CMH Multan Institute of Medical Sciences (CIMS)

CMH Multan Institute of Medical Sciences (CIMS) is a private medical college in Multan Cantonment. The National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) affiliates it, and NUMS admits students for the 2025-26 session. ⁴⁶

The website calls CIMS a member of NUMS affiliated medical and dental colleges run under the patronage of the Pakistan Army. ³ The campus stands near Combined Military Hospital in Multan Cantonment. ¹³

PMDC approves 150 MBBS students a year at the medical college with NUMS University. ¹ CIMS Dental College won approval for 50 BDS students a year from session 2021-22. ¹⁸

Our dataset dates the establishment to 2015. The affiliated CMH Multan carries the clinical training of the college, and our dataset records 800 beds there. ²⁹ The institute offers a five-year MBBS programme and a four-year BDS programme. Our dataset marks hostel accommodation as available for men and women.

The story of the hospital runs deeper than the college. Multan Hospital opened in 1879 as part of the Indian Medical Service. ² The hospital sat under the Lahore Zone of British Military Command from 1895. ²

During the First World War the hospital became the main referral military hospital of the region. ² It kept an air-strip for war casualties, and that air-strip grew into Multan Airport. ² The government renamed it Combined Military Hospital Multan in 1918. ²

The hospital served in the Second World War as well. ² The Indian Army Medical Corps formed in 1943, and CMH Multan joined that corps. ² New specialties grew inside the hospital after that. ²

After the creation of Pakistan, Major Hasan Din, the senior most Muslim doctor, took command. ² The hospital moved to its present location and grew into one of the biggest hospitals of the Pakistan Army. ² It runs FCPS postgraduate training in almost all specialties. ²

Our dataset dates the college to 2015. The principal message notes a span of almost nine years since the institute started under the stewardship of the Pakistan Army. ¹ The site lists CIMS among NUMS affiliated colleges. ¹³ Our dataset marks the college as active in Punjab.

PMDC approves 150 MBBS students a year at the medical college with NUMS University. ¹ CIMS Dental College won approval for 50 BDS students a year from session 2021-22. ¹ The dental college sits inside the Combined Military Hospital premises. ¹ PMDC lists CIMS Multan with 150 MBBS seats. ⁷

NUMS runs the central admission process for armed forces administered and affiliated colleges. ⁴ The session 2025-26 lists place CIMS Multan among the NUMS colleges. ⁶ The NUMS list names the college with the website cims.pk. ⁶

NUMS builds the aggregate from three parts: 10% SSC, 40% HSSC and 50% marks in the NUMS entry test. ⁴ Every part enters the formula as a percentage of the marks you score. The NUMS advertisement states this formula for the armed forces colleges. ⁴

NUMS admits students to its private colleges on open merit and runs a separate foreign seat route. The centralized admission notice for 2026-27 defines those two categories. ¹⁰

CMH Multan is the affiliated teaching hospital of the college. ² PMDC lists it as an affiliated hospital of the college. ⁹ Our dataset records 800 beds. The hospital sits in Multan Cantonment beside the campus. ¹³ PMDC published the hospital in its final attached-hospitals list of 2025. ⁹

The hospital counts among the biggest hospitals of the Pakistan Army. ² It runs FCPS postgraduate training in almost all specialties. ² It gives house job training to military and civilian medical graduates. ² Our dataset notes intensive exposure to trauma, burns, cardiovascular surgery and critical care.

Medical and dental students train at the affiliated tertiary care hospital and at the purpose-built dental hospital. ¹ With the establishment of CIMS, the hospital took on undergraduate clinical training as well. ²

The affiliated hospital keeps its clinical departments for the students of the college. ¹ Our dataset records clinical rotations at the hospital. The dental students train at the purpose-built dental hospital. ¹

The campus stands in Multan Cantonment near Combined Military Hospital. ¹³ Our dataset lists the modern Multan Cantt campus, the CMH hospital complex, a clinical simulation lab, student hostels and a central digital library. The campus keeps the three institutes on one site in Multan Cantonment. ¹

The site lists a learning resource centre, hostels, a cafeteria, a mosque, a bookshop and sports facilities on the campus. ¹ Three institutes share the premises: CIMS Medical College, CIMS Dental College and CIMS Nursing College. ¹ Students use the learning resource centre for their classes. ¹

The dental college sits inside the Combined Military Hospital premises near 20 MDC Multan. ¹ The campus runs its student council, co-curricular activities and counselling cell from the same site. ¹ Our dataset marks hostel accommodation as available for men and women.

PMDC approves 150 MBBS students a year at CIMS Medical College with NUMS University. ¹⁷ CIMS Dental College won approval for 50 BDS students a year from session 2021-22 by PMDC. ¹⁸

The NUMS list of medical and dental colleges carries CIMS Multan. ⁶ NUMS is the admitting university for armed forces administered and affiliated colleges under PM&DC regulations. ⁴ Our recognition record also carries the WHO World Directory of Medical Schools listing, ECFMG eligibility and CPSP accreditation. Our dataset marks the college as active in Punjab.

The site lists a student council, co-curricular activities, a counselling cell and a yearly timeline of events. ¹ The achievements section records the 2nd NUMS T20 event on campus. ¹ Our dataset records the college as active in Punjab.

Hostels, a cafeteria, a mosque and a bookshop serve daily life on the campus. ¹ Sports facilities cover the outdoor and indoor games. ¹ Our dataset lists student hostels and a central digital library. Our dataset lists hostel accommodation for men and women.

Medical, dental and nursing students share one premises, so the three groups meet on the same campus. ¹ The institute runs interactive teaching sessions and e-learning for its students. ¹ The nursing college shares the same premises. ¹