Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Medical and Dental College ( , shortened as Shaikh Zayed Medical College and abbreviated as SKZMDC) is a public college of medicine and dentistry located in New Muslim Town, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It is established on the initiative of CM Shehbaz Sharif to give quality education in the region Punjab and especially in Lahore City.Shaikh Zayed Hospital is attached to the college as a teaching hospital. The college started off in 2009 and the first batch graduated at the end of 2014. The college is on 4th position in ranking of public medical colleges of Punjab. The institute is currently headed by Mateen Izhar. Departments Basic science departments Anatomy Biochemistry Community medicine Forensic medicine Pathology Pharmacology Physiology Medicine and allied departments Cardiology Dermatology Endocrinology & Metabolism General medicine Neurology Pediatrics Preventive medicine Psychiatry Pulmonology (Chest medicine) Radiotherapy Urology Surgery and allied departments Anesthesiology Cardiac surgery General surgery Neurosurgery Obstetrics and gynaecology Ophthalmology Oral and maxillofacial surgery Orthopedics Otorhinolaryngology Pediatric surgery Radiology Administrative departments Affiliated Hospital It was commissioned on 8 September 1986, Shaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore (Urdu: شیخ زید ہسپتال لاہور) The hospital had 360 beds at the time of commissioning. In 2004, there were 713. Today, there are 1030. All the departments are recognized by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan for FCPS training. The Hospital now attached with Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Medical & Dental College (SKZMDC). Admissions Medical & Dental College Admission to all public medical & dental colleges is through a centralized system at the provincial level. Students are eligible to apply for MBBS or BDS programs after Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) or equivalent examination. Candidates are selected by a admission process that includes a competitive Medical & Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT) conducted annually under the instructions of Pakistan Medical Commission and more often test is conducted by University of Health Sciences. Only the students who stand higher in merit are selected by this procedure.Merit is determined by the marks obtained on the MDCAT & Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) or equivalent examination. Foreign/International students can apply for admission through the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan.Most foreign graduated students prefer SKZMDC. Sheikha Fatima Institute of Nursing Students can apply for 4 year BSN program after HSSC or equivalent examination. There is no central admission policy for nursing colleges. Students apply directly to college of nursing