CONTENTS

 Islamabad ---- The Capital City

 Welcome to Fazaia Medical College (FMC)

 Mission Statement, Aim, Objectives

 Academic Block — FMC

 Facilities at FMC

 Academics

 Policies

 Student Mentorship Program

 Discipline and Code of Conduct

 Extracurricular and Co-curricular Activities

 Research Activities

 FMC Activities – Photo Gallery

WELCOME TO THE CAPITAL CITY – ISLAMABAD

Islamabad is the capital city of Pakistan and is

federally administered. Islamabad is the ninth largest city
of Pakistan which was built as a planned city in 1960.
Islamabad is known for its high standard of living, safety
and lush green terrain. Islamabad is divided into various
zones including administrative, diplomatic enclave,
residential areas, educational sectors, industrial sectors,
commercial areas, and rural and green areas. The city
has a number of parks and forests, including Margalla
Hills, National Park and Shakarparian. Islamabad has
several landmarks, with the most notable one being
the Faisal Mosque, Pakistan National
Monument and Democracy Square.

WELCOME TO FAZAIA MEDICAL COLLEGE

Fazaia Medical College was formally established

on 16, March 2015 and inaugurated in December, 2015
with the start of first academic year of the college. The
college is located in the premises of Air University in
secure and scenic environment of PAF Complex E-9 and
Margalla foothills. The college is built on atrium concept
of architecture to ensure conducive and congenial
environment for education. The college has highly
qualified and well experienced faculty.
The college is equipped with state of the art
laboratories, departmental museums, spacious and well
equipped lecture halls & tutorial rooms, updated library,
digital library, auditorium, campus-wide Wi-Fi facility and
standby power source.
MISSION STATEMENT

Our mission is to serve the healthcare needs of the

community in general and of PAF personnel in particular
by producing healthcare practitioners of the highest
international standards giving due consideration to our
cultural and ethical norms with a penchant for research

AIM

The Aim of the college is to produce medical

graduates of international standards by providing quality
medical education and ensure provision of state of the
art healthcare facilities to the social strata of Pakistan.

OBJECTIVES

 To contribute to the national and PAF pool of

healthcare professionals by providing quality
medical education to the aspiring students.
 To create an opportunity for medical students for
their intellectual, spiritual, emotional, cultural &
physical development, in order to get groomed
as holistic medical professionals.
 To provide equal opportunities to expatriates to
avail best possible medical education in the safe
and conducive environment of the PAF.
 To enhance standards of medical care with
comprehensive use of facilities available in the
PAF teaching hospital, for the benefit of both, the
PAF personnel as well as the civilian community.
ACADEMIC BLOCK — FMC

FMC academic block is situated in the Air University

campus. It is a purpose built multi-story building with
an atrium architectural design.
 All Offices, tutorial rooms, Labs, Museums and
Lecture Halls have heating and cooling facility.
 Lecture Halls are provided with proper audiovisual
facility including multimedia and internet access.
 FMC Academic Block has campus-wide Wi-Fi and
internet facility.

The floor wise distribution of infrastructure is as follows:

GROUND FLOOR
1- Principal’s Office
2- Vice Principal’s Office
3- Office of Director Training and Coordinator
4- Admin Offices
5- Conference Room
6- FMC Counseling Cell
7- Clinical Faculty Room
8- Department of Physiology
9- Lecture Hall -1
10- Tutorial Room-1
11- Tutorial Room-2

BASEMENT
1- SGD Rooms – 05
2- Examination Hall
3- Girls Common Room
4- Faculty Room
FIRST FLOOR
1- Department of Anatomy
2- Department of Biochemistry
3- Lecture Hall-2
4- Tutorial Room-3

SECOND FLOOR
1- Department of Pathology
2- Department of Community Medicine
3- Lecture Hall -3
4- Tutorial Room-4
5- Tutorial Room-5

THIRD FLOOR
1- Department of Pharmacology
2- Department of Forensic Medicine
3- Lecture Hall-4
4- Lecture Hall-5
5- Tutorial Room-6

