About Kabul Medical University

General:
Company Name: Kabul Medical University
Address: Jamal Mena
Telephone number: 0093 (0) 202500327
Email Address: info@kmu.edu.af
Website: www.kmu.edu.af
The Institute was founded in the year 1932 AD.

The first group of students got admission in 1932 and the first group of students graduated in 1938
 

Term of study course:
1. Curative Medicine faculty 7 years
2. Faculty of Stomatology (Dentistry) 6 years

3. Public Health, Nursing, and Allied Health Science faculties each 4 years.
 

Type of graduation document for Curative Medicine faculty is MD and for other four faculties is BCS.

 
Kabul Medical University as the first institution of higher education in this country from the very beginning of its establishment till now has been trying to offer an efficient and effective service to the citizens. In spite of   the ups and downs of the time it promoted to a university .This university now as per the strategic plan of the Ministry of Higher Education has started the self accreditation process to meet the global standards. The accreditation process will answer the following questions:
• How to pave the ground  to meet the  international standards?
• How to teach its goal, which is the training of good students and qualified doctor of tomorrow?

Brief history of Kabul Medical University

As the first institution of higher education in the country, it was established in 1932 as a faculty within the structure of Kabul University.
In 1980, it was upgraded to Abu Ali Ibn Sina State Medical Institute that consisted of three faculties of curative, pediatrics and Stomatology.
In 2004 with the completion of the required standards, it was promoted to Kabul Medical University.

In 2006 the Nursing Faculty was established under the Kabul Medical University.
In 2010 Faculty of Public Health replaced the former pediatric faculty.
In 2012 faculty of Allied Health Science in view of the urgent need within the university structure was founded. The faculty has two departments namely the medical technology department and anesthesia department.

History
Foundation of faculty of medicine and its affiliation with Turkish higher education system since 1932 till 1945:

At the beginning the faculty was located in Darlaman, later it was moved to Habibiya (current Aisha Durani High school). The main building of the medical faculty was built inside Kabul University currently used by Islamic studies faculty (Sharyat). Dr. Rafiqi Baig from the friendly country Turkey was appointed as the first Chairman of the scientific institute followed by hiring of professor Dr. Hassan Rashad as the president of the medical faculty. And finally Professor Dr. Zahedi Big was appointed for this position

 

 

Table of firts graduates of the medical faculty

Job Station	Study Field	Year of graduation	Year admitted at university	School	Father name	Name	S/N
Medicin Faculty	Ophtamalogist ENT	1938	1932	Esteklal	Mohammad Alam	M.Esmail Alam	1
Medicin Faculty	sychatrist	1938	1932	Habibia	M.Azam Khan	Abdurrahm Mahmoodi	2
Medicin Faculty	Physician	1938	1932	Habibia	M.Hussain	Faqeer Mohammad	3
Public Health Ministry	Physician	1938	1932	Esteklal	Abdul Ghafar Khan	Abdul Ghani Afzal	4
Medicin Faculty	ENT	1938	1932	Esteklal	Amir Mohammad	Nawrooz Ali	5
Public Health Ministry	Bactrialogy	1938	1932	Habibia	Abdul Ali Razaq Khan	M.Esmail Tahiri	6
Defence Ministry Hospital	Surgery	1938	1932	Habibia	Mir Mohammad Hassan Khan	Mir Ghulam Hussain	7
Public Health Ministry	Dermetalogist	1938	1932	Habibia	Abdul Majeed Khan	Abdurrahma Hakimi	8

 

 

Affiliation with France during the years 1946 to 1955

 

Under a memorandum of understanding, the charges of the faculty were handed over to France till 1955. Monsieur Bolanzhy was appointed as the first French   President of the Medical Faculty.

 

A short and concise report on collaboration of France with the faculty of medicine:

Graduation of two rounds of students;

Establishing of University Standing Operating Procedures

Guidance on the type of teaching and method of giving tests for the students

 

Leading the faculty by Afghans from 1955 till now:

 

After a period of leading the faculty affairs by Turkish and French professors, Afghans became capable of leading the faculty. Professor Dr. Faqeer Mohammad Shifa was appointed as the acting director of the faculty until 1956. Professor Dr. Mohammad Usman was appointed as the first dean of the medical faculty.

During Afghans leadership, a series of developments and changes in the faculty occurred and can be outlined as under:

 

Teaching bill was prepared
Blood Bank was created

Female medical faculty was established
Pharmacy faculty was formed under the management of medical faculty

More Teaching Staff and Professor hired to teach

Pashtnay medical journal was inaugurated
Publication of medical journal in Classical Dari was further strengthened
Well equipped library was founded.   

University during three decades of war:
 

As other areas such as social, economic, political, military and scientific, the medical sector and in particular the Kabul Medical Institute of that time was not safe from the war negative impacts. But the administrative staff, faculty staff with a commitment kept the doors open and continues teaching the students and kept the doors open to student.