Makran Medical College

Mekran Medical College Turbat
MMC Turbat
Mekran Medical College Turbat; MMC Turbat;
Geography
Location	Turbat, Turbat(kech), Balochistan, Pakistan
Organisation
Care system	Federal Ministry of Health; Balochistan Department of Health
Type	Teaching
Affiliated university	Bolan University of medical and health sciences Quetta
Services
Standards	ISO 9001:2000; WHO
Links
Lists	Hospitals in Pakistan

Mekran Medical College
مکران طبی کالج
Type	Public Government institute
Established	2017
Founder	Dr Naimatullah Gichki
Principal	Dr. Afzal Khaliq Baloch
Academic staff	Anatomy, Bio-chemistry, physiology, pathology, pharmacology,Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, community medicines
Students	50 Students per year
Undergraduates	Around 300
Location	Turbat-92600, Balochistan, Pakistan; 34°12′17″N 73°14′00″E / 34.2046°N 73.2332°E
Campus	200 acres (81 ha)
Affiliations	Bolan university of medical and health sciences Quetta; Pakistan Medical and Dental Council; College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan; Pakistan Nursing Council; Higher Education Commission (Pakistan)

Mekran Medical College (MMC) (Urdu: مکران طبی کالج, Balochi: مکران طبی کالج) is a public medical institute located in Turbat, Balochistan, Pakistan.^[1]

Mekran Medical College (MMC) Turbat is a public sector medical college located in Turbat, a major city in the Makran region of Balochistan, Pakistan. The college is dedicated to providing medical education and training to students from Balochistan and other parts of the country.

It is one of several medical colleges affiliated to the Bolan University of Medical and Health Sciences Quetta^[2] and was recently recognized by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council.^[3] MMC is home to 500 students in the MBBS program, with clinical rotations occurring at Teaching Hospital located a District Headquarters Hospital, Turbat city, Balochistan.

History

In 2010, both the federal government and provincial government decided that more medical colleges were needed in the province to improve medical education, research and healthcare in Balochistan. Dr. Abdul Malik Baloch, former Chief Minister of Balochistan, led the way to construction of 3 medical colleges outside of the Quetta region in Turbat, Khuzdar and Loralai.