FOURTH FLOOR
1- Department Of Medical Education
2- Conference Room
3- Facilitators Room
4- Clinical Skill Lab-1 & 2
5- CSL Exam Hall-I & 2
6- Assessment & Examination Cell
7- Orthopedic & Fracture POP Training Unit
8- Scrub Room & PPE Room
9- Store Room for CSL equipment
FACILITIES AT FAZAIA MEDICAL COLLEGE
patient’s and self-safety.
Labs & Museums
The students avail this
facility for their Clinical
FMC departments are
training. The
equipped with well-
facility help to gain the
furnished Labs having
required clinical/
modern electro-medical
procedural skills that
equipment in accordance
improve the performance
with the PMDC/ PMC
of the students before they
requirement for practical
are exposed to real life
training of MBBS students.
scenarios in hospital clinical
The departments also have
departments.
state of the art museums
In CSL environment, the
having models, specimens,
students have a chance for
charts and other study
practicing on manikins for
material for hands-on
their Medical, Surgical,
learning of the students.
Obstetrics, Cardiac,
Paediatrics,
Clinical Skill and Simulation
Ophthalmology and ENT
Lab
subjects. The facilitators
The Clinical Skill Laboratory help the students to learn
(CSL) of Fazaia Medical the required set of skills and
College, Air University brief them about the
serves to develop and procedure with clinical
enhance the skills of MBBS case scenarios. These
students that relate to their activities are followed by
clinical training. It also regular assessments of
imparts the concepts of students.
Library is closed on Sunday and on
public holidays.
FMC Library shares the
central Air University Library
Auditorium
and has updated books
with the latest editions of Being constituent college
text and reference books in of Air University, FMC utilizes
basic and clinical sciences. the infrastructure facilities
The library subscribes to of Air University. The AU
national and international auditorium is purpose built
journals in all the disciplines and spacious enough to
of medical sciences; accommodate an
moreover, CDs of selected audience of 500 people. It
books are available in the has all facilities of a modern
library. Additionally, the auditorium like heating,
library has sections on cooling, ventilating and
general books like Urdu, audiovisual including
English, Islamic literatures, multimedia projection.
and History. AU Auditorium is utilized to
FMC library is equipped hold all types of academic
with computers, high-speed and co-curricular activities
internet and Wi-Fi. It has like seminars, workshops,
workstations and discussion conferences and lectures
rooms for the students and by guest speakers.
faculty members.
Cafeteria
LIBRARY TIMINGS: -
8:30am to 9:00 pm FMC students share the Air
Break time 1 pm to 2:30 pm University Cafeteria for
for Friday Prayer. The library routine snacks and meals
during their break time. The Officer. MI Room provides
AU Cafeteria offers a medical consultation to
variety of food items for students, faculty and staff
students and faculty at a members. Students can
reasonable price. There is a utilize this facility at any
separate hall for faculty. time during college hours.

Health & Fitness

Campus Mosque
A health and fitness
gymnasium is located The mosque located within
above the cafeteria which the campus, is capacious
contains the modern enough to accommodate
weight lifting equipment large number of people to
and treadmills under offer Friday prayer. The
supervision of the AU Sports main hall has the heating
department. There are and cooling facility. There is
separate timings for males a separate place for
and females. Students and ablution (Wudu) and
faculty can avail the washrooms are also
membership at a available.
reasonable fee.
Counseling Cell
MI ROOM
Counseling Services are
A Medical Inspection (MI) available under the
Room is present in university supervision of a qualified
campus at the back of the Clinical Psychologist with
B-Block under the the aim to provide helpful
supervision of a Medical and effective counseling to
the students, faculty and Girls Hostel (On-campus)
staff, to cope adjustment
issues, academic stress and FMC girl’s hostel is a
family issues. Counseling purpose built multi-story
services have proved building located in the safe
helpful to the FMC students environment of Air
in various domains like University Campus. It has a
Academic or capacity to accommodate
Psychological/ Emotional 170 students. Each room is
struggles and Behavioral/ shared by two students.
Conduct Issues. Students Students also have a well-
are referred to the furnished study area on
Psychiatrist as and when each floor. The students are
required. FMC provided with facilities like
administration takes the dinning, TV room, and a
mental health as a serious space for indoor sports.
issue. Back-up generator facility is
available for power
Daycare Center outage. Students have to
follow the rules and
A Daycare Centre has regulations of the college
been established by Air authorities.
University to facilitate its The detailed SOPs are
employees. FMC shares the available with Female
same facility with its Hostel Warden.
employees and students
whoever wants to avail it
on first come first serve
basis.
Hostel (Girls & Boys)

Separate hostel facilities for

girls and boys are also
available outside the Air
University Campus. Details
of these facilities have
been attached at end of
this handbook and also
available with Admission
office as well as Student
Affair Department.

