Armed Forces Post Graduate Medical Institute

Armed Forces Post Graduate Medical Institute
Former name
Armed Forces Medical College (AFM College)
AcronymAFPGMI
TypeMilitary Postgraduate College
Established18 August 1953; 71 years ago (1953-08-18)
FounderWajid Ali Khan Burki
Parent institution
National University of Medical Sciences
AffiliationPakistan Army Medical Corps
Academic affiliation
College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan
Pakistan Medical and Dental Council
General Medical Council (UK)
Pakistan Nursing Council[1]
CommandantMaj Gen Zaheer Akhtar
Location, ,
33°34′51″N 73°02′48″E / 33.5808804°N 73.0467993°E / 33.5808804; 73.0467993

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.

  1. ^ "An overview of the Rehabilitation Medicine in Pakistan Armed Forces: The road covered so far and the journey ahead". Worldwide Military-Medicine.com website. Retrieved 21 March 2023.