Former name | Armed Forces Medical College (AFM College) |
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Acronym | AFPGMI |
Type | Military Postgraduate College |
Established | 18 August 1953 |
Founder | Wajid Ali Khan Burki |
Parent institution | National University of Medical Sciences |
Affiliation | Pakistan Army Medical Corps |
Academic affiliation | College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan Pakistan Medical and Dental Council General Medical Council (UK) Pakistan Nursing Council[1] |
Commandant | Maj Gen Zaheer Akhtar |
Location | , , 33°34′51″N 73°02′48″E / 33.5808804°N 73.0467993°E |
The Armed Forces Post Graduate Medical Institute, commonly referred to as AFPGMI, is a Postgraduate Medical Institute operated by the Pakistan Armed Forces. Its primary function is to provide graduate level medical education to physicians, surgeons, hospital administrators and nurses of Pakistan Armed Forces. It is headed by a Major General from the Medical Corps of the Pakistan Army.