Transport Facility

Transport facility is provided

to FMC students from FMC
campus to PAF hospital.
ACADEMICS
In the first 3 years the
MBBS Program
Clinical cases are used as
The MBBS Degree Program triggers for learning while
consists of five years of year 1 and 2 deals with the
professional training of FMC normal structure, function
students at FMC campus and biochemical aspects
and its teaching hospitals of human body which are
(PAF-Hospital Unit I & II) as taught with relevance to
per curriculum and the clinical context, the
guidelines provided by subjects of Pathology,
PMDC and HEC. Pharmacology, and
Community Medicine are
Integrated Modular also integrated. Islamiat
Curriculum and Pakistan studies are
also included in the
With regards to Curriculum, curriculum. Year 3 deals
FMC follows Integrated with abnormal structure
Modular System based and function,
Curriculum approach, with pharmacological aspects
deep routed community of therapeutics and
work awareness and medico legal aspects
activities having strong which are delivered in
attributes of patient clinical context. Students
centered teaching and also get clinical exposure
training blends. The through clinical rotations
curriculum spans over five during this time. Year 4 and
calendar years. 5 comprise of clinical
rotations. Research,
behavioral sciences being member of
including ethics, organizing committee, as
communication skill, speakers of their research
Professionalism and topics, as well as
evidence based medicine performing he duties of
are addressed in an reception and on stage
integrated manner comparing and
throughout the curriculum announcements. The
as longitudinal theme. participation in academics
Learning strategies include and co-curricular activities
small group discussions, grooms the FMC students
problem – based learning, to manage real life
case based learning, situations both at the
practical classes in hospital and academic
teaching labs and clinical institution, inculcating
procedures in Clinical Skills Teamwork, Clinical and
lab along with large group Academic Leadership
interactive sessions. Self- qualities, Organizing and
directed learning and implementing capabilities.
directed self-learning are All the above provide them
also part of teaching with authenticity and self-
methodologies. During the confidence to deal with
5 year MBBS course the changing health care land
students from 1st year till scape. The students are
final year students actively encouraged to reflect on
participate in symposium, their experience for self-
seminars, workshops and assessment and lifelong
conferences. The students, learning.
participation comprises of
Evaluation & Assessment weightage in both
component of the exam.
Evaluation and Assessment The pass percentage in
at FMC are based on the each academic activity is
guidelines of PMDC. Both 50% of the total marks.
formative and summative
assessments are used to House Job/ Internship
assess the performance of Training
the students. Students are
assessed during each After successful completion
session and constructive of five years training at
feedback is given for FMC, the students will be
reflection and clarification provisionally registered with
of the concepts. PMDC. After issuance of
Summative exam is provisional registration
conducted at the end of certificate from PMDC
each module. Skills are students will be entitled to
assessed in integrated get one year paid house
practical examination job in teaching hospitals of
carried out at the end of Fazaia Medical College i.e.
each block. As per PMDC PAF Hospital Unit-I & II.
guidelines the performance A house job or internship is
of the students during the comprised of full time
academic session counts training in medicine & allied
towards continuous and surgery & allied
academic assessment in disciplines; for six months
written & practical each.
components of Professional
examination. It carries 30%
TEACHING HOSPITAL(S) Both the units have proper
PAF Hospital (Unit-I & II) infrastructure and other
facilities for clinical training
Pakistan Air Force (PAF) of the undergraduate
Hospital Islamabad is the students.
teaching hospital attached PAF Hospital provides
with FMC. It is a 600 health care facilities to ex-
bedded tertiary servicemen, their
care/referral hospital. It dependents and civilians.
fulfills the criteria of PMDC The hospital is the prime
for a teaching hospital and health care facility of PAF.
has all major specialties: The hospital is staffed by
Medicine, Surgery, highly qualified and
Pediatrics, Gynae/Obs, ENT experienced medical
and Eye. personnel and has the
It is financed and latest equipment for
managed by the Pakistan diagnostic facilities along
Air Force. PAF hospital has with modern operation
two units; Unit I and II, theaters, and intensive
having 300 beds each. care units (ICUs).
POLICIES
FINANCIAL POLICY Fee to the students of MBBS
program is available with
Fee Structure Student Affair Department.

