1983, King Edward Medical College, Lahore had completed its brilliant traditions of One hundred and twenty three years. In this long time there have been a lot of changes in buildings, teaching staff, and students. On the eve of this Annual Hostel dinner there was another pleasant change.

College academic Council and hostel administration have decided to change the names of some hostels. These Hostels have been named after some great teachers of this institution. These names shall keep on refreshing our memories of those great personalities to whom we owe a lot.

Previous new Hostel has been named as Elahi Bakhsh Hostel after the name of Lt. Col. Elahi Bakhsh, M.D., M.R.C.P., M.R.C.S., I.M.S. He joined K.E.M.C in 1936 as a Professor of Pharmacology & Therapeutics. He was the first Pakistani Principal of the College as he took the charge on the eve pf 14th August 1947

He retired from service in September, 1959. During the 2nd world war while he was a prisoner in Japan, He wrote a draft of his monumental work on Medicine which was published just before his death. He died in April 1960, in Islamabad while working as a member of Medical Reforms commission. In recognition to his great services he was awarded "Sitara-I-Quaid-i-Azam" in 1959.

Previous Broom’s hostel will continue to be called after the name of Lt. Col. H.H. Broome, C.I.E., F.R.C.S., I.M.S. He joined this institution in 1908 as a Professor of Anatomy. After-wards he worked as Professor of operative Surgey. He remained Principal of K.E.Medical College from 1923 to 1930. 'All these years he worked zealously and built up the reputation as a good teacher, excellent Surgeon and sound Administrator.

(C.Block) Previous C-Block will be called as Sardar Ali Sheikh Hostel after the name of Prof. Sardar Ali Sheikh. He joined the College on

19.4.1947 as a Demonstrator in the Department of Anatomy. He then worked as a clinical assistant and later on as Professor of Surgery. He completed his research work in 1950 on the topic of "Surgery of the Hyperplastic illeocaecal tuberculosis” He remained Principal of this College from 15.9.1971 to 6.4.1973.

(New Hall Road), New Hall Road Hostel has been named as Siddiquie Hostel after the name of Prof. M.A.H. Siddiquie He was the Prof. of Anatomy who organized the Anatomy Department and its museum. He was then appointed as Prof. of operative Surgery in July, 1948. He worked as Medical Superintendent of Mayo Hospital in addition to his duties as Professor of operative Surgery till August, 1953. When he was deputed to Dow Medical College, Karachi.

(D. Block), Previous D. Block has been renamed as Pirzada Hostel after the name of Prof. M.A. Pirzada .. He took the charge as Prof. of Clinical Medicine in August, 1947. He was transferred from Glancy Medical College Amritsar after the independence. He retired in 1958. Later on he worked as an Honorary Prof. of Clinical Medicine. He was awarded Tamgha-i-Pakistan in 1958 for his excellent services in 1958.

(Old Hall Road), Previous old Hall Road Hostel is now Shafi Hostel after the name of Prof. Muhammad Shafi, a great Ophthalmologist. He was transferred from Nishter Medical College, Multan to K.E. Medical College, Lahore after Prof. M.H. Alvi a. This hostel has been declared dangerous. In its place a new hostel will be constructed for 150 students. This block, when completed will have a Gymnasium, Mess, a Hall, Roof top Cafeteria, Fruit shop and general store.