Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences

Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences
Capital Administration and Development Division
PIMS (Main building)
Map
Geography
LocationIslamabad, Pakistan
Organisation
FundingGovernment hospital
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityShaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University
Services
Emergency departmentYes
HelipadYes
History
Opened1985
Links
Websitehttps://pims.gov.pk
ListsHospitals in Pakistan

Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Urdu: پاکستان دانش کدہ برائے طبّی سائنس, abbreviated as PIMS) is a research oriented health sciences institute located in Islamabad, Pakistan.[1]

It is one of the region's leading tertiary level hospitals which includes 22 medical and surgical specialist centers. It provides medical training through the Quaid-e-Azam Postgraduate Medical College which was established on 1 February 1989.[2]

Later on Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University was established through act of parliament in 2013. The first vice chancellor was professor Dr. Javed Akram who served till 2018.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference TNI was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences – Pilot testing in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region World Health Organization (WHO) website, Retrieved 3 July 2022