Frontier Medical College (Facilities)

College Buildings

The main college building is a four-storey purpose-built structure. It accommodates all essential departments needed in a medical college including lecture halls, laboratories, dissection hall, library, museum, computer laboratory, a 500-seat auditorium, seminar rooms, college staff and students room and offices. More space is available to accommodate future departments. In addition, there is another single storey building housing the Community Medicine Department.

Hospitals

The college has two teaching hospitals: one, its own teaching hospital on the college premises called Shahina Jamil Trust Hospital. It is a new 300 beds general hospital and it has all the essential teaching departments. It is fully staffed by highly qualified and experienced doctors, nurses and paramedical staff. It provides clinical training to the senior medical students, medical care facilities to all deserving patients free of cost.

The second hospital is the Govt. DHQ Teaching Hospital at Mansehra. It is a very busy general hospital of 360 beds. This hospital too has all the essential teaching departments. It has been acquired from the NWFP Govt. for teaching and training of our medical students. The college has constructed in collaboration with the Govt. of NWFP a new 136-beds block called "Frontier Medical College Block" in this hospital.

Hostels:

There are separate hostels for boys and girls in separate good and comfortable buildings. The hostels are staffed with wardens, cooks, bearers, chowkidars and cleaners. In the girls hostels, in addition to the above staff, housekeepers, washer women and special security guards are also provided. For the girls students not residing with parents, stay in the college hostel in mandatory.

Transport:

The college has its own transport system consisting of buses, coasters and vans.They are used to transport students to the college from hostels and also to the teaching hospital at Mansehra, Basic Health Units (BHU), Rural Health Centers (RHC), and to the rural areas to conduct medical camps.

Sports:

There are sports facilities at the college campus for Volleyball, Basketball, Badminton and Tennis. All hostels are provided with Table Tennis facilities and other indoor games. Facilities for indoor Badminton and Table Tennis are also provided in the College auditorium which is also used as gymnasium in winter months and during snow and rains. For games like Football, Hockey and Cricket facilities available in Abbottabad are utilized. Skiing facilities are also available during winter months at Kalabagh 45 minutes away in the mountains.

Banking Facilities:

A branch of National Bank of Pakistan is situated jus across the main entrance of the college. Post office is also situated near the bank.

Students Societies:

1. Debating Society
2. Dramatic and Cultural Society
3. Literary Society
4. Patient Welfare Society
5. Blood Donation Society
6. Environment Protection Society
7. Frontier Medical College Welfare Society
8. Sport Club
9. Students Health Care Society
10. Pharmacology Society

Medical Facilities for Students:

1. Health Care facilities available at the college teaching hospitals are available free to all students.
2. If a student falls ill with a minor ailment, he is provided treatment in the OPD. If it is a serious illness or requires hospital admission, necessary treatment is arranged and the cost of the treatment which is nominal is to be paid by the student or by the Health Insurance Company if they are insured.
3. If any student or his/her parents desire Health Insurance cover, it is available through New Jubilee Insurance Company at a nominal premium.