The detailed Fee Structure

Academic Awards
is available on FMC
FMC acknowledges
website.
outstanding academic
Link:
performance of its students
https://fazaiamedical.edu.
through Graduation with
pk/admissions-fee-
honors especially for those
structure/
who demonstrate
academic excellence,
Financial Support
outstanding conduct and
participation in co-
FMC-AU will provide merit
curricular and research
and need based
activities.
scholarships and discount
in fee to MBBS students
Attendance
based on predefined
criteria through Financial
 Attendance of the
Assistance Awards
students is required to be
Committee of FMC. The
100% in all theory,
amount of scholarship and
practical and bedside
discount in fee each year
clinical classes.
will be awarded to the
 As per requirements of
students in line with
PMDC a minimum
PMDC/PMC policy in
attendance of 75% is
vogue. The detailed Policy
MANDATORY in each
for Scholarship / Discount in
 subject in order to qualify 75% attendance to take
for appearing in professional MBBS exam.
university annual exam.
 The margin of 25% of Fine Policy
absence in academic
activities is intended to Rs. 500 is charged on being
cover absence on absent without any
account of sickness or information on each
any emergency if academic activity (Lecture,
considered justifiable by Tutorial, CBL, PBL, Practical
the Principal FMC. & ward activity).

 To ensure 75% of Electives for Medical

minimum attendance, Students
the attendance is given
weightage (Marks) both Electives are short-term
in practical and theory placements where medical
which count towards students can learn by
internal assessment. assisting in real healthcare
situations. Students have
Leave Policy option to complete their
electives locally within
The students must apply for Pakistan or abroad. The
leave in writing and reasons electives foster the
for his/her request should academic development of
be clearly mentioned. In all medical students and can
cases, leaves availed will be organized by the
be at student’s own risk students themselves often
and it does not absolve the during third to final years of
minimum requirement of MBBS degree.
A placement in a particular Student’s Grievance Policy
specialist setting may allow
students insight into a FMC seeks to maintain
potential career path, or effective and supportive
allow students to relationships amongst
participate in research or students and faculty/staff
implementation of new members within the
treatments or practices. college. However, when a
Electives can be planned student believes he or she
during summer vacations in has been treated unjustly
a way that these should not by faculty/staff members of
be in conflict with the the College or any
ongoing academic session. employee of the University
The detailed Policy for in a way that violates
electives is available with his/her personal rights
Student Affair Department. against the college
policies, the student may
Migration of Students file the grievance with the
College for appropriate
The migration of students in resolution. For this detailed
FMC-AU will be governed Student’s Grievance Policy
by the policy laid by FMC- is available with Student
AU in line with PMDC Affair Department.
guidelines.
Link:
https://fazaiamedical.edu.
pk/admissions-migration/
STUDENT MENTORSHIP PROGRAM

Medicine is an extremely FMC has therefore,

challenging field and introduced a “Mentorship
medical students have to Program” which would
struggle to keep a balance address these needs and
in the social, emotional, would help students to look
intellectual and practical after their own health and
domain. develop a balanced
It has been observed that personality. This would be a
students enter into medical three tier mentorship
college with values of program comprising of:
idealism, enthusiasm,  Junior students
empathy and humanity; (Mentees)
essential traits needed to
 Senior students (Peer
be a “good doctor”.
Mentors)
Research, however, reveals
a gradual decline in these  Demonstrators /
traits as students enter into Lecturers (Mentors)
senior classes and remain
 Supervised by
low when they graduate.
dedicated Professors /
Traditional medical
HoDs.
curriculum fails to address
these needs and cannot
be taught in classrooms.
DISCIPLINE & CODE OF CONDUCT
FMC students are required  Boys must wear black or
to obey the rules and brown shoes and dress
regulations of the college. shirts with necktie and full
The college expects high or half sleeves tucked
standards of integrity and inside trousers during
honesty from its students summers.
during their stay at the  A blazer and/or pullover
institution. The detailed with V shaped neck only
Code of Conduct and of sober colors should be
SOPs are available at worn during winters.
Student Affairs Department.  All students must wear
Dress Code White Overall with FMC
FMC students are expected insignia.
to dress in a modest and CLASS ROOM/ WARD
decent manner falling in Discipline
line with the academic &
Students must switch off
cultural norms.
their cell phones before
 Students are not allowed they enter the lecture
to wear joggers, slippers, room, laboratory, library
jeans, T-shirts, jackets, and wards. Punctuality
tights and shorts. Outfits regarding class/ ward
which are unduly timings and maintenance
revealing are prohibited. of proper discipline in the
 Girls are to wear full classrooms,
length trouser/ shalwar demonstrations, tutorials
and knee length kameez and clinical wards is
with dupatta. mandatory.
Politics & Religion centers. Students must
Political activities of all read it carefully and abide
types are prohibited in the by the rules and
college and hostel regulations.
premises. Involvement of
students in any sort of Removal from the Institution
political, sectarian, ethnic Rules
and other such activities in
 Unethical behavior and
campus, hospital and
using of unfair means
hostels is viewed with zero
during examinations
tolerance by the college
 Stealing, and willful
administration.
destruction of college
Use of Unfair Means in
equipment, furniture or
College & University
property
Examinations
 Physical violence against
students/ faculty
Any student involved in
members/ staff
using unfair means /
 Use of intoxicating drugs
impersonation will be liable
 Possession and use of
for disciplinary action as
arms/ammunition in the
per AU policy. Students are
institution / hostel
not allowed to take any
premises.
written material (notes,
 Nonpayment of fees /
books etc.) and electronic
dues
gadgets (mobile phones,
smart watches, etc) with  Prolonged absence from
them in the exam hall. The the academic activities
exam policy of Air University without permission.
is displayed at exam
EXTRACURRICULAR & CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
FMC students are interaction with faculty
encouraged to take part in members and have a visit
all types of extracurricular of the academic block to
and co-curricular activities observe various activities
to express and groom their being held in different
talent. departments. Bookstalls are
also arranged for the
Orientation Day students which display all
the text and reference
Every year newly inducted books and practical
students of first year MBBS manuals of various
class along with their disciplines.
parents are formally
welcomed by the Air Sports Week
University administration
and faculty of Fazaia FMC observes a full week of
Medical College. The first sports activities every year
day of students at FMC is in collaboration with the
observed as orientation Sports Department of Air
day and Principal FMC University. The event dates
gives brief description of are reflected in the yearly
MBBS Program and guides activity calendar of AU.
them how they can make FMC students compete
most of their stay at FMC with other departments of
an enjoyable learning Air University in a number of
process. games like cricket,
After formal welcome, the badminton, table tennis,
students and parents have athletics etc. and have
won a number of titles in  Polio Eradication
different games. Campaign 2023

 Visit for Hospital Waste

Co-Curricular Activities
Management in PAF
Hospital 2023
FMC students and faculty
actively participate in co-  Visit to Simly Water
curricular activities. FMC Filtration Plant 2023
has celebrated a number
 Annual Research Day
of events during preceding
2023
years with full participation
Some of the workshops for
of students, faculty and
students conducted last
staff. A number of
year are:
workshops were arranged
 Overview of Curriculum
by Medical Education
 How to give Feedback
Department for students
and faculty.  Learning Styles
International Days  Problem Based Learning
Commemoration & Field  Study skills
visits are organized by  Medical Ethics
Department of Community
 Role of Reflection in
Medicine. medical education
Some of the activities
 Medical Professionalism
conducted last year are:
 Emotional Intelligence
 Breast feeding Awareness  Revision of Hippocratic
Campaign 2023 Oath
 Breast Cancer Awareness  Mental Health Society:
Day - 2023 Stress management.
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Research and community collection, data analysis
oriented Medical and finally interpretation
Education are two main and presentation of results
components of the mission in the form of a report
of FMC. Research is an writing during fourth year of
integral part of curriculum MBBS.
at Fazaia Medical College.
It is introduced right from Annual Research Day
the first year in the form of
basic concept of research An annual research day is
epidemiology and held at FMC in which the
biostatistics under the students of 4th Year MBBS
guidance of the class present their research
Department of Community work in small groups under
Medicine. It is comprised of the supervision of faculty of
designing a study including Community Medicine
preparation of Department.
questionnaire, data
FAZAIA MEDICAL COLLEGE ACTIVITIES – PHOTO GALLERY